Adult Events
Due to current restrictions, all events are online. Please visit our calendar to see upcoming virtual events.
Plymouth Railroads with authors Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens and Ellen Elliott
Tuesday, September 22: 7 – 8:30 pm Explore the Historical Impact of Plymouth Railroads with authors Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens and Ellen Elliott in this virtual presentation. According to a Detroit Free Press article of March 14, 1872, “The advent of the railroad has completely changed the course of life of the inhabitants of this village,…
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Roadside Reflections with Photographer Jackson Faulkner
Monday, October 5: 7 – 8:30 pm This presentation by photographer Jackson Faulkner explores the effects of entropy on our landscape and our collective memory. Jackson presents our past in a personal and narrative style to honor and show beauty for the pioneers and their machines that once made our country great. Jackson Faulkner travels…
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Adult Craft on Zoom – Sugar Skull – 18+
Wednesday, October 7: 1 – 3 pm Register to attend, then pick up your kits from the library and join us live for instruction and assistance. First 22 registrants can pick up kits in the library, but anyone can join us live. **Glue gun required – not provided by the library Join Zoom Meeting Meeting…
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Thursday Trivia Night w/the library on Zoom
Thursday, October 8: 7 – 9 pm Keep your mind fresh and test your general knowledge at our monthly trivia night on Zoom. Compete for the prestige of being Northville’s “smartest” library patron! Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 891 0737 0763 Passcode: 573964
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Understanding And Using The 5 Love Languages for Yourself and Loved Ones
Thursday, October 15: 7 – 9 pm What is your Love Language? How about your loved ones? Join Terrence Shulman on Zoom to discuss 5 different ways you give and receive love to gain new perspectives that can help strengthen and build relationships. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 826 2459 2806 Passcode: 364245
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Women’s Long Battle for the Vote: Surprises on the Road to the Nineteenth Amendment
Tuesday, October 20: 7 – 9 pm Join author Ellen Carol DuBois via Zoom, as she discusses 75 years of the U.S. woman suffrage movement with an emphasis on things you might not already know, including; how so many women were able to vote before the 19th Amendment’s ratification and how close the amendment came…
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2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee – Virtual Edition 18+
Monday, November 2: 7 – 9 pm Are you a spelling geek who likes the taste of victory? This Virtual Bee will give you some of that nostalgic middle-school spelling bee vibe from the comfort of your own home. Detailed rules will be posted on our website. Prizes for the top speller! Ages 18+ Registration…
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Adult Craft on Zoom – DIY Terrarium – 18+
Wednesday, November 4: 1 – 3 pm Register to attend, then pick up your kits from the library and join us live for instruction and assistance. First 22 registrants can pick up kits in the library, but anyone can join us live. **Glue gun required – not provided by the library Join Zoom Meeting Meeting…
Read MoreDogs, Horses and Indian: A History of Blood Quantum with Heather Bruegl
Thursday, November 5: 7 – 8:30 pm What is blood quantum? Why do Native Americans have to keep track of it? What does it mean? And why are Natives Americans the only human group that must keep track of blood quantum? Blood quantum has been something that Native Americans have had to keep track of…
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Virtual Table Reading with Tipping Point Theatre
Tuesday, November 10: 7 – 8:15 pm Tipping Point Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Downtown Northville produces six main-stage productions each season as well as the Sandbox Short Play Festival. Part of the selection process for those shows includes a table-reading of the script by professional artists. Tipping Point is excited to give the…
Read MoreSalute to Freedom with Veteran Al Bialek
Wednesday, November 11: 7 – 8:30 pm Allen Bialek wants to make sure that the families in Michigan know what a veteran is, and how these men and women have served and sacrificed for their Country’s freedom. Bialek, 74, who served in the U.S. Navy from January 1966 to October 1969, will present his Emmy-winning…
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Community Reads Author Event
Thursday, November 12: 7 – 8:30 pm Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio author Derf Backderf chronicles the harrowing events that occurred at Kent State fifty years ago on May 4, 1970, that left four students dead. This moving and troubling graphic novel includes extensive interviews and research, and explores the lives of the four young…
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Please visit our calendar to see the online events we offer.
All are welcome to join our lively, informal book discussions held on the second Monday of each month at 7 pm. Fiction and non-fiction titles are chosen based on professional reviews, awards lists, and recommendations from the group members. No registration needed, just drop in.
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Set in a dangerous near-future world, this haunting novel explores fundamental questions of memory, connection, and what it means to be human in a world turned upside down. Fiction
Community Reads
November 9, 2020Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf
This is a graphic novel presentation of the shocking event from 50 years ago, when the National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War. Non-Fiction
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Meeting ID: 841 4219 4162
Passcode: 216280
Due to current restrictions, in-person events have been suspended.
Please visit our calendar to see the online events we offer.
2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee – Virtual Edition 18+
Monday, November 2: 7 – 9 pm
Are you a spelling geek who likes the taste of victory? This Virtual Bee will give you some of that nostalgic middle-school spelling bee vibe from the comfort of your own home. Detailed rules will be posted on our website. Prizes for the top speller! Ages 18+ Registration Required.
Tuesday, October 6: 7 pm
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous break up.
Due to current restrictions, all events are online. Please visit our calendar to see upcoming virtual events.
Adult Craft on Zoom - Sugar Skull - 18+
Wednesday, October 7: 1 - 3 pm
Register to attend, then pick up your kits from the library and join us live for instruction and assistance.
**Glue gun required - not provided by the library
Adult Craft on Zoom - DIY Terrarium - 18+
Wednesday, November 4: 1 - 3 pm
Register to attend, then pick up your kits from the library and join us live for instruction and assistance.
**Glue gun required - not provided by the library
Our foreign film screenings on Zoom have been postponed until further notice. In the meantime, check out our staff recommendations on our foreign films page that you can access via Kanopy. Connect to Kanopy here. All films are reviewed by a librarian and are intended mainly for an adult audience.
Join us one Monday night each month at 6:30pm to enjoy a well-reviewed film in a foreign language with English subtitles. No registration needed. Just drop in. All films are reviewed by a librarian and are intended mainly for an adult audience.
Due to current restrictions, all events are online. Please visit our calendar to see upcoming virtual events.
ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Group
Questions: Call 248.349.3020 ext. 220 or email: vdixon@northvillelibrary.org
ESL Conversation Group - online meeting
Tuesdays 10:30 - 12 pm
Join us online for these informal sessions to help improve your English conversation skills.
Meeting ID: 873 4814 0872
Password: ndlesl
All sessions Suspended until further notice.
We meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Friends Community Room. Must be 18+ to attend. Just drop in!
Are you a writer looking to network with other writers, share stories and lessons learned? Whether your passion is fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or memoir–come share writing techniques and get supportive feedback.