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Beginning CAD Modeling

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Woods DREAM Lab at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology
Age Group:
Everyone

Learn the basics of 3D modeling for 3D printing with TinkerCAD.  Adam goes over the basic tutorials of how this free software works.  All you need is a free account.  Sign up for one at h

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods DREAM Lab
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of 3D modeling for 3D printing with TinkerCAD.  Adam goes over the basic tutorials of how this free software works.  All you need is a free account.  Sign up for one at h

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

Family Movie Mondays @ Woods

Monday, June 16, 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. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

GPPL @ Windmill Pointe Park

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

Residents of Grosse Pointe Park- your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Windmill Pointe.  Have fun with lawn games and crafts, check out books from the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say "Hi!" to your librarians!

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

Residents of Grosse Pointe Park- your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Windmill Pointe.  Have fun with lawn games and crafts, check out books from the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say "Hi!" to your librarians!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

GPPL @ Your Park

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

Residents of Grosse Pointe - your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Neff Park.  Enjoy activities, check out books, visit the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say "Hi!" to your librarians!

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

Residents of Grosse Pointe - your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Neff Park.  Enjoy activities, check out books, visit the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say "Hi!" to your librarians!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

GPPL @ Your Park

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Games, Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

Residents of Grosse Pointe Farms -- your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Pier Park!  Have fun with lawn games and crafts, check out books from the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say Hi! to your librarians!

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

Residents of Grosse Pointe Farms -- your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Pier Park!  Have fun with lawn games and crafts, check out books from the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say Hi! to your librarians!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Birding 101 at Woods

Wednesday, June 25, 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. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Library Board of Trustees

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Library Board
Age Group:
Everyone
Library Board of Trustees:

The Library Board of Trustees holds regular meetings on the 4th Thursday of every month (except where indicated) at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. May 15, 2025 -- ...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Library Board

The Library Board of Trustees holds regular meetings on the 4th Thursday of every month (except where indicated) at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.
 
May 15, 2025 -- Central Library
June 26, 2025 -- Central Library
 

Note: Any person who wishes to be in attendance but needs auxiliary aids or services should contact Library Administration at 313-343-2325

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Mud Day @ Ewald

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone

Let's celebrate International Mud Day by getting our hands dirty and making funny faces, critters and other fun stuff with mud and other natural found items.  Outside at Ewald.  Registration requested. 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's celebrate International Mud Day by getting our hands dirty and making funny faces, critters and other fun stuff with mud and other natural found items.  Outside at Ewald.  Registration requested. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

GPPL Friends $5 Bag Sale

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Woods Basement at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Friends $5 Bag Sale:

Support the Friends of the GPPL and shop the $5 bag sale! On the last Saturday of each month the Friends opens up their storage area to shoppers!  Shoppers fill a grocery...

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Basement
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Friends of the Library

Support the Friends of the GPPL and shop the $5 bag sale! 

On the last Saturday of each month the Friends opens up their storage area to shoppers!  Shoppers fill a grocery bag from a large selection of books, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles for only $5.   The sales are held on the lower level of the Woods Branch from 10am - 1pm.  Friends Members can shop starting at 9:30am.  Hope to see you there!

All proceeds go to the library.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Grosse Pointe Community Game Meet-Up & SWAP

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us  for an afternoon of board gaming with your friends, family, and neighbors. Board gaming has always been a great way to have fun while also encouraging critical thinking and problem solving. 

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us  for an afternoon of board gaming with your friends, family, and neighbors. Board gaming has always been a great way to have fun while also encouraging critical thinking and problem solving. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

Rufus the Dufus Comedy Juggler and Unicyclist

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Performance, Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

In this interactive program, Rufus will demonstrate the laws of gravity with juggling, face balancing, and other incredible balancing acts.

Please register.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Performance, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this interactive program, Rufus will demonstrate the laws of gravity with juggling, face balancing, and other incredible balancing acts.

Please register.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

GPPL @ Your Park - Osius

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone, Youth

Enjoy the BLUEtiful sunshine with GPPL at your local parks. We’ll be making colorful crafts, sharing a story walk, playing games, and checking out books. Stop by to say “Hi!” to your Librarians and visit with the Book Bike.

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

Enjoy the BLUEtiful sunshine with GPPL at your local parks. We’ll be making colorful crafts, sharing a story walk, playing games, and checking out books. Stop by to say “Hi!” to your Librarians and visit with the Book Bike.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Make Comics Club

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Everyone

Make Comics Club is an all ages series where you're invited to work alone or collaboratively on zines, comics, and other paper art. We will learn about a new art technique at the beginning of every meeting!

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make Comics Club is an all ages series where you're invited to work alone or collaboratively on zines, comics, and other paper art. We will learn about a new art technique at the beginning of every meeting!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Silent Book Club

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Book Club, Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Join the library and Friends of the GPPL for a Silent Book Club event. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Club, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the library and Friends of the GPPL for a Silent Book Club event. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Tiny Art Supply Pick Up @ Central

All Day
Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone

Are you ready to Color Our World?  Register for our Tiny Art Show and make a mini masterpiece to share with our community.  After completing your art, you'll return your dry canvas to your local branch to be on display.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you ready to Color Our World?  Register for our Tiny Art Show and make a mini masterpiece to share with our community.  After completing your art, you'll return your dry canvas to your local branch to be on display.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Tiny Art Supply Pick Up @ Woods

All Day
Woods Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone

Are you ready to Color Our World?  Register for our Tiny Art Show and make a mini masterpiece to share with our community.  After completing your art, you'll return your dry canvas to your local branch to be on display.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you ready to Color Our World?  Register for our Tiny Art Show and make a mini masterpiece to share with our community.  After completing your art, you'll return your dry canvas to your local branch to be on display.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Tiny Art Supply Pick Up @Ewald

All Day
Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts & Crafts, Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone

Are you ready to Color Our World?  Register for our Tiny Art Show and make a mini masterpiece to share with our community.  After completing your art, you'll return your dry canvas to your local branch to be on display.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Arts & Crafts, Teen Program, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you ready to Color Our World?  Register for our Tiny Art Show and make a mini masterpiece to share with our community.  After completing your art, you'll return your dry canvas to your local branch to be on display.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tiny Art Workshop @Ewald

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
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 Ewald to work on your tiny art.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time 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 Ewald to work on your tiny art.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

Family Movie Mondays @ Woods

Monday, July 14, 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. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Jim Gill in concert @Woods

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Music & Theater, Performance, Youth Program
Age Group:
Everyone, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth, Elementary

Let's get together to sing and play with award-winning musician, author and entertainer Jim Gill.  We'll be clapping, jumping, dancing and even sneezing along to his banjo music!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Music & Theater, Performance, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's get together to sing and play with award-winning musician, author and entertainer Jim Gill.  We'll be clapping, jumping, dancing and even sneezing along to his banjo music!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

GPPL Friends $5 Bag Sale

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Woods Basement at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Everyone
Friends $5 Bag Sale:

Support the Friends of the GPPL and shop the $5 bag sale! On the last Saturday of each month the Friends opens up their storage area to shoppers!  Shoppers fill a grocery...

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Basement
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Friends of the Library

Support the Friends of the GPPL and shop the $5 bag sale! 

On the last Saturday of each month the Friends opens up their storage area to shoppers!  Shoppers fill a grocery bag from a large selection of books, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles for only $5.   The sales are held on the lower level of the Woods Branch from 10am - 1pm.  Friends Members can shop starting at 9:30am.  Hope to see you there!

All proceeds go to the library.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Grosse Pointe Community Game Meet-Up

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us  for an afternoon of board gaming with your friends, family, and neighbors. Board gaming has always been a great way to have fun while also encouraging critical thinking and problem solving. 

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us  for an afternoon of board gaming with your friends, family, and neighbors. Board gaming has always been a great way to have fun while also encouraging critical thinking and problem solving. 

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Family Concert with Beverly, The Music Lady

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Music & Theater
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us for interactive songs and dancing fun that the whole family will enjoy!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music & Theater
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for interactive songs and dancing fun that the whole family will enjoy!

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Journey the World Through Food

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us for a culinary exploration of countries around the world in two days—captaining the expedition is Chef Nedra Banks. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a culinary exploration of countries around the world in two days—captaining the expedition is Chef Nedra Banks.