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A condensed guide to programs, events and services at the Flint Public Library with a focus on children and teens.
Adult Highlights!
March • April • 2017 • www.fpl.info
Community Affairs
Learn & Create
Book Sale & More
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Saturdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25, sign up at 9am
NEW Book An Expert
Schedule your 30-minute appointment for
assistance with digital or research needs.
See back cover for more.
Friends Used Book Sale
April 18-22
See back cover for details.
Flint Area Public Affairs Forum
Tuesday, March 7, 5:30-7pm
Update on the Karegnondi Pipeline (KWA)
Ask the Lawyer
Thursday, March 23, 6-7:30pm
Collection and Bankruptcy
See back page for registration info.
Basic Needs Fair
Saturday, March 25, 10am-1pm
Learn how local service agencies can help you with
everything from food, housing, job skills and health issues.
Get a meal in a bag and water crisis resource supplies.
Co-sponsored with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
Flint Alumnae Chapter
Pop-Up Program - 3D Print Design
Saturday, April 1, 1pm
See back cover for more.
Flint Public Library eNable
Hand Challenge
Saturday, April 8, 2-5pm
See back cover for more.
Beyond the books library tour
Friday, April 7, Noon-1pm
RSVP 810.249.2040
See back page for full calendar of events.
Friends Annual Event
Saturday, April 29, 2pm
Glen Holcomb Project, music of
the Civil Rights era
C hi l d r e n ’ s L e a r n i n g P l a c e
Unveiling Event: Puppet
Theater for Young Learners
(ages 2-6)
BOOKIE BABIES (6 weeks)
March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, & 18, 6:30-7:30pm
Plant the love of reading early! Have fun with your baby up to 18
months and learn activities you can do at home.
Register by calling 810.249.2170.
Super Saturday Story Time, 11am
Stories, rhymes, crafts and more for families with young children.
New! Digital Story time: Kids and parents will be able to help design their
own stories using apps and tablets.
Tell-a-Tail: Practice reading skills to our real, live, friendly therapy dogs.
Date
Tuesday, March 7, 11:30am
See a puppet show and play with puppets.
Made possible through the generous
support of the Family Law Committee.
Stem Circuits and Gadgets
(ages 7-14)
Come learn and explore with LittleBits.
C hal l e nge # 1
Invent the Car of the Future
Saturday, March 11, 18 & 25, 2-3:30pm
C hal l e nge # 2
Create an Invention that Helps the Planet
Saturday, April 22 & 29, 2-3:30pm
Theme
March 4
Dr. Seuss Birthday
March 11
St. Patrick’s Day and Digital Story time
March 18
Bubble Gum Yum and Tell-a-Tail
March 25
Kites and Digital Story Time
April 1
April Fool’s Day and Tell-a-Tail
April 8
Money Smart and Digital Story Time
April 22
Earth Day
Thursday, March 9, 10:30am Merry Music Maker
Friday, March 24, 10:30am Gemini
Friday, April 21, 10:30am Rick Kelley
Friday, May 12, 10:30am Jim Perkins
April 29
Dios Los Libros and Tell-a-Tail
Call 810.249.2046 to register.
Children’s Classroom Concerts
(PreK-G2)
Funded in part by a grant from the A.G. Bishop Charitable Trust
Sign-up event: March 4, 11am-3pm.
Come in, sign-up for DPIL@Flint Public Library and get a free book!
NEW! Now you can sign-up ONLINE, go to www.FlintKidsRead.org.
Flint residents, register your children (ages birth to 5) to receive a free book
mailed to them each month from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Eligible
zip codes are 48501-48507 and 48532.
This program is a community collaboration between the Flint & Genesee Literacy
Network partners with the Flint Public Library as local champion. Funding is
provided by the Foundation for Flint; a supporting organization of the Community
Foundation of Greater Flint.
TeenZone
MINECRAFT
is coming to the
Flint Public Library
Tweens and Teens (grade 3 and up) join us for some special events in March and
April to explore and show off your Minecraft skills. Call 810.249.2569 to register.
What is Minecraft:
Minecraft Survival Challenge
Minecraft is a video game that places users into a 3D virtual
primeval world and allows players to create through building,
exploration, resource management, crafting, and combat.
With over 106 million copies sold and enjoyed by kids and
parents alike, Minecraft encourages users to think outside the
box and get creative by letting their imaginations come to life!
Saturday, March 25, 3:30-5pm and/or Saturday, April 29, 3:305pm, register.
It’s all-out war! See how long you can last in this free-for-all
challenge, where it’s survive or be blown to bits by nasty
creepers or your fellow adventurers.
Minecraft 101: Begin to Build!
Wednesday, March 8, 4:30-6pm and/or Saturday, April 22, 3:305pm, register.
Come learn what all the fun is about! Whether it’s your first
time or you’re preparing to summon the Ender Dragon, the
Flint Public Library is your new headquarters for Minecraft.
Players of all skill levels welcome.
Minecraft Creative Challenge
Saturday, March 18, 3:30-5pm and/or Wednesday, April 12,
4:30-6pm, register.
Ready to pit your design skills against other builders and
crafters? Compete to be the best in a series of exciting build
challenges that will stretch your Minecraft muscle.
WE NOW HAVE TEN FPL-READ-WHILE-YOUWAIT BARBERSHOP LIBRARIES
The next time you are at one of these barbershops– Grab a
BOOK and READ!
1. A Kut Above Barbershop, 1517 W. Atherton Rd, Flint
2. Bryant’s Barbershop, 4217 Clio Rd, Flint
3. Big Daddy’s Barbershop, 3725 Saginaw St, #109, Flint
4. Courtside Cuts, 1107 N. Chevrolet, Flint
5. Maurice Hair and Nail Salon, 1313 W. Dayton St, Flint
6. Master’s Barbershop, 1610 Pasadena, Flint
7. Melly Small Mall, 1426 N. Chevrolet Ave., Flint
8. 1st Class Cuts, 3601 Beecher Rd., Flint
9. Te Jay Cuts & Fades, 915 S. Dort Hwy., Flint
10. Dre’s Place, 3817 Corunna Rd., Flint
Funded in part by the Flint & Genesee Literacy Network
Calendar
MARCH 2, THURSDAY
• Computers for Beginners, 1-3pm*
• Flint District Library Monthly Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
MARCH 4, SATURDAY
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) 9am
• Friends of the Library Book Drop Off, 10am
• ECRR: Super Saturday Story Time,
Dr. Seuss Birthday, 11am
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sign-up
event, 11am-3pm
• Chess for Everyone, 3-5:30pm
MARCH 7, TUESDAY
• Unveiling Event: Puppet Theater and
Puppet Show, 11:30am
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
• Computers for Beginners, 5:30-7:30pm*
• Flint Area Public Affairs Forum: Update on
Karegnondi Pipeline, 5:30-7pm
MARCH 8, WEDNESDAY
• Minecraft 101, 4:30-6pm*
MARCH 9, THURSDAY
• Classroom Concert: Merry Music Maker,
10:30am
MARCH 11, SATURDAY
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) 9am
• ECRR: Super Saturday Story Time,
St. Patrick’s Day, 11am
• Digital Story Time, Noon
• Circuits and Gadgets, 2-3:30pm
MARCH 14, TUESDAY
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
• Friends of the Flint Public Library Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
• ECRR: Bookie Babies: 6:30-7:30pm*
*indicates that registration is requested, call 810.249.2569
MARCH 22, WEDNESDAY
•F
DL Finance Committee Meeting, 5:30pm
MARCH 23, THURSDAY
• Ask a Lawyer: Collection & Bankruptcy,
6-7:30pm, Register: call 234-6000 or go to
gcbalaw.org
MARCH 24, FRIDAY
•C
lassroom Concert: Gemini
MARCH 25, SATURDAY
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
9am
•B
asic Needs Fair, 10am-1pm
•E
CRR: Super Saturday Story Time, 11am
•D
igital Story Time, Noon
•C
ircuits and Gadgets, 2-3:30pm
•M
inecraft Survival Challenge, 3:30-5pm*
MARCH 28, TUESDAY
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
• ECRR: Bookie Babies, 6:30-7:30pm*
MARCH 30, THURSDAY
• Internet Skills: Beyond the Basics, 1-3pm*
BEGINNING APRIL 1, BOOK AN EXPERT
Get help with your digital or research needs.
Call 249.2569 to schedule your 30-minute
appointment.
APRIL 1, SATURDAY
•F
riends of the Library Book Drop Off, 10am
•E
CRR: Super Saturday Story Time, 11am
•P
op-Up Program: 3D Print Design, 1pm
•C
hess for Everyone, 3-5:30pm
APRIL 4, TUESDAY
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
• ECRR: Bookie Babies, 6:30-7:30pm*
MARCH 15, WEDNESDAY
• Fiction Only Book Club, Girl at War by
Sara Novic Noon
APRIL 6, THURSDAY
• Flint District Library Monthly Board Meeting,
5:30pm
MARCH 16, THURSDAY
• Email, 1-3pm*
APRIL 7, FRIDAY
•B
eyond the Books, Library Tour, Noon, RSVP
810.249.2040
MARCH 18, SATURDAY
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) 9am
• ECRR: Super Saturday Story Time, 11am
• Circuits and Gadgets, 2-3:30pm
• Minecraft Creative Challenge, 3:30-5pm*
• Chess for Everyone, 3-5:30pm
MARCH 21, TUESDAY
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
• Microsoft Word for Beginners, 5:30-7:30pm
• Every Child Ready to Read, Bookie Babies,
6:30-7:30pm*
APRIL 8, SATURDAY
•E
CRR: Super Saturday Story Time, 11am
•D
igital Story Time, Noon
•e
Nable Hand Challenge, help assemble
prosthetic hands using parts from 3D printer,
2-5pm*
APRIL 12, WEDNESDAY
• Minecraft Creative Challenge, 4:30-6pm*
• Spoken Word Program with Dr. Traci Currie,
Co-sponsored with Genesee District
Library and UM-Flint, 5pm
Library Closed
Friday, April 14-Monday April 17
APRIL 18, TUESDAY
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
• Computers for Beginners, 5:30-7:30pm*
• Friends Only Night, Friends Used Book
Sale preview, 5-7:30pm
• ECRR: Bookie Babies, 6:30-7:30pm*
APRIL 19, WEDNESDAY
• Fiction Only Book Club, Women in the
Shadows by Jane Thynne, Noon
• Friends Used Book Sale, Noon-7:30pm
APRIL 20, THURSDAY
•F
riends Used Book Sale, Noon-7:30pm
•C
omputers for Beginners, 1-3pm*
APRIL 21, FRIDAY
• Friends Used Book Sale, 10am-5pm
• Classroom Concert: Rick Kelley,
10:30am
APRIL 22, SATURDAY
• Friends Used Book Sale, 10am-5pm
• ECRR: Super Saturday Story Time, with
local author Gale Glover, 11am
• Circuits and Gadgets, 2-3:30pm
• Minecraft 101, 3:30-5pm*
APRIL 25, TUESDAY
• Armchair Traveler, 12:15pm
APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY
• FDL Finance Committee Meeting,
5:30pm
APRIL 29, SATURDAY
• ECRR: Super Saturday Story Time, 11am
• Circuits and Gadgets, 2-3:30pm
• Friends Annual Event: Glen Holcomb
Project, music from the Civil Rights era,
2pm
• Minecraft Survival Challenge, 3:30-5pm*
APRIL 11, TUESDAY
•A
rmchair Traveler, 12:15pm
•F
riends of the Flint Public Library Board
Meeting, 5pm
•F
riends Annual Meeting, 5:30pm
•E
CRR: Bookie Babies, 6:30-7:30pm*
For more information on any of our programs see our web site
at www.fpl.info or our Facebook page. Email us at [email protected]
1026 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503
810.232.7111
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 11am-8pm • Friday and Saturday, 9am-6pm • Closed Sunday and Monday • www.fpl.info