Oakland County Library Events Get Creative – Despite budget challenges, library events are getting more creative to ramp up the low-cost educational fun and learning… for all ages!
I’m more than impressed with the libraries in Oakland County. I’m not trying to turn this into a “this local library is better than that local library” summary and I’m not trying to guilt anyone (or myself) into feeling obligated to support local efforts. Just think of this as a PSA reminder that we don’t always have to drag the kids to a cool place like Dave and Buster’s to drop a lot of money to keep kids occupied.
Here are just a few examples of some creative Oakland County Library Events I’ve noticed through the years during my time at Oakland County Moms. Many of these Oakland County library events are FREE and don’t require residency to participate. I’ve learned through the years not to just stick with my “home” Rochester Public Library, it’s great to explore all the different local libraries and partake in the fun library events for kids, teens, and adults.
Here’s a (random) list of some of the fun and extremely creative Oakland County Library events taking place this winter.
OAKLAND COUNTY MOMS EDUCATION ARTICLES & RESOURCES
OAKLAND COUNTY MOMS BLOG ENTRIES
Fun Oakland County Library Events (random)
- Family Board Game Club, Dungeons & Dragons, and Teen Study Night with Therapy Dogs (I needed this when I was in HS) at the Baldwin (Birmingham) Public Library
- Puppateers Guild, Free Sew, Rocket Club, and Kids & Family Trivia Nights at the Clarkston Independence Township Library
- Yoga Flow, Board Game Swap, Game On!, Magic the Gathering Nights, Leprechaun Traps at the Commerce Twp Community Library
- Movie Talks, Game Days, Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament, hosted by the Farmington Public Library
- American House Trivia, Family Fun Night, Fun Fridays, at the Hazel Park Public Library
- Learn Seed Starting, Dungeons & Dragons, at the Orion Twp Public Library
- Dr Seuss Week, Bunny Scavenger Hunt, St Patrick’s Day Crafts, at the Milford Public Library
- Teen Open Mic Afternoons, Youth Crafternoon at the Pontiac Public Library
- March Book Madness, Open Board Gaming, Red Barn Revival Concert, and Mermaid Mania, at the Rochester Public Library
- Spring Scavenger Hunts, Cinema & Stories, at the Southfield Public Library
- Oscars Preview Night, PI Day Fun, Spring Break Scavenger Hunt, Trivia Nights hosted by the Troy Public Library
- Play Doh Party, Jigsaw Tournament, Pokemon Club, and LEGO Days at the Walled Lake City Library
- Taylor Swift Party, Puzzle Contest, Choose Your Own Adventure LIVE, and more at the White Lake Library
These Oakland County library events are just some of the unique ones. Find your local library event calendar below…
Numerous Oakland County libraries offer regular board game nights, video game competitions, chess clubs and Dungeons and Dragons game days for free in addition to the regular story-times and other common kid-friendly events. These events vary from library to library and so does the registration process. I have found that several of the programs are open to non-residents. If you don’t find what you’re looking for at your local library, you can try others and make phone calls. I’ve gotten to know quite a few local libraries this way.
It’s great that many of these Oakland County library events and programs are free (or at extremely low cost) but, even more important to me, is these programs promote being socially interactive with other kids during the activities. You can’t beat the social interaction of some of these library programs. There is far more interaction between kids at “board game nights” and other library programs than there is by handing kids $50 and taking them to Chuck E. Cheese.
what are your favorite Oakland County Library events?
