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Name that Plant! Natives vs. Invasives

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone, Teens

Learn to identify common plants in our area, which ones belong here, and which ones are invasive!

Weather dependent, we may take a short walk around the block to classify plants we find.

Beaded Lizard Earrings

All Day
Hoyt Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Children, Teens

Stop by Hoyt Library on Saturday, July 18 for a Beaded Lizard Earring Take & Make kit from the Reference Desk. Each kit includes everything needed to make your own pair of lizard earrings using seed beads and jewelry wire.

Cartoon children sit in a tree reading under the title, "Family Storytime."

Family Storytime

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Join us on Saturday mornings at 10:30 am for our Family Storytime, featuring awesome stories, songs, crafts, learning activities, and more! Books will be aimed at children 3-5 years old, with activities and crafts for all ages.

Phone and laptop with a text bubble saying "Help!"

Tech Tutoring

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 11:30am - 3:00pm
Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

One of our librarians will be available for one-on-one technology help appointments. There are 6 sessions of 30 minutes available. We will call you to set up an appointment the Friday before.

Registration Required

Cinema with Subtitles

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a foreign historical film - this month's movie will be "Children Must Laugh: Mir Kumen On" (1936, 1hr 1min, unrated) in English/Hebrew/Yiddish/Polish with English subtitles.

May through August schedule of Book Club Soirees, showing book covers for "My Friends", "All Boys Aren't Blue", "Last Night at the Telegraph Club" and "The Advocate Educator's Handbook"

Book Club Soirée

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

PFLAG Great Lakes Bay, in partnership with the Public Libraries of Saginaw, present Book Club Soirées, a monthly time of conversation and book discussion.

Offsite Event
Cartoon drawing of children with an open book next to the title, "Toddler Storytime."

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Children

Join us on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am for stories, songs, finger plays, learning activities, crafts and more at Toddler Storytime! Activities are aimed at toddlers aged 18 months - 3 years old, but this storytime is open to all ages.

Squish and Create!

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Do you like playing with play dough? Come create with us this summer every Tuesday at 11:00 am!

1950's auto assembly line

Pages of History

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

A discussion of the book Listening to Workers Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950's by Daniel Clark with Hoyt Library Local History and Genealogy Library Assistant Leo LeFevre.

Offsite Event

Chair Exercise

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

This is where FUN and EXERCISE really do go together! We are super excited to offer Chair Exercise as a weekly event to have fun, socialize, and rock out to top oldies hits all while burning calories...

LEGO Club at Hoyt Library, Tuesdays at 4:00 pm, Ages 7-14

Hoyt LEGO Club

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hoyt Library Board Room at Hoyt Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Join us every Tuesday at 4:00 in the Hoyt Children's area to make LEGO creations. We'll pick a different type of creation every week!

A colorful drawing of a boombox sits under the words, "Miss Beth's Boombox."

Miss Beth's Boombox

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Children

Join us Thursday mornings at 10:30 am for our music and movement storytime! Wear comfy clothes and get ready to move and groove with Miss Beth as we sing, dance, jump, crawl, stretch, and wiggle during Miss Beth's Boombox storytime!

Cover of Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Series Starters

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Jump into a new series, or just dip your toe in, as we read the first book a new series every month. Will you continue this month's series? Only you can choose!

Blue background with a tan speech bubble that has a "face" of green checkbox eyes and a dash for a mouth - saying "Ask the Tech"

Ask the Tech!

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Zauel Quiet Study Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Everyone

Do you have questions about your PC, tablet, or phone? Want to learn how to browse the web safely without getting scammed or a virus? Would you like to embrace certain elements of technology, but you're unsure where to start?

Registration Required
Cartoon children sit in a tree reading under the title, "Family Storytime."

Family Storytime

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Join us on Saturday mornings at 10:30 am for our Family Storytime, featuring awesome stories, songs, crafts, learning activities, and more! Books will be aimed at children 3-5 years old, with activities and crafts for all ages.

Cross Stitch Fun

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hoyt Library Mezzanine at Hoyt Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Registration Required

Cookbook Club

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Book Club, Other
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Pick a recipe from this month's cookbook, test it out, and bring enough to share when we meet! Please include any food allergies when you register. Books are available to place on hold or 24/7 via Hoopla!

Registration Required

Silent Reading

Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Welcome to Introvert Happy Hour. Silent Reading will be held monthly at the Red Eye Cafe on the 4th Saturday of the month, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Come read with us!

Offsite Event
Cartoon drawing of children with an open book next to the title, "Toddler Storytime."

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Children

Join us on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am for stories, songs, finger plays, learning activities, crafts and more at Toddler Storytime! Activities are aimed at toddlers aged 18 months - 3 years old, but this storytime is open to all ages.

Squish and Create!

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Do you like playing with play dough? Come create with us this summer every Tuesday at 11:00 am!

Chair Exercise

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

This is where FUN and EXERCISE really do go together! We are super excited to offer Chair Exercise as a weekly event to have fun, socialize, and rock out to top oldies hits all while burning calories...

LEGO Club at Hoyt Library, Tuesdays at 4:00 pm, Ages 7-14

Hoyt LEGO Club

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hoyt Library Board Room at Hoyt Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Join us every Tuesday at 4:00 in the Hoyt Children's area to make LEGO creations. We'll pick a different type of creation every week!

A colorful drawing of a boombox sits under the words, "Miss Beth's Boombox."

Miss Beth's Boombox

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Children

Join us Thursday mornings at 10:30 am for our music and movement storytime! Wear comfy clothes and get ready to move and groove with Miss Beth as we sing, dance, jump, crawl, stretch, and wiggle during Miss Beth's Boombox storytime!