Upcoming Events

Receive assistance with your resume, cover letter, or other career-related work at Butman-Fish Library. Discover tips to make yourself stand out to potential employers! Registration required.

After some instruction and introductory videos, hungry attendees will have the opportunity to make microwave chocolate mug cakes and air fryer English muffin pizzas!

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!

As that famous painter on PBS said: "There are no mistakes, just happy accidents." Join us to flex your creative muscles using pre-drawn or blank canvases to create a work of art!

Share time with your little one while engaging in songs, rhymes and stories that help build a love of books and reading. Appropriate for ages birth to 23 months and their caregivers.

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.

Amazing face-to-beak interaction with birds of the wild. Bring your entire family for an afternoon of feathery fun. The 11:00 a.m. show is for families with children, and the 1:00 p.m. show is for adults only.

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!

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.

There's no such thing as too many bracelets!!! We will have fun as we connect through creativity. Simple beaded bracelets make great gifts or stocking stuffers. There's definitely something about wearing homemade things!

Calligraphy is the art and practice of beautiful writing. Sign up to learn the basics of the Italic hand. All levels welcome - a quote project will be available.

Join us for a fun evening of folding paper with origami expert Mark DeWolf-Ott at Zauel Library on November 17 from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm! Beginners and pros alike will enjoy Mark's projects and ideas.

Join us at Davenport Manor!

Explore our mobile library brimming with books for children, teens, and adults, and find your next great read! Don’t forget to bring an ID with your current address to sign up for a library card. 

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.

A discussion of the book Killer Women of Michigan by Tobin Buhk with Hoyt Library Local History and Genealogy Library Assistant Leo LeFevre.

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.

Join us at Independence Village (Wescourt)!

Join us at Butman-Fish Library for an afternoon of fun fall crafts on November 18th at 4:00 pm. Children of all ages are welcome!

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!

Hoyt Library is excited to host the Demystifying Disability Book Club, led by our friends at the Disability Network of Mid-Michigan!

Each month the Butman-Fish Book Club will read a new(er) fiction book that focuses on life, love, and the difficult human experience. We will be reading these upcoming novels: