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Closing Early (Open 9-5)

5:00pm - 8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Lansing Public Library

Closed for Thanksgiving

All Day 11/28 - 11/29
Closing
Branches:
Lansing Public Library

DIY Christmas Ornaments

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Grades K-5
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades K-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Make a one-of-a-kind holiday ornament to decorate your Christmas tree. 

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Andertoons Cartoon Drawing

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Tweens will learn to draw all sorts of mythological, fantasy, and fairy tale characters, and then draw in their own stories! Will the ogre and unicorn fight? Have a dance party?

Closed for Staff Training

12:00am - 6:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Lansing Public Library

Let It Snow!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Grades K-5
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades K-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Come enjoy the snow indoors and make a batch of snow!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Canvas Swap

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Make an art piece and a new friend at the same time!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.

Fingerknitting

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Make a fashionable scarf with nothing but your fingers! No needles or experience necessary here—anyone can learn. 

Mi Casita Spanish Storytime

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Grades K-5
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Brick Room
Age Group: Grades K-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11

Engage your kids in an enriching bilingual experience.  We will be reading a book in Spanish and English followed by a fun activity.

Acompáñenos para una experiencia bilingüe divertida y enriquecedora. Leeremos un libro en Español e Inglés seguido de una actividad divertida.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.

Craftmasters

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Love making crafts? Craftmasters is the ideal program for you! This adult crafting class takes ideas from Pinterest and allows you to make them free and with others!

The Jingle Wrap Jam!

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Grades K-5, Family, Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts, Movie, Special Event
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Grades K-5, Family, Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Movie, Special Event
Event Details:

Get your Christmas gift wrapping done here! We’ll supply the wrapping paper, gift tags, tape, and scissors, and you bring the gifts that need wrapping! Christmas movies will be played during this event, along with served Hot Cocoa!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.

Closed for Christmas Holidays

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Closing
Branches:
Lansing Public Library

Closed for New Years Holidays

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Closing
Branches:
Lansing Public Library

Family Vision Board Party

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Baby-Pre-K, Grades K-5, Grades 6-12, Family
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Baby-Pre-K, Grades K-5, Grades 6-12, Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of creativity where families work together to create a poster of their goals for the upcoming year. Enjoy crafting with provided materials in a fun, collaborative setting.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Andertoons Cartoon Drawing

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Grades K-5
Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Age Group: Grades K-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Young cartoonists will draw all sorts of silly winter sports!

Snowman bobsled! Reindeer ski jump! Turtle slow-skating! And the freestyle snowball fight! See you there, sports fans!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tote-ally Creative: Bag Decorating

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Do you have a goal of reading more this year? Carry your new books in style and unleash your creativity at our library tote bag decorating event! Customize your own canvas tote with fun designs and vibrant colors.

Craftmasters

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Love making crafts? Craftmasters is the ideal program for you! This adult crafting class takes ideas from Pinterest and allows you to make them free and with others!

Stitch Basics: Embroidery 101

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Dive into the art of embroidering by hand at our library’s beginner workshop! Learn basic stitches and techniques to start crafting your own embroidered designs. All materials and patterns are provided.

Mi Casita Spanish Storytime

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Grades K-5
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Brick Room
Age Group: Grades K-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12

Engage your kids in an enriching bilingual experience.  We will be reading a book in Spanish and English followed by a fun activity.

Acompáñenos para una experiencia bilingüe divertida y enriquecedora. Leeremos un libro en Español e Inglés seguido de una actividad divertida.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

“I Have a Dream” Collage

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

We’re recreating Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic and powerful speech– in our own handwriting! 

2025 Vision Boards

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts, Presentation
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 32
Event Details:

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is doing 2025 Vision boards! They will guide you through the essential steps to homeownership! Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or repeating.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.

Wood Burning 101

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Brick Room
Age Group: Adults Age 18+, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Want to learn more about the art of pyrography or start a new hobby? Get creative at our library wood burning event! Design and burn your own custom bookmarks in this hands-on workshop. All materials provided.

Winter Garden

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Grades 6-12
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Lansing Public Library
Room: Teen Island
Age Group: Grades 6-12
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Make an art piece and a new friend at the same time!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergy Alert

Food or drink will be served at this event. Please consult staff at the event regarding ingredients if you have food allergy concerns.