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Human Library Open Call for Volunteer Books

All Day 7/31 - 9/9
Virtual

We are currently in the process of recruiting human "books"! In the best sense of the word, The Human Library is a library of people and their experiences with prejudice. However, instead of books, actual humans are on loan for conversations.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Event Details:

We are currently in the process of recruiting human "books"! In the best sense of the word, The Human Library is a library of people and their experiences with prejudice. However, instead of books, actual humans are on loan for conversations.

This event is in the "Youth" group

NO STORYTIME August 4th - September 14th

All Day 9/2 - 9/14
Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth

NO STORYTIME August 4th - September 14th

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

NO STORYTIME August 4th - September 14th

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space

Friday, September 5, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Intermediate Geneaology Class with Northville Genealogical Society

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 3:00pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Historical Commission, Other
Age Group:
Adults

This is an intermediate geneology seminar. Participants should have some knowledge and understanding of geneaology and genealogical resources. 

SCHEDULE

10:30-12:30pm -Geneaology Talk

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Historical Commission, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is an intermediate geneology seminar. Participants should have some knowledge and understanding of geneaology and genealogical resources. 

SCHEDULE

10:30-12:30pm -Geneaology Talk

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Introduction to Serger Basics

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
iCube Makerspace at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, iCube
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

This beginner sewing class will explore a type of sewing machine called a serger. We will learn how to thread and use a serger to create a more finished, professional looking, and durable seam.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: iCube Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, iCube
Registration Required
Event Details:

This beginner sewing class will explore a type of sewing machine called a serger. We will learn how to thread and use a serger to create a more finished, professional looking, and durable seam.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.

This event is in the "Adults" group

For the Love of Poetry @ Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults

Do you love poetry? Do you also write poetry? If your answer is “yes", then please join fellow poetry lovers for reading, analyzing, writing poems, and having fun.

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love poetry? Do you also write poetry? If your answer is “yes", then please join fellow poetry lovers for reading, analyzing, writing poems, and having fun.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Novi Mental Health Alliance Meeting

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
2nd Floor Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults

The mission of this group is to raise mental health awareness, well-being, and self-efficacy in the Novi Community School District’s (NCSD) K-12 system for students, with the support of parents, staff, and community members.  

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Event Details:

The mission of this group is to raise mental health awareness, well-being, and self-efficacy in the Novi Community School District’s (NCSD) K-12 system for students, with the support of parents, staff, and community members.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

Afternoon Read Book Club

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an Afternoon Read! Read the selected title and come prepared to discuss!

TBD Community read title Announced in August 

 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an Afternoon Read! Read the selected title and come prepared to discuss!

TBD Community read title Announced in August 

 

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Aboriginal Dot Art Youth

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth

Join us at the library to create and learn about Aboriginal Australian art characterized by the use of dots, symbols, and images. Please dress for a mess, we will be using paint.  

Grade K - 4

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library to create and learn about Aboriginal Australian art characterized by the use of dots, symbols, and images. Please dress for a mess, we will be using paint.  

Grade K - 4

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Business Book Club

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Business/Career, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join our Business Book Club, a monthly gathering where entrepreneurs, professionals, and business enthusiasts explore influential works in the world of business.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business/Career, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our Business Book Club, a monthly gathering where entrepreneurs, professionals, and business enthusiasts explore influential works in the world of business.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Friends of Novi Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
This event is in the "Adults" group

Knit 2gether Group

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Knit 2gether:

Participants gather to enjoy their projects and the companionship of like-minded people. Skill levels range from beginner to expert. No instructor. Limited to 20 persons.

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Participants gather to enjoy their projects and the companionship of like-minded people. Skill levels range from beginner to expert. No instructor. Limited to 20 persons.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Reads Book Club

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens

Teens are invited to join us to read and discuss books for fun! Read the book and come prepared to discuss it with us!

September 11: The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens are invited to join us to read and discuss books for fun! Read the book and come prepared to discuss it with us!

September 11: The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum

This event is in the "Adults" group

Kaleidoscope: Celebrating! The Arts in the Community

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults

Carol Welsch, Artist/Board Member Northville Art House

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Carol Welsch, Artist/Board Member Northville Art House

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

NO-VI Chess Club

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
East Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
NO-VI Chess Club:

Join our NO-VI Chess Club to participate, learn and sharpen your chess skill. No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. This program will include lectures, practice games, ...

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required

Join our NO-VI Chess Club to participate, learn and sharpen your chess skill. No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. This program will include lectures, practice games, game analysis, and other components of chess training. Limited number of chess boards, timers, and rule books are provided (sponsored by a generous library donor). Please bring your own board.

Registration is required for each session. Ages 5 and up welcome (caregivers are expected to accompany their child to the program if under the age of 12).


 

Library Board Meeting

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Library Board

Library Board meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month, at the Novi Civic Center at 7:00pm, to review library financials, make policy decisions, and provide broad operational oversight of the Library. The public is welcome.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Library Board
Event Details:

Library Board meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month, at the Novi Civic Center at 7:00pm, to review library financials, make policy decisions, and provide broad operational oversight of the Library. The public is welcome.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Beginner English Language Lessons

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL
Age Group:
Adults

For adult beginners who recently arrived in the USA/Michigan. We will have conversation time for listening, speaking, and writing. Also, a discussion of topics that are for the beginner level.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL
Registration Required
Event Details:

For adult beginners who recently arrived in the USA/Michigan. We will have conversation time for listening, speaking, and writing. Also, a discussion of topics that are for the beginner level.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Intermediate/Advanced English Language Lessons

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL
Age Group:
Adults

These sessions will be for intermediate/advanced level adults who have been in the USA/Michigan for at least 1-2 years. We will discuss a variety of subjects during our 8 weeks of class.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL
Registration Required
Event Details:

These sessions will be for intermediate/advanced level adults who have been in the USA/Michigan for at least 1-2 years. We will discuss a variety of subjects during our 8 weeks of class.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space: Mario Kart Tournament

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Space

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 2:45pm - 5:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Teen Space:

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and ...

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held from 2:45-5pm, Monday-Friday, downstairs in the Whole Meeting Room, near the Café, during the school year. Students can hang out, play games, including Xbox and Switch, ping pong, board games and more. Come check it out and have fun! Proof of student status is required for admittance. Teen Space is closed during vacation breaks, half days and Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings.