Adult Events
Please visit our calendar to see the online and in-person events we offer.
Beginners ESL Conversation Group – In-Person
Fridays from 10:30 AM – 12 PM Come practice your English with other beginners in a slow-speaking informal conversation group. Contact Librarian Samantha Loree for more information at sloree@northvillelibrary.org Drop In.
Walk, Listen & Win
Walk 30 miles a month while listening to an audiobook! Download the Beanstack app to track your monthly 30 miles of walking accompanied by an audiobook. Participants who complete the challenge each month will be entered for a chance to win a $50 gift card. Grand prizes will be drawn at the end of each…
Northville Creates
Presented by Northville Art House, NDL, and Rise & Write NorthvilleEmpty heading Submissions accepted: Monday, January 5 – Friday, February 6 Jurying: February, Production: March, Publish: April High school teens, and adults, are invited to submit original poetry, short stories, or artwork for a special community creative works booklet celebrating local author and artistic talent. Works will be selected based…
Cool Reads Winter Reading
Friday, January 2 – Saturday, February 28 (Track via a paper log or with the free Beanstack app) Chill out with a cool read! Stop by NDL starting Friday, January 2 to pick up a reading log or track online with our Beanstack app. Read the goal number of minutes for adults to win a…
Puzzle Swap – Drop In
Saturday, January 24 from 10 – 11 AM Drop off up to 5 new or gently used puzzles to the Information Desk from Friday, January 16 until Friday, January 23 in exchange for tickets (limit 5). Return on Saturday, January 24 to exchange tickets for puzzles from 10 – 11 AM. From 11 – 11:30…
Notary Service
Saturday, January 24 from 11 Am – 12 PM Free notary services are available on one Saturday each month from 11-12 pm. Please bring a photo ID and do not sign your documents before arrival. No appointment required.
Managing Digital Images with Corey Seeman
Monday, January 26 at 7 PM Seems that everyone is a photographer these days. We use our smartphones, our tablets, and even some people even use cameras. With the ease of taking pictures, we find ourselves with a new concern. How do we manage, save and share these pictures? This program will introduce you to…
Canva & MakeIT Series: Sublimate Wine Tumblers
Wednesday, January 28 at 3 PM Adults age 21+ only. Laptop and general computer knowledge required. Design a Wine Tumbler with Canva and learn how to transfer your design onto your sign using the Sublimation process in the MakeIT space. Wine Tumbler & materials provided. Laptop required. Register for Canva & MakeIT Series: Sublimate Wine Tumblers…
Knit ‘n Stitch Night
Thursday, January 29 at 6:30 PM Meet up with other friends of the fiber arts to share your current project or learn a new skill! All skill levels welcome – no instructor. Drop In.
Books & Brews Book Discussion: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
Tuesday, February 3 at 7 PM Browndog Barlor, 120 E. Main St, Northville, MI, 48167 Books and Brews Book Discussion: Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell FICTION In a world where every white person vanishes, a Black professor and his estranged biracial daughter journey through a reshaped America seeking identity, truth and healing. e-book available…
Rise & Write Northville Poetry Writing Group
Wednesday, February 4 at 7 PM Wednesday, February 18 at 6:30 PM Wednesday, March 4 at 7 PM Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 PM Rise & Write Northville Poetry Group is a group for poets to gather and share their work. Please bring writing tools and 3 copies of an original poem to share. For…
Meet Libby, by OverDrive
Thursday, February 5 at 10 AM Learn the basics of how to download ebooks, audiobooks and magazines with Libby. Navigate the app, borrow a title and read or listen in the Libby app. Library Card and PIN number & Tablet or Smartphone to follow along. Register for Meet Libby, by OverDrive.
Between the Lines Book Discussion: James by Percival Everett
Monday, February 9 at 7 PM A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a…
Canva & MakeIT Series: Laser Engraved Night Light
Wednesday, February 11 from 3 – 5 PM Adults age 18+ only. Use Canva to design a simple line art to be etched onto the night light with the laser engraver in the MakeIT space. Night Light & materials provided. Laptop required. Register for Canva & MakeIT Series: Laser Engraved Night Light.
Notary Service
Wednesday, February 11 at 6 PM Free notary services are available on one Wednesday each month from 6-7 pm. Please bring a photo ID and do not sign your documents before arrival. No appointment required. No Registration Required
Galentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 11 at 7 PM Celebrate Galentine’s Day like Leslie Knope, from the TV Series Parks and Recreation! There won’t be any frittatas but we’ll have other delish treats and activities that Leslie would approve. Let’s revel in our friends; anyone is welcome to join in. No Registration Required
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? with Harpist, Chanah Ambuter
Thursday, February 12 at 7 PM Come feel the love at an evening of romantic tunes played on a gorgeous harp by the talented Chanah Ambuter in the historic Mill Race Village’s New School Church. Co-sponsored by the Northville Historical Society. Register for Can You Feel the Love Tonight? with Harpist, Chanah Ambuter.
Notary Service
Saturday, February 14 from 11 – 12 PM Free notary services are available on one Saturday each month from 11-12 pm. Please bring a photo ID and do not sign your documents before arrival. No appointment required. No Registration Required
Freedom Confirmed: President Abraham Lincoln’s Courage to Create Change
Monday, February 16 at 7 PM This program will inspire and educate attendees about Abraham Lincoln’s Civil War presidency and the history of American freedom and justice in the pivotal year of 1865. Additionally, this lecture will discuss the creation and implications of the 13th amendment. Presented by Detroit Historical Society’s docent Rodney David Deal.…
Bombs Away with Ric Mixter
Tuesday, February 17 at 7 PM Documentary producer Ric Mixter was born at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base (AFB), and as a journalist was invited to fly training missions on B-52 bombers to hit practice targets in Wisconsin, Scotland and the Netherlands. He also was selected among dozens of journalists to fly with the Air…
The Next Chapter: A 55+ Book Discussion Group: Absolution by Alice McDermott
Wednesday, February 18 at 11 AM Join us for our monthly 55+ book discussion group, The Next Chapter, in collaboration with Northville Senior Services. We will meet at the Community Center the third Wednesday of each month at 11 AM. We plan to alternate fiction and non-fiction titles. This month’s selection is Absolution by Alice McDermott.…
How to use the Kroger & Meijer Grocery Apps
Thursday, February 19 at 10 AM Northville Community Center, 303 W Main St, Northville, MI, 48167 Learn how to use the Kroger and Meijer Grocery apps. Learn how to clip coupons, view recipes, create a grocery list, order pickup or deliver, and more. Smartphone or tablet required. Register for How to use the Kroger &…
Silent Book Club
Saturday, February 21 at 3 PM For ages 18+. Looking for quiet time to read and connect with fellow book lovers? Join our Silent Book Club: bring whatever you’re reading and be in a calm space to read together – no assigned books, no pressure. We’ll start with a few minutes of optional conversation to…
Harmony in the Habitat: Birds and Native Plants
Monday, February 23 at 7 PM Join MSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Educator, Lindsay Kerr as she talks about the importance of native plants and how they benefit birds. You will come away from this presentation with a better understanding of what native plants are and how you can choose the right ones to make your…
Canva & MakeIT Series: Laser Engraved Night Light
Wednesday, February 25 from 3 – 5 PM Adults age 18+ only. Use Canva to design a simple line art to be etched onto the night light with the laser engraver in the MakeIT space. Night Light & materials provided. Laptop required. Register for Canva & MakeIT Series: Laser Engraved Night Light.
The Importance of African American Studies during the Time of Anti-Intellectualism
Wednesday, February 25 at 6 PM This talk places our current political climate into the broader context of the long-term trend of devaluing arts and humanities education. Justin Williams is an associate professor of History and director of the African American Studies Program at University of Detroit Mercy. He specializes in the politics of modern…
Knit ‘n Stitch Night
Thursday, February 26 at 6:30 PM Meet up with other friends of the fiber arts to share your current project or learn a new skill! All skill levels welcome – no instructor. Drop In.