Name: Michigan in the Civil War Traveling Exhibit
Start: 2025-02-01
End: 2025-04-30
Location: Orion Township Public Library

Michigan in the Civil War Traveling Exhibit

All Day 2/1 - 4/30

Lobby at Orion Township Public Library

Event Details:

Although no battles occurred on state soil, Michigan residents played a crucial role in the American Civil War, from the first shots at Fort Sumter, South Carolina until the final ...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Lobby

Event Details:

Although no battles occurred on state soil, Michigan residents played a crucial role in the American Civil War, from the first shots at Fort Sumter, South Carolina until the final surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

A blue penguin is reading next to a stack of books

Little Lit

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Little Lit

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Supervisors Meeting

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Celebration Committee Meeting

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Little Lit

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Little Lit

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

English Language Learners (ELL)

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Wednesdays | 10:30 am The group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a ...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Age Group: Adults

Event Details:

Wednesdays | 10:30 am

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 5:00pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Event Details:

Be a Lifesaver! Donate blood at the Orion Library. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive and enter the sponsor code: ...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Event Details:

Be a Lifesaver! Donate blood at the Orion Library. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive and enter the sponsor code: orionlibrary. Appointments can also be scheduled with Lori

Professional Headshot Photos

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Event Details:

Interested in taking a professional photo of yourself? A professional photography set-up is in the library to help you look your best. Whether you’re looking to improve your job se...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Event Details:

Interested in taking a professional photo of yourself? A professional photography set-up is in the library to help you look your best.

Altered Book Art Club

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Room B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Makerspace

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Come explore your creative side with an altered book journal! We will make fun crafty art "journals" by using old books; the cover and pages will be our canvas! Each month will fea...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace

Event Details:

Come explore your creative side with an altered book journal! We will make fun crafty art "journals" by using old books; the cover and pages will be our canvas! Each month will feature a theme or prompt to explore.

Community Helpers Storytime: Police Officers

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary: K - 2nd Grade

Event Details:

Join us for a special Storytime and meet officers from the Lake Orion Police Department and the Orion Township substation. We will read stories, dance, sing and learn more about th...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary: K - 2nd Grade

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Join us for a special Storytime and meet officers from the Lake Orion Police Department and the Orion Township substation. We will read stories, dance, sing and learn more about these special helpers in our community.

Dragon Tales

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth

Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled hour of learning and creativity designed specifically for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Our Dragon Tales program is about exploring favorite ...

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Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth

Program Type: Storytime

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Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled hour of learning and creativity designed specifically for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade.

Little Lit

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Little Lit

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Special Needs Adult Programming (SNAP)

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Adults with special needs and their caregivers can join us for stories, songs, movement, and activities. This month, participants will be making art with an instructor from t...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities

Event Details:

Adults with special needs and their caregivers can join us for stories, songs, movement, and activities. This month, participants will be making art with an instructor from the Orion Art Center.

Piano tuner

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Room A at Orion Township Public Library

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Room A

Cover of the book "Tasting History" by Max Miller

Cook the Book

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Linda Sickles Meeting Room B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

You select and prepare a recipe from the cookbook chosen, and we meet to sample and discuss recipes from that month’s cookbook! Call (248) 693-3001 if you need assistance acquiring...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

You select and prepare a recipe from the cookbook chosen, and we meet to sample and discuss recipes from that month’s cookbook! Call (248) 693-3001 if you need assistance acquiring a cookbook.

Little Lit

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors

Event Details:

This monthly support group for individuals who care for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias is led by a trained facilitator and sponsored by the Alzheimer's ...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Age Group: Adults, Seniors

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

This monthly support group for individuals who care for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias is led by a trained facilitator and sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter.

Little Lit

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B at Orion Township Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Little Lit:

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A & B

Age Group: Youth, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.

Friends of the Library Board Meeting

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Sips and Pages Book Club

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Calling all romance lovers— Sips and Pages, OTPL’s first romance book club is just for you! We’ll read a different romance book geared toward a specific romance genre/trope. Come p...

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

Calling all romance lovers— Sips and Pages, OTPL’s first romance book club is just for you! We’ll read a different romance book geared toward a specific romance genre/trope. Come prepared to share all your favorite juicy details!

English Language Learners (ELL)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Wednesdays | 10:30 am The group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a ...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library

Room: James Ingram Room

Age Group: Adults

Event Details:

Wednesdays | 10:30 am

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