Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Soar the skies by planning and building your own paper airplane launcher! With some popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and some glue, who knows how far you'll go?
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
We invite you to our quarterly teen movie matinee, showcasing Jumanji: The Next Level, paired with a relevant snack. Make yourself at home with our cozy beanbag and please bring your own blanket for added comfort.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
In combination with our summer reading program, Unearth a Story, join us as we decorate a set of bookends with paper, then use geode rocks to create a unique display to hold your favorite books. Registration is requested.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that's all around us!
Harness the power of pressure and energy with our Toilet Tornado!
Experiment with physical vs. chemical changes with our Disappearing Polymer!
Observe the effects of physical explosions, angles, and trajectory with our Hydro-Cannon!
And more!
If you didn't already love science, you'll really 'dig it' after experiencing Science Heroes!
Join us each month for an afternoon of fun and relaxation at the Yale Library Diamond Painting Club! We'll meet on the fourth week of each month to work on a wide variety of diamond painting projects as we enjoy the company of friends both new and old. Beginners welcome, registration requested.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Teens Join us at the Yale Library and paint a geode artistic treasure!
Using glitter, glue and paint, you will be led by local artist Stacey Kavanagh to create your one-of-a kind GEODE masterpiece!
Bring prehistoric worlds to life! Up to 20 participants will create their own dinosaur and paleontologist characters using stop-motion animation. Each participant receives a DVD of their finished creation to take home.
With just some glue and paper, see how it transforms the light into something colorful!
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Join us at the Yale Library each month to meet with your friends, take part in lively discussions, and feed your fiction addiction by reading the month's selection.
July: The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper (7/27)
August: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (8/24)
September: The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay (9/28)
*Please plan ahead as some participants may need to request books from interlibrary loan.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Enjoy the outdoors and explore local parks in great company! Each walk will typically cover 2-3 miles, and reusable water bottles will be provided. Information about popular walking apps will be available to help you stay motivated and track your progress.
Please note that a waiver must be signed before participating. Some trails may be unpaved and cover uneven ground. Walk times will alternate weekly between mornings and evenings to fit a variety of schedules.
Walking Location:
Wadhams to Avoca Trail
Imlay City Road Parking lot to Mill Creek Trestle
8258 Imlay City Road
Limestone path
Around a 1.6 mile walk
Drop in at the Yale Library on the first Wednesday of each month and tinker around with Tinkertoys, Legos, and magnetic tiles. Meet the monthly challenge or create your own design. Your masterpiece will be displayed until the next Tinker Time. Ages 5-12.
Teens! We're doing a Glow-in-the-Dark Rock Painting session. We have kits to make neon mandalas and glittery geodes that actually look like crystals. Best part? They glow in the dark . Come hang and paint!
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Calling all CodeKids to join us at the Yale Library and create coding that will make our robots move through obstacle courses, play music, dance, and more!
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Visit the Yale Library and step into the shoes of an archeologist as you participate in an excavation simulation, map out and explore the dig site, and look for clues to learn about the object’s past.
Spend the afternoon crafting at the Yale library. Use our paper crafting supplies to create cards, scrapbook pages and more! Light snacks will be offered. Feel free to bring your own project to work on with friends.
Celebrate the end of Summer Reading at the Yale Library with Jimmy’s Frozen Custard and participate in a BUBBLE EXTRAVAGANZA. Jimmy’s will provide a sundae bar, while the bubble extravaganza will include a bubble machine and a ton of fun with a variety of bubbles for children and teens. Sponsored by the Friends of the Yale Library. Registration requested.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
If you are interested in supporting your local library - join the Friends! All are welcome. The FOYL meets quarterly to discuss new and ongoing projects. So come and connect with community members to help the library grow!
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Travel around the world through unique snacks and candy. Each month we will discuss and rate fun food from a new country at a different library branch. Food allergens might be present. All participates will be asked to sign a wavier.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Join us at the Yale library as we make a fall floral watering can shelf sitter made from the glowforge. We will use paint, paper, markers and other embellishments to get our fall vibes going!
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Join us at the Yale Library each month to meet with your friends, take part in lively discussions, and feed your fiction addiction by reading the month's selection.
July: The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper (7/27)
August: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (8/24)
September: The Harvey Girls by Juliette Fay (9/28)
*Please plan ahead as some participants may need to request books from interlibrary loan.
Join us each month for an afternoon of fun and relaxation at the Yale Library Diamond Painting Club! We'll meet on the fourth week of each month to work on a wide variety of diamond painting projects as we enjoy the company of friends both new and old. Beginners welcome, registration requested.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Drop in at the Yale Library on the first Wednesday of each month and tinker around with Tinkertoys, Legos, and magnetic tiles. Meet the monthly challenge or create your own design. Your masterpiece will be displayed until the next Tinker Time. Ages 5-12.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Make yourself stand out by making your own custom backpack charm! Bring your creativity and you own sense of style and create a masterpiece.
Spend the afternoon crafting at the Yale library. Use our paper crafting supplies to create cards, scrapbook pages and more! Light snacks will be offered. Feel free to bring your own project to work on with friends.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Have your memories come to life to enjoy for years to come! Join us as we teach you how to do a 2-page layout with a variety of scrapbook papers & supplies. All you need to bring is a few 4 x 6 pictures to put into an album, (we are supplying) that you can take home! Registration is requested.
Come and meet local author Yvonne Osborne at the Yale Library and discuss her new book Black River.
Set in rural Michigan’s river district, Black River follows nineteen-year-old Boyd Sopal, a farm boy who expects his life to stay simple until the arrival of the Fulenciano family. Boyd falls for Maggie, the outsider the town refuses to accept. When a confrontation turns deadly, Boyd hides what happened in the fast-moving Black River, believing the current will erase the evidence and the guilt. It does not. As winter deepens and the river swells, suspicion rises. Old prejudices sharpen into threats. Boyd and Maggie are pushed beyond town lines, into the remote wilderness of the Upper Peninsula and Canada, trying to outrun a secret that keeps resurfacing and a river that refuses to keep quiet.
Black River blends rural noir tension with the momentum of a border-crossing flight, unfolding as a propulsive coming-of-age crime story about legacy, loyalty, and the dangerous myth that silence protects the ones we love.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Love Dogs? Come Get Some Cuddles!
Need to destress? Join us for some quality time with certified therapy dogs from Love on a Leash.
Hold harmless by parent/guardian required.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.