Children's Events & Information
Registration:
Register for our Children's Summer Reading Program here.
Our Summer Reading Program for all ages begins on June 10 and ends on August 27.
Information for children is below. Please see the Teen page for 6th through 12th graders and the Adult page for our Adult Summer Reading Program.
Children (babies through 5th graders) are invited to read or listen to books, earn prizes, and participate in events at the library this summer.
Read, Listen, & Earn Prizes
- Read books, ebooks, or magazines.
- Read to yourself or to someone else.
- Listen to audiobooks.
- Listen to someone else reading to you.
Reading logs will be available at the library beginning June 10.
Earn prizes and enter the prize drawing as you reach reading goals throughout the summer! See details on our reading logs.
Events for all ages
Milan's Healthy Summer
weekly group events and ongoing activities to do on your own
Touch a Truck
Thursday, July 21
See community vehicles, talk to the drivers, and learn about the jobs they do.
Additional events
- Storytime (preschool - kindergarten)
- Adventurers (Kindergarten - 2nd grade)
- Bookworms (2nd - 3rd grade)
- Explorers (3rd - 5th grade)
- Chapter Chatters (4th - 5th grade)
Details and Registration
Details are here.
Please register here.
Registration:
Register for Milan's Healthy Summer events here.
If you are also participating in our children's Summer Reading Program, you can register for both programs here.
Milan's Healthy Summer is an intergenerational program that fosters a sense of community and belonging while focusing on improving the health and well-being of our neighbors.
The program will focus on children (with a parent/adult) and senior adults - the populations most isolated during COVID - and we also encourage people of any age with cognitive impairments to participate.
Anyone can attend regardless of age, but the prizes and activities are geared towards the above-mentioned groups.
The events will relate to healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthy communities.
All events are free thanks to the generosity of our community partners, local businesses, and the Speckard-Knight Charitable Foundation.
Events include:
Solar Power & Super Heroes
Adventure Time Nature Hike
My Milan Cleanup
Protect our Planet Recycling
Play it Safe with Milan Police Department
Touch a Truck
Every Body Moves with Go Mad Fitness
Paws for Mental Health
Farm to Table Nutrition with Zilke's Farm
"Drive in" Movie Box Cars
Fired Up About Safety
Details about each event are here and on Milan's Healthy Summer's Facebook page.
For more information about Milan's Healthy Summer overall, please see aidinmilan.org/milanshealthysummer
Milan's Healthy Summer is a collaborative project by Aid in Milan, Milan Public Library, Milan Seniors for Healthy Living, and Moving Milan Forward.
Questions? Contact youth@milanlibrary.org or info@aidinmilan.org.
You can apply for a library card online here.
If you are at least four years old and live in our service area, work full-time in Milan, own property in Milan, or are enrolled in Milan Area Schools you may get a free library card at our library. Our service area includes the city of Milan, Augusta Township, and the parts of Pittsfield Township and York Township that are in Milan Area Schools.
Kindergarten through 12th grade students who do not live in our service area, but are enrolled in Milan Area Schools may get a free student library card at our library.
You may also use your card from other MILibrary card participating libraries at our library.
See here for everything you need to know about getting a library card.
If you have any questions, please call us at 734-439-1240 or email info@milanlibrary.org (for general information) or youth@milanlibrary.org (for youth information).
What can I do with my library card?
How many books or DVDs can I check out? What else can I check out? Can I renew a CD? For how long? Find answers to these questions and more here.
How do I reserve items?
You can reserve items in our catalog here. Details are here.
You can request a book bundle for children and teens here. We'll choose books for you to check out based on your interests.
eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines
You can use your library card to check out and download free eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines here or through the Libby app here.
Michigan Electronic Library (MeL)
MeL has a variety of reading, research, and learning resources for all ages – ebooks, youth activities, ACT/SAT/PSAT test prep, and more. See all MeL eResources here, options specifically for children here, and test prep here.
Mango
Learn a new language with Mango Languages. Set up your free account here to get started.
Check out free or reduced admission passes to Michigan state parks, campgrounds, museums, trails, arts & cultural destinations, and more.
See the MAP website here for more information and to check out passes.
Our monthly children’s e-newsletter provides information about children’s events, new children’s books, and library news.
You may read this month’s newsletter and sign up to receive the newsletter here.
Storytime (for ages 3-5) includes books, music, dance, finger plays, flannel board stories, and crafts for preschoolers with their adults.
See details and register here.
Tiny Tales (for ages 2 and younger) includes a short book, finger plays, songs, and movement activities and ends with interactive play time.
See details and register here.
We have three monthly book clubs for children:
Book Buddies for kindergartners through 2nd graders
Bookworms for 2nd and 3rd graders
Chapter Chatters for 4th through 5th graders
See details and register here.
Saturday Stories
the 2nd Saturday of each month
at Aid in Milan
best for preschool through early elementary ages
Saturday Stories includes books, crafts, and related activities. We often have a community guest to talk about their work in our community.
Monthly themes and registration are here.