Holiday Hours: The Library will be closed on December 24-25th and December 31- January 1st.

Youth Services

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

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

SRP- All Ages Library Olympics

First Floor 211 N. 1st Ave, Alpena, MI, United States

Live your Olympic dreams at the library with different bookish Olympic games like Book Balance, Giant Golf, Penguin Egg Races and more!  These challenges will be available to undertake all week!

Free
Event Series Lego Club

Lego Club

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Join us for LEGO Club Monday July 1, July 15th, July 29th from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Builders ages six to thirteen will complete in building challenges, collaborate with fellow builders, or free build! We’ll provide the bricks and base plate, so please leave your personal LEGO bricks at home so they won’t get lost or…

Free
Event Series Early Connections

Early Connections

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Looking for social and learning experiences designed to help your child grow? Join us for Early Connections, a recurring play and socialization program for children and caregivers ages 0-5! This group will meet every other Tuesday from 10:00am - 11:00am  throughout the summer. Caregivers will participate in music and movement, social/play activities, and/or math activities…

Free

Paws to Read- with Melissa Smith

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

Meet two very special squirrels, Spech and Daisy, with Wildlife Rehabilitator, Melissa Smith and sign up to read to a squirrel. Sign up and help your child's literacy skills by reading to a furry friend! Registration required: https://forms.gle/Q423Em4ZxxyogNvM9

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
Event Series Reading Buddies

Reading Buddies

Reading Buddies is a 5-week program that matches young readers with teen volunteers who will teach them to navigate the library, build literacy skills, and to read with confidence! Sessions are on Wednesdays and Fridays July 17th to August 16th from 12 - 1 PM. Readers only need to commit to one weekly session. Readers…

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

Laser Tag

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Tweens ages 9-13 are invited to join Alpena County Library on Thursday, July 18th from 3:00-4:30pm for our Laser Tag! At this 90 minute program, each attendee will have the opportunity to play multiple short team games. All games will be played in the Stillion Conference Room, unless otherwise specified. Registration is required to attend!…

Event Series Reading Buddies

Reading Buddies

Reading Buddies is a 5-week program that matches young readers with teen volunteers who will teach them to navigate the library, build literacy skills, and to read with confidence! Sessions are on Wednesdays and Fridays July 17th to August 16th from 12 - 1 PM. Readers only need to commit to one weekly session. Readers…