Upcoming Events

The Board of Trustees of the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library are holding a Special Meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 5:30pm. For more information, please contact Jensen Sikora, Executive Assistant, at (810) 232-2039.

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This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Time Travel Club

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Children, Tweens
Games, Storytime
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games, Storytime
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Forum / Speaker
Event Details:

Come to a vibrant conversation with three powerful voices as they share their perspectives on the transformative power of libraries, the impact of books on personal growth, and the crucial role of using our voices to inspire change in communities.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Sewing with Rose

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Learn basic skills that will help you extend the life of your favorite cloth item(s), or create something new from existing fabrics. Ideal for ages 7-12.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Writers Workshop

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Writers Group
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. New Writers Welcome!
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Pierians Event - To Be Young, Gifted and Black

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Concert / Performance, Forum / Speaker, Other
Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Concert / Performance, Forum / Speaker, Other
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Let's Garden

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Other
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Terrace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Bring your gardening tools and passion for sustainability to the front of the library, where we’ll come together to plant a vibrant community garden featuring fruit, vegetable, and herb plants from Edible Flint!

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Kids' Favorite Book Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Children, Tweens
Book Club / Author Visit
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Conroy Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club / Author Visit
Event Details:

Let’s eat snacks and talk about the Wings of Fire Series. Stop by the children’s desk to get book 2 of the series.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

SRC Kick-Off Petting Zoo & Cowboy Storytime (Road to the Rodeo)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Other
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Help us kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Challenge and get ready for the Midwest Invitational Rodeo - the Black Rodeo with a petting zoo and stories read by a real cowboy from the rodeo!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Lunch on the Lawn

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Storytime
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 parts of early literacy with us. Have lunch and make new friends with us on the beautiful library lawn.
*June 17 will be a special Juneteenth Storytime!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Games on the Lawn

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Games
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for silly and traditional family games and bubbles on the lawn!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Crafts on the Lawn

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy your lunch on the lawn and make a craft to take home.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Rough Draft Cafe Community Writing Center

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Kommareddi Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Teen Advisory Board and Karaoke Night

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Tweens
Games
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Flint Central AB
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Teen Advisory Board and Karaoke Night: Join TAB to give librarians guidance about better serving teens and creating library programs, then stay share and original piece or perform a favorite song.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Thursdays with For-Mar

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Tweens
STEAM
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEAM
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Games on the Lawn

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Games
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for silly and traditional family games and bubbles on the lawn!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tabletop Gaming Day

10:00am - 5:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Games
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Harris Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Celebrate International Tabletop Day with us! Bring your own board game to play or join with others. All ages welcome.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Book Swap

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Other
Library Branch: FPL
Room: C.S. Mott Foundation Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Bring a book(s), get a book(s)! Join other readers in getting a jump start on summer reading by swapping your gently used adult fiction or non-fiction books.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Outdoor Foam Party

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
STEAM
Library Branch: Main Level
Room: Storytime Garden
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Have a blast playing with and jumping in tons of foam on the library lawn! Wear something that can get messy. Fun for all ages.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Next Gen Pen: 1st Ward Project

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: FPL
Room: Friends of FPL Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Lunch on the Lawn

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Storytime
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 parts of early literacy with us. Have lunch and make new friends with us on the beautiful library lawn.
*June 17 will be a special Juneteenth Storytime!