Enjoy an interactive performance by a Caribbean Steel Drum band!
All ages are welcome. No registration required.
Dates and Locations:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Join us at Horace Blackman Park in downtown Jackson for a party in the park to celebrate the end of Summer Discover!
From 11 AM-2 PM, we’ll have live music and yard games, including a bounce house! Then, you can enjoy a free showing of Harold and the Purple Crayon at 2:30 PM the Michigan Theatre.
What better way to achieve your reading goal this summer than to read with a dog! Join us at the Jackson County Animal Shelter to show some love to a dog in need by reading them a story.
All ages are welcome, however younger children must be accompanied by an adult.
Session Dates:
Call our Youth Services Department at 517-905-1331 to register for a session.
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:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
What’s is like working at a National Park as a Park Ranger? How does someone become a Park Ranger? These questions and more will be answered by JDL’s own Bambi Skrzynski, former National Parks Ranger.
Children of all ages are encouraged to join us this summer for a presentation and Q&A about this exciting career.
Dates and Locations:
No registration required.
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Join us for a presentation exploring some of America’s National Parks with Jackson photographer, author and historian, Douglas Leffler.
Douglas will cover a select number of National Parks that he and his wife Sandra visited over the years, followed by a discussion on visiting Michigan’s State parks and our local parks.
Dates and Locations:
Intended for adults. No registration required.
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Michigan Science Center presents Kaboomistry!
Why do things explode? Kids can learn about the relationships between pressure, temperature, and fuel to explain why things go KA-BOOM! We’ll mix physics and chemistry to get some loud, flashy effects!
No registration required.
Dates and Locations:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Join us for a Comedy Magic Show full of amazement & fun with Comedy Magician & Entertainer – Cameron Zvara!
Cameron’s show is filled with mind blowing magic, squeaky clean comedy, and tons of audience participation.
No registration required. All ages and families are welcome.
Dates and Locations:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Join a Dahlem Center Naturalist Educator to explore how amazing one of our most beloved insects truly is; the beautiful, magical Monarch Butterfly!
You’ll learn all about these tiny creatures’ life cycle, their treacherous 3,000 mile migration, and actions we can take to help them survive many threats that are continuing to lower their population to critical levels.
Registration is required from this program. Please call or stop by your branch to register. All ages and families are welcome.
Dates and Locations:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Join Jackson School of the Arts to create a summer-themed painting on a small canvas! Intended for ages 5-10.
Registration is required from this program. Please call or stop by your branch to register.
Dates and Locations:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.