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Summer Reading Begins June 12th

Destination Storytime: Gwen Frostic

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Join us at Gwen Frostic Prints (5140 River Rd., Benzonia) next week for storytime and fun! Participants will get to explore and experience an iconic Up-North location in a whole new way. If you’ve never visited, now’s your chance!   Monday, August 17 at 10:30 am

Books to Big Screen: Jurassic Park at the Garden Theater

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Books to Big Screen: Jurassic Park at the Garden Theater August 15th at 4:00pm Join us at the Garden Theater on August 15th at 4:00pm for a screening of Jurassic Park! Read the book first and join the discussion at the library on August 13th, or just come for the popcorn and the dinosaurs. Either […]

Books to Big Screen: Jurassic Park Book Discussion

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Books to Big Screen: Book Discussion Thursday, August 13th at 4:00 p.m.  Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton  Life, uh… finds a way. And so does a great book discussion! Join us August 13th at 4:00pm to dig into Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park before we watch the film at the Garden Theater on August 15th. How […]

Summer Family Storytime

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Summer Family Storytime Mondays, June 15 to August 10  10:30 am Bring the whole family to storytime this summer! Stories, music, movement activities and more will celebrate reading, books and the community! Some weeks we will take storytime on the road to locations around town for Destination Storytime! Monday, July 27 – Point Betsie Lighthouse […]

Tuesdays @ 2

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Tuesdays at 2:00, there is always something to do! Join us Tuesdays, June 16 to August 11 at 2:00 pm Join us each week for a new program that will “Unearth a Story”! Tuesday, June 16 – Dinosaur Party This party will be DINO-MITE! Have fun while learning more about dinosaurs and other creatures that […]

Fun Friday

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Fun Fridays Fridays, June 19 – August 14 10:30 am A summertime staple! Wake up and get ready to shake your sillies out at Fun Friday. This weekly storytime in Mineral Springs Park will get you moving and grooving in the sunshine with a craft to follow at the Rotary Park picnic tables. This program […]

Destination Storytime

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Destination Storytime We love our community! We take storytime on the road to explore some of the amazing places and spaces in Benzie County. Join us at the following locations for storytime: Monday, July 27 – 10:30 am – Point Betsie Lighthouse (3701 Point Betsie Rd.) Monday, August 10 – 10:30 am – Drake School […]