JDL storytimes offer age-appropriate books, music, and activities for babies, toddlers, families, and young children. Most importantly, they help develop everyone’s imaginations!
Parma Branch Summer Storytime: Mondays, 11 AM (ages 2-4)
Canvas Bag Painting
Get creative at the Parma Branch by painting your very own canvas bag.
Intended for teens. Call 517-531-4908 to register.
Making Mystic Manors
Help! Builders and Painters needed! The goblins and fairies need new homes due to the strong summer storms blowing through the moors. Patrons get to paint and decorate their own terra cotta pot as a fairy or goblin hideaway.
Families welcome. Call the Parma Branch at 517-531-4908 to register.
Parma/Springport Book Club
Join us on the third Tuesday of the month at 10 AM at GG’s Cafe to discuss a new book each month.
To learn more, stop by or call either branch.
Birds of Prey: A Bird’s Eye View
Join us to discover birds of prey, including hawks, owls and falcons from the Outdoor Discovery Center! You’ll get to see the birds up close and learn about their habitat, as well as explore hands-on artifacts including skulls, feathers, pelts, and talons.
Families are welcome. No registration required.
Dates and Locations:
- Brooklyn Branch: June 13, 11:30 AM
- Summit Branch (held at Vandercook Lake Lions Club): June 13, 2 PM
- Eastern Branch: June 27, 11 AM
- Meijer Branch: July 26, 11 AM
- Carnegie Library: July 26, 1:30 PM
- Parma Branch (held at the Parma Masonic Lodge): July 26, 4 PM
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Crafty Covering: DIY Book Covers
Get creative at the Parma Branch and make your own book cover for a book you love or remake one for a book that missed the (book)mark.
Intended for kids and teens. No registration required.
Pressed Flower Bookmarks
Join us at the Parma Branch to create bookmarks that showcase the beauty of spring and the renewal of the season. These make nice gifts for someone special or a little something to treat yourself!
All ages and families are welcome.
Succulents 101
Cultivate your green thumb with a beginner’s guide to succulents at the Parma Branch.
Intended for teens and adults. Call 517-531-4908 to register.
Recipe Club
Join us for a casual and relaxed opportunity to share recipes and talk all things food, groceries, and couponing. Share your favorite weekday quick fix, hear the touching story of your neighbor’s Grandma’s Sour Cream cake that is so full of memories, and spend some time connecting with your community through food.
Parma Branch: May 6, 3-4:30 PM
Springport Branch: May 7, 3-4;30 PM
Flower Seed Bombs
Planting seeds is a great way to kick-off Spring and learning how to make seed bombs is a great way to get planting started (they also makes a great gift)!
This program will take place on April 20 at 11:30 AM at the Parma Branch. Families are welcome.