2024 SUMMER READING
Summer Reading activities and programs are designed to be fun, encourage reading, help maintain skills and spark new interest! We have a full summer of programs for all ages!
Children and Teen Programs
Mondays
Choose Your Own Adventure Story Read and Vote
New Teen Weekly Challenge
June 17th and July 15th Music for Littles 10:30 am ages 0-3 RSVP required
June 24th, July 8th, and July 22nd - Tummy Time 10:30 am ages birth through pre-crawl RSVP required
Tuesdays
Story Time at the River Place 1030 am - All Ages
Teen Tuesdays 1-2 pm at the Library
Wednesdays
Kids
ages 3 yrs-
4th grade
Keep track of how many days you read with this chart
Teens
grades 5-12
Bingo Card activities that will get you reading and movings
Adults
ages 18 +
Reading challenges that will expand you mind
Read with Frank 10 am - 12 pm ages 12 and under RSVP required
Thursdays
June 20th - Things that Fly - Airport Adventure 11-12:30 am at the Frankenmuth Airport ages 6 and up RSVP
June 27th - Things that Roll - Family Bike and Write 6:30 pm at Heritage park
July 11th - Things that Float - Saginaw Bay Sailing Adventure, Bay City ages 8 and up RSVP required
July 18th - Things that Camp - Camping World Adventure 2-3:30 pm at Camping World - RSVP required
July 25th - Things that Gallop - Oak Lane Equestrian Adventure 10-11 am Waiver Required, ages 5 and up
Grand Finale Things that Go Story Time - Birch Run Motor Speedway 12-1:45 pm ages 4 and up RSVP required
Fridays
Adventure Puzzle Friday at the Library
Adult Programs
June
Weekly contest June 1 through July 26
Adventure begins in your hometown! Each week we will share four pictures of places in Frankenmuth. Name the places shown and get entered into a drawing to win a brand-new copy of a Read with Jenna book. Contest is for ages 18 & up. We will have seven winners each week! Must enter the drawing in-person at the library.
Things that Go - Bicycle -June 15th, Weather Permitting, at 10 am
Straight from the Bike Ministry Repair Shop, Tom Welsh joins us to go over making sure your bike is up and running for all of your summer adventures. Whether biking on Mackinac Island, around town, or on a longer journey, Tom will make sure that you have your bike in tip-top shape for a summer full of safe adventures. Feel free to ride your bike to the library for this program. Adults and families welcome.
No registration required.
Things that Go - Trains, June 18th at 6pm
Nathan Seeley from the Frankenmuth Historical Association takes us back to the turn of the century between 1890 and 1910, when an extensive interurban system of electric trains crisscrossed southern and mid–Michigan, connecting Frankenmuth to larger cities.
No registration required.
Wickson Reads - The All American Wednesday June 19th at 6pm
Fourth Friday Craft - Adventure Journal Friday June 28th @ 11 am
July
Things that Go - Automobiles - July 16th at 6pm
Schaefer & Bierlein’s Craig Bierlein brings his automotive expertise to us for an Automobiles 101 class. Learn the basics of getting your car adventure ready, from tire pressure to checking oil to changing windshield washer fluid, and more! Meet us in the library parking lot. No registration is required.
Language of Flowers - Saturday July 20th at 10 am
Join Cyndy Bellaver of the National Herb Society of America - Frankenmuth Chapter - as she takes you on an adventure through the garden. In this workshop, you will learn the different meanings of herbs and flowers and create your own tussie mussie, which is a nosegay bouquet with meaning. Adults ages 18 & up. Registration required.
Fourth Friday Craft - Map Pendant Necklace July 26th at 11 am
Wherever your adventures take you this summer, commemorate them with this unique map necklace. We will use old maps to create a one-of-a-kind pendant that you can wear the whole year through. Adults ages 18 & up. Registration required.