eNewsletter | June 2026

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Weekly Storytime and Playgroup for kids.

Weekly Yoga and Computer Help for adults.

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LIBRARY CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY
MONDAY, MAY 25

TOP STORIES:

• Stroll The Streets Kick-Off!
• Michigan Notable Book Author Tour
   Bear County, Michigan, by John Counts
• Mah Jongg Lessons FULL
• Hospice Info Session
• Community Blood Drive
• True Crime Author Event
   When Evil Came to Good Hart, Mardi Link
• Crafts & Arts: Paper Mache Ice Cream Cones
• Classic Book Discussion:
   Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain

• Summer Reading Program
• POP-UP! Summer Events
• Storytime & Crafts on Tuesdays
• Jurassic Joel's Magic Show

Background Image: Winslow Homer, Dressing For The Carnival, 1877.

NEW BOOKS! These titles are on their way to our shelves.

Michigan Notable Books
2026 AUTHOR TOUR

Bear County, Michigan

by John Counts

"John Counts understands rural Michiganians . . . [this] page-turner gives glimpses into the lives of his Michigan-based characters: the brave, the misunderstood and the criminal." —Detroit News

Coffee and brunch refreshments (bear claws, etc.) provided by the Friends of the Boyne District Library.

Registration required. SPACE IS LIMITED.

Mah Jongg Lessons

A 4-week series occurring on Tuesday mornings in June. All materials supplied.

CLASS IS FULL!



Hospice Info Session

Monday, June 15

3:00pm

Hospice/Palliative Care overview and how to become a volunteer for Hospice. Presented by Hospice of Michigan. Registration required.

Community Blood Drive

Monday, June 22

1:00-6:00pm


Through Versiti.

Appointments Preferred.


Click here or call 866-642-5663.

**Walk-ins welcome, as schedule allows.

Author Presentation:
Mardi Link
When Evil Came To Good Hart
Tuesday, June 23
6:30pm

A new look into the cold-case file of the murders of a wealthy Detroit-area family in their northern Michigan cabin in 1968. 


REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Crafts & Arts:
Paper Mache Ice Cream Cones
Thursday, June 25 AND
Monday, June 29


Two-session program, at 1:30pm each day. Must be able to attend both. Ages 14+.

Registration required.

Classic Book Discussion:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Tuesday, June 30

5:30pm

Open to the public. Ages 14+.

Many library copies are also available! Call 231-582-7861 if you would like to put one on hold to pick up at the library.

REGISTER HERE.



Sponsored by the Friends of the Boyne District Library.

Summer Reading Program!

Starts June 12

Ages 0-12
Plant A Seed, Read!
Pick up your reading log sheet. Fill each block for every 10 minutes of reading. Every 120 minutes logged wins a prize!

Teens 12+

D20 Dice Challenge

Roll higher than the librarian for daily prizes and to get entered for the grand prizes.

Adult

Weekly reading logs for weekly prize drawings and entry into the grand prize.

Jurassic Joel's Magic Show

Wednesday, June 24

1:00pm

Stomp, chomp, and roar into reading with Jurassic Joel's Magic Show! Dinosaur-themed books of all sorts are brought to life with amazing magic, wacky stunts, and lots of audience participation.

Grades PK-5.

*BONUS FUN* PROGRAMMING FOR KIDDOS!

Keep an eye out for POP-UP library events and workshops for children. We will be announcing these cool programs on social media throughout the summer, rain or shine.

We also will be pumping-up our Tuesday Storytimes with weekly craft activities! Meets every Tuesday at 10:30am. Ages 3-5.

The Friends of the Boyne District Library run a used book shop in the library and do occasional book sales and other events to raise funds for library programs. If you want to support the library, there is no better way to get involved, as a member or a shopper. :)



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phone: 231-582-7861