Adult Events

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

December 1, 2024 – November 30, 2025 (Ongoing) Walk 30 miles a month while listening to an audiobook! Download the Beanstack app to log miles walked while listening to an audiobook each month to be eligible to win a $50 gift card. Grand prizes will be drawn at the end of each month. Need an…

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Rise & Write Northville Poetry Writing Group

Tuesday, November 11 at 6:30 PM Wednesday, January 7 at 7 PM Wednesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM 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…

The Next Chapter: A 55+ Book Discussion Group: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Wednesday, November 19 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 Project Hail Mary by…

Get to Know Windows 11

Wednesday, November 19 at 7 PM Learn how to add, remove, update and organize your files. Access accessibility, settings, update the Windows Operating system and more and more. Laptop with Windows 11 and computer knowledge required. Register for Get to Know Windows 11.

Knit ‘n Stitch Night

Thursday, November 20 from 6:30 – 8:30 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.

Fall Film Series: Perfect Days, Japanese, 124 mins, Rated PG

Monday, November 24 at 6:30 PM Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself. Drop In

All About MeL (Michigan eLibrary)

Monday, December 1 at 3 PM Learn how to borrow books, audiobooks and movies from over 350+ public libraries, 50+ academic libraries, 30+ school libraries, and 8+ special libraries. Plus get the inside scoop on using our new catalog to borrow from MeL and more. Bring a laptop or tablet to follow along. Register for…

Books & Brews Book Discussion: The Book of George by Kate Greathead

Tuesday, December 2 at 7 – 8:15 PM Browndog Barlor1, 20 E. Main St, Northville, MI, 48167 Books and Brews Book Discussion: The Book of George by Kate Greathead FICTION A sharp, witty chronicle of George’s life from adolescence to adulthood, exposing the messy, aimless masculinity of a generation—and the women left wondering if change is…

Canva & MakeIT Series: Sublimate a Holiday Ornament

Wednesday, December 3 at 3 PM Adults age 18+ only. Create a design in Canva and learn how tot transfer your design onto your Holiday Ornament with sublimation int he MakeIT space. Laptop and general computer knowledge required.

Between the Lines Book Discussion: How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

Monday, December 8 at 7 PM Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest.…

Canva & MakeIT Series: Sublimate a Holiday Ornament

Wednesday, December 10 at 3 PM Adults age 18+ only. Create a design in Canva and learn how tot transfer your design onto your Holiday Ornament with sublimation int he MakeIT space. Laptop and general computer knowledge required.

Notary Service

Wednesday, December 10 from 6 – 7 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.

Notary Service

Saturday, December 13 from 11 AM – 12 PM Free notary services are available on one Saturday each month from 11 am-Noon. Please bring a photo ID and do not sign your documents before arrival. No appointment required.

Songs of the Season with City Lights Chorus

Monday, December 15 at 7 PM Enjoy the sounds of the holiday season at this concert featuring the internationally renowned premiere male acapella group, City Lights Chorus. In partnership with Northville Parks & Recreation Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Northville District Library Register for Songs of the Season with City Lights Chorus.

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The Next Chapter: A 55+ Book Discussion Group: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

Wednesday, December 17 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 The Lion Women…

Knit ‘n Stitch Night

Thursday, December 18 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.

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…

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Monday, January 5 at 10 AM Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets. A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood. Many cancer patients will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment. Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from…

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Books & Brews Book Discussion: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Tuesday, January 6 at 7 PM Browndog Barlor, 120 E. Main St, Northville, MI, 48167 Books and Brews Book Discussion: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy MEMOIR A raw, witty memoir of child stardom, emotional abuse, and survival—how one young actress untangles her identity from her controlling mother and finally claims freedom. e-book available…

All About MeL (Michigan eLibrary)

Wednesday, January 7 at 7 PM Learn how to borrow books, audiobooks and movies from over 350+ public libraries, 50+ academic libraries, 30+ school libraries, and 8+ special libraries. Plus get the inside scoop on using our new catalog to borrow from MeL and more. Bring your library card and PIN number, a laptop or…

Joe and Rose Kennedy: Their Extraordinary Family

Thursday, January 8 at 7 PM Joe and Rose Kennedy: Their Extraordinary Family Joe and Rose Kennedy raised one of the most significant families in US history. The family included a President, two US Senators, an Ambassador to Japan, and the founder of the Special Olympics. Go back to 1961 and interact with Joe and…

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Between the Lines Book Discussion: There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

Monday, January 12 at 7 PM In the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, that would infuse the existence…

Valentine’s Day Card Making for Adults

Tuesday, January 13 at 7 PM Gather for an evening of Valentine’s Day card making. This program is for adults. Register for Valentine’s Day Card Making for Adults.

Canva & MakeIT Series: Sublimate Wine Tumblers

Wednesday, January 14 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…

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From Page to Palette Book Club

Wednesday, January 14 at 6:30 PM Join the Northville Art House and the Northville District Library at the Northville Art House for an art-inspired book club. Meeting bi-monthly, this book club will focus mostly on fiction inspired by art history’s most famous (and infamous) figures and styles. Participants will see the story come to life…

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The Next Chapter: A 55+ Book Discussion Group: What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman

Wednesday, January 11 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 What an Owl…

Notary Service

Wednesday, January 21 from 6 – 7 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.

Senior Alliance presentation on Medicare/Medicaid

Wednesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM Better understand Medicare plans and options with a specialist from the Senior Alliance, https://thesenioralliance.org/. Register for Senior Alliance presentation on Medicare/Medicaid.

American Scenes: Songs from the New World

Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM Celebrate America’s 250th birthday early with Kelly and Darryl! This violin and piano duo will play works by many American composers such as Gershwin and Copland. Find out more about Kelly and Darryl at https://www.kellydarrylduo.com/ Register for American Scenes: Songs from the New World.

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.

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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…

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…

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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.

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