Construct & Create
Construct & Create meets weekly on Tuesdays at 4 PM!
February 3 – April 28 (No meetup on April 7)
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 to get your imagination and creative juices flowing!
LOVE YOUR LIBRARY: Valentine’s Day Party
FEBRUARY IS LOVE YOUR LIBRARY MONTH – Join us in celebrating Otsego District Library during the month of February at special events!
Saturday, February 14 from 10 AM – Noon
Preschool – 5th Grade
The Otsego Library loves children and wants to host a fun event just for them. Kids of all ages are invited to drop in and enjoy a festive Valentine-themed celebration.
Throughout the event, children can create fun Valentine crafts, play cheerful holiday games, and enjoy a variety of special Valentine treats. It’s a sweet and simple way to spend time together, get creative, and celebrate the season of friendship and love at the library.
LOVE YOUR LIBRARY: Pizza Party and Ice Cream Social
FEBRUARY IS LOVE YOUR LIBRARY MONTH – Join us in celebrating Otsego District Library during the month of February at special events!
Saturday, February 28 from 11 AM – 1 PM
The Library wants to show their love for our patrons at this special event. Drop in anytime to have lunch on the library. There will be pizza and ice cream sundaes – YUM! This will be the perfect event to wrap up our “Love Your Library” month. The library is excited to show our love for all of our amazing patrons!
Stevens Puppets Presents: “Beauty and the Beast”
Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 AM – Noon
Fun for the Whole Family! In this timeless tale of seeing beyond appearances and divisions, a brave and selfless heroine discovers truth where others see only shadows. Against a backdrop of luminous, hand-painted scenery and intricately carved marionettes that shimmer into being through the magic mirror, young and old alike will be swept into a world of enchantment. Nationally acclaimed, Stevens Puppets is celebrating over 80 years of producing unforgettable, humorous, and one of a kind marionette productions for children of all ages.
Luau LEGO Challenge
Monday, April 6 @ 2 PM
Grades 3-12
Challenges will be given throughout the hour to make some awesome tropical creations using the Library’s LEGO collection! (Note: this program is only for older kids and teens.)
Tropical Luau Party
Tuesday, April 7 from 10 AM-Noon
For Preschool – 5th Grade
Shake off the winter chill at this lively drop-in celebration filled with pirates, mermaids, and tropical fun! Enjoy exciting games, creative crafts, and special treats.
Beach Bingo
Wednesday, April 8 at 10 AM
For 4 year Old – 5th Grades
Play a fun game of Beach Bingo and win some cool prizes!
Moana 2 Movie
Thursday, April 9 at 10 AM
Fun for the whole Family!
Rated: PG, Run Time: 1 hr 40 min
Come join us for the exciting new Moana movie and enjoy some delicious popcorn! In this thrilling adventure, Moana is summoned by her ancestors to set sail on a daring journey across mysterious, long-lost waters. (Please Note: Pillows and blankets are not allowed in the Library.)
Big & Little Painting Party
Saturday April 11 from 10 AM – Noon
Fun for the Whole Family!
Kids: Invite your favorite grown-up — Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, or any special adult to join us for a painting party! Create something amazing by following along with our instructor for a guided design or let your imagination take over and paint whatever makes you smile. It’s the perfect chance to relax, get creative, and make some wonderful memories side by side with your special adult. This event is completely free, but spots are limited—be sure to register and save your place!
Book Packs To Go
Would you like a library staff member to pick out books for you or your child?
You can list your interests or genre’s you prefer and a staff member will choose up to 10 books that they feel you will enjoy. Do you like a certain genre or want to learn more about a certain subject? Staff member(s) will choose books to match that subject. The library will put them on hold for you to be able to pick up at our Drive-Thru Pickup Window. Click HERE to get your book pack started!
Rising Reader Activity Kits
We are VERY excited about this collection at ODL: Rising Reader Activity Kits! These are packs families will be able to check out that have phonics sets of books, games, flashcards, puzzles, and reading activities in them to help kids learn to read/improve their reading skills! The kits are based on the areas of vocabulary, phonics, comprehension, fluency, and phonemic awareness and are full of fun activities for families to do together. There are multiple kits for preschool through third grade! Rising Reader Kits require parental supervision and are not for children under 3 due to choking hazards in some of the game pieces. These kits were brought to us by the generous memorial donation of Albert Hoekstra.
STEAM Kits
Announcing the installment of our new ODL STEAM kits! These STEAM kits offer your family a fun way to learn and work on various science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics topics through stories, activities, games and flash cards!
This round of kits made possible by a generous grant from EATON. These Math topics are heading to the shelves shortly: Addition, Subtraction, Time and Clocks, Fractions, Money. Also coming soon – Place Value & Decimals, and Ecosystems and Biomes! You can look forward to even more science and technology kits this year from our recent EATON grant as well!
