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Library Bigs & Littles

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Games, Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School

📚 Library Bigs & Littles: A Mentorship Program for Young Readers @ Woods

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger child

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

📚 Library Bigs & Littles: A Mentorship Program for Young Readers @ Woods

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger child

Reader Dog @ Woods

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 11:15am - 12:15pm
Woods Program 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 Program 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!

Bevin Cohen holding a tomato

It's All Tomatoes with Bevin Cohen of Small House Farm

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us as we explore the wondrous world of tomatoes. Take home some chocolate tomato seeds, too! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we explore the wondrous world of tomatoes. Take home some chocolate tomato seeds, too! 

Pavilion in the background with several people standing around bundled up

1,000 Hours Outside: Signs of Spring

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Everyone

1000 Hours Signs of Spring Walk at Patterson Park

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

1000 Hours Signs of Spring Walk at Patterson Park

Reader Dog @ Woods

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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!

Michigan Science Center presents Adventures In Fire

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, STEAM, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth

Why do things ignite? See flashy demonstrations with the use of fire. Learn about fire safety, chemical reactions, and what happens within flames with the movement of heat and energy.

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

Why do things ignite? See flashy demonstrations with the use of fire. Learn about fire safety, chemical reactions, and what happens within flames with the movement of heat and energy.

Michigan Science Center presents Adventures In Fire

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, STEAM, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth

Why do things ignite? See flashy demonstrations with the use of fire. Learn about fire safety, chemical reactions, and what happens within flames with the movement of heat and energy.

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

Why do things ignite? See flashy demonstrations with the use of fire. Learn about fire safety, chemical reactions, and what happens within flames with the movement of heat and energy.

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

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
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: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
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. 

 

Teen Anime & Manga Club

Wednesday, April 1, 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!

bandaged teddy bear next to a child's doctor kit with the words 'Teddy Bear Clinic' above

Teddy Bear Clinic with MSU

Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness, Youth Program
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is bringing the Teddy Bear Clinic to Grosse Pointe Library!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Health & Wellness, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is bringing the Teddy Bear Clinic to Grosse Pointe Library!

Library Bigs & Littles

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

📚 Library Bigs & Littles: A Mentorship Program for Young Readers @ Woods

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger child

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

📚 Library Bigs & Littles: A Mentorship Program for Young Readers @ Woods

Join us for Library Bigs & Littles, a monthly Saturday program where teen volunteers (Bigs) are paired with younger child

Typewriter with the words poetry workshop typed on paper

Poetry Workshop with M. L. Liebler

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Age Group:
Everyone, High School, Adults

Join M. L. Liebler, St. Clair Shores Poet Laureate, for a Poetry Workshop.  Participants can share a poem or part of a story with the group and receive constructive comments.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Everyone, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join M. L. Liebler, St. Clair Shores Poet Laureate, for a Poetry Workshop.  Participants can share a poem or part of a story with the group and receive constructive comments.

Volunteers working in Clinton River

Adopt-A-Stream Presentation by Clinton River Watershed Council

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational
Age Group:
Teens, High School, Adults

Adopt-A-Stream is a volunteer-based initiative that empowers community members to protect local streams and rivers by monitoring water quality.

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

Adopt-A-Stream is a volunteer-based initiative that empowers community members to protect local streams and rivers by monitoring water quality.

Clean up Club table set up with people surrounding the table wearing hi-vis vests. Water and materials on the table, grabber sticks to the side

1,000 Hours Outside: Earth Day Clean Up

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Everyone

April is Earth and Citizen Science Month! To celebrate, we’re getting together to learn from The Clean Up Club and participate in SciStarter’s One Million Acts of Science initiative!

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

April is Earth and Citizen Science Month! To celebrate, we’re getting together to learn from The Clean Up Club and participate in SciStarter’s One Million Acts of Science initiative!

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.   

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
Age Group:
Teens, High School, Adults

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: Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

High School Exam Study

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Teen Program
Age Group:
High School

High School Exam Study

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Educational, Teen Program
Event Details:

High School Exam Study

High School Exam Study

Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Teen Program
Age Group:
High School

High School Exam Study

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Educational, Teen Program
Event Details:

High School Exam Study

High School Exam Study

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Teen Program
Age Group:
High School

High School Exam Study

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Educational, Teen Program
Event Details:

High School Exam Study

High School Exam Study

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Teen Program
Age Group:
High School

High School Exam Study

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Educational, Teen Program
Event Details:

High School Exam Study

High School Exam Study

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 9:00am - 9:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Teen Program
Age Group:
High School

High School Exam Study

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Educational, Teen Program
Event Details:

High School Exam Study