KIDS
ICL 126 E. Main St - FICL 302 W. Main St - El Mariachi 412 W. Main St - Ionia Theatre 205 W. Main St.
1 County Wide Scavenger Hunt begins
IBOB Preliminary Battle @FICL 6pm
2 Libby Reads no hold book available now thru 4/9
3-4 ICL closed for Good Friday & Easter holidays
5 Spring Break events all week for kids and teens grades K-12!
6 Kids Take & Make 10am-5pm while supplies last @ICL
7 Play a Board Game 10am-5pm @ICL
Read with Dogs 11am-12pm @ICL
Knitting @ICL 6pm
8 Beekeeping & Pollination Program 10am @FICL
Puzzle Contest 1-3pm
9 Lego Day 10am-5pm @ICL
TAB Meeting @ICL 3pm​​
10 Check out a movie get popcorn day 10am-5pm while supplies last @ICL
13 Spring Storytime @ICL 6pm
14 Spring Storytime @ICL 10:30am
Knitting @ICL 6pm
Reader's Circle Book Club @FICL 7pm
15 ICL Board Meeting @ICL 6pm
16 Book 2 Film "To Kill a Mockingbird" @Ionia Theatre 6pm
18 Read with Dogs Dagenay & Simone @ICL 11am-12pm
Irene Miller Holocaust Program ICLF Fundraiser @FICL 2-4pm
20 Financial Literacy Special Storytime @ICL 6pm
21 Spring Storytime @ICL 10:30am
TNT Escape Room @ICL 6pm
Knitting @ICL 6pm
22 ICL's CST @ Ionia Theatre 6:30pm
23 IBOB Final Battle @Portland High School 6pm​
27 I'm Safe Body Safety Special Storytime @ICL 6pm​
28 I'm Safe Body Safety Special Storytime @ICL 10:30am
Knitting @ICL 6pm
He-Man Book Club @El Mariachi 7pm
APRIL 2026 @ IONIA COMMUNITY LIBRARY
COUNTY WIDE TALKING IS TEACHING SCAVENGER HUNT
Start on April 1 Finish by May 30
Recommended for families with children ages 8 and under
Start by visiting your local public library to pick up a scavenger hunt sheet! Then visit as many communities in the county as you'd like to earn prizes at other libraries too!
Visit at least 3 communities to be entered to win a special grand prize!
Participating libraries: Alvah N. Belding Library, Ionia Community Library, Lake Odessa Community Library, Lyons Township Library, Portland District Library, Saranac Clarksville District Library.
A big thank you to this year's sponsor Herbruck's!
SPRING STORYTIME
April 13 - May12
Mondays 6pm, Tuesdays 10:30am
ICL 126 E. Main St.
Join us for: Stories, Activities, Crafts & Fun!
Special Dates: All about money with PFCU-April 20, Body Safety with RAVE and I'm Kids April 27 & 28
FINANCIAL LITERACY SPECIAL STORYTIME
Monday, April 20
6pm
ICL 126 E. Main St.
Join PFCU and ICL for a special storytime focused on money and saving. We will have a special visit from PFCU's Dollar Duck! Free book for each family provided by the Michigan Financial Wellness Network.
BODY SAFETY SPECIAL STORYTIME
Monday, April 27 6pm
Tuesday, April 28 10:30am
ICL 126 E. Main St.
Kids Storytime special guests I'm Safe and RAVE. Learn about body safety. Any age welcome! Books are for preschool to elementary age audience.
SATURDAY READ WITH DAGENAY AND SIMONE
Saturdays, April 18 and May 16, 2026
11am-12pm
ICL 126 E. Main St.
Sign up to read to ICL's special friends! 15 minute time slots 11am-12pm.
Dagenay is an energetic, lovable Flat Coated Retriever. He will lean right in and listen as you read. He enjoys a good scratch!
Simone is an adorable, lovely Papillon, who adores attention. She is an excellent listener!
Both dogs and their handlers are certified through Intermountain Therapy Animals as part of the R.E.A.D. Program.
SIGN UP NOW!
1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
Register your child anytime before they enter Kindergarten.
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Earn rewards for every 100 books read
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Read 1,000 books to earn a special reward
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Set your child up for reading success!