PWPL Events-March 24-29

Superiorland Pet Partners

Mondays March (24 & 31), 2025. 4- 5:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room. Children of all ages are invited to come practice their reading skill with a friendly pet-therapy trained Superiorland Pet Partner dog! Children under the age of 8 must have an adult present with them. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

NEA Big Read Lynn Domina Creative Writing Workshop

Monday, March 24, 2025, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Shiras Room. Adults, Seniors. Lynn Domina (award-winning poet) will lead participants through writing prompts to generate poems about the place and people call home. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

Spring Break: Guided painting

Tuesday March 25, 2025. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room. Led by Elementary Education students from NMU’s Children’s Literature course. Work together as a family to paint a colorful handprint flower vase. Families with youth of all ages welcome. Children under the age of 8 must have an adult present with them. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Spring Break: Drop-in Slime and I-Spy Jars

Wednesday March 26, 2025. 1:30-3 p.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room and MakerSpace. Led by Elementary Education students from NMU’s Children’s Literature course. Drop in to design your own slime then stop by the makerspace to create an I-Spy bottle. Families with youth of all ages welcome. Children under the age of 8 must have an adult present with them. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

Adult Nonfiction Book Group

Wednesday, March 26, 2025. 2-3 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Peter White Conference Room. Adult Nonfiction Book Group at the Peter White Public Library focuses on narrative nonfiction book picks that tell stories of our past, present, and future. This book group is for people who enjoy reading nonfiction that read like fiction. Join us as we explore this month’s book Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. No registration or admission charge. For more information call 906-226-4311 or email refdesk@pwpl.info.

NEA Big Read Christine Saari Book Release: A Stitched Life

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Community Room. Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly. Writer/artist Christine Saari reads from her newly released memoir in poems, A Stitched Life. The book details Saari’s childhood experiences growing up in Austria during the rise of Adolf Hitler to her eventual settlement in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Join us for this powerful testament to the human spirit overcoming authoritarianism, war, loss, and grief to find this place we call home. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

NEA Big Read Cinema: On Golden Pond

Friday, March 28, 2025, noon-3 p.m. Peter White Public Library, Community Room. Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly. PWPL screens this classic film which explores aging, dementia, and intergenerational communication. Following the film, there will be a discussion of the movie and Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? with a representative from the Marquette Alzheimer’s Association, focused on connections and care of the people we call home. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.

Spring Break: Springtime Storytime

Saturday March 29. 2025. 10:30- 11:30 a.m. Peter White Public Library Great Room. Led by Elementary Education students from NMU’s Children’s Literature course. Stories, songs, and animal crafts for kids of all ages! Children under the age of 8 must have an adult present with them. No admission charge. For more information and to check the status of the program, call 906-226-4323 or visit www.pwpl.info.

NEA Big Read Dr. Martin Reinhardt Keynote: Indigenous People in the U.P.

Saturday, March 29, 2025, 1-2 p.m. Marquette Regional History Museum. Adults, Seniors, Family Friendly. Dr. Martin Reinhardt will speak about Native Americans in the Upper Peninsula, including information on culture, history, interaction with white settlers, and Native American Boarding Schools. For more information, contact Marty at 226-4322, machatz@pwpl.info, or visit pwpl.info.