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Check Out All Of These Awesome Ann Arbor Story Times

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.

Baby Playgroup at AADL (Ann Arbor District Library)
Enjoying a Story at Baby Playgroup

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.

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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/TimeEvent
💙🆓🎟
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
Date/TimeEvent

All Storytimes

💙 = Arbor Annie’s Picks

🆓 = Free Event

🎟 = Advance Registration/Ticket Sales

Date/TimeEvent
🆓
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/TimeEvent
🆓
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

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