Benzie Shores District Library

06/20/2026

Get creative with the Benzie Conservation District! 🏖🖌 Help us celebrate lakes in July and join Kyla Robinson for a beginner lesson on oil pastel painting. Bring your favorite photo of a Michigan beach landscape for inspiration! All materials provided. 🎨

Tuesday, July 21 @ 10:30am.

06/19/2026

Join us on Monday for a one-of-a-kind family storytime with Benzie Bus! 🚌📖 Families will participate in a storytime then get to take a ride around town on the bus.
Monday, June 22 @ 10:30 am

06/19/2026

Visit our friends at Benzonia Public Library (891 Michigan Ave, Benzonia, MI 49616) for the Michigan Notable Book Talk featuring Tim Mulherin, author of This Magnetic North: Candid Conversations on a Changing Northern Michigan! Thursday, June 25 at 6pm.

We are just one week away from the Michigan Notable Book Talk featuring Tim Mulherin, author of This Magnetic North: Candid Conversations on a Changing Northern Michigan!

This program is FREE and open to the public. There will be cookies!

The 2026 Michigan Notable Books program and Author Tour are made possible thanks to the generous support of the Library of Michigan, the Library of Michigan Foundation, and Michigan Humanities. For additional sponsors, please visit the Library of Michigan Foundation’s website at LibraryofMichiganFoundation.com.

06/16/2026

Are you ready to TUSSLE?! 🧩💪 Teams of 1–4 competitors race to complete a 500-piece puzzle. Will your team win it all? Join us to face off or spectate on Thursday, July 16 @ 10:30 am.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Stop by the library or call us at (231)-352-4671 during library hours to register your team today! Don't wait: registration closes at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, July 15.

06/13/2026

Help us celebrate lakes in July with Kyla Robinson of the Benzie Conservation District 🌿🌊 Kyla invites you to explore the hidden world beneath the water’s surface in a new way with detailed models. Artists, nature enthusiasts, and the simply curious are all invited to deepen their understanding of the natural world on Monday, July 13th at 5:30 pm!

06/12/2026

☀📚 Library Field Day is one week away! Join us on the lawn next to the library for yard games, activities, prizes and more. Bring the whole family to participate together. Friday, June 19 @ 10:30 am

06/11/2026

It's time... Summer Reading starts FRIDAY! ☀📖 Unearth a Story this summer by learning something new, enjoying an old favorite, and EARNING PRIZES 🎁🔥 Stop by the library to learn more and pick up your 2026 Summer Reading Passport!

06/09/2026

Next week: dig up your inner party-saurus! 🦖 Join us to learn about dinosaurs and other creatures that lived long ago with games, crafts, snacks and more BIG dino fun on Tuesday, June 16 at 2:00 pm.

06/08/2026

📖☀ Bring the whole family to storytime this summer! Join in the stories, music, movement activities and more on Monday mornings. Some weeks we will take storytime on the road to locations around town for Destination Storytime:

Monday, July 13 - Crystal Lake Alpaca Farm - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Monday, July 27 - Point Betsie Lighthouse
Monday, August 10 - Drake School

06/05/2026

🧶 Pick up a new skill with the family this summer! This beginner crochet class helps kids ages 9+ learn the basic stitches, grips and knots needed to create a variety of fun projects. Supplies will be provided, but you can bring your own hook (size G) and yarn if you would like. Join us Thursday mornings starting June 18!