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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.

Teen Takeover

Teen Takeover Night @ Woods

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Basement at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Games, STEAM, Technology, Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

🎉 Teen Takeover: After Hours at the Woods 🎉

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

🎉 Teen Takeover: After Hours at the Woods 🎉

Fuchsia picture depicted on iPad.

Create with Procreate Mondays

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Plan to for an hour of fun as we learn to create with Procreate. 

*Participants must have an iPad with Procreate accessible. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Adult Program, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Plan to for an hour of fun as we learn to create with Procreate. 

*Participants must have an iPad with Procreate accessible. 

Line art of person

Portrait drawing for Adults and Teens with Jamar Lockhart

Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Teen Program
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us in fun and art as we learn the artistry of portrait drawing led by, Jamar Lockhart. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in fun and art as we learn the artistry of portrait drawing led by, Jamar Lockhart. 

Teen Tabletop Game Club @ Woods

Saturday, August 16, 2025 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 @ the Library 🎲

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 @ the Library 🎲

Summer reading book stack

Summer Book Binge - Teen Book Club

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Book Club, Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

Ready to escape into some epic reads this summer? Join our Summer Book Binge at the Grosse Pointe Public Library – Woods Branch!

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

Ready to escape into some epic reads this summer? Join our Summer Book Binge at the Grosse Pointe Public Library – Woods Branch!

Laser tag

Teen Laser Tag Takeover @ Woods

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Games, Teen Program
Age Group:
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

🔫 After Hours Laser Tag Takeover 🔫

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

🔫 After Hours Laser Tag Takeover 🔫

Line art of person

Portrait drawing for Adults and Teens with Jamar Lockhart

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Teen Program
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us in fun and art as we learn the artistry of portrait drawing led by, Jamar Lockhart. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in fun and art as we learn the artistry of portrait drawing led by, Jamar Lockhart. 

Author Robert Putnam speaks into a megaphone with images of community groups coming out of the megaphone like soundwaves

Join or Die Documentary Film Screening

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program, Movies/Film
Age Group:
Teens, High School, Adults

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Movies/Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it.

1932 Miss America X - World's Fastest Motor Boat -Lake St. Clair

Grosse Pointe and the Packard Motor Car Legacy

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Teens, High School, Adults

In the 1920's and 30's,  Grosse Pointe investors whose names we still recognize, such as the Alger's, Newberry's, Joy's, and Gar Wood had an association with the Packard Motor Car Company.  

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the 1920's and 30's,  Grosse Pointe investors whose names we still recognize, such as the Alger's, Newberry's, Joy's, and Gar Wood had an association with the Packard Motor Car Company.