Beginning Monday, June 14, the East Lansing Public Library will be participating in Park & Read, a FREE program where you can check out a FREE pass into any one of Michigan's 98 state parks and recreation areas. Passes usually cost $6 per day. Use your pass to explore a park for the day - or just enjoy a great book in the great outdoors. Plus many parks will have a hammock available for you to borrow for the day.

Ask for your pass at the Circulation Desk. Limited quantities will be available each week throughout the summer, or while supplies last. Passes are valid for seven days from checkout and are good for day use only.

For a map of Michigan's state parks, check out www.michigan.gov/stateparks.

Park & Read is sponsored by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in partnership with the LIbrary of Michigan.

Saturday, May 1
2:30-4:00 p.m.
For Ages 4-9
FREE
*Registration required, please call (517) 351-2420, ext. 105

Join the Children's Gardening Club for a journey into the fascinating world of seeds!  Explore the magic of seeds through stories, songs, and fun hands-on activities!  We will learn about the life cycles of some truly spectacular seeds, discover how seeds travel, create some take-home experiments, make seed-related projects, and eat seeds!

Books & Bagels will be discussing the popular book (and now movie) The Lightning Thief on Saturday, March 13 from 2-3 pm. Books & Bagels is for children in grades 4-6. We'll talk about the book, enjoy bagels and cream cheese, then have fun making origami creatures from Greek mythology. FREE!

Join us this Sunday, March 14 from 1:30-3 pm for another of our popular Fun with LEGOS® programs. FREE! For ages 4 and up.

Use some of the library's LEGOS to create a masterpiece. Then we'll display your creation in the children's room.

 The Very Hungry Caterpillar will visit the East Lansing Public Library for a special story time on Sunday, October 25 from 2-3 pm. Join us for stories and a craft. Great photo opportunity! FREE!

Check out some of Eric Carle's books at ELPL. Or introduce your child to the popular Martha Speaks, by Susan Meddaugh.

Join us this Sunday, September 27 from 2-3:30 pm for fun with LEGOS. Use our LEGOS to create a masterpiece for display in the library.

For ages 4 and up. FREE!

This program will be repeated on November 15 at the same time. 

Check out these books about LEGOS from ELPL:
Cool Cars and Trucks, by Sean Kinney.

So many people want to take a romantic sightseeing in France. It's not about a romantic dinner at the Eiffel tower.  It's about appreciate Eiffel's design of an exponential curve.