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Playtime Pop-ins

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth

Are you looking for a space for your toddlers to get their wiggles out and play? We’ve got you covered. Drop in any time between 10 am and noon to play in our lower-level program room.

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

Are you looking for a space for your toddlers to get their wiggles out and play? We’ve got you covered. Drop in any time between 10 am and noon to play in our lower-level program room.

Human holding a book in front of her face with a rose on the cover

Brave Belle's Bookclub

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Youth, Tween

A book club for 4th and 5th grade girls and the lady they look up to! (mom, aunt, grandma, babysitter...)

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth, Tween
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

A book club for 4th and 5th grade girls and the lady they look up to! (mom, aunt, grandma, babysitter...)

Friends of the GPPL logo

GPPL Friends $5 Bag Sale

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 9:30am - 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.

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

Teddy Bear Clinic with MSU

Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Educational, Health & Wellness, Youth Program
Age Group:
Preschool, 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: Preschool, 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!

Two little girls working on a craft at a table with their mom

Gettin' Crafty With Miss Mo

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

Drop on by anytime between 4 and 5 to create something summery with Miss Mo!

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

Drop on by anytime between 4 and 5 to create something summery with Miss Mo!

D&D Kids Club

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Elementary

Learn how D&D and other role playing games work, develop your character, go on adventures! For kids in 2nd - 5th grade. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how D&D and other role playing games work, develop your character, go on adventures! For kids in 2nd - 5th grade. 

First Tuesday Book Group

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 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

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. 

colorful canva graphic with comicbook letters and colors to spell "Comic club"

Make Comics Club

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 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!

Full
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!

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.

Playtime Pop-ins

Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth

Are you looking for a space for your toddlers to get their wiggles out and play? We’ve got you covered. Drop in any time between 10 am and noon to play in our lower-level program room.

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

Are you looking for a space for your toddlers to get their wiggles out and play? We’ve got you covered. Drop in any time between 10 am and noon to play in our lower-level program room.

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

Saturday Drop-In Storytime at Central

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Youth Program
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Saturday Drop-In Storytime @ Central:

Join Miss Jane for stories, songs and fun! No registration necessary.

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program

Join Miss Jane for stories, songs and fun! No registration necessary.

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Paging Through the Past - A Historical Fiction Book Club

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Paging Through the Past - A Historical Fiction Book Club:

Do you love reading historical fiction? Love putting yourself in the shoes of fictional people from the past, feeling their experiences through the turning of each page? Delv...

2026 Reading List:

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

Do you love reading historical fiction? Love putting yourself in the shoes of fictional people from the past, feeling their experiences through the turning of each page? 

Delve into past times with Lexi, Charlotte, and a cup of tea on the first Saturday of the month from 11am-12pm at the Woods branch. Discover how reading about the past can unlock your imagination and inform your future.

2026 Reading List:

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

Two little girls working on a craft at a table with their mom

Gettin' Crafty With Miss Mo

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Elementary

Drop on by anytime between 4 and 5 to create something summery with Miss Mo!

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

Drop on by anytime between 4 and 5 to create something summery with Miss Mo!

D&D Kids Club

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Elementary

Learn how D&D and other role playing games work, develop your character, go on adventures! For kids in 2nd - 5th grade. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how D&D and other role playing games work, develop your character, go on adventures! For kids in 2nd - 5th grade. 

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

Book and teabag with words In Hot Mug: Book Club at the Cafe

In Hot Mug Book Discussion Group

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Adult Program, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

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

April 8: The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

May 13: Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro

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

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

April 8: The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

May 13: Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro

Science Fiction Book Club

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

This bi-monthly group discusses current, contemporary and classical Science Fiction releases. Meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m., every other month at the Woods Branch.

2026 Reading list:

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

This bi-monthly group discusses current, contemporary and classical Science Fiction releases. Meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m., every other month at the Woods Branch.

2026 Reading list:

Playtime Pop-ins

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth

Are you looking for a space for your toddlers to get their wiggles out and play? We’ve got you covered. Drop in any time between 10 am and noon to play in our lower-level program room.

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

Are you looking for a space for your toddlers to get their wiggles out and play? We’ve got you covered. Drop in any time between 10 am and noon to play in our lower-level program room.

Large words saying Yoga Storytime with a colorful open book at the bottom and two cartoon children in yoga poses

Yoga Storytime

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytime, Youth Program
Age Group:
Preschool, Youth, Elementary

Join Miss Mo on a Saturday morning once a month for a fun Yoga Storytime!

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

Join Miss Mo on a Saturday morning once a month for a fun Yoga Storytime!