TNT: Teens and Tweens (6th - 12th grade)

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Our Summer READing Adventure: Read, Explore, And Discover will begin on Friday, June 5.  

Please register here.

Read/Listen and Earn Prizes!

• Read books, eBooks, magazines, or eMagazines.
• Listen to audiobooks - Playaways, eAudiobooks, any audiobooks.
• Read to yourself or to someone else or listen to someone else reading to you.
• Any reading and listening counts!

Choose to count the number of DAYS you read or listen or the amount of TIME you read or listen.

Earn prizes and enter the prize drawing as you reach reading/listening goals throughout the summer.

Details are on our reading logs.

Reading logs will be available to pick up from the library beginning on Friday, June 5.

Thank you to our prize sponsors:

Dairy Barn, McDonald's, & Hungry Howie's.

TNT Events

(Teen & Tween, 6th-12th grade)

Please register here.

Dungeons & Dragons (6th-8th grade)

Wednesdays (below) 4:00-5:30 P.M.

June Campaign: June 17 & 24

July Campaign: July 15, 22 & 29 

August Campaign: Dates to be determined

Dungeons & Dragons (9th-12th grade)

One Shot: Saturday, July 25 / 1:00-3:30 P.M.

Page Turners Book Club (6th - 8th grade)

Second Tuesday of each month

June 9, July 14, August 11

4:45 - 6:00

You’ll read or listen to a book before book club and then discuss the book and participate in a related craft, project or game during book club. 

High School Book Club (9th - 12th grade)

Tuesday, June 9 / 6:30 - 7:45 P.M.

Future dates, times, and books to be determined by the group. 

You’ll read or listen to a book before book club and then discuss the book and participate in a related craft, project or game during book club.  

 Game Day (6th– 12th grade)

Saturday, June 20

1:00-3:00 P.M.

Play board games, card games, and yard games (e.g. giant jenga).  Build with Lego, Squigz, and more.

Paint the Windows (6th – 12th grade)

Tuesday, June 30

2:00 P.M.

Paint the library's windows with the summer theme. Registration is REQUIRED.

MiLibraryQuest (6th – 12th grade)

a virtual adventure
in person - date to be determined, in July
or online any time between July 1 and July 31 at mi.gov/MiLibraryQuest.

In a world where dinosaurs and humans are enemies, a mysterious force will try to bring them together. Solve the puzzles and explore the dinosaurs' and the humans' perspectives. 

Your Choice (6th - 12th grade)

July and August events will be determined by YOUR vote. 

Choices include:

Tabletop escape room

Board games and card games

Yard games – giant connect 4, giant jenga, etc.

Art projects

Other ideas you suggest

TNT Advisory Group (TAG)

6th - 12th grade

dates TBD

Help plan TNT events, suggest books for the library to purchase, participate in projects at the library and more. 

 Summer Events for All Ages:

Please register here.

Wild Super Powers

Friday, June 26 at 10:30 A.M.

at The Bridge UMC, 8 Park Lane

presented by Howell Nature Center

What do Batman, Spiderman, and Cat Woman have in common? They base their powers on amazing wildlife adaptations and abilities! Learn all about wildlife “super powers” that help them survive in the wild and see two live animals.

Thank you to The Bridge UMC for donating the use of your building for this event.

Touch a Truck

Thursday, July 16 / 5:00-7:00 P.M. 

5:00-6:00 - No horns, sirens, or lights

Wilson Park 

About 25 community organizations and businesses will bring their vehicles. You can sit in them, meet the people who drive them, and learn about the jobs they do in our community.

Thank you for participating in this event: Adica Trucking, Aid in Milan, American Red Cross, Backstreet Cruizers Car Club, Dynamic Drains, Getaway Tours and Charters, Golden Limousine International, Hot Rods Motorcycle Awareness Foundation, Huron Valley Ambulance, Just Right Grain Systems, Lajiness Septic Tank Services, Michigan Army National Guard, Michigan State Police, Milan Area Fire Department, Milan Department of Public Works, Milan Police Department, Milan Seniors, Nemeth’s Greenhouse and Farms, Pitcher Fabrication, Stevens Disposal, The Washtenaw County Road Commission, Washtenaw County Farm Bureau, and Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. 

Explore Extinct Animals

Friday, August 14

Choose 9:30 or 10:40 A.M.

at The Bridge UMC, 8 Park Lane

presented by The Toledo Zoo

Explore the wild and wonderful animals of the past in this hands-on event. Learn about the dynamic adaptations and lifestyles of some of the most iconic extinct species of all time. Interact with biofacts from living and extinct animals and see the similarities and differences between them. 

Thank you to The Bridge UMC for donating the use of your building for this event.

Our Milan

Our Milan is a collaboration of our library, Aid in Milan, Milan Seniors, and Moving Milan Forward. These intergenerational events are for all ages (children, teens, and adults).

Our Milan: Mini Art

Tuesday, July 7 

1:00 P.M. at The Center, 45 Neckel Court

6:30 P.M. at Milan Public Library

We will provide small canvases and paint supplies for you to create a mini work of art. Then stop by the library to see everyone’s art on display for the rest of the month.

Our Milan: Bingo

Tuesday, August 4 at 1:00 P.M.

at The Center, 45 Neckel Court

Play Bingo for your chance to win a prize.

Our Milan: Nature Walk

Sunday, August 2 / 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.

at Leslee Niethammer Saline River Preserve

9000 S Maple Road, Saline

Josh Kofflin will lead a nature walk. Content is planned for ages 5 through adult; all ages are welcome. We will discuss controlled burns and meadow ecology. 

You can apply for a library card online here.  

If you live in our service area (and are at least 4 years old), work full-time in Milan, or own property in Milan, 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.

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).

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.  

All of our online resources are here. 

Some that may be of particular interest to you are:

Libby - 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. We belong to the Woodlands Library Cooperative. When you search for our library on Libby, you'll be directed to Woodlands.  We partner with several other library systems, giving you access to their collections as well. The list of libraries and instructions for adding them to your Libby account are on our eResources page here. 

kanopy

Instantly stream from our library's kanopy collection of over 31,000 popular movies, TV series, independent films, and documentaries, including titles from Warner Bros, MGM, BBC, The History Channel, The Great Courses, and more! Details are on our eResources page 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. 

Learning Express Library

Prepare for the ACT, SAT, and more with free test prep from Learning Express Library here.

Mango

Learn a new language with Mango Languages.  Details are on our eResources page here. 

Craft & Hobby

Provides access to in-depth online instructional videos and classes that span 22 different creative categories, such as needle crafts, painting, woodworking, photography and more. Details are on our eResources page here. 

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.
 

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If you are interested in volunteering at the library, please fill out the form here for more information.