Family Reading & Science Program

Family Reading and Science: Extraordinary Places

Take a journey to some of the most extreme places on the planet. Discover what it takes to live in exotic locations and learn how important they are to our global ecology.

Museum staff visit area libraries with a series of hands-on activities based upon a theme to engage the whole family in science exploration. The three workshops are held monthly.

Workshop 2: Life Without Light

Discover animal adaptations needed for life in caves and in the dark depths of the ocean.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

• Sunday, February 10, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch
• Monday, February 11, 2019 @ 5-6 PM - Detroit Public Library: Wilder branch
• Saturday, February 16, 2019 @ 3-4 PM - Saline District Library
• Thursday, February 21, 2019 @ 6-7 PM - Lyon District Library
• Saturday, February 23 , 2019 - Detroit Public Library - Main branch

Workshop 3: The Next Frontier

Life has found ways of thriving even in the most unusual of places. From big cities to outer space find out how life adapts to these new environments.

Please contact these libraries for times and event details. Check ummnh.org for additional dates and libraries.

• Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker branch
• Monday, March 11, 2019 @ 5-6 PM - Detroit Public Library - Wilder branch
• Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 3-4 PM - Saline District Library
• Saturday, March 16 , 2019 - Detroit Public Library  - Main branch
• Thursday March 21, 2019 @ 6-7 PM - Lyon District Library
• Wednesday, March 27, 2019 @ 2-3 PM - Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown Branch