November 4 @ 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

December 1 @ 4:00 PM

THURSDAYS THIS SUMMER AT 7 PM

Lyrics on the Lawn is back! Bring your family and friends to enjoy our highly anticipated FREE summer concert series. Don’t forget to grab your lawn chairs and blankets! FREE popcorn will be served by the Friends of the Library and bottled water will be available for $1.

Calabogie Road – Bluegrass
August 11 @ 7 PM
* This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Otsego District Library *
Calabogie Road is a true West Michigan favorite. As veterans of Michigan’s Bluegrass scene, going back to 1983 and earlier, the members of Calabogie Road truly enjoy every minute onstage and there is always something for everybody at their concerts. Hot pickin’ from Mark’s mandolin and Ian’s banjo, exciting fiddling from Marten, the very best rhythm guitar around from Ruth, and a solid bass line from John make for some exciting shows! Throw in their great harmonies and humor and what have you
got? THE CALABOGIE ROAD experience!

Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish – Rock N’ Roll, Blues, Swing 
August 18 @ 7 PM
“Jesse Ray and The Carolina Catfish are a brilliant Americana rock duo with sounds that spill energy into your ears!” Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish is a 2015 Jammie award winning Rock-N-Roll band. Founded in the fall of 2013. The band is known for their Elvis-style vocals, fantastic guitar riffs, splitting harmonica, and danceable drumming. Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish are now performing their hypnotic rock music across the United States.

Nicholas James Trio – Americana Rock
August 25 @ 7 PM
Singer-songwriter Nicholas James Thomasma is a Grand Rapids native and a Michigander to the core. His albums chronicle the singers travels, usually in his bright orange VW Bus as he collects stories and musical influences along the way. With songs written from experiences as far and different as working on a farm in California to a late night conversation with a bartender in Madrid, Spain, the album spans the musical globe from Folk to Rock to Reggae. With tales about the open road, the temperate midwest weather, love, loss and surviving on the kindness of strangers, this is the music you want at your backyard BBQ or around your campfire on a Saturday night.

Samuel Nalangira Trio – World
DATE CHANGE DUE TO POWER OUTAGE
SEPTEMBER 1 at 7 PM

A native of Uganda, East Africa; Samuel Nalangira is a folk/world musician, dancer and choreographer who has been performing and teaching since the age of 15. He is a  multi-instrumentalist and a master at many traditional instruments including the Adungu from Northern Uganda, Akogo from Eastern Uganda, Endingidi, percussion  and Ngoni.
Carolyn Koebel has been exploring rhythm and vibration for the past thirty years. Her early studies are rooted in the Western traditions, while the past 20 years have found her slowly traversing the globe in search of indigenous folk roots and traditional rhythmic materials from Latin & South America, West Africa and the Middle East, and all points in-between.

Saturday, June 18 – Saturday, July 30

Dive right into oceans of possibilities at the Otsego District Library this summer! Sign up during our kick-off week of June 13 – 18 and get a prize! Sign-ups will continue through July 9.

Participants who finish their reading goals will win a finisher bag with a book, prizes, and coupons. They can also enter to win one of our FINtastic Grand Prizes!

FINtastic Grand Prizes
Finishers can enter to win one of our FINtastic Grand Prizes:
1st $300 Meijer Gift Card + Inflatable Shark
2nd $200 Meijer Gift Card + Inflatable Octopus
3rd $100 Meijer Gift Card + Inflatable Sea Horse
Plus there will be 8 additional prize drawings that you can choose from to enter!

OUTSTANDING OCEAN KICK-OFF EVENT
Saturday, June 18 from 10 AM – Noon
The event will be outdoors (if possible) and will include fun water activities, games, and snacks. The fire department will have a presentation from 10:30 – 11:30 AM.

UNDER THE SEA EXTRAVAGANZAS
Tuesdays at 10 AM
Jim Merrill’s Ocean Adventures June 21 ALL AGES
Mermaid Luau Party June 28 Preschool – 5th Grade
Finding Nemo Movie July 5 Preschool – 5th Grade
Shark Attack Party July 12 Preschool – 5th Grade
Sea Creature Creations July 19 Preschool – 5th Grade
Pirate Party July 26 Preschool – 5th Grade

Ocean Life Discovery • Preschool – 5th Grade
June 23 – July 28
Thursdays from 10 AM – Noon
Drop in and explore sea life through interactive stations including art, sensory, science, and more!

Splash & Bubbles Tiny Tots
Mondays, June 20 – July 25 at 10 AM (0-24 months)
(No meeting July 4)

Splishy, Splashy, Stories & Songs
Wednesdays, June 22 – July 27 at 10 AM (Ages 0 – 5)

FINDING NEMO AND FRIENDS
Pick up a list from the library and then go explore downtown Otsego from July 1 – 31 to find characters from the Disney movies Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. Once you find all of the ocean friends, return your completed sheet to the library for a special prize!

Scholastic Book Fair
Mark your calendars as the Scholastic Book Fair returns to ODL June 9 – 30!

Saturday, June 18 – Saturday, July 30

Get ready to make waves this summer with the Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program. Read FOUR books and complete TEN challenges to enter the FINtastic Grand Prize drawings. Finishers are also eligible for the Grand Prize Picks.

The ocean is calling you to sign up at the library during the week of June 13 – 18! Sign-ups will continue through July 9.

Once you’ve reached your reading goal you can bring in your finisher slips to pick up a Finisher Prize Bag and pick out a free book. Then you can enter for a chance to win one of our FINtastic Grand PrizeS and the Fintastic grand prize picks!

FINtastic Grand Prizes
1st $300 Meijer Gift Card + Inflatable Shark
2nd $200 Meijer Gift Card + Inflatable Octopus
3rd $100 Meijer Gift Card + Inflatable Sea Horse

FINtastic Grand Prize Picks
Bluetooth Speaker + Beach Towel in a Bag
Giant Bumper Bubbles + Beach Blanket
Boogie Board + Beach Towel in a Bag
Beach Chair + Beach Blanket
OUTSTANDING OCEAN KICK-OFF
Saturday, June 18 from 10 AM – NOON
This ocean themed event will be outdoors (if possible) and will include fun water activities, bubbles, games, popcorn, and slushies.

The fire department will have a presentation from 10:30 – 11:30 AM including the opportunity to spray the fire hose!

Turtle Tuesdays
Art Programs for teens/tweens
Whale Watercolor Painting – Tuesday, June 21 @ 2 PM
Barnacle Bead Bracelets -Tuesday, June 28 @ 2 PM
Sun and Moon Shell Painting – Tuesday, July 5 @ 2 PM
Chalk Pastel Jellyfish – Tuesday, July 12 @ 2 PM
Sea Turtle Painting – Tuesday, July 19 @ 2 PM
Mermaid Bath Fizzies – Tuesday, July 26 @ 2 PM

Tiger Shark Thursdays
Nintendo Switch Gaming, Book Clubs, and a movie day for teens/tweens!

Beach Party – Thursday, June 23 @ 2 PM
Sweet & Salty Book Club – Thursday, June 30 @ 2 PM
Teen Scene – Thursday, July 7 @ 2 PM
Luca Movie Day – Thursday, July 14 @ 2 PM
Teen Scene – Thursday, July 21 @ 2 PM
Sweet & Salty Book Club – Thursday, July 28 @ 2 PM

Tuesdays, June 21 – July 26 at 10 AM
Preschool through 5th grades

Jim Merrill’s Ocean Adventures – this program is for ALL ages!
June 21
This fun-filled family program will introduce you to snorkeling/diving, with hands-on gear, a collection of sea shells, photos of Mr. Jim’s favorite water creatures, and MAGIC of course!

Mermaid Luau Party
June 28
Put on your mermaid tails (come dressed if you want) to celebrate these creatures of the sea with a fun-filled luau event. Get your own special mermaid name, make a flower lei, and enjoy mermaid-tastic activities!

Finding Nemo Movie
July 5
Watch this fintastic Disney movie while you munch on popcorn!

Shark Attack Party
July 12
Join us for a jaw-some time and celebrate shark week with shark games, activities, crafts, and snacks!

Sea Creature Creations
July 19
Let’s get creative and make some ocean-tastic sea art!

Pirate Party
July 26
Ahoy Mateys and Shiver Me Timbers! This pirate party will thrill all swashbucklers with a treasure hunt, activities, games, and snacks! Come dressed like a pirate if you want.

June 23 – July 28
Thursdays from 10 AM – NOON

Preschool – 5th Grade

Drop in and explore sea life through interactive stations including art, sensory, science, and more!

Splash & Bubbles Tiny Tots
June 20 – July 25
(No meeting on July 4)
Mondays at 10 AM
0-24 Months
Sing, read, and play with other ocean friends.

Splishy, Splashy, Stories & Songs
June 22 – July 27
Wednesdays at 10 AM
Ages 0 – 5
Get ready to make waves as we sing, dance, read stories, play, and create! It’s going to be splishy, splashy fun!

The library will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

CLOSED:  Saturday, May 28 – Monday, May 30

Please note that the library will be having it’s parking lot resurfaced over the weekend. The drop box will be inaccessible during this process. 

Have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!