Upcoming Events

Discussion Session Schedule - All events 11 am - 1 pm

Looking for a new way to celebrate your reading journey? Join us for a class on creating a reading journal! We’ll explore fun layouts, creative trackers, and ways to make your journal as unique as your book choices.

(PG-13 2hr 7min) After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes must go on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

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

Follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and see if you can escape before it’s too late. Enjoy the ride with this holiday caper!

Exploring the rich tapestry of Black life and culture through literature, this book club celebrates diverse voices and narratives that resonate with the Black experience.

Please join us in welcoming the University of Michigan-Flint Orchestra.

Fiction Only Book Club: December's title is The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hishashi Kashiwai.

Get in the holiday spirit and join us for some cookie decorating. Choose from the shapes and decorate a plate of cookies to take home with you!

Thursday, December 4, 6:30 pm
Nature’s Shapes & Colors

Join us for a time where readers gather to enjoy a cozy atmosphere of shared silence, diving into our own books while savoring quiet camaraderie and conversation afterward.

Teens join us at a new creative writing workshop designed to empower youth by developing their critical thinking and creativity.

Enjoy books and activities that will transport you to a different time and place. Ideal for ages 7-12.

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding. No experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donation from Friends of the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library.

Decompress after school! Join Ms. Amy from Michigan State University Extension as she leads youth in mindfulness practices that we can use in our everyday lives. 

Join TAB to give librarians guidance about better serving teens and creating library programs, then stay and share an original piece or perform a favorite song.

Wild Families
Families in nature come in all shapes and sizes! Learn animals raise their young and keep their species going strong. Meet two animals that have dozens of babies!

Exploring the rich tapestry of Black life and culture through literature, this book club celebrates diverse voices and narratives that resonate with the Black experience.

This month selections:

Teens join us at a new creative writing workshop designed to empower youth by developing their critical thinking and creativity.

Join other homeschoolers as we enjoy activities together. Let's play and learn with crafts, science and cooking projects. All ages are welcome, parent participation required.

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding. No experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donation from Friends of the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library.