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Wicked Singalong

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Music & Theater, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth

Join our very special guests for a Wicked singalong and photo op. Please register, beginning July 1st. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Music & Theater, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our very special guests for a Wicked singalong and photo op. Please register, beginning July 1st. 

An illustration of a young girl with goggles and colored flashlights. A title says: Science with Scarlett. What Color Will It Be?

Author Visit with Gary Abud: What Color Will it Be?

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Author Visit, STEAM, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

What happens when you mix different color lights? How does color work?  Parents and Grandparents, bring the kids and grand kids for a reading of Science with Scarlett: What Color Will it Be? by Gary Abud.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Author Visit, STEAM, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

What happens when you mix different color lights? How does color work?  Parents and Grandparents, bring the kids and grand kids for a reading of Science with Scarlett: What Color Will it Be? by Gary Abud.

tiny art on easels

Tiny Art Workshop @ Central

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth, Teens, Adults

Need supplies and a space to work on your mini masterpiece for our upcoming Tiny Art Show?  Join us for this Artist in Residence event at Central to work on your tiny art.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need supplies and a space to work on your mini masterpiece for our upcoming Tiny Art Show?  Join us for this Artist in Residence event at Central to work on your tiny art.

Craft-To-Go @ All Branches

All Day
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth

Need a fun activity on the fly? Stop at your branch to pick up a Craft-To-Go kit and bring the creativity home. Kits include materials to create something special, common household items may be needed for some projects. 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Need a fun activity on the fly? Stop at your branch to pick up a Craft-To-Go kit and bring the creativity home. Kits include materials to create something special, common household items may be needed for some projects. 

GPPL @ Lake Front Park

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

🌞 Hey Grosse Pointe Woods families! Your library is headed to the lake for some sunny day fun at Lake Front Park! We’ll be bringing crafts and lawn games to enjoy, plus books to check out from the Book Bike.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

🌞 Hey Grosse Pointe Woods families! Your library is headed to the lake for some sunny day fun at Lake Front Park! We’ll be bringing crafts and lawn games to enjoy, plus books to check out from the Book Bike.

Summer STEM: Fizzy Science - Session 1

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
STEAM, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

Kids ages 6 to 10 will perform hands-on experiments that snap, crackle and pop!


Please register for one session only.
 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: STEAM, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids ages 6 to 10 will perform hands-on experiments that snap, crackle and pop!


Please register for one session only.
 

Summer STEM: Fizzy Science - Session 2

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
STEAM, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

Kids ages 6 to 10 will perform hands-on experiments that snap, crackle and pop!


Please register for one session only.
 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: STEAM, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids ages 6 to 10 will perform hands-on experiments that snap, crackle and pop!


Please register for one session only.
 

STEM Art

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

Let’s exercise our brains with some fun STEM art projects.  Meet us outside at the library to investigate colorful concepts and create works of art.  

Registration is required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s exercise our brains with some fun STEM art projects.  Meet us outside at the library to investigate colorful concepts and create works of art.  

Registration is required.

Birding 101

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational, Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth, Adults

Join Rosann Kovalcik from Wild Birds Unlimited for a fun and interactive birding discussion for all ages. Please register. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Educational, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Rosann Kovalcik from Wild Birds Unlimited for a fun and interactive birding discussion for all ages. Please register. 

Reader Dog @ Woods

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Educational
Age Group:
Youth
Reader Dog Description:

Drop in and read with one of our friendly, trained reader dogs for some great reading practice and doggie time!

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Educational

Drop in and read with one of our friendly, trained reader dogs for some great reading practice and doggie time!

child at computer

Coding @ Ewald

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Youth

Learn Python to create your own colorful pixel art.    

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn Python to create your own colorful pixel art.    

bubbles

Big Bubble Dance Party @ Ewald

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth

The summer is almost over, but don’t be BLUE. Get REDy to boogie with bubbles, instead. We will be outside making bubbles big and small to celebrate all the reading we have done. Please register. 

Location subject to change.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The summer is almost over, but don’t be BLUE. Get REDy to boogie with bubbles, instead. We will be outside making bubbles big and small to celebrate all the reading we have done. Please register. 

Location subject to change.

Children dance outside in a cloud of bubbles

Big Bubble Dance Party @ Woods

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Woods Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth

The summer is almost over, but don’t be BLUE. Get REDy to boogie with bubbles, instead. We will be outside at Woods making bubbles big and small to celebrate all the reading we have done. Please register. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The summer is almost over, but don’t be BLUE. Get REDy to boogie with bubbles, instead. We will be outside at Woods making bubbles big and small to celebrate all the reading we have done. Please register. 

Sensory Friendly Movie @ Woods

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Movies/Film, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth

Lights up. Sound down. Enjoy recent releases in an accepting environment. No registration required.

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies/Film, Youth Program
Event Details:

Lights up. Sound down. Enjoy recent releases in an accepting environment. No registration required.

Family Movie Mondays @ Woods

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Movies/Film
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

Join us for a family friendly movie in the storytime room. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Movies/Film
Event Details:

Join us for a family friendly movie in the storytime room. No registration required.