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Kaleidoscope: Albert Kahn - Memorials, Mausoleums & Grave Markers

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults

Presenter: Dale A. Carlson, Architectural Historian

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:

Presenter: Dale A. Carlson, Architectural Historian

Knit 2gether Knitting group

Thursday, April 2, 2026 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.

Join us at the library for a chance to work on a knitting or crochet project and connect with other members of the community. 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
Event Details:

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.

Join us at the library for a chance to work on a knitting or crochet project and connect with other members of the community. Skill levels range from beginner to expert. No instructor. Limited to 20 persons.

DTE Open House

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
All Ages

What to Expect
At the event, experts from across DTE will be set up at tables in a walk-around format, creating an open and welcoming space where residents can:

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

What to Expect
At the event, experts from across DTE will be set up at tables in a walk-around format, creating an open and welcoming space where residents can:

Cover of The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan.

Club Half-Blood

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Tweens

Calling all fans of mythology, monsters, and mayhem! If you love Rick Riordan’s books, or want to read them for the first time, join our monthly club for discussion, snacks, games, and crafts inspired by the books!

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

Calling all fans of mythology, monsters, and mayhem! If you love Rick Riordan’s books, or want to read them for the first time, join our monthly club for discussion, snacks, games, and crafts inspired by the books!

Disclaimer(s)

Attending With or Without an Adult

Parents, guardians or caregivers of children under the age of seven (7) years must be responsible for maintaining visual contact with and must be in the presence of their child at all times. Parents, guardians or caregivers of children between seven (7) and eleven (11) years old must remain at the Library but not necessarily in visual contact with their child. Click here to read our Unattended Child policy.

Library Closed

All Day 4/4 - 4/5
Novi Public Library

The Library will reopen on Monday, April 6 at 10am.

Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Monday, April 6 at 10am.

Historical Commission Office Hours

Novi Historical Commission Office Hours

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Local History Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Historical Commission
Age Group:
Adults

Meet members of the commission, tour the Local History Room and receive research assistance on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month. 

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Local History Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Historical Commission
Event Details:

Meet members of the commission, tour the Local History Room and receive research assistance on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the Month. 

Teen Space

Monday, April 6, 2026 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.

Authors Live with Edward Sarkis Ballan, "Turn the Page: The Bob Segar Story"

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Turn the Page: The Bob Segar Story was released in July 2019. The book is the first and only complete biography of Rock Legend Bob Seger. Balian grew up in Detroit and playes in a local band at the same time as Seger.

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

Turn the Page: The Bob Segar Story was released in July 2019. The book is the first and only complete biography of Rock Legend Bob Seger. Balian grew up in Detroit and playes in a local band at the same time as Seger.

Time for Twos & Threes with a castle coming out of a book

Time for Twos & Threes

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth

Join us for fun stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and activities that promote early literacy for children 2-3 years-old with their caregiver. Siblings welcome. No registration is required.

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

Join us for fun stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and activities that promote early literacy for children 2-3 years-old with their caregiver. Siblings welcome. No registration is required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Click here to view our Unattended Child policy.

Graphic with a laptop screen displaying “Virtual Business Book Club” on the left. On the right is the minimalist white cover of The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao.

Business Book Club - Virtual

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Business and Career, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

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

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

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

Teen Space

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 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.

Lego Club

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth

Join us once a month for Lego show-and-tell and building activities. We supply the Legos, you supply the imagination. For grades K and up.

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

Join us once a month for Lego show-and-tell and building activities. We supply the Legos, you supply the imagination. For grades K and up.

Disclaimer(s)

Attending With or Without an Adult

Parents, guardians or caregivers of children under the age of seven (7) years must be responsible for maintaining visual contact with and must be in the presence of their child at all times. Parents, guardians or caregivers of children between seven (7) and eleven (11) years old must remain at the Library but not necessarily in visual contact with their child. Click here to read our Unattended Child policy.

flyer for event

Evening of English

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
ESL
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an evening of learning English. Learn grammar, vocabulary, and practice your conversational skills. Great for all levels. Registration Required. No childcare provided.

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

Join us for an evening of learning English. Learn grammar, vocabulary, and practice your conversational skills. Great for all levels. Registration Required. No childcare provided.

Baby Time with trees coming out of a book

Baby Time

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth

In this lap-sit program, babies 0-12 months and their caregivers will enjoy books, bouncing rhymes, songs, and fingerplays to promote early literacy and socialization. Fun and age-appropriate toys will be brought out at the end of story time.

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

In this lap-sit program, babies 0-12 months and their caregivers will enjoy books, bouncing rhymes, songs, and fingerplays to promote early literacy and socialization. Fun and age-appropriate toys will be brought out at the end of story time.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Click here to view our Unattended Child policy.

Tot Time with mushrooms coming out of a book

Tot Time

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:15am - 11:45am
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth

Join us for fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities that promote early literacy. This story time is designed for children 13-23 months with their caregiver. Siblings welcome. No registration is required.

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

Join us for fun stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities that promote early literacy. This story time is designed for children 13-23 months with their caregiver. Siblings welcome. No registration is required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted. Click here to view our Unattended Child policy.

Teen Space

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 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.

Community Conversations-High Achievers: Happier, Healthier Success

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
East Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Parenting and Caregivers
Age Group:
Adults

High Achievers: Healthier, Happier Success

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Parenting and Caregivers
Event Details:

High Achievers: Healthier, Happier Success

Friends of Novi Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Board Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library
Age Group:
Adults

We support and advocate for our Library! Through Book Nook sales, and membership fees, the Friends sponsor the annual Community Reads and Summer Reading Program, Battle of the Books, the iCube Makerspace, and more! Looking to volunteer? Join us!

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Event Details:

We support and advocate for our Library! Through Book Nook sales, and membership fees, the Friends sponsor the annual Community Reads and Summer Reading Program, Battle of the Books, the iCube Makerspace, and more! Looking to volunteer? Join us!

Talk about michigan Food Brands on Wednesday April 8th at 7pm

NHC Event: Classic Michigan Foods

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Historical Commission
Age Group:
Adults

Classic Michigan Food and Drinks: The Stories Behind The
Brands is full of amazing stories about Michigan food and
drink brands we know and love. Join Gail Offen and Jon
Milan as they take us on an epicurean exploration of

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Historical Commission
Registration Required
Event Details:

Classic Michigan Food and Drinks: The Stories Behind The
Brands is full of amazing stories about Michigan food and
drink brands we know and love. Join Gail Offen and Jon
Milan as they take us on an epicurean exploration of

Knit 2gether Knitting group

Thursday, April 9, 2026 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.

Join us at the library for a chance to work on a knitting or crochet project and connect with other members of the community. 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
Event Details:

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.

Join us at the library for a chance to work on a knitting or crochet project and connect with other members of the community. Skill levels range from beginner to expert. No instructor. Limited to 20 persons.

Fun for Fours & Fives with a house coming out of a book

Fun For Fours & Fives

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Story Time Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Youth

Designed to encourage a love of reading, this story time offers 4-5 year-olds their own time for stories, songs, conversation and kid fun.

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

Designed to encourage a love of reading, this story time offers 4-5 year-olds their own time for stories, songs, conversation and kid fun.

Disclaimer(s)

Attending With or Without an Adult

Parents, guardians or caregivers of children under the age of seven (7) years must be responsible for maintaining visual contact with and must be in the presence of their child at all times. Parents, guardians or caregivers of children between seven (7) and eleven (11) years old must remain at the Library but not necessarily in visual contact with their child. Click here to read our Unattended Child policy.

Teen Space

Thursday, April 9, 2026 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.

Teen Reads Book Club

Thursday, April 9, 2026 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!

January 8: The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor

Cancelled
Closed
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!

January 8: The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor

Promotional graphic for the NO-VI Chess Club. The text reads: 'NO-VI Chess Club. Ages 5 to Adult. No previous knowledge of chess is necessary.' The background features a silver king chess piece in focus on a black and white chessboard, with a blurred gold piece lying down in the background.

NO-VI Chess Club

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Whole 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: Whole 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).