Upcoming Events

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

Thursday Aug 7: Teen Advisory Board ~ Karaoke/Open Mic Night: 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.

Adults and children join Jordan Barnett from ARTxtension, enjoy light refreshments and create a masterpiece! Bring your imagination, and we'll provide the materials. Unleash your creativity and express yourself through painting.

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.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG 2hr 20min) After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protectin

Join us for a celebration of National Book Lover’s Day. Unleash your imagination and creativity as we embark on an afternoon of book folding art.

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

Thursday Aug 14: Game Night: Enjoy a night trying out our gaming laptops, video game consoles, and board games.

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.

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

Thursday Aug 21: Black History Movie Night – Harriet (PG-13 2hr 5min) The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroines, whose courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed

Adults and children join Jordan Barnett from ARTxtension, enjoy light refreshments and create a masterpiece! Bring your imagination, and we'll provide the materials. Unleash your creativity and express yourself through painting.

Thursday Aug 28: Trivia Night: Test your knowledge on random topics chosen by the Teen Advisory Board.

Thursday Sep 4: Teen Advisory Board ~ Karaoke/Open Mic Night: 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.

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

Thursday Sep 11: Beginner’s Crochet Workshop: Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet? Join us for a night as we learn the basics to get us started. A Crochet Hook and a skein of yarn are provided for each participant.

Flint's premier chorus visits us for a concert of old and new favorites.

Who loves to draw with chalk? Come draw all over our sidewalks on the Kearsley side of our building. You could win a free art class provided by FIA! Ages 17 and under. One art class certificate per age group. Let’s Draw!

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.

Join El Ballet Folklórico Estudiantil for a heartwarming celebration of family, music, and tradition as we share My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown.

The Lego Movie (PG 1hr 41min) Emmet, an ordinary LEGO figurine who always follows the rules, is mistakenly identified as the Special -- an extraordinary being and the key to saving the world.

Fiction Only Book Club: 

Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein

Thursday Sep 18: Escape Room: Follow the clues, solve the puzzles, and see if you can escape before it’s too late. Can you solve the mystery before the bell rings?