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Wicked Singalong

3:00pm–4:00pm
Youth
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Music & Theater, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our very special guests for a Wicked singalong and photo op. Please register, beginning July 1st. 

Author Visit with Gary Abud: What Color Will it Be?

10:30am–12:00pm
Youth, Elementary
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Author Visit, STEAM, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

What happens when you mix different color lights? How does color work?  Parents and Grandparents, bring the kids and grand kids for a reading of Science with Scarlett: What Color Will it Be? by Gary Abud.

Tiny Art Workshop @ Central

2:00pm–3:00pm
Everyone, Youth, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need supplies and a space to work on your mini masterpiece for our upcoming Tiny Art Show?  Join us for this Artist in Residence event at Central to work on your tiny art.

Craft-To-Go @ All Branches

All Day
Youth
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Need a fun activity on the fly? Stop at your branch to pick up a Craft-To-Go kit and bring the creativity home. Kits include materials to create something special, common household items may be needed for some projects. 

GPPL @ Lake Front Park

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

🌞 Hey Grosse Pointe Woods families! Your library is headed to the lake for some sunny day fun at Lake Front Park! We’ll be bringing crafts and lawn games to enjoy, plus books to check out from the Book Bike.

Summer STEM: Fizzy Science - Session 1

2:00pm–3:00pm
Youth, Elementary
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: STEAM, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids ages 6 to 10 will perform hands-on experiments that snap, crackle and pop!


Please register for one session only.
 

Summer STEM: Fizzy Science - Session 2

3:30pm–4:30pm
Youth, Elementary
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: STEAM, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids ages 6 to 10 will perform hands-on experiments that snap, crackle and pop!


Please register for one session only.
 

STEM Art

10:00am–11:00am
Youth, Elementary
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Youth, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s exercise our brains with some fun STEM art projects.  Meet us outside at the library to investigate colorful concepts and create works of art.  

Registration is required.

Birding 101

6:30pm–7:15pm
Everyone, Youth, Adults
Open
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. 

Reader Dog @ Woods

1:00pm–2:00pm
Youth
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Educational

Drop in and read with one of our friendly, trained reader dogs for some great reading practice and doggie time!

Coding @ Ewald

2:00pm–3:00pm
Youth
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn Python to create your own colorful pixel art.    

Big Bubble Dance Party @ Ewald

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

The summer is almost over, but don’t be BLUE. Get REDy to boogie with bubbles, instead. We will be outside making bubbles big and small to celebrate all the reading we have done. Please register. 

Location subject to change.

Big Bubble Dance Party @ Woods

1:00pm–2:00pm
Youth
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The summer is almost over, but don’t be BLUE. Get REDy to boogie with bubbles, instead. We will be outside at Woods making bubbles big and small to celebrate all the reading we have done. Please register. 

Sensory Friendly Movie @ Woods

11:00am–1:00pm
Youth
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Movies/Film, Youth Program
Event Details:

Lights up. Sound down. Enjoy recent releases in an accepting environment. No registration required.

Family Movie Mondays @ Woods

11:00am–1:00pm
Everyone, Youth
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Everyone, Youth
Program Type: Movies/Film
Event Details:

Join us for a family friendly movie in the storytime room. No registration required.