These Ann Arbor Story Times are the perfect activity to do with your toddler or preschooler. There are even baby story times and some story times for elementary students.
Featured Ann Arbor Story Times
Be sure to check out our featured partners for their upcoming storytimes.
Humane Society of Huron Valley
“Love starts here” is the Humane Society of Huron Valley’s motto, and they offer lots of youth activities to foster compassion—not to mention entertain! Both animal-loving and animal-fearing kiddos can benefit from a variety of programs at the modernized shelter.
Tiny Lions lounge and adoption Center
Ann Arbor’s cat café, the Tiny Lions lounge and adoption Center (or “TLC” for short!) is an offshoot of the Humane Society of Huron Valley—a place where kids young and old can visit with kittens and cats in a comfy space. While all the felines there are available for adoption, there are no strings attached!
What is Story Time?
Each Storytime program is a little different. The central component is storytelling, Especially for younger children, many story times will also include music.
When my daughter was a baby, we loved the Ann Arbor District Library Baby Playgroup. This storytime/playgroup is designed for babies and toddlers up to age 2. It started with songs and storytelling. Then, there would be about 40 minutes of play with the library’s toys. Baby playgroup wrapped up with cleaning up the toys and one last song- usually Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
Where Can I Find a Storytime Near Me?
The best place to find a storytime near you is your local library. Are you wondering when are “Library story times near me?” The best place to check is your local library. But, we do try to keep story times from Washtenaw County libraries on our calendar.
The Humane Society of Huron Valley currently offers stories at both the main shelter and the Tiny Lions Cat Cafe.
Bookstores are also great locations for story times. In recent months, Schuler Books and Booksweet have offered story time events on a limited basis.
Introduce your child to the ancient world with Read and Look Storytimes at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
We will continue to check for story times at these and other locations to build the list below.
Register for These Storytimes
Some story times require purchasing a ticket while others require signing up for a free slot to limit attendance. Check out these upcoming story times and be sure to register before they sell out.
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Winter Story Time: Animal Tracks at Veterans Memorial Park Meeting Room, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | February 10 4:30pm-5:15pm | Super Stories Book Club at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 11 5:30pm-6:30pm | Reading Readiness Book Club at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 12 4:30pm-5:15pm | Club Create Book Club at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 14 11:00am-12:00pm | Storytime with Aya Khalil at Schuler Books (Nicola’s Books), Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 17 10:30am-11:30am | Animal Hibernation at Veterans Memorial Park Meeting Room, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | February 19 4:30pm-5:30pm | All Star Readers Book Club at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | February 22 8:00pm | The Ark’s 39th Annual Storytelling Festival Family Show at The Ark, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 24 10:30am-11:30am | Winter Storytime: Nocturnal Animals at Veterans Memorial Park Meeting Room, Ann Arbor Michigan |
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All Storytimes
💙 = Arbor Annie’s Picks
🆓 = Free Event
🎟 = Advance Registration/Ticket Sales
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | February 5 10:30am-11:30am | Discovery Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 10:30am-11:30am | Read Sing Play at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 6 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 6 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Kindergarten at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 6 1:00pm-1:30pm | Preschool Storytime at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | February 8 11:00am-11:30am | Japanese Storytime with Momo Kajiwara at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:30am | Little Ones Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:00am | Preschool Storytimes at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙 | February 10 9:30am | Sing a Song, Read Along at Glacier Way Cooperative Preschool, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:00am-10:30am | Drop-In Toddler Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Discovery Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Winter Story Time: Animal Tracks at Veterans Memorial Park Meeting Room, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 11:00am-12:00pm | Baby Playgroup at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | February 5 10:30am-11:30am | Discovery Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 10:30am-11:30am | Read Sing Play at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 5 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 6 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 6 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Kindergarten at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 6 1:00pm-1:30pm | Preschool Storytime at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | February 8 11:00am-11:30am | Japanese Storytime with Momo Kajiwara at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:30am | Little Ones Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 10:30am-11:00am | Preschool Storytimes at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 9 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙 | February 10 9:30am | Sing a Song, Read Along at Glacier Way Cooperative Preschool, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:00am-10:30am | Drop-In Toddler Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Discovery Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Winter Story Time: Animal Tracks at Veterans Memorial Park Meeting Room, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 11:00am-12:00pm | Baby Playgroup at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Preschool Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 10 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | February 10 4:30pm-5:15pm | Super Stories Book Club at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 11 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 11 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 11 10:30am-11:00am | Preschool Storytimes at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 11 10:30am-11:30am | Read Sing Play at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 11 5:30pm-6:30pm | Reading Readiness Book Club at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 12 10:30am-11:30am | Discovery Time at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 12 10:30am-11:30am | Read Sing Play at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 12 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 12 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 12 11:00am-11:30am | Preschool Storytimes at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 12 4:30pm-5:15pm | Club Create Book Club at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 13 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 13 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Kindergarten at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 13 1:00pm-1:30pm | Preschool Storytime at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | February 14 10:30am-12:00pm | ASL-Friendly Sensory Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | February 14 11:00am-12:00pm | Chinese Storytime at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | February 14 11:00am-12:00pm | Hugs and Kisses Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | February 14 11:00am-12:00pm | Storytime with Aya Khalil at Schuler Books (Nicola’s Books), Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | February 14 2:00pm-4:00pm | Fancy Nancy Party at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | February 14 2:00pm-2:30pm | Ojibway Storytime at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 16 10:30am-11:30am | Baby Playgroup at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 16 10:30am-11:30am | Jumpstart Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 16 10:30am-11:30am | Little Ones Storytime at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 16 10:30am-11:00am | Preschool Storytimes at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | February 16 11:00am-11:30am | Drop-In Story Time at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
