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

Miss Beth's Boombox

Thursday, January 22, 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!

Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

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 Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Series Starters

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at 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!

Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Room: Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

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!

Ask the Tech!

Ask the Tech!

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Dr. Kurumety Meeting 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
Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Description:

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?

Preschool Storytime

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Room: Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Born Hungry Cover

Friday Flicks with Riverside Film Festival

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults

Do you miss the Valley Film Society? Join us for a series of independent, foreign, and art house films at the library!

Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Room: Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Description:

Do you miss the Valley Film Society? Join us for a series of independent, foreign, and art house films at the library!

star wand made from drinking straw, beads and ribbon.

Celestial Wand Take & Make

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

Stop by Hoyt Library on Saturday, January 24 to pick up a Celestial Wand Take & Make kit from the Reference Desk. Each kit includes everything needed to make your own wand using paper drinking straws, pipe cleaners, beads and ribbon.

Library Branch: Hoyt Main
Age Group: Adults, Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Stop by Hoyt Library on Saturday, January 24 to pick up a Celestial Wand Take & Make kit from the Reference Desk. Each kit includes everything needed to make your own wand using paper drinking straws, pipe cleaners, beads and ribbon.

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

Family Storytime

Saturday, January 24, 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.

Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

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, January 24, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Hoyt Library Mezzanine at Hoyt Main
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Come and stitch a woodland fox pattern. Beginners welcome!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Hoyt Main
Room: Hoyt Library Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Come and stitch a woodland fox pattern. Beginners welcome!

Silent Book Club

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Club

Silent Book Club

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Welcome to Introvert Happy Hour. The Silent Book Club will be meeting 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
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

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

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

Tech Tutoring

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 12:00pm - 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 Saturday before.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Description:

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 Saturday before.

Page from a book showing how to form calligraphy letters

Calligraphy- Gothic/Blackletter

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Calligraphy is the art and practice of beautiful writing. Sign up to learn the basics of the Blackletter/Gothic hand. All levels welcome. Calligraphy markers will be provided, but feel free to bring your own pen/marker if you have one.  

Registration Required
Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Room: Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Description:

Calligraphy is the art and practice of beautiful writing. Sign up to learn the basics of the Blackletter/Gothic hand. All levels welcome. Calligraphy markers will be provided, but feel free to bring your own pen/marker if you have one.  

Kids' Favorites Book Club

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Children

Join us for Kids Zone Book Club on the fourth Monday of every month during the school year!

Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

Join us for Kids Zone Book Club on the fourth Monday of every month during the school year!

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

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, January 27, 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.

Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

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.

Chair Exercise

Tuesday, January 27, 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...

Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Description:

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...

picture of kids excited about the Homeschool Hangout Time

Homeschool Hangout Time!

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Hey Homeschool families, we'd love to have you join us at Butman-Fish every Tuesday at 2:00! We'll do something different every week - maybe a craft, maybe a story time, but always something fun.

Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other, Storytime
Description:

Hey Homeschool families, we'd love to have you join us at Butman-Fish every Tuesday at 2:00! We'll do something different every week - maybe a craft, maybe a story time, but always something fun.

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

Hoyt LEGO Club

Tuesday, January 27, 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!

Library Branch: Hoyt Main
Room: Hoyt Library Board Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

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!

Wire Heart Wreath

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room at Zauel Memorial
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as we celebrate Valentine's Day with a beautiful wire heart wreath. We will form a red heart, then decorate it with white pearls and red wire.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Join us as we celebrate Valentine's Day with a beautiful wire heart wreath. We will form a red heart, then decorate it with white pearls and red wire.

Outreach Library Assistant Claire Skerry waves from the Public Libraries of Saginaw's new Bookmobile

Bookmobile Stop - Eleanor Frank Senior Center

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at Eleanor Frank Senior Center!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Description:

Join us at Eleanor Frank Senior Center!

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

Miss Beth's Boombox

Thursday, January 29, 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!

Library Branch: Zauel Memorial
Room: Dr. Kurumety Meeting Room
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

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!

Outreach Library Assistant Claire Skerry waves from the Public Libraries of Saginaw's new Bookmobile

Bookmobile Stop - Wellspring Independent Living

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at Wellspring Assisted Living!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Description:

Join us at Wellspring Assisted Living!

Outreach Library Assistant Claire Skerry waves from the Public Libraries of Saginaw's new Bookmobile

Bookmobile Stop - Wellspring Assisted Living

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us at Wellspring Assisted Living!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Description:

Join us at Wellspring Assisted Living!

photo of person sitting on the beach with orange sunset in background

Mindfulness Series: Begin with a Breath

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room at Butman-Fish
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Our friends from MSU Extension are bringing a variety of Mindfulness for Better Living workshops to Butman-Fish Library! These workshops help people learn ways to use mindfulness to manage everyday stress.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Butman-Fish
Room: Butman-Fish Library Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Description:

Our friends from MSU Extension are bringing a variety of Mindfulness for Better Living workshops to Butman-Fish Library! These workshops help people learn ways to use mindfulness to manage everyday stress.

Wicked Cover JPG

Mythology Book Club

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Hoyt Library Mezzanine at Hoyt Main
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Teens

Join us for a lively discussion about legends and mythology!  Our book for January is Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, the novel on which the Tony Award winning Broadway show and the

Registration Required
Library Branch: Hoyt Main
Room: Hoyt Library Mezzanine
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for a lively discussion about legends and mythology!  Our book for January is Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, the novel on which the Tony Award winning Broadway show and the