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4th Monday Book Discussion

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

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 

DREAM Lab Senior Open House

4:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods DREAM Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Seniors!  Come take a look at the lab to see what everyone is talking about.   Ever wanted to try 3D printing but were nervous to take the plunge?  Well have no fear we will give you a guided look at the technology and hardware

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
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.

Detroit’s Olympic Uprising - A Documentary Film

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies/Film
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

By 1960 Detroit had lost more bids to host the Olympic games than any city on earth.

Capturing Photography with Monica Morgan (Ewald) Reschedule Art and Artifacts

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Arts & Crafts, Arts, Culture, & Literature, Class, Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for the fundamentals of photography led by world reendowed photographer, Monica Morgan. 

Shelf Indulgence - Chapter 2

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Story Time Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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! 

First Tuesday Book Discussion

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club

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

Hustle for Health Dance Class

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

Dance with us in fun and health.

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.

In Hot Mug Book Discussion Group

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

This new afternoon book club will meet at local cafes to discuss novels and some non-fiction. There will be no book for the first meeting, we will discuss what we are currently reading!

 

March 12: Current Reads discussion

Hugh T. Keyes, the Jerome Keane House

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Please join Paula Draper in this special edition single house lecture as part of the HMA/GPPL lecture series.  Mrs. Draper will take you back in time to explore the history of one of the most beautiful Hugh T.

DREAM Lab ADULTS ONLY

4:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods DREAM Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology
Event Details:

Grown up hours for the DREAM Lab.   Its time for grownups to find things they want to do in the lab.   All services available, just bring supplies as needed.

Hall of Fame DNA: The Legacy of Baseball Legend Turkey Stearnes

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Everyone, Teens, High School, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Everyone, Teens, High School, Adults
Program Type: Author Visit, Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

According to baseball statistics and five Hall of Fame inductions, Turkey Stearnes is one of the all-time greats, yet many people have never heard his name.

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! 

Non-Fiction Book Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4

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

Readers' Choice Book Discussion Group

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10

Stephanie Fazekas - sfazekas@grossepointelibrary.org

Most months patrons will have the option of reading 2 books - its readers' choice! Meets every month on the fourth Saturday, 12pm - 1pm.

  • January 11th -- First Lie Wins by Elston Ashley
  • February 22nd -- Let Us Descend by Jasmyn Ward
  • March 22nd -- The Women by Kristin Hannah
  • April 19th -- Blood Grove by Walter Mosley
  • May 17th -- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
  • June 14th -- One Blood by Denine Millner

4th Monday Book Discussion

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

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 

DREAM Lab Senior Open House

4:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods DREAM Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Seniors!  Come take a look at the lab to see what everyone is talking about.   Ever wanted to try 3D printing but were nervous to take the plunge?  Well have no fear we will give you a guided look at the technology and hardware

Mystery Book Discussion

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.

Shelf Indulgence - Chapter 2

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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! 

First Tuesday Book Discussion

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Back Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

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

Hustle for Health Dance Class

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Dance with us in fun and health.