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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.

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 - 8:30pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Everyone

REGISTRATION IS PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED!

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

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Music & Theater
Registration Required
Event Details:

REGISTRATION IS PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED!

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

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.   

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.

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:

pictures of flowers and wrapped gift.

Grosse Pointe Grows Presents: Chocolate Inspired Seed To-Go Kit

All Day
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Celebrate mothers and mother figures with a box of flower seeds and a chocolate surprise; while supplies last. 

(Note: Only available at our Ewald Branch. Seeds are suitable for 12 inch flower pot.)

Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Celebrate mothers and mother figures with a box of flower seeds and a chocolate surprise; while supplies last. 

(Note: Only available at our Ewald Branch. Seeds are suitable for 12 inch flower pot.)

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, Teen Program, Youth Program
Age Group:
Adults, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School, Everyone

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: Adults, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Youth, Elementary, Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Educational, Teen Program, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

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

In Hot Mug Book Discussion Group

Wednesday, May 13, 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

blue and yellow logo

DigiLit Series

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
DigiLit Series:

Welcome to DigiLit! This program is focused on helping patrons with beginning, basic digital literacy skills. Learn how to navigate basics such as web browsers, email, the lib...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Technology
Registration Required

Welcome to DigiLit! 

This program is focused on helping patrons with beginning, basic digital literacy skills. Learn how to navigate basics such as web browsers, email, the library catalog, apps, and so much more. 

You do not have to register, but it is recommended in case of a cancellation. 

Please bring any passwords you may need, as well as your own device and library card. 

African American men on book cover

Splitting Souls Book Discussion

Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for discussion with Award Winning Author, Kaylynn Hunt on her latest suspense, "Splitting Souls." 

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

Join us for discussion with Award Winning Author, Kaylynn Hunt on her latest suspense, "Splitting Souls." 

Image of vinyl record on book cover of M.L. Liebler's memoir called "Hound Dog"

Poetry Workshop with M.L. Liebler

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Age Group:
Adults, High School

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: Adults, High School
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.

Appy hour logo with hand tapping phone screen

Appy Hour

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Appy Hour:

Join Lexi at the Ewald branch to discuss all the fun and useful apps the library provides for our patrons...all for free. We'll discuss the GPPL App, Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, Mango, ...

That's right...Appy Hour is back!

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

Join Lexi at the Ewald branch to discuss all the fun and useful apps the library provides for our patrons...all for free. We'll discuss the GPPL App, Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, Mango, and Creativebug. 

Registration required. Please bring any relevant devices (your smartphone, kindle/ereader, etc) as well as your library barcode number to be able to access all our apps have to offer.

Come join the fun and take advantage of our free resources!

That's right...Appy Hour is back!

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone

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

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

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

elegant logo for book club

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:

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

Mushroom with dark background.

Celebrate Dad with Mushrooms Led by Beshroomed Farms

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to learn about mushrooms and how to grow them. Bring yourself and dad. Your curiosity. Be prepared to take notes, and we will provide the rest. Yes, you'll walkaway with a kit to grow your mushrooms at home. 

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

Join us to learn about mushrooms and how to grow them. Bring yourself and dad. Your curiosity. Be prepared to take notes, and we will provide the rest. Yes, you'll walkaway with a kit to grow your mushrooms at home. 

The Work of Landscape Architect Jens Jensen

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Leah Reblin presents the work of Jens Jensen, a world-renowned landscape architect who created municipal parks and private estates throughout the U.S, including the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate in Grosse Pointe Shores.

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

Leah Reblin presents the work of Jens Jensen, a world-renowned landscape architect who created municipal parks and private estates throughout the U.S, including the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate in Grosse Pointe Shores.

Image of vinyl record on book cover of M.L. Liebler's memoir called "Hound Dog"

Poetry Workshop with M.L. Liebler

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Woods Story Time Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Age Group:
Adults, High School

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: Adults, High School
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.

Appy hour logo with hand tapping phone screen

Appy Hour

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Appy Hour:

Join Lexi at the Ewald branch to discuss all the fun and useful apps the library provides for our patrons...all for free. We'll discuss the GPPL App, Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, Mango, ...

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

Join Lexi at the Ewald branch to discuss all the fun and useful apps the library provides for our patrons...all for free. We'll discuss the GPPL App, Libby, Hoopla, Kanopy, Mango, and Creativebug. 

Registration required. Please bring any relevant devices (your smartphone, kindle/ereader, etc) as well as your library barcode number to be able to access all our apps have to offer.

Come join the fun and take advantage of our free resources!

Logo for Crafterhours event with various knitting and embroidering tools

Crafterhours - Adults

Monday, June 22, 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!

Blue book cover

Barbara McQuade: "The Fix," a Book, and a Conversation

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Adult Program, Author Visit
Age Group:
Adults

In partnership with Next Chapter Books, Grosse Pointe Public Library, League of Women Voters, and the War Memorial presents: A Vital Conversation with Barbara McQuade and Award-Winning Journalist Stephen Henderson on Barbara's timely new book,&nbs

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Author Visit
Registration Required
Event Details:

In partnership with Next Chapter Books, Grosse Pointe Public Library, League of Women Voters, and the War Memorial presents: A Vital Conversation with Barbara McQuade and Award-Winning Journalist Stephen Henderson on Barbara's timely new book,&nbs

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Music & Theater
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School, Everyone

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

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

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

The Maasverse Book Society

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, High School

Starting this summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses, we will read (or re-read) our way through the books together leading up to the release of ACOTAR 6 this fall and ACOTAR 7 in January.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, High School
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Starting this summer with A Court of Thorns and Roses, we will read (or re-read) our way through the books together leading up to the release of ACOTAR 6 this fall and ACOTAR 7 in January.