The Library will be closed on November 28th and 29th for the Thanksgiving holiday and will reopen on Saturday, November 30th at 9:00 a.m.

Events

Poke’mon Club

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Join Alpena County Library on Monday, July 8th from 5:00pm-6:00pm for our Pokémon Club for youths ages 8 to 18! At this one-hour program, attendees will learn how to play Pokémon, battle peers, trade cards, do crafts, and watch Pokémon. Attendees should bring their own cards to the meet-up, but the Library will also have…

Free

History Hounds- Muhammad Ali

Special Collections

Join us on July 9th at 12 p.m. in the George R. & Edith Angell Cook Special Collections Department for a presentation on the Spectacular and Controversial Career of Muhammad Ali. 

Free
Event Series Weekly Storytime

Weekly Storytime

Youth Service Department 211 N. 1st Ave, Alpena, MI, United States

Join us in the Youth Services Department every Wednesday from 10 am-11 am for our Weekly Storytime. Come for a few stories, then stay for an activity or craft! All ages are welcome.  If  you can't make it on Wednesday, join us on Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Free

Open MakerLab

Makerspace 211 N. 1st Ave, Alpena, MI, United States

Join the Alpena County Library Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m.-Noon for Open MakerLab! Makers of all ages can tinker, collaborate, and create a project of their choice in our lab. Staff help is available if needed. Participants ages 5 to 15 will need parental supervision at all times. A signed waiver is required prior to…

T.A.B. Meeting (Teen Advisory Board)

Small Conference Room

Alpena County Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will meet Wednesday from 5:30pm - 6:30pm in the Small Conference Room. Registration is not necessary, but a TAB application should be completed beforehand.

Free
Event Series Weekly Storytime

Weekly Storytime

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Join us in the Youth Services Department every Thursday from 1 pm-2 pm for our Weekly Storytime. Come for a few stories, then stay for an activity or craft! All ages are welcome

SRP Teen/Tween- Wreck This Journal

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Create your own Wreck This Journal. We will provide journals and other supplies, and they will create pages that encourage themselves to creatively destroy the book one bit at a time.

Free

Poke’mon Club

Small Conference Room

Join Alpena County Library on Monday, July 11th from 4:00pm-5:00pm for our Pokémon Club for youths ages 8 to 18! At this one-hour program, attendees will learn how to play Pokémon, battle peers, trade cards, do crafts, and watch Pokémon. Attendees should bring their own cards to the meet-up, but the Library will also have…

Free

Coffee and Donuts with Author Barb Barton

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Join us for coffee and donuts to discuss "Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan" with author Barb Barton. She will discuss her award-winning book about the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live here. "Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan" focuses on…

SRP All Ages: Beach Party at Starlight

Follow the fun to Starlight Beach and enjoy the sunshine, water and sand with toys and games brought by the library!  Sandcastle contest begins at 1 p.m.

Free