Week Calendar

Why play with us?

This 4-week tutorial is a basic guide to Excel, a spreadsheet program to store, organize, and analyze information. Learn how to create formulas and charts, use functions, format cells, and do more with your spreadsheets.

Why play with us?

No dancing required! Samba is a variation of the card game Canasta. The version of Samba played in the Library uses six 52-card decks plus 12 jokers.

Drop in to make different kinds of bracelets to trade with your friends. From simple pipe cleaner beaded bracelets to braided bracelets, try it all.

The Straits Area Amateur Radio Club has existed since 1950, serving northern lower Michigan and southeastern upper peninsula. The SAARC is dedicated to providing reliable emergency communications and supporting local community events.

Nurture a love of reading and books and build early literacy skills through stories, songs, and rhymes. For ages 0-5 and their grown-up(s).

Nurture a love of reading and books and build early literacy skills through stories, songs, and rhymes. For ages 0-5 and their grown-up(s).

Join the PUPs (Petoskey Ukulele Players), a group of amateur, self-taught musicians every Thursday afternoon from 12:30pm to 3:00pm. From Feb.

Join Dorothy Hughes Engelman, co-leader of Compassion & Choices Michigan Volunteer Action Team, at the Carnegie Building as she describes the mission, values, and vision of Compassion & Choices, a national nonprofit organization.

Looking to join in on the popular game of Mah Jongg? EVERY TUESDAY from 1:00-3:00pm, we have the Lower Level Classroom set up for Mah Jongg games for players to drop in and join a game.

Stop in and join our wonderful group of knitters and crocheters every Wednesday, from 1:00-3:00pm in the Library’s Large Meeting Room. This is for any age and level of expertise, though it’s best to have some basic skills.

Learn to play chess or play against others. Young people ages 8–18 are welcome to drop in. Chess Club is mentored by Robert Bemben, Robin Ray and Adam Masek. For more information about the club, please email Robert Bemben at rjbemben@gmail.com

Join us in the Makerspace to express our appreciation for our local veterans. We will have card making materials and snacks for participants. 

Cards will be delivered to the local American Legion to share with the veterans.

Online training not your style? Join Nikki for hands-on training on how to use the Makerspace's 3D printer.

*Program intended for Teens (13 and up) and Adults*

Have fun turning beautiful Barbies into Zombie Barbies, while we munch on Anti-Valentine's snacks!

Parlez-vous? Rejoignez-nous! (Do you speak? Join us!)

Who was Aldo Leopold and why is he still relevant today? Join the Northern Michigan Master Gardeners for a showing of "Green Fire", a film about Aldo Leopold who is considered the most important conservationist of the twentieth-century.

Join us every Wednesday, starting at 7:00pm, in the upper level of the Carnegie Building for the Petoskey Film Series, the Library's weekly FREE movie showing that caters to an adult audience.