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Friends of the Library Book Sale

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room at FPL
Program Type:
Friends of the Flint Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Find your next great read or take home a healthy pile of gently-loved books waiting for new homes. Every purchase supports GCFPL programming and initiatives.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Friends of the Flint Public Library
Event Details:

Find your next great read or take home a healthy pile of gently-loved books waiting for new homes. Every purchase supports GCFPL programming and initiatives.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room at FPL
Program Type:
Friends of the Flint Public Library
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Bag Sale Day! Purchase a bag of books for $5 (bag provided)

Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Friends of the Flint Public Library
Event Details:
Bag Sale Day! Purchase a bag of books for $5 (bag provided)

May the 4th Be With You: Star Wars Day

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Harris Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Movie
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Watch The Force Awakens, enjoy snacks and make Star Wars buttons.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Harris Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movie
Event Details:

Watch The Force Awakens, enjoy snacks and make Star Wars buttons.

Stop Motion Animation

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Create your very own stop motion film! Cameras, laptops, and some models included; feel free to get creative and bring characters of your own design.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Create your very own stop motion film! Cameras, laptops, and some models included; feel free to get creative and bring characters of your own design.

UM Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Writers Group, Other
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Leap into Light STEAM

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Explore what we can do with light and darkness through different experiments. Learn how to continue exploring at home with household materials. Ideal for ages 4-8 accompanied by an...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Event Details:

Explore what we can do with light and darkness through different experiments. Learn how to continue exploring at home with household materials. Ideal for ages 4-8 accompanied by an adult.

Michigan Notable Book Author Tour - Kiel Phegley

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room at FPL
Program Type:
Book Club / Author Visit, Forum / Speaker
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library for a morning with Michigan author Kiel Phegley! As part of the Library of Michigan's 2024 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour, we a...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club / Author Visit, Forum / Speaker
Event Details:

Join us at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library for a morning with Michigan author Kiel Phegley!

Teen Writers Workshop

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Friends of FPL Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic ...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Friends of FPL Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Writers Group
Event Details:
Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press.

UM Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Writers Group, Other
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Teen Video Game Lounge

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Bring a console, controller, or friend to hang out and play video games, or try out our state-of-the-art gaming laptops!

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Bring a console, controller, or friend to hang out and play video games, or try out our state-of-the-art gaming laptops!

Super Saturday Movie

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Conroy Room at FPL
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Join us as we watch the movie: Migration  

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us as we watch the movie: Migration
 

VR for Teens

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Join us at the library to be transported into immersive Virtual Reality games!

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us at the library to be transported into immersive Virtual Reality games!

UM Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Writers Group, Other
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

UM Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Writers Group, Other
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Pony Up! Storytime and Events!

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Storytime Garden at Main Level
Program Type:
Storytime, Other
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Get ready for the Midwest Invitational Rodeo with us. Ride a pony and visit with live farm animals at the library! Visit sheep, goats, bunnies, ducks and chickens. Hear cowboy stor...

Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime, Other
Event Details:

Get ready for the Midwest Invitational Rodeo with us. Ride a pony and visit with live farm animals at the library! Visit sheep, goats, bunnies, ducks and chickens. Hear cowboy stories and get yourself ready for the Rodeo, coming to Mt.

Stop Motion Animation

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Create your very own stop motion film! Cameras, laptops, and some models included; feel free to get creative and bring characters of your own design.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Create your very own stop motion film! Cameras, laptops, and some models included; feel free to get creative and bring characters of your own design.

UM Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Writers Group, Other
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

UM Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Kommareddi Room at FPL
Program Type:
Writers Group, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Writers Group, Other
Event Details:

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members.

Teen Time

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Movie, Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Hang out and do cool and adventurous things planned by the Teen Advisory Board. Snacks provided.

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Movie, Other
Event Details:

Hang out and do cool and adventurous things planned by the Teen Advisory Board. Snacks provided.

Summer Reading Kick- Off, "The Adventure Begins Outdoor Carnival"

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Garden at Main Level
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Concert / Performance, Games, Other
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Everyone
Event Details:

Kick start your summer reading adventure at our outdoor carnival on the library lawn. Play games, enjoy a carnival performer, face painting and more. Join our Summer Reading Challe...

Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Concert / Performance, Games, Other
Event Details:

Kick start your summer reading adventure at our outdoor carnival on the library lawn. Play games, enjoy a carnival performer, face painting and more. Join our Summer Reading Challenge and let the fun begin!

VR for Teens

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Flint Central AB at FPL
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Join us at the library to be transported into immersive Virtual Reality games!

Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us at the library to be transported into immersive Virtual Reality games!

Lunch on the Lawn Storytime Adventure

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Storytime Garden at Main Level
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Let’s read, play, sing, talk, count and write our way through summer. Practice the five parts of early literacy with us. Have learning adventures and make some new friends on the b...

Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Let’s read, play, sing, talk, count and write our way through summer. Practice the five parts of early literacy with us. Have learning adventures and make some new friends on the beautiful library lawn.

Juneteenth Storytime with Miss Billie

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Storytime Garden at Main Level
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Event Details:

Learn about Juneteenth with stories and songs on the library lawn.

Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Learn about Juneteenth with stories and songs on the library lawn.

Family Yoga

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Garden at Main Level
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

In partnership with the Crim Foundation, try something new, or continue doing something that you love! This is an all ages yoga practice with a welcoming environment, n...

Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
In partnership with the Crim Foundation, try something new, or continue doing something that you love!