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This event is in the "High School" group.

High School Exam Study

All Day 6/7 - 6/12
High School
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Exam Study for High School

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Monday Art with Mari

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
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. 

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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.

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Im-Prompt-Tu Reads

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
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!  

This event is in the "Adults" group.

In Hot Mug Book Discussion Group

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Science Fiction Book Club

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

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
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Monday Art with Mari

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
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. 

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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.

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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.

This event is in the "Tween" group.
This event is in the "Middle School" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "High School" group.

Summer Book Binge - Teen Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Woods Branch
Room: Woods Story Time Room
Age Group: Tween, Middle School, Teens, High School
Program Type: Book Club, Teen Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Ready to escape into some epic reads this summer? Join our Summer Book Binge at the Grosse Pointe Public Library – Woods Branch!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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: 20

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

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Saturday Drop-In Storytime at Central

10:30am - 11:00am
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Front Program Room
Age Group: Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime

Join Miss Jane for stories, songs and fun! No registration necessary.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Monday Art with Mari

9:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
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. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

4th Monday Book Discussion

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17

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 

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.
This event is in the "Youth" group.

GPPL @ Your 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:

Residents of Grosse Pointe Farms -- your library is coming to play in the sunshine at Pier Park!  Have fun with lawn games and crafts, check out books from the Book Bike, enjoy a Story Walk and say Hi! to your librarians!

This event is in the "Infant/Toddler" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Shelf Indulgence - Chapter 2

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ewald Branch
Room: Ewald Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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!