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The Art of Michigan Central

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

In 2018, Ford Motor Company purchased a set of historic buildings across 30 acres in Corktown, Detroit - including the 1913 Michigan Central Railway Terminal.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

In 2018, Ford Motor Company purchased a set of historic buildings across 30 acres in Corktown, Detroit - including the 1913 Michigan Central Railway Terminal.

Tuesday Night Book Discussion

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Tuesday Night Book Discussion:

We read fiction and non-fiction, old and new. This group is currently full. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org to be added to the wait list and when there is an opening...

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

We read fiction and non-fiction, old and new. This group is currently full. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org to be added to the wait list and when there is an opening, you will be notified.

Work Nights book jacket and author photo

Erica Peplin - Work Nights

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Author Visit
Age Group:
Adults

Author and former Grosse Pointer Erica Peplin will present her novel, Work Nights, published this summer by Simon & Schus

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Author and former Grosse Pointer Erica Peplin will present her novel, Work Nights, published this summer by Simon & Schus

Yarn, spools of thread, knitting needles and crochet hook

Crafternoons @ the Library

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Do you enjoy knitting? Crocheting? Needlepoint? Embroidery? If so, please join us every third Thursday of the month at the Ewald Branch for "Crafternoons at the Library!" Meet up with like-minded crafters for two hours of needlecraft fun.

Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you enjoy knitting? Crocheting? Needlepoint? Embroidery? If so, please join us every third Thursday of the month at the Ewald Branch for "Crafternoons at the Library!" Meet up with like-minded crafters for two hours of needlecraft fun.

Drop Ship Like a Pro

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Are you an author or entrepreneur with merchandise you need to get into the hands of your customers? Simplify your business processes with drop shipping. Learn how with Lakelia “Black Byrd” DeLoach.

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

Are you an author or entrepreneur with merchandise you need to get into the hands of your customers? Simplify your business processes with drop shipping. Learn how with Lakelia “Black Byrd” DeLoach.

Non-Fiction Book Club

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group:

True story! The nonfiction book club will meet the third Thursday of the month via zoom.

We will meet in person at the Woods Branch, with a zoom option if anyone prefers that.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

True story! The nonfiction book club will meet the third Thursday of the month via zoom.

We will meet in person at the Woods Branch, with a zoom option if anyone prefers that.

book cover

General Motors and the Golden Age of Design

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Retired General Motors executive designer and author of a new book entitled “Designing Dreams”,  Dick Ruzzin will reflect on his four-decade career and offer a behind-the-scenes look at the company’s Golden Automotive Age. The presentati

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Retired General Motors executive designer and author of a new book entitled “Designing Dreams”,  Dick Ruzzin will reflect on his four-decade career and offer a behind-the-scenes look at the company’s Golden Automotive Age. The presentati

Canva logo that has "Shelf Indulgence" title, as well as icons for a glass of wine, sparkles, and a stack of books.

Shelf Indulgence

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Are you a fan of Romance or New Adult fiction? Are you dying to discuss fictional heartthrobs and romance tropes? Well, now is your time to shine! 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you a fan of Romance or New Adult fiction? Are you dying to discuss fictional heartthrobs and romance tropes? Well, now is your time to shine! 

Books & Bubbles

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Grosse Pointe Library Foundation
Age Group:
Adults

Save the date for this year's annual Grosse Pointe Library Foundation fundraiser at the Ford House. For more information visit gplf.org

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Grosse Pointe Library Foundation
Event Details:

Save the date for this year's annual Grosse Pointe Library Foundation fundraiser at the Ford House. For more information visit gplf.org

4th Monday Book Discussion

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Sept 22 - Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sept 22 - Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

You Kill Me: the True Crime Book Club

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
You Kill Me: The True Crime Book Club: True Crime, All the Time:

We read true crime, all the time. Hooked on true crime? Find yourself talking about it with others who just don’t get the appeal? Feel a bit guilty (and sometimes odd) about your f...

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

We read true crime, all the time. Hooked on true crime? Find yourself talking about it with others who just don’t get the appeal? Feel a bit guilty (and sometimes odd) about your fascination? Then this book club is for you! We’ll read and discuss true crime cases, both historical and contemporary, cold and solved, as well as the psychology behind it all. Not for the faint of heart.

This group will meet bimonthly, the fourth Tuesday of the month, at 7pm, in the Woods Branch Story Time Room. 

This group is full. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org and you'll be added to the wait list. When a space opens, you will be notified.

Picture of book shaped foaming beer mug with words "In Cold Mug: Book Club at the Pub"

In Cold Mug Book Discussion Group

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

A discussion group for those with a bold palate for books as well as dining! Meets 4th Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at local restaurants.

Closed
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

A discussion group for those with a bold palate for books as well as dining! Meets 4th Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at local restaurants.

My Path to Traditional Publishing

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an evening with Suja Sukumar, award winning author of the Young Adult thriller When Mimi Went Missing.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an evening with Suja Sukumar, award winning author of the Young Adult thriller When Mimi Went Missing.

digital devices in office

Content Creator 101 (Session 1)

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

So, you want to be a content creator? Join us as we explore the world of being a social media content creator. This is a two-part build on workshop. Bring your laptops or mobile devices for a hands-on experience. 

Session 1

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

So, you want to be a content creator? Join us as we explore the world of being a social media content creator. This is a two-part build on workshop. Bring your laptops or mobile devices for a hands-on experience. 

Session 1

First Tuesday Book Group

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
First Tuesdays:

This Book Group is Full.To be placed on the waiting list, please contact Kathleen Gallagher at 313-640-4775 x 1209 or kgallagher@grossepointelibrary.org

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required

This Book Group is Full.

To be placed on the waiting list, please contact Kathleen Gallagher at 313-640-4775 x 1209 or kgallagher@grossepointelibrary.org

Best selling author, Elizabeth Gilbert

Authors to the Pointe

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Author Visit
Age Group:
Adults

Tickets go on sale Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00am

Purchase tickets here, online only

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:

Tickets go on sale Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00am

Purchase tickets here, online only

camera with colorful holiday lights.

Holiday Photography with Monica Morgan

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
High School, Adults

It's time to capture holiday memories with your smart phones; join us for an exciting hands-on workshop on how to take photos that will last lifetimes. 

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

It's time to capture holiday memories with your smart phones; join us for an exciting hands-on workshop on how to take photos that will last lifetimes. 

3 men

The Business of Acting with Shawntay Dalon

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for build-on workshops designed to enlighten and enhance attendees' knowledge on the business side of acting. 

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

Join us for build-on workshops designed to enlighten and enhance attendees' knowledge on the business side of acting. 

Tuesday Night Book Discussion

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Tuesday Night Book Discussion:

We read fiction and non-fiction, old and new. This group is currently full. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org to be added to the wait list and when there is an opening...

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

We read fiction and non-fiction, old and new. This group is currently full. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org to be added to the wait list and when there is an opening, you will be notified.

logo for Imprompttu reads book club with an open book on top and script writing on bottom

Im-Prompt-Tu Reads

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Want to join a book club but also don't want other people picking the books you read? Join Im-Promt-Tu reads!  

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

Want to join a book club but also don't want other people picking the books you read? Join Im-Promt-Tu reads!  

In Hot Mug: Book Club at the Cafe with blue book-shaped tea mug.

In Hot Mug Discussion Group

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

This afternoon book club meets at local cafes to discuss novels and some non-fiction.

September 10: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

October 8: Clear by Carys Davies

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This afternoon book club meets at local cafes to discuss novels and some non-fiction.

September 10: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

October 8: Clear by Carys Davies

3 men

The Business of Acting with Shawntay Dalon (Workshop 2)

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for the second installment of the Business of Acting, designed to enlighten and enhance attendees' knowledge on the business side of acting. 

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

Join us for the second installment of the Business of Acting, designed to enlighten and enhance attendees' knowledge on the business side of acting. 

Mary Stratton with Pewabic vase

Mr. & Mrs. William B. Stratton - GP's Gilded Age Power Couple

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

The idiom “behind every great man is a great woman,” takes on a whole new meaning in our next historic lecture.  The focus will be on Grosse Pointe’s Gilded Age “Power Couple,” - notable architect William B.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The idiom “behind every great man is a great woman,” takes on a whole new meaning in our next historic lecture.  The focus will be on Grosse Pointe’s Gilded Age “Power Couple,” - notable architect William B.

digital devices in office

Copy of Content Creator 101 (Session 2)

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

So, you want to be a content creator? Join us as we explore the world of being a social media content creator. This is a two-part build on workshop. Bring your laptops or mobile devices for a hands-on experience. 

Session 2

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

So, you want to be a content creator? Join us as we explore the world of being a social media content creator. This is a two-part build on workshop. Bring your laptops or mobile devices for a hands-on experience. 

Session 2