PCL partners with VERSITI for a blood drive. Register at https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/zip

Are you ready to make your voice heard? Join the Michigan Center for Civic Education (MCCE) and the Traverse Area District Library for an interactive, hands-on event designed to prepare all new voters, including high school students, for active civic participation.

Skeletons, stories, crafts and more! Not too scary family fun! Dress up if you'd like!

Authors Jillian Laine ("Henry Tudor Must Die"), Eloise Corvo ("Stone's Throw Mystery Series"), and L.E. Todd ("The Spoiler") join us for a night of mystery, murder and magic. Partake of the snacks if you dare!

If the original constitution of the United States of America is such a perfect document, then why do we have the Bill of Rights? Why were they so important to add? And what exactly are our rights contained in those Amendments?

Author and former teacher Eric Hall will be here to talk about his new book, Controlled Chaos: Lessons They Didn't Teach You in Teacher School, and sharing some of the lessons, life-changing moments and hilarious stories This program will also be live-streamed on the library's YouTube channel: TADLnotjustbooks.

OMP resident and author Attia Qureshi talks about her book and negotiation skills to get what you want. Attia is the founder of AQ Consulting and an adjunct professor at Ford School of Public Policy.

You know it you love it - our partners Green Door Folk School and our rockstar fixers will be back!

When her sister falls ill with a mysterious disease, Lucy and her fianc© Jonathan enlist the help of a famed female vampire hunter to find the dangerous and sexy Count Dracula. This lightning-fast, laugh-out-loud, gender-bending romp is what would happen if the legendary vampire tale was put into a blender with Mel Brooks and Monty Python!

Join Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department for a fun-filled Halloween afternoon at Station 12! Bring the whole family for trick-or-treating, games, prizes, community resources, and plenty of Halloween funall while learning some important safety tips along the way. PLUS! Enter for your chance to win a FREE one-night stay at Great Wolf Lodge, including waterpark passes!

All area veterans are warmly invited to enjoy a complimentary dinner in recognition of their service to our country. Family members, friends, and other guests are welcome to attend for $15 per person.

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

625 Bay Street, Traverse City, MI

Free for veterans; $15 per guest

(231) 946-6171

Join The Kingsley Folk School for a relaxed, no-prep storytelling community circle, Everyone Has a Story. Come and share real moments from your life, told to connect, laugh, reflect. Held the 2nd Thursday of every month from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Kingsley Branch Library. Event is free and open to all. Call the Library at 231-263-5484 with questions.

An honest and provocative look at faith, commitment and unconditional love. This play focuses on the five-year relationship between Adam and Luke, then goes beyond a typical love story. Luke is devoutly religious and Adam, an atheist. Their timely and compelling story forces us to examine what it means to "believe" and what it might cost us not to.