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Bacon Memorial District Library Renovation
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Makerspace
Books Clubs
StoryTimes
Events
Ongoing Meetings
Bacon Memorial District Library Renovation
The library will be closed on Tuesday, March 31 and reopen on April 1st with all entrances available. There will be still be some construction through April.
 
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
This program is designed to help children read 1,000 books before they enter kindergarten and encourage life-long reading habit. This program will be done online and for every 100 Books read, you will come into the library to receive a book of your choosing! https://baconlibrary.readsquared.com/
 
 
 
Makerspace
Lego Wednesdays
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Time: All Day Event
Location: Makerspace
Did you know Bacon Library has a huge stash of Legos? We will bring them down to our Program Room every first Wednesday of the Month!
Race the Space: Hot Wheels
Date
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Location: Makerspace

Drag race through the library with our collection of Hot Wheels cars and tracks. This event run throughout the day. 

Needle Felting Hobby Exploration
Date
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Makerspace

Every month, we will be exploring a new hobby.  Come see if you like it before you purchase your own materials.  All materials will be supplied, but tools will remain in the makerspace.

This month, we will be exploring needle felting. Come decorate a moth to get you in the mood for a summer evening.    

Shrink Plastic Kid's Hobby Exploration
Date
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Makerspace

We are creating shrink plastic art in the makerspace.  Turn your large art piece into a tiny art piece once it is heated.  Drop in between 4 pm and 7 pm.    

Tech Take Apart
Date
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Makerspace

Tech Take-Apart provides kids and teens with hands-on opportunities to take apart and see how everyday pieces of technology work. Eye protection, screwdrivers, and containers for scraps will be provided!

Books Clubs
Bacon Book Club
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Location: Bacon Room
Read along with us or better yet - meet with us and share your thoughts. 
We will be Reading:
The Women by Kristin Hannah
 
The Women
by Kristin Hannah

When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances Frankie McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.--
 
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Show, Tell & Sip Book Club
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Multi Purpose Program Room
This book club is those of us who want to join the book club, but never read or finish the book we are told to read!
Each month we will have a theme that coincides with our Monthly Reading Challenge.  You bring a book that you have read that fits that theme and share a little bit about it or  just come and listen to what other readers have to say and find that next great read!
And to sip: each month we will have a fun mocktail or tea!
This month is your favorite Graphic Novel!
StoryTimes
Hangout with Miss Hailey
Date
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Multi Purpose Program Room

Stop by Bacon Library from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to meet our new Youth Librarian, Miss Hailey and enjoy play time!

Events
Bacon House Tour
Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Somatic Practice presented by Wild Earth Wisdom
Date: Thursday, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presenter: Denielle Arm
Location: Multi Purpose Program Room
The practice is a one hour.  In each class we will be practicing a variety of self-care practices to help bring our mind and bodies into alignment.  Yoga will be in every class and is for all levels.  I will offer modifications for beginner and injuries as well as advanced students.  The class will be different every week.  Somatic practices may include but not be limited to yoga, breathwork, meditation, self-massage, reiki, drumming, sound bowls, chakra work, grounding and dance. 
History After Hours: Complex History Ford and the River Rouge! with Andrew Kercher
Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Presenter: Andrew Kercher
Location: Multi Purpose Program Room
Complex History Ford and the River Rouge!
The Rouge was synonymous with Industry. The crown jewel in Henry Ford and Ford Motor’s concept of vertical integration, raw materials could flow into one end of the complex, while finished cars would drive out the other in a seemingly magical accomplishment of industrial might. This came at a cost, however, both on the tens of thousands of works, as well  as the very land where the factory sat. 
Yarniaks
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presenter: Kristin
Location: Parlor
Come Stitch and “Yak” With Us!
Join us the Fourth Thursday of every month from 4-6 PM, in the Front Parlor of the House
Spring Into Action! [Seed Library]
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Multi Purpose Program Room
When is the best time to "Clean up" the garden and get ready for spring? How much or how little should we do in the garden? You will learn the latest research to help minimize negative impacts on native bees, butterflies, and favorite bugs like fireflies, and maximize habitat for our invertebrate friends. 
Registrations open at 6:00 PM Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Ongoing Meetings
Poets and Playwrights
Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Library Board Meeting
Date: Monday, April 13
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Downriver Numismatic Club
Date: Thursday, April 9
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Women Writing!
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Friends of the Library
Date: Monday, April 27
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Board Game Night
Date: Monday, April 13
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
See what's coming in May!
Bacon Memorial District Library
45 Vinewood, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192
734-246-8357

https://www.baconlibrary.org/