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Finding Gobi - Dion Leonard Author Visit

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Author Visit
Age Group:
Adults, Youth, Elementary, Teens, Everyone

Join author Dion Leonard for a captivating event as he presents the main edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Finding Gobi. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Youth, Elementary, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Author Visit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join author Dion Leonard for a captivating event as he presents the main edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Finding Gobi. 

Heritage Collection Building: Boxes in the Attic - Digitize your collection

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Woods DREAM Lab at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Class, Educational, Technology, Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Teens, Adults

Learn how to best organize and access your collection, whether it be family photos or Hot Wheels cars! We will learn and do some hands-on activities together. All types of collectors welcome.   

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods DREAM Lab
Age Group: Tween, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Class, Educational, Technology, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to best organize and access your collection, whether it be family photos or Hot Wheels cars! We will learn and do some hands-on activities together. All types of collectors welcome.   

Pizza & Panic: A Teen Scary Movie Club

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Movies/Film, Teen Program
Age Group:
Middle School, Teens, High School

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
April 30 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Movies/Film, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
April 30 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Teen Leadership Council

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens

💬 Teen Leadership Council @ Woods 

Looking for a fun way to make your voice heard, earn volunteer hours, and help shape teen programs at the library?

Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

💬 Teen Leadership Council @ Woods 

Looking for a fun way to make your voice heard, earn volunteer hours, and help shape teen programs at the library?

Teen Anime & Manga Club

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Movies/Film, Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

🎌Teen Anime & Manga Club @ Woods

Love anime? Obsessed with manga? Join the Teen Anime & Manga Club, the library’s teen anime and manga club!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Educational, Movies/Film, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎌Teen Anime & Manga Club @ Woods

Love anime? Obsessed with manga? Join the Teen Anime & Manga Club, the library’s teen anime and manga club!

College Savings Plans with Michigan Educational Trusts (MET)

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational, Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Adults, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School, Everyone

Now might be the perfect time to start saving for a child’s future education costs!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Educational, Teen Program, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Now might be the perfect time to start saving for a child’s future education costs!

Library Bigs & Littles

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Preschool, Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger children (Littles) to build reading skills, boost confidence, and have fun through books, crafts, games, and library

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Preschool, Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger children (Littles) to build reading skills, boost confidence, and have fun through books, crafts, games, and library

Teen Tabletop Game Club

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Games, Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

🎲 Teen Tabletop Game Club 🎲 @ Woods

Ready to battle dragons, cast spells, or solve epic mysteries with your crew?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Games, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎲 Teen Tabletop Game Club 🎲 @ Woods

Ready to battle dragons, cast spells, or solve epic mysteries with your crew?

a real bee sitting atop a yellow black-eyed Susan flower with a green blurred background

1,000 Hours Outside: World Bee Day!

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Youth, Tween, Teens, Everyone

World Bee Day is celebrated annually on May 20th to raise global awareness about the critical role bees and other pollinators play in sustaining ecosystems, biodiversity, and food security.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Adults, Youth, Tween, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

World Bee Day is celebrated annually on May 20th to raise global awareness about the critical role bees and other pollinators play in sustaining ecosystems, biodiversity, and food security.

Pizza & Panic: A Teen Scary Movie Club

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Movies/Film, Teen Program
Age Group:
Middle School, Teens, High School

Escape Room
May 26 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Movies/Film, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Escape Room
May 26 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone

Do you love to sing and create harmonies?  Are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Music & Theater
Event Details:

Do you love to sing and create harmonies?  Are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Therapy Horse Program @ Woods

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation, Health & Wellness, Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Need a study break? Visit the Woods courtyard and say hello to a horse from Therapy Ranch. 

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Grosse Pointe Library Foundation, Health & Wellness, Teen Program, Youth Program
Event Details:

Need a study break? Visit the Woods courtyard and say hello to a horse from Therapy Ranch. 

Teen Anime & Manga Club

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Love anime? Obsessed with manga? Join the Teen Anime/Manga Club — the library’s teen anime and manga club! We meet monthly to watch shows, swap recommendations, create art, and geek out over all things anime and manga.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Love anime? Obsessed with manga? Join the Teen Anime/Manga Club — the library’s teen anime and manga club! We meet monthly to watch shows, swap recommendations, create art, and geek out over all things anime and manga.

Library Bigs & Littles

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger children (Littles) to build reading skills, boost confidence, and have fun through books, crafts, games, and library

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger children (Littles) to build reading skills, boost confidence, and have fun through books, crafts, games, and library

Teen Tabletop Game Club

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Ready to battle dragons, cast spells, or solve epic mysteries with your crew? Join us for an afternoon of Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and more at the Woods Branch!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ready to battle dragons, cast spells, or solve epic mysteries with your crew? Join us for an afternoon of Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and more at the Woods Branch!

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone

Do you love to sing and create harmonies?  Are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Music & Theater
Event Details:

Do you love to sing and create harmonies?  Are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

The Maasverse Book Society

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School

Starting this summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses, we will read (or re-read) our way through the books together leading up to the release of ACOTAR 6 this fall and ACOTAR 7 in January.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Starting this summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses, we will read (or re-read) our way through the books together leading up to the release of ACOTAR 6 this fall and ACOTAR 7 in January.

Teen Anime & Manga Club

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Love anime? Obsessed with manga? Join the Teen Anime/Manga Club — the library’s teen anime and manga club! We meet monthly to watch shows, swap recommendations, create art, and geek out over all things anime and manga.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Love anime? Obsessed with manga? Join the Teen Anime/Manga Club — the library’s teen anime and manga club! We meet monthly to watch shows, swap recommendations, create art, and geek out over all things anime and manga.

Library Bigs & Littles

Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger children (Littles) to build reading skills, boost confidence, and have fun through books, crafts, games, and library

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger children (Littles) to build reading skills, boost confidence, and have fun through books, crafts, games, and library

OpenSpot Theatre Workshop

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Music & Theater, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens

Theatre is for everybody! 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens
Program Type: Music & Theater, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Theatre is for everybody! 

Teen Tabletop Game Club

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Ready to battle dragons, cast spells, or solve epic mysteries with your crew? Join us for an afternoon of Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and more at the Woods Branch!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ready to battle dragons, cast spells, or solve epic mysteries with your crew? Join us for an afternoon of Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and more at the Woods Branch!

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone

Do you love to sing and create harmonies?  Are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Music & Theater
Event Details:

Do you love to sing and create harmonies?  Are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

The Maasverse Book Society

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School

Starting this summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses, we will read (or re-read) our way through the books together leading up to the release of ACOTAR 6 this fall and ACOTAR 7 in January.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Starting this summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses, we will read (or re-read) our way through the books together leading up to the release of ACOTAR 6 this fall and ACOTAR 7 in January.

Three guitarists seated on a stage

Detroit Guitar Trio

Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone

Enjoy a musical matinee with the Detroit Guitar Trio, founded in 2023 by Scott Walter, Anthony DiMambro, and Ben Chapman.  These three uniquely accomplished musicians bring a new energy and a blue-collar heart to classical guitar music. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Music & Theater
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy a musical matinee with the Detroit Guitar Trio, founded in 2023 by Scott Walter, Anthony DiMambro, and Ben Chapman.  These three uniquely accomplished musicians bring a new energy and a blue-collar heart to classical guitar music.