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Under the Cover of War: The Holocaust and WW II

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

World War II shaped the Holocaust during its most lethal years. We will focus on how the war impacted the pace, intensity, and reach of the Holocaust by following the frontlines of the war in Europe.

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

World War II shaped the Holocaust during its most lethal years. We will focus on how the war impacted the pace, intensity, and reach of the Holocaust by following the frontlines of the war in Europe.

J Bell

Funny Acting Comedy Workshop

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as Comedian J Bell shares his techniques on how to be Funny Acting. 

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 as Comedian J Bell shares his techniques on how to be Funny Acting. 

Logo for Crafterhours event with various knitting and embroidering tools

Crafterhours - Adults

Monday, January 26, 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!

Photo of person holding ukulele and person holding guitar

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, January 28, 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, create harmonies, or are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Add some music-making to your life this winter!

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

Add some music-making to your life this winter!

international style house

International Style and the Whittier House

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Everyone

Dick Ruzzin, designer, author, and lecturer, provides a fascinating introduction to the International Style, an architectural and design movement that started in 1923.

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

Dick Ruzzin, designer, author, and lecturer, provides a fascinating introduction to the International Style, an architectural and design movement that started in 1923.

Aretha Franklin photo by Monica Morgan

The Love and Legacy of Black Photography

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Age Group:
Everyone, Teens, High School, Adults

Explore the history of African Americans’ contributions to the world of photography, with globally acclaimed photographer, Monica Morgan. 

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

Explore the history of African Americans’ contributions to the world of photography, with globally acclaimed photographer, Monica Morgan. 

dark lights

The True and Live History of Techno Music

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature
Age Group:
Adults

Explore the true origins of techno music and keep the music flowing and growing with a live mini performance.

 

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:

Explore the true origins of techno music and keep the music flowing and growing with a live mini performance.

 

elegant logo for book club

Paging Through the Past - A Historical Fiction Book Club

Saturday, February 7, 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, February 11, 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.

January 7: Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine

February 11: Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Open
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.

January 7: Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine

February 11: Recitatif by Toni Morrison

blue and yellow logo

DigiLit Series

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
DigiLit Series:

Welcome to the DigiLit series! A series that focuses on digital literacy...aka, teaching patrons valuable skills in using information technologies such as web browsers, email, the ...

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

Welcome to the DigiLit series! A series that focuses on digital literacy...aka, teaching patrons valuable skills in using information technologies 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. Lexi will have basics to demonstrate, and can help patrons 1:1 throughout the class with library related tech questions. 

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

Zekelman Holocaust Center Logo

Understanding the Holocaust

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program, Educational
Age Group:
High School, Adults

The Holocaust was one of the darkest times in human history, and many wonder how it could have happened. 

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

The Holocaust was one of the darkest times in human history, and many wonder how it could have happened. 

Book Cover Man Opening Bars

Book Discussion with Author Wendell Brown

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Author Visit
Age Group:
Everyone

Join us for a discussion with International Impact Book Award winner, Wendell Brown. Get ahead of the discussion and get a copy of "NFL to Prison Cell from the library. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Author Visit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a discussion with International Impact Book Award winner, Wendell Brown. Get ahead of the discussion and get a copy of "NFL to Prison Cell from the library. 

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Forced Bulb Workshop

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join Grosse Pointe Grows for a 30 minute hands-on strolling Rainbow Mix Ranunculus workshop.

Three, 30 minute workshops. Bring your green thumbs and happy smiles. 

 

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

Join Grosse Pointe Grows for a 30 minute hands-on strolling Rainbow Mix Ranunculus workshop.

Three, 30 minute workshops. Bring your green thumbs and happy smiles. 

 

Garden; South Korea

"Korea: Land of the Morning Calm"

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Educational
Age Group:
Adults

Korea: Land of the Morning Calm

 

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

Korea: Land of the Morning Calm

 

Logo for Crafterhours event with various knitting and embroidering tools

Crafterhours - Adults

Monday, February 23, 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!

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, February 25, 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, 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, create harmonies, or 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, March 7, 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, March 11, 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.

January 7: Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine

February 11: Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Open
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.

January 7: Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine

February 11: Recitatif by Toni Morrison

blue and yellow logo

DigiLit Series

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
DigiLit Series:

Welcome to the DigiLit series! A series that focuses on digital literacy...aka, teaching patrons valuable skills in using information technologies such as web browsers, email, the ...

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

Welcome to the DigiLit series! A series that focuses on digital literacy...aka, teaching patrons valuable skills in using information technologies 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. Lexi will have basics to demonstrate, and can help patrons 1:1 throughout the class with library related tech questions. 

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

Logo for Crafterhours event with various knitting and embroidering tools

Crafterhours - Adults

Monday, March 23, 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!

Fireplace with banjo, ukulele, violin and accordion on chairs

The Keep it Simple Sing Along and Jam

Wednesday, March 25, 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, 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, create harmonies, or are you learning to play guitar, ukulele, or any other folky acoustic instrument?

Marshall Fredericks next to sculpture

American Sculptor Marshall Fredericks

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Front Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

American sculptor Marshall Fredericks is celebrated for many reasons.

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

American sculptor Marshall Fredericks is celebrated for many reasons.

book cover - battle of allegan county; training maneuvers US Army - 1936

Battle of Allegan County: Michigan 1936 Second Army Maneuvers

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Woods Program Room at Woods Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

The 1936 Second Army Maneuvers were part of a series of maneuvers held in the second half of the 1930’s. They were the largest military maneuver since the end of WWI and were the first real combined arms event for the US Army.

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

The 1936 Second Army Maneuvers were part of a series of maneuvers held in the second half of the 1930’s. They were the largest military maneuver since the end of WWI and were the first real combined arms event for the US Army.

Poetry in colorful words

Poetry Jam and Mini Workshop

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ewald Program Room at Ewald Branch
Program Type:
Adult Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a lively poetry jam and mini poetry workshop with award winning poets!  

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

Join us for a lively poetry jam and mini poetry workshop with award winning poets!