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Miss Mo reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar

Storytime Shuffle With Miss Mo

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth
Storytime Descriptions:

Join Miss Mo for a fun and ever-changing Storytime adventure! Each week features a different twist— but every week is full of stories, laughter, and imaginative fun.

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

Join Miss Mo for a fun and ever-changing Storytime adventure! Each week features a different twist— but every week is full of stories, laughter, and imaginative fun.

Miss Mo reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar

Storytime Shuffle With Miss Mo

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth
Storytime Descriptions:

Join Miss Mo for a fun and ever-changing Storytime adventure! Each week features a different twist— but every week is full of stories, laughter, and imaginative fun.

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

Join Miss Mo for a fun and ever-changing Storytime adventure! Each week features a different twist— but every week is full of stories, laughter, and imaginative fun.

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.

Upcoming
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.

Baby Time @ Woods

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Baby Time
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler
Baby time @ Woods:

Join Miss Rachel and Mr. Bear for lapsit stories, songs, and fingerplays. Baby time is for babies ages 0-23 months. Please make arrangements for older siblings. Registration is req...

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler
Program Type: Baby Time
Registration Required

Join Miss Rachel and Mr. Bear for lapsit stories, songs, and fingerplays. Baby time is for babies ages 0-23 months. Please make arrangements for older siblings. Registration is required.

Storytime @ Woods

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Storytime @ Woods:

Join Miss Rachel and Mr. Bear for stories and songs. Recommended for ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Join Miss Rachel and Mr. Bear for stories and songs. Recommended for ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome. No registration required. 

Photo of person holding ukulele and person holding guitar

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam--Earth Day Jam Session!

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Everyone, Teens, High School, Adults

Do you love to sing and create harmonies, or are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Music & Theater
Event Details:

Do you love to sing and create harmonies, or are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Playtime Pop-ins

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth

Back by popular demand! Are you looking for a space for your kids 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:

Back by popular demand! Are you looking for a space for your kids 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 Board of Trustees

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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.Note: Any person who w...

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

 

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

Brave Belle's Bookclub

Thursday, April 23, 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, April 25, 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.

4th Monday Book Discussion

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
  • December - NO MEETING
  • January 26 - Heft by Liz Moore
  • February 23 - Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu
  • March 23 - Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
  • April 27 - Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
  • May - NO MEETING
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:
  • December - NO MEETING
  • January 26 - Heft by Liz Moore
  • February 23 - Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu
  • March 23 - Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
  • April 27 - Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
  • May - NO MEETING
Logo for Crafterhours event with various knitting and embroidering tools

Crafterhours - Adults

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Story Time Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Do you like to junk journal? Scrapbook? Knit? Whatever your craft is (crochet, weave, embroider, etc)... Come craft and meet fellow creatives in your community!

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

Do you like to junk journal? Scrapbook? Knit? Whatever your craft is (crochet, weave, embroider, etc)... Come craft and meet fellow creatives in your community!

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.   

Miss Mo reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar

Storytime Shuffle With Miss Mo

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth
Storytime Descriptions:

Join Miss Mo for a fun and ever-changing Storytime adventure! Each week features a different twist— but every week is full of stories, laughter, and imaginative fun.

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

Join Miss Mo for a fun and ever-changing Storytime adventure! Each week features a different twist— but every week is full of stories, laughter, and imaginative fun.

You Kill Me: the True Crime Book Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 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.

5th & 6th Grade Book Group

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Back Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Middle School
5th & 6th Grade Book Club:

For kids who love to read and discuss books, play games, and make new friends! Registration is necessary.

Please note: The December Book Group will be held on December 16, 2025.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Middle School
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

For kids who love to read and discuss books, play games, and make new friends! Registration is necessary.

Please note: The December Book Group will be held on December 16, 2025.

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

In Cold Mug Book Discussion Group

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 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.

Full
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.

house

The Work of Chittenden & Kotting

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Travel back to 1903 and discover how a Detroit native and an immigrant from Holland came together to form the renowned architectural firm Chittenden & Kotting.

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

Travel back to 1903 and discover how a Detroit native and an immigrant from Holland came together to form the renowned architectural firm Chittenden & Kotting.

Playtime Pop-ins

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Youth Program
Age Group:
Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth

Back by popular demand! Are you looking for a space for your kids 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:

Back by popular demand! Are you looking for a space for your kids 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.

Pizza & Panic: A Teen Scary Movie Club

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Movies/Film, Teen Program
Age Group:
Middle School, Teens, High School

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
April 30 | 6:00–8:00 PM

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Movies/Film, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
April 30 | 6:00–8:00 PM

elegant logo for book club

Paging Through the Past - A Historical Fiction Book Club

Saturday, May 2, 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:

First Tuesday Book Group

Tuesday, May 5, 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

Teen Leadership Council

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Teen Program
Age Group:
Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens

💬 Teen Leadership Council @ Woods 

Looking for a fun way to make your voice heard, earn volunteer hours, and help shape teen programs at the library?

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

💬 Teen Leadership Council @ Woods 

Looking for a fun way to make your voice heard, earn volunteer hours, and help shape teen programs at the library?

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

Make Comics Club

Wednesday, May 6, 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!