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Authors to the Pointe - ON SALE TODAY

9:00am–9:00pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:

Tickets go on sale Monday, September 8, 2025 at 9:00am

Purchase tickets here, online only

Tuesday Night Book Discussion

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

We read fiction and non-fiction, old and new. This group is currently full. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org to be added to the wait list and when there is an opening, you will be notified.

Im-Prompt-Tu Reads

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to join a book club but also don't want other people picking the books you read? Join Im-Promt-Tu reads!  

In Hot Mug Discussion Group

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This afternoon book club meets at local cafes to discuss novels and some non-fiction.

September 10: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

October 8: Clear by Carys Davies

Join or Die Documentary Film Screening

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, High School, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Movies/Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club — and why the fate of America depends on it.

Shelf Indulgence

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you a fan of Romance or New Adult fiction? Are you dying to discuss fictional heartthrobs and romance tropes? Well, now is your time to shine! 

'Sentenced' - a 2024 documentary on illiteracy

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Movies/Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

A 2024 documentary film highlighting the life-long challenges of being an adult and illiterate in the United States and the current state of literacy among our school-aged children. 

Crafternoons @ the Library

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you enjoy knitting? Crocheting? Needlepoint? Embroidery? If so, please join us every third Thursday of the month at the Ewald Branch for "Crafternoons at the Library!" Meet up with like-minded crafters for two hours of needlecraft fun.

Building a Business Plan with AI

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fundamental lesson in how to create a business plan utilizing AI. 

Book Lecture: Revolutionary Vision Blvd.

6:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dion A. Johnson, in his remarkable memoir, this born storyteller shares his interpersonal memories, the power of true friendships, love, respect, and true honor for family.

Non-Fiction Book Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

True story! The nonfiction book club will meet the third Thursday of the month via zoom.

We will meet in person at the Woods Branch, with a zoom option if anyone prefers that.

4th Monday Book Discussion

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

Sept 22 - Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

Mystery Book Discussion

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

Love mystery fiction, classic and contemporary?  This is the group for you! 

This group is currently FULL. Please email malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org to be added to the wait list. You will be notified if/when there is an opening.

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.

Ride to Read Book Crawl

5:30pm–7:30pm
High School, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Plaza
Age Group: High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Friends of the Grosse Pointe Library for a Bike Book Crawl around the Pointes! Riders (or drivers) will meet at the Central Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library to begin their journey!

Phil Hale Jazz Quartet

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Main Public Area
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music & Theater
Event Details:

Phil Hale's jazz quartet will perform a variety of music.

Greatest Generation Interview: Tuskegee Airman, Alexander Jefferson, (Lt. Col., Ret.)

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Interviewer Larry Martin will present a oral interview of a WW2 veteran that he did several years ago.

Boots on the Ground Book Discussion

7:00pm–8:00pm
Middle School, High School, Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Middle School, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club, Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an intergenerational book discussion of Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge for Middle School and High School students and Adults.

Join or Die Event

5:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, High School, Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

Join or Die -- a film about why you should be a joiner and why the fate of America depends on it. Tonight is a conversation with filmmaker Rebecca Davis and a Community Joiner Fair.

Science Fiction Book Club

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

This bi-monthly group discusses current, contemporary and classical Science Fiction releases. Meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m., every other month at the Woods Branch.

2025 Reading list:

  • February, 2025: Necrotek – Jonathan Maberry
  • April, 2025: Infinity Gate – M.R. Carey
  • June, 2025: Against All Odds (Grimm’s War, book 1) – Jeffrey Haskell
  • August 2025: Here and Now and Then – Mike Chen
  • October 2025: The Mote In God’s Eye – Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
  • December 2025: We Are Legion (Bobiverse, book 1) – Dennis E. Taylor

Due to schedule conflict, this session is moved up one week from the usual 2nd Wednesday of the calendar month.

Grosse Pointe and the Packard Motor Car Legacy

7:00pm–8:45pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

In the 1920's and 30's,  Grosse Pointe investors whose names we still recognize, such as the Alger's, Newberry's, Joy's, and Gar Wood had an association with the Packard Motor Car Company.  

First Tuesday Book Group

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
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

Im-Prompt-Tu Reads

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to join a book club but also don't want other people picking the books you read? Join Im-Promt-Tu reads!  

In Hot Mug Discussion Group

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This afternoon book club meets at local cafes to discuss novels and some non-fiction.

September 10: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

October 8: Clear by Carys Davies