Friends of the Library Book Sale - All Books Half Off
Friday, May 20 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- All Ages
Come browse the thousands of books available at the Friends Book Sale at very reasonable prices.
Senior Social Hour
Friday, May 20 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Orion Center Library
- Adults
Take and Make: Break-In Bags
Saturday, May 21 from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Location: Lobby
- Elementary Age
All
Take and Make supplies will be available on a first come, first served basis
starting at 9:30 am on the day of the program.
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Bag Day
Saturday, May 21 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- All Ages
Come browse the thousands of books available at the Friends Book Sale and get a bagful of books for $ 5.00. (Bags supplied by the Friends)
Bookbike @ Flower Fair
Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: Downtown Lake Orion
Bookbike event
Glowforge Painted Tiles
Saturday, May 21 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: Maker Space
- Adults
Learn
to laser engrave and paint colorful ceramic tiles.
Glowforge Painted Tiles
Saturday, May 21 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Maker Space
- Adults
Learn
to laser engrave and paint colorful ceramic tiles.
Bookbike @ Flower Fair
Sunday, May 22 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: Downtown Lake Orion
Bookbike event
Little Lit
Monday, May 23 from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Preschool
- Toddlers
- Babies
A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.
Little Lit
Monday, May 23 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Preschool
- Toddlers
- Babies
A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.
Little Lit
Tuesday, May 24 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Preschool
- Toddlers
- Babies
A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, May 24 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
Little Lit
Wednesday, May 25 from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Preschool
- Toddlers
- Babies
A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, May 25 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
Little Lit
Wednesday, May 25 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Preschool
- Toddlers
- Babies
A storytime for all ages! Children ages 0-5 and their families are invited for stories, songs, and activities that promote the five staple early literacy practices: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing! Limit 20 children.
Senior Moments Activity Hour
Wednesday, May 25 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: Orion Center Library
Memory Lane @ LONC
Thursday, May 26 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Bookbike @ Memorial Day Parade
Monday, May 30 from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Downtown Lake Orion
Bookbike event
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, May 31 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, June 1 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
Strategic Planning Meeting
Wednesday, June 1 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Conference Room
- Adults
Senior Social Hour
Friday, June 3 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Orion Center Library
- Adults
Bookbike @ Food Truck Festival
Friday, June 3 from 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM
Bookbike event
Lions Club Vision Screening
Saturday, June 4 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Elementary Age
The Lake Orion Lions Club is partnering with the Orion Library to offer FREE vision screenings to children over 5 months old. The test is quick and painless. If caught early, 95% of vision issues can be corrected.
Makerspace: Junk Journals
Saturday, June 4 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Adults
Use envelops and cardstock to make a journal to store paper junk
or even as a reading tracker with prizes.
Cook the Book
Monday, June 6 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
- Adults
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, June 7 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, June 8 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
Book Bunch Book Club
Wednesday, June 8 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- Adults
All are welcome to join this lively book discussion held on the second Wednesday of the month. No meeting in July.
Estate Planning
Wednesday, June 8 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room A
- Adults
Do I really have enough assets to bother planning for? Where are all my important papers? Will it be difficult for my spouse or children to access my assets? What is Probate? Join local retirement specialist Oliver Lee to learn more about estate planning and get the answers to these and many more questions!
Sign up begins on Monday, May 30.
The Write Stuff Writer's Workshop
Wednesday, June 8 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
Every second Wednesday of the month at 7 PM, the Write Stuff writer's group meets for one hour to discuss all things writing. Whether you write for kids, adults, fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, self-help books, memoirs, music, plays, film, television, etc. stop by for conversations and critiques. The vision of this group is to be flexible to meet your needs. If you want to share your work, give or take critiques, or listen and converse on the creative process, it is up to you.
Makerspace Office Hours
Thursday, June 9 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Maker Space
- Adults
Interested
in learning about makerspace equipment? Have a question? Need some guidance or
inspiration for your project? Drop in and meet with our makerspace librarian
and start creating. Assistance will be
available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Summer Reading Kickoff
Saturday, June 11 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Reading Garden
- All Ages
Celebrate the start of summer with the library. Children, teens, and adults can pick up summer reading trackers. This
outdoor party includes a bounce house, climbing wall, balloon animals, face
painting and more!
Birds and Blooms Storytime
Monday, June 13 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Preschool
Start the summer off right with stories, songs,
rhymes, and a craft about birds and blooms.
Birds and Blooms Storytime
Monday, June 13 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Reading Garden
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Preschool
Start the summer off right with stories, songs, rhymes, and a craft about birds and blooms.
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Michigan Works @ Your Library
Tuesday, June 14 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
Drop in and Oakland County Michigan Works will assist you with upcoming workshops, youth and adult programs, resume ideas, job searches, interview skills, and more. They can point you in the right direction for inquiries about local resources, Department of Health & Human Services and much more.
Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday, June 14 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
Shark Fun - Doo doo doo doo
Tuesday, June 14 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Elementary Age
Do you enjoy these creatures of the ocean? Come and learn about sharks and enjoy a variety of shark themed activities, including a Baby Shark dance break.
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, June 14 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, June 15 from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Adults
Be a Lifesaver! Donate Blood @ the Orion Library. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive and enter the sponsor code: orionlibrary. Appointments can also be scheduled with Lori at phone at 248-693-3000 x435. Walk-ins are also welcome.
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, June 15 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
Thursday Afternoon Book Club
Thursday, June 16 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
Wildlife in Oakland County
Thursday, June 16 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- All Ages
Join naturalists from Oakland County Parks and learn some little known facts about nature in our community.
Neighborhoods of Stories at Sashabaw Plains
Friday, June 17 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Families
- Toddlers
- Preschool
In collaboration with the Clarkston Independence District Library, we will be exploring both of our neighborhood's parks! Youth librarians from both library will perform storybooks, tell stories, sing and dance with you as we enjoy six parks in our communities, a different one each week! These storytimes welcome the whole family to attend. Admittance to all of these events is free and no registration is required.
Senior Social Hour
Friday, June 17 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Orion Center Library
- Adults
Orion Community Road Rally
Saturday, June 18 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- All Ages
Gather your family, put your thinking caps on, and put the petal to the metal! Road rallies are a fun opportunity to get out and explore, or even discover, our community. Solve puzzles on the road to find the mystery destinations all around Orion Township! Please have the Team Captain register their car group by Sunday, June 12th. One registration per car group.
Doggone Readers
Monday, June 20 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: Youth Activity Room
- Elementary Age
Visit and read with Jasper, Henry, or our other surprise therapy dog to practice your reading skills to a silent listener - the dog! Readers can collect stamps for a free book!
Sign up begins on Saturday, May 21.
Geri-Fit
Tuesday, June 21 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room A
Sign up begins on Monday, May 30.
Save Our Oceans
Tuesday, June 21 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Elementary Age
Explore how pollution and changing climates affect ocean habitats, and
learn ways that you can help save them.
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, June 21 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
Friends of the Library Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 21 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
- Adults
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Orion Township Library Board of Directors.
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, June 22 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
Memory Lane @ LONC
Thursday, June 23 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
LEGO STEAM Challenge
Thursday, June 23 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Elementary Age
Choose a STEM Challenge Card, make a plan, and see what you can build
with LEGO bricks.
3D Canvas Beach Art
Saturday, June 25 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Middle School Age
- High School Age
No time
for the beach? Bring the beach to you with 3D canvas art including, paint, sand
and shells!
Sign up begins on Wednesday, May 25.
Over in the Ocean
Monday, June 27 from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Toddlers
- Preschool
Join us
for stories, songs, rhymes, and activities about fish, whales, and other ocean
animals.
Over in the Ocean
Monday, June 27 from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Location: Reading Garden
- Toddlers
- Preschool
Join us
for stories, songs, rhymes, and activities about fish, whales, and other ocean
animals.
Geri-Fit
Tuesday, June 28 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room A
Sign up begins on Monday, May 30.
Minion Mania
Tuesday, June 28 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Elementary Age
- Preschool
Get ready for the upcoming Minion movie with this program. Silly mayhem, dancing, and minion themed fun will be ready for all.
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, June 28 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, June 29 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
Bounce and Boogie LIVE w/ Music at the Blissful
Wednesday, June 29 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Reading Garden
- Babies
- Toddlers
- Preschool
Senior Social Hour
Friday, July 1 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Orion Center Library
- Adults
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, July 5 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
Glow Games
Saturday, July 9 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Elementary Age
- Preschool
- Middle School Age
Join in a glowing fun adventure as we host Glow Games from Oakland County Parks! Play glow-in-the-dark golf and other fun, glowing games!
Makerspace: Glowforge Birdhouses
Saturday, July 9 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: Maker Space
- Adults
Learn to use our Glowforge laser cutter to create and decorate a
wooden bird house.
Sign up begins on Wednesday, June 1.
Makerspace: Glowforge Birdhouses
Saturday, July 9 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Maker Space
- Adults
Learn to use our Glowforge laser cutter to create and decorate a
wooden bird house.
Sign up begins on Wednesday, June 1.
Bubbles and Splash
Monday, July 11 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Reading Garden
- Preschool
- Toddlers
- Babies
Lots of bubble and water fun!
Michigan Works @ Your Library
Tuesday, July 12 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
Drop in and Oakland County Michigan Works will assist you with upcoming workshops, youth and adult programs, resume ideas, job searches, interview skills, and more. They can point you in the right direction for inquiries about local resources, Department of Health & Human Services and much more.
Geri-Fit
Tuesday, July 12 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room A
Sign up begins on Monday, May 30.
Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday, July 12 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, July 12 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
Friends of the Library Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 12 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
- Adults
Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Orion Township Library Board of Directors.
English Language Learning Conversation Group
Wednesday, July 13 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
ELL conversation group is open to all who wish to practice their English language skills in a relaxed and informal setting. The topics vary widely, and it is a great learning experience as well as an opportunity to meet people.
The Write Stuff Writer's Workshop
Wednesday, July 13 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
Every second Wednesday of the month at 7 PM, the Write Stuff writer's group meets for one hour to discuss all things writing. Whether you write for kids, adults, fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, self-help books, memoirs, music, plays, film, television, etc. stop by for conversations and critiques. The vision of this group is to be flexible to meet your needs. If you want to share your work, give or take critiques, or listen and converse on the creative process, it is up to you.
Pick Up STEAM - Underwater
Thursday, July 14 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Preschool
Pick up STEAM is a preschool friendly science, math, and learning session. There will be experiments, fun, crafts, and math all centered on underwater creatures and science.
Makerspace Office Hours
Thursday, July 14 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Maker Space
- Adults
Interested
in learning about makerspace equipment? Have a question? Need some guidance or
inspiration for your project? Drop in and meet with our makerspace librarian
and start creating. Assistance will be
available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Neighborhoods of Stories
Friday, July 15 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Families
- Toddlers
- Preschool
(LOCATION TBD) In collaboration with the Clarkston Independence District Library, we will be exploring both of our neighborhood's parks! Youth librarians from both library will perform storybooks, tell stories, sing and dance with you as we enjoy six parks in our communities, a different one each week! These storytimes welcome the whole family to attend. Admittance to all of these events is free and no registration is required.
Senior Social Hour
Friday, July 15 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Orion Center Library
- Adults
Ice Cream Party
Friday, July 15 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Middle School Age
- High School Age
Did you know
Sunday July, 17 is National Ice Cream Day? We are celebrating Friday with make
you own sundae. Choose your favorite toppings for the most over the top sundae
you can make!
Sign up begins on Wednesday, June 15.
Narwhal and Jelly Party
Saturday, July 16 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Rooms A and B
- Elementary Age
Narwhal and Jelly love parties! Celebrate Ben Clanton's Narwhal and
Jelly graphic novel series with friends, awesome activities, and maybe even
waffles!
Doggone Readers
Monday, July 18 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Location: Youth Activity Room
- Elementary Age
Visit and read with Jasper, Henry, or our other surprise therapy dog to practice your reading skills to a silent listener - the dog! Readers can collect stamps for a free book!
Sign up begins on Saturday, June 18.
Monday Evening Book Discussion
Monday, July 18 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- Adults
Geri-Fit
Tuesday, July 19 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room A
Sign up begins on Monday, May 30.
How Do They Do That?
Tuesday, July 19 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
- Elementary Age
Have you ever wondered how polar bears and penguins stay warm and dry? Come see how these and other ocean animals adapt to live in their environment.
Teen Tuesday
Tuesday, July 19 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: James Ingram Room
- High School Age
- Middle School Age
Teen Tuesday is a casual hang-out for teens who enjoy anything from anime, comics, video games, board and card games, D&D, crazy YouTube clips, crafts, and more! If you're looking for something to do with some friends, hang with us for a bit. Snacks always provided and new faces always welcome!!
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