Upcoming Events

Join us for an engaging evening with author Curtis Chin as we celebrate the 2025–2026 Great Michigan Read selection, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.

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

Join TAB to give librarians guidance about better serving teens and creating library programs, then stay and test your knowledge on random topics chosen by the Teen Advisory Board.

Hobbyists of all walks of life are welcome to get together and keep themselves accountable in making things!

Let's read, talk, sing, play, count and write together. Ideal for ages 0-5 years. 

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.

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.

Explore and play with sensory materials, manipulatives, letters, numbers, colors, and more. Ideal for ages 1-4.

Connect with other moms for fun, plus delicious food you don’t have to cook! Learn, laugh, and grow together while finding support in motherhood.

(PG 1hr 34min) On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic.

In partnership with Hive Holistic Center, this meditation workshop invites participants to breathe with intention and reconnect with themselves.

Learn calm, proactive strategies for parenting — even through tough moments. Build stronger connections and confidence as you guide your child.

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.

Remember making a cute lizard key chain for your backpack? Relive your childhood, and make a new one for you or friends! Never made one before? Newbies are welcome.

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

Learn the secrets of the plants and grow your love of gardening! Join Ms. Amy from Michigan State University Extension as she leads youth in becoming Jr. Master Gardeners. No gardening experience necessary! (Ages 7+)

Join us for a night filled with crafting. Choose from a selection including crochet, coloring, perler fuse beads, clay, origami, and more! Relax and visit with other teens as you create together.

Let's read, talk, sing, play, count and write together. Ideal for ages 0-5 years. 

Let’s eat snacks and talk about the book that both “enchants and captivates," Haru: Spring by Joe Latham. Stop by the children’s desk to get a free copy to add to your home bookshelf.

This is a library collaboration kick off event for the first official Flint Zine Fest that takes place May 2nd at Factory Two!