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Check Out All Of These Awesome Ann Arbor Story Times

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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!


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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
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09/25/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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09/26/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
09/28/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/02/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/03/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/03/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/05/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/09/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/10/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan


Date/TimeEvent
🆓🎟
10/10/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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10/12/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/16/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/17/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/17/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/19/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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10/20/2023
7:00pm-8:00pm
Family Book Party with Black Men Read
at Booksweet, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor
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10/23/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/24/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/24/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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10/30/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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10/31/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/31/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
11/02/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
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12/05/2023
5:00pm-6:00pm
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI
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12/05/2023
6:30pm-7:30pm
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI
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12/07/2023
5:00pm-6:00pm
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI
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12/07/2023
6:30pm-7:30pm
PJs & Stories with Santa
at Saline Rec Center, Saline MI


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All Storytimes

💙 = Arbor Annie’s Picks

🆓 = Free Event

🎟 = Advance Registration/Ticket Sales

Date/TimeEvent
🆓
09/25/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
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09/25/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/25/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓🎟
09/25/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
💙🆓🎟
09/26/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Storyime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
11:00am-12:00pm
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓🎟
09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
1:00pm-2:00pm
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
💙🆓
09/26/2023
5:00pm-6:00pm
Graphic Novel Book Club (Grades 2-5)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Little Ones Storytime
at Bridge Community Cafe, Ypsilanti Michigan
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09/27/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Discovery Time
at Bridge Community Cafe, Ypsilanti Michigan

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Date/TimeEvent
🆓
09/25/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/25/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/25/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓🎟
09/25/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
💙🆓🎟
09/26/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Storyime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
11:00am-12:00pm
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓🎟
09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/26/2023
1:00pm-2:00pm
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
💙🆓
09/26/2023
5:00pm-6:00pm
Graphic Novel Book Club (Grades 2-5)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Little Ones Storytime
at Bridge Community Cafe, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/27/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Discovery Time
at Bridge Community Cafe, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓🎟
09/28/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
1:00pm-2:00pm
Love of Learning Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
💙🆓
09/28/2023
4:30pm-5:00pm
Arabic Storytime
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
09/28/2023
6:00pm-7:00pm
Bedtime Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
09/29/2023
1:00pm-1:30pm
Preschool Storytime
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙
09/30/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Black Men Read Storytime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
💙🆓
09/30/2023
11:00am-11:45am
Chinese Storytime
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
💙🆓
09/30/2023
2:00pm-3:00pm
Read and Look | Our World: Worldwide Day of Play
at Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
10/02/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Playgroup
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
10/02/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/02/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓🎟
10/02/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓🎟
10/03/2023
10:00am-10:30am
Drop-In Toddler Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Storyime
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
11:00am-12:00pm
Baby Playgroup
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓🎟
10/03/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Drop-In Preschool Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
11:00am-11:30am
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
1:00pm-2:00pm
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/03/2023
5:00pm-6:00pm
Graphic Novel Book Club (Grades 2-5)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/04/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
10/04/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Baby Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/04/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Little Ones Storytime
at Bridge Community Cafe, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/04/2023
10:30am-11:00am
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan
🆓
10/04/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan
🆓
10/05/2023
10:30am-11:30am
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan

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