Galesburg, MI

Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,009 at the 2010 census. Galesburg is located along the north side of the Kalamazoo River. The city is situated on M-96 and is just north of I-94.

Thursday, May 14th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

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Thursday, May 21st 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

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Tuesday, May 26th 2026

6:30pm
Book Discussion - Theo of Golden

Questions linger about Theo, a pleasant but mysterious stranger, after his arrival in the southern city of Golden.

 

Who is he, and why is he here?

 

He arrives early one spring and…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, May 28th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

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Wednesday, June 3rd 2026

6:30pm
Just Off Broadway: Hollywood Memoribilia Showcase

If you like movies and think you know a lot about them, this presentation is for you!

Terry Dennison was a world geography teacher for 31 years, but his real passion…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, June 4th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Saturday, June 6th 2026

11:00am
Stamped Greeting Cards

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for our Stamped Greeting Cards sessions.  Each month will feature seasonal or holiday selections.

Make personalized greeting cards for your friends, family,…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Thursday, June 11th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Tuesday, June 16th 2026

4:00pm
Researching Fort St. Joseph

Fort St. Joseph, first established as a mission in the 1680s by French Jesuits, was one of the earliest European settlements in the western Great Lakes region. By the 18th…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Wednesday, June 17th 2026

7:00pm
Bigfoot Experience - In the Shadow of the Big Red Eye

Join Producer and Lead Investigator of the YouTube series, "In the Shadow of the Big Red Eye," Mike Familant, as he shares his experiences researching and tracking down the truth…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, June 18th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Friday, June 19th 2026

8:30pm
Friday Night Movie - Strange World

Kick off Greater Galesburg Days weekend with our movie in the park. This year's feature is "Strange World," starring the voice talents of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, and…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

200 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053, Behind the Library and City Hall

Tuesday, June 23rd 2026

6:30pm
Book Discussion - The Frozen River

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. When a local physician…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, June 25th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

10:00am
Mr. Jim's Magical Journey

Join Mr. Jim as he takes us along from the flat lands of the United States, where dinosaurs once roamed, to the deserts of the Middle East, where we’ll discover…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, July 2nd 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Wednesday, July 8th 2026

2:00pm
REPCO Wildlife - Live Animal Encounter

See, touch, and get pictures with exciting animals such as lizards, snakes, and turtles as we UNEARTH THE WILD at the library!  Join us for a fun and interactive program…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, July 9th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Wednesday, July 15th 2026

1:00pm
Dinosaur Day with PaleoJoe

Unearth a story with PaleoJoe!

PaleoJoe recently returned from a Dinosaur dig in the famous Morrison formation in Utah. Join us for tales of Dinosaur hunting as he takes you on…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

7:00pm
Fossils of the Michigan Basin

Join paleontologist Joe "PaleoJoe" Kchodl, for a program highlighting fossils he has found in and around Michigan.

Starting with rocks dating from before the time of dinosaurs, including "Petoskey" stones, through…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, July 16th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

11:00am
Young Explorers: Traveling Storytime – Rocks

📅 July 16 | 🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Chipman Preserve
👶 Ages 3–6 (siblings welcome)
⚠️ Registration is required (for those 3 - 6) opens the Thursday July 9th at…

Richland Community Library

8395 E Main St, Galesburg, MI 49053

Wednesday, July 22nd 2026

7:00pm
Songs of the American Rail w/ Ben Traverse

The railroad was a revolution for more than just commerce. It enabled people and ideas to travel across America at speeds previously unseen. The railroad became romanticized, developed its own…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, July 23rd 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

1:00pm
Bubbleman Ron

Bubbleologist and storyteller Ron Loyd (a.k.a. "Bubbleman Ron") will perform incredible tricks with bubbles - volcano bubbles, tornado bubbles, kaleidoscope bubbles, square bubbles and even a tower of bubbles -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Tuesday, July 28th 2026

6:30pm
Book Discussion - The Peculiar Gift of July

Ebey’s End is a small town on an island off the Pacific coast, reachable only by ferry (assuming the gods are with you and it’s not a Tuesday). It’s a…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Thursday, July 30th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Saturday, August 1st 2026

11:00am
Stamped Greeting Cards

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for our Stamped Greeting Cards sessions.  Each month will feature seasonal or holiday selections.

Make personalized greeting cards for your friends, family,…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Thursday, August 6th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

Thursday, August 13th 2026

10:00am
Stitch & Chat

Bring a needle (with your current project) and meet your friends at the library! Any needlecraft - embroidery, knitting, cross stitch, tatting, crochet; even paper crafts or plastic canvas -…

Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library

188 East Michigan Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49053

Event Series

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