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 Monday, September 9 from 11 AM – 4:15 PM

Make a difference in someone’s life by donating blood.

Schedule your appointment at redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Tiny Tots
Tuesdays at 10 AM
September 10 – November 19
Ages 0-24 Months
Sing, read, and play with your little ones and friends!

Music & Movement
Wednesdays at 10 AM
September 11 – November 20
Ages 0 – 5
Movin’ and Groovin’ fun with songs, stories, interactive play, and sensory activities.

Storytime
Thursdays at 10 AM
September 12 – November 21
October 31: Special Halloween Storytime – Wear your costume!
Ages 0 – 5
Stories, songs, and a craft all focusing on a new theme each week.

Pumpkin Party
Saturday, October 19 from 10 AM – NOON
Preschool – 5th Grade
Drop in to celebrate the harvest season with a variety of pumpkin projects and activities. Several stations will be set up to do pumpkin painting, crafts, and games. Plus there will be special pumpkin snacks!

DINOvember
DINOSAURS WILL TAKE OVER THE LIBRARY IN NOVEMBER!
Preschool – 5th Grade

Dino Dance Party
Saturday, November 23 from 10 AM – NOON
Preschool – 5th Grade
Get ready to party, because everyone knows dinosaurs love to dance! A fun and active dinosaur-themed dance party will have dinosaur crafts, activities, snacks, and of course, dino dancing!

Dinovember Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, November 23 – Wednesday, November 27
During Open Library Hours
Find all of the dinosaurs hiding around the library and you will win a dinotastic prize!

Tiny Pumpkin Art
Adult • High School • Middle School • 3rd – 5th Grade • Kindergarten – 2nd Grade • Preschool
Tiny Canvas Pickup: September 3 – October 31
Canvas Dropoff : October 1 – 31
Voting: November
Create pumpkin themed art on a tiny canvas. Choose your preferred medium to design your Tiny Pumpkin Art piece – paint, mixed media, clay, sculpture, etc. There will be six age categories (listed above) and two prize categories (Best in Show and Most Creative). Library patrons and artists will vote for their favorite art pieces and prizes will be awarded to the winners of each age group and category.

Teen Scene
1st Thursdays at 4 PM
September 5, October 3, & November 7
Play games, watch movies, eat snacks, and create some lasting memories. We will be featuring several Nintendo Switch consoles and awesome new tabletop games.

Creative Writing Club
2nd Thursdays at 4 PM
September 12, October 10, & November 14
Do you LOVE to write? Let’s write together and share short stories, original writing pieces, and ideas. We welcome all writing styles – poetry, memoir, non-fiction, fiction, and prose.

Art Hub: Teen/Tween Craft Club
3rd Thursdays at 4 PM
September 19, October 17, & November 21
Create beautiful and fun pieces of art at this art club! Join us for drawing, painting, crafting, and more! These crafts are more advanced for teens and tweens.

Sweet and Salty Books: Teen/Tween Book Club
4th Thursdays at 4 PM
September 26 & October 24
Let’s get together and discuss what we are reading over snacks! Not everyone likes to read the same books, so we let you choose the book you want to read and share. Need a few new book suggestions? Ask a staff member about new and popular book titles in the juvenile and young adult sections!

Ghostly Gala Halloween Party
After-Hours Event
Friday, October 25 from 6 – 8 PM
Beware and attend if you dare! You’re sure to have a hauntingly good time with pizza, refreshments, games, hide-and-seek in the dark, costume contest, and of course… CANDY! This special after-hours ghostly gala is just for teens and tweens – all are welcome – no registration necessary.

Let’s Get Ugly!
Ugly Sweater & Sock Party
Friday, December 6 at 4 PM
Wear your best ugly holiday sweater and socks to celebrate the holiday season! Enjoy cookie decorating, treats, and all things jolly! Bring a small inexpensive gift for the white elephant gift exchange – if you cannot provide a gift, please let us know and we will make sure you can participate.

Tiny Pumpkin Art
Adult • High School • Middle School • 3rd – 5th Grade • Kindergarten – 2nd Grade • Preschool
Tiny Canvas Pickup: September 3 – October 31
Canvas Dropoff : October 1 – 31
Voting: November
Create pumpkin themed art on a tiny canvas. Choose your preferred medium to design your Tiny Pumpkin Art piece – paint, mixed media, clay, sculpture, etc. There will be six age categories (listed above) and two prize categories (Best in Show and Most Creative). Library patrons and artists will vote for their favorite art pieces and prizes will be awarded to the winners of each age group and category.

Tuesdays at 4 PM
September 10 – November 19

Ages 4 Years Old – 5th Grade

Join your friends after school to build great structures and create beautiful art projects. Each week there will be different building sets and art materials so you can use your imagination and get your creative juices flowing!

Presented by Jerry Berg, Swordsmanship Museum
Thursday, September 19 at 6:30 PM

Join Swordsmanship Museum and Academy historian Jerry Berg as he leads us through the history of the use of swords, bayonets, cutlasses, sabers, pikes, and more as they were used in the American Civil War. He will help uncover the hidden history of the actual military use of these weapons of war by utilizing artifacts and replicas from the museum’s collection.

3rd Fridays at 10 AM

September 20, October 18, and November 15

Join your community friends for some coffee, tea, and yummy treats while having lively discussions.

3rd Fridays at 1 PM
September 20, October 18, and November 15

Create a fun craft for free!

Each month you will be able to make a fun decoration that you can proudly take home to display.

CRAFT SCHEDULE:
September – Button Flowers
October – Paint Pouring (Dress Accordingly)
November – Holiday Home Decor

Thursday, October 3 @ 6:30 PM

THURSDAYS IN AUGUST @ 7 PM

Visit the library FOUR Thursday evenings in August for an outdoor concert on the lawn. (No performance on Thursday, August 29.)

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and your family and friends to enjoy some great FREE entertainment. Popcorn provided by the Friends of the Library and bottled water for $1.

BEST OF THE BEST
Celebrate a DECADE of brilliant performers at Otsego District Library! This summer we have invited back some of our top favorite bands over the years. A patron vote has invited back Otsego Jazz Ensemble.

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MAIN STREET DUELING PIANOS
August 1
Joe Laureano has been performing rock & roll professionally his entire adult life. He is well known all across the country and has an impressive repertoire of 1,000+ songs, spanning more than seven decades of music.

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UP AND COMING CONCERTS

OTSEGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE
August 8
These local musicians: five saxes, four trombones, four trumpets, and a full rhythm section will perform music from the big band era. You don’t want to miss this performance of these top notch musicians.

OUT OF FAVOR BOYS
August 15
Out of Favor Boys is one of Southwest Michigan’s premier contemporary blues bands. They’ve been the house band at two of Kalamazoo’s longest-lasting Thursday Blues Jams at Wonderful’s Funky Basement and The 411 Club. The band has had the opportunity to play with some national blues musicians like Tab Benoit, Watermelon Slim and Robert Bradley.

GREAT SCOTT
August 22
If you enjoy the Main Street Dueling Pianos, come back for Joe Laureano’s full cover band, “Great Scott.” Great Scott performs the greatest songs from the 1950’s to the new hits of today. Joe will come with a five piece band. This band is guaranteed to have you laughing, toe-tapping, and dancing along!