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Baby Time

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 10:15am - 10:30am
Story Time 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: Story Time 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.

This event is in the "Youth" group

Tot Time

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 11:15am - 11:45am
Story Time 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: Story Time 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.

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

Teen Space

Wednesday, November 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 "Youth" group

Lego Club

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth
Lego Club:

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

No registration required. 

Cancelled
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.

No registration required. 

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

Japanese Conversation Group

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

こんにちは! Do you think your Japanese conversation skills are getting rusty? Let’s practice and learn Japanese together! Knowledge of Hiragana and Katakana required. Ages 13+

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

こんにちは! Do you think your Japanese conversation skills are getting rusty? Let’s practice and learn Japanese together! Knowledge of Hiragana and Katakana required. Ages 13+

This event is in the "Adults" group

Business Book Club

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Board 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: Board 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 "All Ages" group

An Introduction to the Anishinaabeg

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
West Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
All Ages

In honor of Native American Heritage Month we are so grateful to host Dr. Kevin Leonard who is a Director of the Native American Institute University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University. Mr.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

In honor of Native American Heritage Month we are so grateful to host Dr. Kevin Leonard who is a Director of the Native American Institute University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University. Mr.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knit 2gether Group

Thursday, November 6, 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 "Youth" group

Fun For Fours & Fives

Thursday, November 6, 2025 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.

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

Teen Space

Thursday, November 6, 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

Club Half-Blood

Thursday, November 6, 2025 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.

Holiday Desserts with Chef Mary Brady

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library

Join certified executive chef, Mary Brady as she demos dessert recipes from her all new Made in Michigan cookbook, "Looking Back Cooking Forward." Plan to arrive early  to purchase Mary's cookbook for $35 so you can review recipes from the bo

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join certified executive chef, Mary Brady as she demos dessert recipes from her all new Made in Michigan cookbook, "Looking Back Cooking Forward." Plan to arrive early  to purchase Mary's cookbook for $35 so you can review recipes from the bo

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

Teen Space

Friday, November 7, 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.

Human Library @ NPL

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
East Meeting Room at Novi Public Library

Get ready for a unique and transformative experience!

Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Event Details:

Get ready for a unique and transformative experience!

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Magnificence of the Friendship Doll "Miss Akita Fukiko"

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Age Group:
Adults

In 1927, Japanese Friendship Dolls (答礼人形, yūjō ningyō) and American “Blue-Eyed Dolls” (青い目の人形, aoi me no ningyō) were exchanged as a gesture of goodwill between children in Japan and the United States.

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

In 1927, Japanese Friendship Dolls (答礼人形, yūjō ningyō) and American “Blue-Eyed Dolls” (青い目の人形, aoi me no ningyō) were exchanged as a gesture of goodwill between children in Japan and the United States.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fall Concert with Ben Sharkey

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Friends of the Library, Historical Commission
Age Group:
Adults

"Ben Sharkey, known as “Detroit’s Crooner,” brings timeless charm and velvet vocals to the stage with his signature blend of vintage style and modern flair.

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

"Ben Sharkey, known as “Detroit’s Crooner,” brings timeless charm and velvet vocals to the stage with his signature blend of vintage style and modern flair.

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

Teen Space

Monday, November 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.

For the Love of Poetry @ Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Off Site

Do you love poetry? Do you also write poetry? If your answer is “yes", then please join fellow poetry lovers  for reading, analyzing and writing  poems, and being introduced to a poet.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
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 and writing  poems, and being introduced to a poet.

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

2025 Community Read: Katie Williams

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Whole Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Commerce, Lyon Township, Novi, Northville, Salem-South Lyon, and Walled Lake libraries invite you to a Community Read! 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Commerce, Lyon Township, Novi, Northville, Salem-South Lyon, and Walled Lake libraries invite you to a Community Read! 

This event is in the "Youth" group

Time for Twos & Threes

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pages to Pages: ESL/ELL Bookclub

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Novi Public Library
Program Type:
ESL
Age Group:
Adults

Improve your English while reading a book with friends! For High-Intermediate to Advanced English speakers only. We will discuss one book during the sixteen-week session. This book club meets every other week.

Cancelled
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL
Event Details:

Improve your English while reading a book with friends! For High-Intermediate to Advanced English speakers only. We will discuss one book during the sixteen-week session. This book club meets every other week.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Afternoon Read Book Club

Tuesday, November 11, 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!

What Are we Reading? Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

 

Open
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!

What Are we Reading? Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

 

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

Teen Space

Tuesday, November 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 "Adults" group

"Taste the Season" Beans & Corn: The Three Sisters Legacy: Indigenous Foodways

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
East Meeting Room at Novi Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for this special Gather & Grow "Taste the Season" series. Learn about the history of the Three Sisters planting method and its importance to Native American agriculture in the Great Lakes region.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for this special Gather & Grow "Taste the Season" series. Learn about the history of the Three Sisters planting method and its importance to Native American agriculture in the Great Lakes region.