Event List

Filters
Age Group
Program Type
Adventure in Vietnam and Cambodia program placeholder image

Adventure in Vietnam & Cambodia

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events, Education, Entertainment
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

PDL library assistant Jane Mooradian and several friends spent three weeks in October 2024 traveling around Vietnam and Cambodia. From bustling Hanoi, north to the Chinese border, ...

Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Education, Entertainment
Event Details:

PDL library assistant Jane Mooradian and several friends spent three weeks in October 2024 traveling around Vietnam and Cambodia.

"Sunrise on the Reaping": An All-Ages Hunger Games Event

Friday, March 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

Attention all Hunger Games fans! The newest book, "Sunrise on the Reaping", will tell the story of Haymitch Abernathy's journey to victor of the 50th Hunger Games. In honor of this...

Required
Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Attention all Hunger Games fans! The newest book, "Sunrise on the Reaping", will tell the story of Haymitch Abernathy's journey to victor of the 50th Hunger Games.

Creative Cafe

Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Do you sing? Play an instrument? Write poetry? Dance? Paint? Make cookies or have some other creative gift? Join us at the Carnegie Building for Creative Cafe - a free, unique open...

Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Do you sing? Play an instrument? Write poetry? Dance? Paint? Make cookies or have some other creative gift? Join us at the Carnegie Building for Creative Cafe - a free, unique open mic event to share your creative gifts with the community.

Teen Spring Staycation Week!

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!Every day we will have a craft activity, snacks, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will have the Switch out for gam...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!

Teen Spring Staycation Week!

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!Every day we will have a craft activity, snacks, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will have the Switch out for gam...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!

Teen Spring Staycation Week!

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!Every day we will have a craft activity, snacks, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will have the Switch out for gam...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!

Teen Spring Staycation Week!

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!Every day we will have a craft activity, snacks, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will have the Switch out for gam...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!

Teen Spring Staycation Week!

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!Every day we will have a craft activity, snacks, and on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will have the Switch out for gam...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

It's Spring Break...Enjoy your "staycation" at the library!

Minute to Win It!

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Makerspace at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Teens and tweens...come on down to the Makerspace and try your luck at Minute to Win It! These games are timed, some are physical, some are mental, all are FUN! Who can stack ...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

Teens and tweens...come on down to the Makerspace and try your luck at Minute to Win It! These games are timed, some are physical, some are mental, all are FUN! 

Allergy-Free Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

MSU Alumni and Emmet County 4-H are teaming up with PDL again this year for another food-free egg hunt, along with other activities, inside the Library. Intended for ages 2-6.

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

MSU Alumni and Emmet County 4-H are teaming up with PDL again this year for another food-free egg hunt, along with other activities, inside the Library. Intended for ages 2-6.

Closing at 3pm

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Petoskey District Library
Closing
Branches:
Petoskey District Library

Easter

All Day
Carnegie Building, Petoskey District Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Carnegie Building, Petoskey District Library, Off Site

Earth Day Poetry Challenge

All Day
Teen Space at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Education
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day AND National Poetry Month by creating a poem in honor of Mother Earth!You can choose whichever poetry format suits you: haiku, blackout poetry, limerick, and so...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Education
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Day AND National Poetry Month by creating a poem in honor of Mother Earth!

World Labyrinth Day "Walk as One at 1"

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 12:45pm - 1:30pm
Labyrinth at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Celebrate World Labyrinth Day by joining us for the "Walk as One at 1" on Saturday, May 3, in the outdoor area of the Library. Everyone is welcome to participate in this moving med...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Labyrinth
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Celebrate World Labyrinth Day by joining us for the "Walk as One at 1" on Saturday, May 3, in the outdoor area of the Library.

2025 PDL Chess Championship

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 7:30pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

The 2025 PDL Chess Championship will take place on Saturday, May 3, at the Carnegie Building, beginning at 1:00pm. This is the Library's end-of-school-year tournament and it will b...

Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

The 2025 PDL Chess Championship will take place on Saturday, May 3, at the Carnegie Building, beginning at 1:00pm.

Star Wars Day!

Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Classroom at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

May the 4th be with you! Join us for an all ages Star Wars Event!There will be trivia, food, games, and an opportunity to make your own lightsaber!Registration is appreciated, but ...

Open
Required
Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events, Entertainment
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

May the 4th be with you! Join us for an all ages Star Wars Event!

There will be trivia, food, games, and an opportunity to make your own lightsaber!

Registration is appreciated, but not required to attend.

Rod Sadler Grim Paradise

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events, Entertainment
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island KillerWhen widow Frances Lacey was murdered in July 1960 on Mackinac Island, only a few meager clues were found by polic...

Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Entertainment
Event Details:

Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer

Community Shred

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 8:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Petoskey District Library is partnering with Encore Financial Group and Rasmussen, Teller & Caron, P.C. again this year to sponsor a Community Shred Day program on Saturday, Ma...

Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Petoskey District Library is partnering with Encore Financial Group and Rasmussen, Teller & Caron, P.C. again this year to sponsor a Community Shred Day program on Saturday, May 17, from 8:00am to 11:00am.

Creative Cafe

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Do you sing? Play an instrument? Write poetry? Dance? Paint? Make cookies or have some other creative gift? Join us at the Carnegie Building for Creative Cafe - a free, unique open...

Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Do you sing? Play an instrument? Write poetry? Dance? Paint? Make cookies or have some other creative gift? Join us at the Carnegie Building for Creative Cafe - a free, unique open mic event to share your creative gifts with the community.

Memorial Day

All Day
Carnegie Building, Petoskey District Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Carnegie Building, Petoskey District Library, Off Site

The Great Book to Movie Debate!

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Classroom at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Education, Entertainment
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Teens and tweens! Join us for the Great Book to Movie Debate!Hollywood always loves to turn our favorite books into movies, going all the way back to The Wizard of Oz in 1939. And ...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community Events, Education, Entertainment
Event Details:

Teens and tweens! Join us for the Great Book to Movie Debate!

Petoskey Open Chess Classic

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 8:00am - 7:30pm
Upper Carnegie at Carnegie Building
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Mark your calendars to participate in the third annual Petoskey Open Chess Classic on June 21. Check back soon for all the details and to register!

Location: Carnegie Building
Room: Upper Carnegie
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Mark your calendars to participate in the third annual Petoskey Open Chess Classic on June 21. Check back soon for all the details and to register!

Fourth of July

All Day
Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Petoskey District Library, Carnegie Building, Off Site
Friends of the Library Used Book Sale program image

FOPPL Summer Book Sale

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 7:00pm
Classroom at Petoskey District Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Friends of the Petoskey Library
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Friends' Summer Used Book Sale is July 24-26 in the Library's Lower Level Classroom. Find a huge selection of science, self-help, kids' books, cookbooks, fiction, fantasy, spor...

Location: Petoskey District Library
Room: Classroom
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Friends of the Petoskey Library
Event Details:

The Friends' Summer Used Book Sale is July 24-26 in the Library's Lower Level Classroom. Find a huge selection of science, self-help, kids' books, cookbooks, fiction, fantasy, sports, spiritual, history, humor, vintage and valued.