Shelf Awareness: Around the World

Get to know your shelf! Shelf Awareness is a subscription box service-- each month you sign up, you will receive a mailer box with a hand-picked book along with some themed goodies inside.The August theme is Around the World - we'll be reading award-winning works of fic......More

Get to know your shelf! Shelf Awareness is a subscription box service-- each month you sign up, you will receive a mailer box with a hand-picked book along with some themed goodies inside.The August theme is Around the World - we'll be reading award-winning works of fiction from around the world.You can pick your box up from the hold shelves between August 20-27.

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TPL Global Culture Series: Amate Painting Workshop

Join us for a painting workshop led by Miguel Noguez Cabrera. Create bookmarks using amate, a paper made of tree bark rooted in the indigenous traditions of Mexico, and decorate them with Mesoamerican motifs! Caregivers of children MUST be present.Priority registration ......More

Join us for a painting workshop led by Miguel Noguez Cabrera. Create bookmarks using amate, a paper made of tree bark rooted in the indigenous traditions of Mexico, and decorate them with Mesoamerican motifs! Caregivers of children MUST be present.Priority registration will be given to Troy Public Library card holders. If you do not have a TPL issued library card, you can register without a card to be put on the Pending Waitlist. If there is space available after registration closes, you will be moved onto the completed registration list.

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

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Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

The Screen Gabbers Film Discussion Club

Do you ever watch a movie and need to talk about it? Join the Screen Gabbers, TPL’s film discussion club! We’ll gather bimonthly and chat about a movie--no ticket needed! Meet other film buffs, dissect iconic scenes, and discuss your favorite directors and actors. Parti......More

Do you ever watch a movie and need to talk about it? Join the Screen Gabbers, TPL’s film discussion club! We’ll gather bimonthly and chat about a movie--no ticket needed! Meet other film buffs, dissect iconic scenes, and discuss your favorite directors and actors. Participants can borrow the month’s movie from TPL (or Kanopy or Hoopla) to watch at home before the meeting. See below for this year’s list of movies; click on the links to place a hold in our catalog.February 24: Sleepless in Seattle, dir. Nora EphronApril 28: The Godfather, dir. Francis Ford CoppolaJune 23: To Catch a Thief, dir. Alfred Hitchcock (also on Kanopy)August 25: The Breakfast Club, dir. John HughesOctober 27: Beetlejuice, dir. Tim Burton

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

Grown-Up Game Night

Calling all tabletop board gamers! Looking to play a new game or maybe meet fellow board-gaming friends? Check out TPL’s new monthly board game club. We will have snacks and a selection of board games, but feel free to bring one of your favorite games from home. For adu......More

Calling all tabletop board gamers! Looking to play a new game or maybe meet fellow board-gaming friends? Check out TPL’s new monthly board game club. We will have snacks and a selection of board games, but feel free to bring one of your favorite games from home. For adults only.

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

Tween Book Club

Join the Tween Book Club for a fun discussion about Finally Seen by Kelly Yang! Grab a book soon and read it before our meet-up. We'll discuss the story and do an activity or craft that brings it to life!In-person registration is required for this program. Each child mu......More

Join the Tween Book Club for a fun discussion about Finally Seen by Kelly Yang! Grab a book soon and read it before our meet-up. We'll discuss the story and do an activity or craft that brings it to life!In-person registration is required for this program. Each child must be registered, but only one book per household will be given out.This program is limited to Troy Public Library Card-holders ONLY.

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

TPL Fantasy Football League

Calling all football fans to join TPL’s fantasy football program! We welcome players of all levels—from the fantasy rookie to the veteran armchair manager. Draft and manage your team from the comfort of your own home using the free Fleaflicker fantasy platform. To sweet......More

Calling all football fans to join TPL’s fantasy football program! We welcome players of all levels—from the fantasy rookie to the veteran armchair manager. Draft and manage your team from the comfort of your own home using the free Fleaflicker fantasy platform. To sweeten the pot, the winner of each league will receive a $50 gift card to Stumblebum Beer Co. in Troy. Registration open from June 1-August 17. Instructions on how to participate in draft and compete in league will be sent AFTER August 17. Online draft occurs on Tuesday, August 26 at 7pm.Priority registration will be given to Troy Public Library card holders. If you do not have a TPL-issued library card, you may register without a card to be put on the Pending Waitlist. If there is space available one week before the program you will be moved to the main registration list and notified. Click here to apply for a TPL card.

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Bookmobile Stop- Somerset Apartments

Come visit the Bookmobile!  The Bookmobile is a library on wheels with a collection of over 1,000 books and other materials for all ages!  Visitors of the Bookmobile can browse and check out materials, register for a library card, place holds, renew items, manage librar......More

Come visit the Bookmobile!  The Bookmobile is a library on wheels with a collection of over 1,000 books and other materials for all ages!  Visitors of the Bookmobile can browse and check out materials, register for a library card, place holds, renew items, manage library accounts and learn about the latest in library programs and services. The Bookmobile is wheelchair and walker accessible.

2501 Somerset Blvd , Troy, MI, 48084, US

TPL Author Talk: "Shatterproof" with Dr. Tasha Eurich

Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough? Have you turned the act of pretending you’re “fine” into an art form? Does self-care feel like one more item on your already long to-do list?Learn how to master the daily grind and become shatterproof in a tumult......More

Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough? Have you turned the act of pretending you’re “fine” into an art form? Does self-care feel like one more item on your already long to-do list?Learn how to master the daily grind and become shatterproof in a tumultuous world with organizational psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Tasha Eurich, as she talks about her newest book Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And why resilience alone isn’t enough). REGISTER HERE.

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Talk Time: English Language Conversation Club

English language learners are invited to join us at the library to practice speaking and listening skills while making new friends in a casual, conversational atmosphere.All levels are welcome. The goal is to have fun and make new friends!No registration is required; dr......More

English language learners are invited to join us at the library to practice speaking and listening skills while making new friends in a casual, conversational atmosphere.All levels are welcome. The goal is to have fun and make new friends!No registration is required; drop-in any time.

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

Baby Play

Parents and babies are invited to join us for this drop-in, unstructured open baby play. It is a perfect time to play and give baby an chance to interact with others while caregivers get to know one another. Stay for a just a few minutes or for the hour! This event is i......More

Parents and babies are invited to join us for this drop-in, unstructured open baby play. It is a perfect time to play and give baby an chance to interact with others while caregivers get to know one another. Stay for a just a few minutes or for the hour! This event is intended for children 0-2 and and their families.

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

Library Closed

August 30, 31 & September 1

Toddlertime (2-3.5 yrs)

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun! You only need to register once for the entire 3-week session. There is no registration deadline, so even if you don't register on time to come all 3 weeks, we'd still love to have you. Older and younger siblings ......More

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun! You only need to register once for the entire 3-week session. There is no registration deadline, so even if you don't register on time to come all 3 weeks, we'd still love to have you. Older and younger siblings are welcome.Toddlertime is about 30 minutes and is followed by a 15-minute playtime. Priority registration will be given to Troy Public Library card holders. If you do not have a TPL issued library card, you can register without a card to be put on the Pending Waitlist. If there is space available one week before the first Toddlertime of the month, you will be moved to the main registration list and notified.​

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US

Toddlertime (2-3.5 yrs)

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun! You only need to register once for the entire 3-week session. There is no registration deadline, so even if you don't register on time to come all 3 weeks, we'd still love to have you. Older and younger siblings ......More

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun! You only need to register once for the entire 3-week session. There is no registration deadline, so even if you don't register on time to come all 3 weeks, we'd still love to have you. Older and younger siblings are welcome.Toddlertime is about 30 minutes and is followed by a 15-minute playtime. Priority registration will be given to Troy Public Library card holders. If you do not have a TPL issued library card, you can register without a card to be put on the Pending Waitlist. If there is space available one week before the first Toddlertime of the month, you will be moved to the main registration list and notified.​

Troy Public Library, 510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48084, US