Community Calendar

The library will be closed December 23-26 and December 30-January 2.

The library will be closed December 23-26 and December 30-January 2.

Sons of American Legion Meetings: Stockbridge. Post 510. 1st Tuesday every month. 7pm

Movers & Readers Storytime (up age 3) 10:30-11am

Family Story Time on Wednesdays from 10:30- 11am

Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Jan. 5 – Feb. 2, 2023, 11:30am-1:00pm, Online

A FREE online course for parents of toddlers to teens to learn strategies for helping children, parents and families be successful.

 Jan. 5 – Feb. 23, 2023, 7-9pm (Thursdays), Online

A science-based mindfulness training. Discover how mindfulness can make dramatically positive shifts in your physical and mental health.

Jan. 5, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2023 (Thursdays), 9-9:30am, Zoom

A program for everyone who is looking for more sleep or better quality of sleep.

Is it arty science or sciency art? Every two weeks a new project comes out to stretch brain cells and tickle imaginations. Available while supplies last.

Fridays, January 6 & 20 • New project

Meet with fellow fiber crafters, show off your projects and learn from each other.

Fridays, Jan. 6 & 20 • 1–2 p.m.

Second Monday each month: Stockbridge Community Outreach’s Fresh Food Distribution for anyone who needs food—no registration required, just show up—at Jeruel Baptist Church’s parking lot, 4-5pm. Curbside pick-up. For info: 517-851-7285.

American Legion Monthly Meetings: Stockbridge. Post 510. 2nd Monday every month. 7pm

Jan. 9 – Jan. 13, 2023,  8-9am, Online

Introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness, with a goal of reducing stress. Meets daily, Monday through Friday for one week.

Jan. 9 – Jan. 13, 2023,  8-9am, Online

Introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness, with a goal of reducing stress. Meets daily, Monday through Friday for one week.

January 10: Harlem Wizards visit Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School for a Wizards vs. Stockbridge District teachers, principals, community leaders. Stay tuned for details.

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Jan. 10 – Jan. 31, 2023, 8-9am, Online

A four-part educational series designed to help adults increase their knowledge about anger issues and put anger management and healthy relationship skills into practice.

Family Story Time on Wednesdays from 10:30- 11am

Jan. 9 – Jan. 13, 2023,  8-9am, Online

Introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness, with a goal of reducing stress. Meets daily, Monday through Friday for one week.

Join us Wednesdays for engaging stories, songs, and activities to help build early literacy skills.

Wednesdays, starting Jan. 11, 18 & 25 • 10:30–11:00 a.m.

Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Jan. 5 – Feb. 2, 2023, 11:30am-1:00pm, Online

A FREE online course for parents of toddlers to teens to learn strategies for helping children, parents and families be successful.

 Jan. 5 – Feb. 23, 2023, 7-9pm (Thursdays), Online

A science-based mindfulness training. Discover how mindfulness can make dramatically positive shifts in your physical and mental health.

Jan. 5, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2023 (Thursdays), 9-9:30am, Zoom

A program for everyone who is looking for more sleep or better quality of sleep.

Jan. 9 – Jan. 13, 2023,  8-9am, Online

Introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness, with a goal of reducing stress. Meets daily, Monday through Friday for one week.

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Jan. 9 – Jan. 13, 2023,  8-9am, Online

Introduces participants to the experience and practice of mindfulness, with a goal of reducing stress. Meets daily, Monday through Friday for one week.

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Jan. 10 – Jan. 31, 2023, 8-9am, Online

A four-part educational series designed to help adults increase their knowledge about anger issues and put anger management and healthy relationship skills into practice.

Family Story Time on Wednesdays from 10:30- 11am

Third Wednesdays of the month: 7:00-8:00 p.m. Senior Center Book Discussion hosted by Library. At Senior Center.

Join us Wednesdays for engaging stories, songs, and activities to help build early literacy skills.

Wednesdays, starting Jan. 11, 18 & 25 • 10:30–11:00 a.m.

Join a special storytime celebrating the cold, white fluffy stuff with stories, songs, and a craft.

Wednesday, January 18 • 10:30-11 a.m.

 Jan. 18, 2023, 12–1pm, Zoom

Trying to stretch your money? Learn how to create and manage a spending plan.

Join a lively discussion at the Stockbridge Library.

3^rd Wednesdays • 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18: The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman

3rd Thursday Book Group 11:30-12:30

Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Jan. 5 – Feb. 2, 2023, 11:30am-1:00pm, Online

A FREE online course for parents of toddlers to teens to learn strategies for helping children, parents and families be successful.

 Jan. 5 – Feb. 23, 2023, 7-9pm (Thursdays), Online

A science-based mindfulness training. Discover how mindfulness can make dramatically positive shifts in your physical and mental health.

Jan. 5, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2023 (Thursdays), 9-9:30am, Zoom

A program for everyone who is looking for more sleep or better quality of sleep.

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Enjoy refreshments and join the discussion!

3rd Thursdays • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Jan. 19: Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Is it arty science or sciency art? Every two weeks a new project comes out to stretch brain cells and tickle imaginations. Available while supplies last.

Fridays, January 6 & 20 • New project

Meet with fellow fiber crafters, show off your projects and learn from each other.

Fridays, Jan. 6 & 20 • 1–2 p.m.

HOW DO BIRDS FLY?  2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 22.  Learn the answer to this question while observing the flight adaptations of live raptors brought to you by Michigan Avian Experience.  See the miracle of flight in action as a red-tailed hawk flies over your head.  Find out how feathers, wing shapes and body shapes allow these natural hunters to survive in the wild.  Cost: $2/person or $5/family.  Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea.  Program limited to 50 participants.  Call to reserve a space at 734-475-3170.

The Stockbridge Area Arts Council Meeting at the Stockbridge Activity Center and on Zoom at 5:30 p.m. every fourth Monday of the month.

American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Meetings: Stockbridge. Post 510. 4th Tuesday every month. 7pm

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Jan. 10 – Jan. 31, 2023, 8-9am, Online

A four-part educational series designed to help adults increase their knowledge about anger issues and put anger management and healthy relationship skills into practice.

 January 24, 2023, 10–11:30am, Webinar

Sibling relationships change as the years go by. The need to care for aging parents can bring siblings back together in later life.

Family Story Time on Wednesdays from 10:30- 11am

Join us Wednesdays for engaging stories, songs, and activities to help build early literacy skills.

Wednesdays, starting Jan. 11, 18 & 25 • 10:30–11:00 a.m.

 Jan. 25, 2023, 12–1pm, Zoom

This one-hour webinar will discuss ten credit tips. Learn about credit, credit reports, credit score and how to build good credit.

 Jan. 25, 2023, 6–7pm, Zoom

Prepare for disasters with these steps that might affect your finances. Save time, money and stress if and when a disaster strikes.

Connect with other community members on Thursday mornings.

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Jan. 5 – Feb. 2, 2023, 11:30am-1:00pm, Online

A FREE online course for parents of toddlers to teens to learn strategies for helping children, parents and families be successful.

 Jan. 5 – Feb. 23, 2023, 7-9pm (Thursdays), Online

A science-based mindfulness training. Discover how mindfulness can make dramatically positive shifts in your physical and mental health.

Jan. 5, 2023 – Feb. 9, 2023 (Thursdays), 9-9:30am, Zoom

A program for everyone who is looking for more sleep or better quality of sleep.

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Jan. 26, 2023 1-2pm and 6-7pm, Zoom Webinar

Use your freezer to help you save money by purchasing foods on sale and freezing for later use.

Jan. 26, 2023 1-2pm and 6-7pm, Zoom Webinar

Use your freezer to help you save money by purchasing foods on sale and freezing for later use.

ANIMAL TRACKS:  2:00-3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29.  Are you curious about the tracks you see on winter walks?  Join Naturalist Robert Ayotte for an illustrated discussion of animal tracking in Michigan.  We will focus on print patterns found in snow and learn about track stride and straddle.  We will also review some common mammal signs and scats.  If there is snow, we will add a one-hour hike on Discovery Center trails to look for tracks and other signs.  Be prepared for icy trails. Cost: $2/person or $5/family.  Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Rd. in the Waterloo Recreation Area near Chelsea.  Register for this program at 734-475-3170.

Jan. 10 – Mar. 9, 2023, 7-8am, Online

Helps people with or without arthritis to improve balance, both mentally and physically, which helps significantly reduce the rate of falls experienced by older adults.

Jan. 10 – Jan. 31, 2023, 8-9am, Online

A four-part educational series designed to help adults increase their knowledge about anger issues and put anger management and healthy relationship skills into practice.