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Read, Rhyme & Play

9:30am–10:30am
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Read, Rhyme & Play, Storytime

Join us for this interactive story time for children under 5 and their adults! There will be reading, marching, rhyming, singing and more to help your little one learn, grow and have fun!  Toys will be provided after, if you'd like to stay and play.  No registration is necessary.

Postponed - GPPL @ Pier Park

10:00am–1:00pm
Everyone, Youth
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Youth Program
Event Details:

POSTPONED - Stay tuned for a rescheduled date.

Read, Rhyme & Play

11:00am–12:00pm
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Read, Rhyme & Play, Storytime

Join us for this interactive story time for children under 5 and their adults! There will be reading, marching, rhyming, singing and more to help your little one learn, grow and have fun!  Toys will be provided after, if you'd like to stay and play.  No registration is necessary.

Little Learners Code in Color with Brenda Ban

1:00pm–2:00pm
Youth, Elementary
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Class, STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use coding skills to draw a colorful garden.  You can bring your own ipad if your learner is more comfortable with a touchscreen.     Ages 5-7

You Kill Me: the True Crime Book Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
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.

In Cold Mug Book Discussion Group

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Closed
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.

Messy Art @ Ewald

10:00am–11:00am
Youth, Elementary
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore Our World and make it messy! Join us outside on the patio to create beautiful, messy art. 

Birding 101

6:30pm–7:15pm
Everyone, Youth, Adults
Cancelled
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Educational, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Rosann Kovalcik from Wild Birds Unlimited for a fun and interactive birding discussion for all ages. Please register. 

Youth Coding in Color with Brenda Ban

1:00pm–2:00pm
Youth, Elementary, Tween
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary, Tween
Program Type: Class, STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Youth coders learn to use coding to become colorful artists.   Ages 7-12

Teen Anime & Manga Night

6:00pm–8:00pm
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

🎌 Anime & Manga Night @ the Library

Library Board of Trustees Budget Hearing

6:30pm–7:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Library Board
Event Details:

Adoption of the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Library Board of Trustees

7:00pm–8:30pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Library Board
Event Details:

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.

June 26, 2025 -- Central Library
 

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

The June 26, 2025 Board Packet can be found here.

Mud Day @ Ewald

10:30am–11:30am
Everyone
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's celebrate International Mud Day by getting our hands dirty and making funny faces, critters and other fun stuff with mud and other natural found items.  Outside at Ewald.  Registration requested. 

Screenplay Writing

10:00am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have a movie in your head and you want to get it out? Register for this screenplay workshop and learn the industry standards. 

GPPL Friends $5 Bag Sale

10:00am–1:00pm
Everyone
Cancelled
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.

Grosse Pointe Community Game Meet-Up & SWAP

12:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us  for an afternoon of board gaming with your friends, family, and neighbors. Board gaming has always been a great way to have fun while also encouraging critical thinking and problem solving. 

Monday Art with Mari

9:30am–11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on Monday mornings for an introduction to art, led by Mari. Each class will build on the previous class to create something great. 

GPPL @ Your Park - Windmill Pointe

10:00am–1:00pm
Everyone, Youth
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy the BLUEtiful sunshine with GPPL at your local parks. We’ll be making colorful crafts, sharing a story walk, playing games, and checking out books. Stop by to say “Hi!” to your Librarians and visit with the Book Bike.

4th Monday Book Discussion - POSTPONED from June 23

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

We meet on the fourth Monday of the month from September through June.


January 27 -- Liliana's Invincible Summer: a Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza

February 24 -- How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney
March 24 -- Northwoods by Amy Pease          
April 28 -- Chemistry by Weike Wang         
NO MEETING IN MAY
June 23- Horse by Geraldine Brooks 

Book Club is Full

Rufus the Dufus Comedy Juggler and Unicyclist

2:00pm–3:00pm
Everyone, Youth
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Performance, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this interactive program, Rufus will demonstrate the laws of gravity with juggling, face balancing, and other incredible balancing acts.

Please register.

Woods Closing

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Woods Branch
Description:

Woods closed all day due to Public Schools parking lot construction.

Central and Ewald open 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Read, Rhyme & Play

9:30am–10:30am
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Read, Rhyme & Play, Storytime

Join us for this interactive story time for children under 5 and their adults! There will be reading, marching, rhyming, singing and more to help your little one learn, grow and have fun!  Toys will be provided after, if you'd like to stay and play.  No registration is necessary.

GPPL @ Your Park - Osius

10:00am–1:00pm
Everyone, Youth
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy the BLUEtiful sunshine with GPPL at your local parks. We’ll be making colorful crafts, sharing a story walk, playing games, and checking out books. Stop by to say “Hi!” to your Librarians and visit with the Book Bike.

Read, Rhyme & Play

11:00am–11:30am
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Read, Rhyme & Play, Storytime

Join us for this interactive story time for children under 5 and their adults! There will be reading, marching, rhyming, singing and more to help your little one learn, grow and have fun!  Toys will be provided after, if you'd like to stay and play.  No registration is necessary.