Event List

All ages. Enjoy engaging stories, move, dance, and sing to a variety of music; and learn to play with instruments, scarves, and other props.

Each month, we’ll meet to talk about our featured title, share perspectives, and enjoy connecting with one another.

Ages 5-8. Join us to explore, imagine, and discover with fun, hands-on activities!

A welcoming arts and crafts gathering for adults. Bring your own craft supplies or make use of the library’s coloring materials as you connect with fellow creative individuals.

All ages. Bring your family’s story to life with fun and engaging activities for kids and grownups to do together. Create family tree art, design a family crest, and start a personal time capsule.

All ages. Stay cool inside on those hot summer days with family-friendly movies! Watch on the big screen in the Elmwood Room, with free popcorn.

DTDL partners with the Greater Lansing Food Bank to offer Grab and Go Meal Kits. Kits include a variety of food and anyone under 18 is eligible with no registration.

Registration opens June 8. Call 517-321-4014 x3 to register for an escape room time slot (1 hour). Participants may sign up as individuals or in a team up to 5 people.

Registration opens June 8. Call 517-321-4014 x3 to register for an escape room time slot (1 hour). Participants may sign up as individuals or in a team up to 5 people.

All aboard for a musical journey through America’s railroad past. From wandering ballads to tunes that echo the rhythm of the rails, discover traditional songs inspired by the trains that carried people, stories, and music across the country.

Call 517-321-4014 x3 or stop by the Youth Services desk to register for a ten-minute reading time slot.

All ages. Crazy Craig’s variety show is non-stop action and audience participation, with amazing juggling of all sorts of objects.

Meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend. Meeting agendas and minutes can be viewed here. 

All ages. Join us for stories, music and rhymes, followed by fun art, science, and play activities.

DTDL partners with the Greater Lansing Food Bank to offer Grab and Go Meal Kits. Kits include a variety of food and anyone under 18 is eligible with no registration. Pick up a meal kit in the library lobby from 5-6:30 pm. 

Kids Garden Club is a 4-week series! Registration is for all four sessions of the club.

All ages. Enjoy engaging stories, move, dance, and sing to a variety of music; and learn to play with instruments, scarves, and other props.

Ages 9-14. Race against the clock and other teams to win the Dinosaur Olympics! Participate in fun minute-to-win-it-style games and enjoy a little friendly competition. Registration required.

Ages 5-8. Join us to explore, imagine, and discover with fun, hands-on activities!

Fungi have played a crucial yet often overlooked role in human history.

All ages. Stay cool inside on those hot summer days with family-friendly movies! Watch on the big screen in the Elmwood Room, with free popcorn.

DTDL partners with the Greater Lansing Food Bank to offer Grab and Go Meal Kits. Kits include a variety of food and anyone under 18 is eligible with no registration.

All ages. Discover the mystery and intrigue of different animal skulls, as each and every skull has a unique story to tell!

All ages. Join us for stories, music and rhymes, followed by fun art, science, and play activities.