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Local History Room Office Hours

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Historical Commission
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Local History Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Historical Commission

Come to the Local History Room for assistance or just to meet commission members and learn about Novi's history.
 


 

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Cancelled
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

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Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Japanese Conversation Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
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 16+

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Club Half-Blood

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:

Calling all fans of Greek mythology, monsters, and mayhem! Whether you have read the Percy Jackson series before or not, join our monthly club for book talk, snacks, games, and crafts inspired by the books!

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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.

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38

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).


 

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

CRAFTASTIC WEDNESDAY: FELTED WOOL POM POM TRIVET

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

CRAFTASTIC WEDNESDAY: FELTED WOOL POM POM TRIVET

With holiday cooking around the corner, learn to make handmade felted wool pom poms, and then make a colorful trivet to protect surfaces from hot dishes.

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

No Required Reading Book Club

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Need a break from reading for school? Come to the No Required Reading Book Club, our book club for teens! Each month we will pick a new book to read, and then come together the next month to discuss our thoughts and feelings about the book.

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

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 44

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).


 

This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Tween Fall Grab and Go Kit

All Day
Tweens
Grab & Go
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Information Desk - 1st Floor
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Grab & Go
Event Details:

Stop by the Library beginning at 10am to pick up a tween grab
and go kit. Kits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and
while supplies last. Limit 1 kit per child. Grades 4 -8. 

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Cancelled
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 31

Get involved with the Library by joining our Teen Advisory Board (TAB). All high school students are welcome (you do not need to be a Novi resident to participate). Share ideas for teen programs, discuss teen books, organize community service projects, and more. Meeting attendance will count as volunteer hours if you are registered in the library's Teen Volunteer Program (you do not need to be a registered volunteer to attend TAB). If you are passionate about teen services, the library would love to have you join TAB!

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Local History Room Office Hours

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Historical Commission
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Local History Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Historical Commission

Come to the Local History Room for assistance or just to meet commission members and learn about Novi's history.
 


 

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Spanish Conversation Group

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Hola amigos! All levels of Spanish speakers from ZERO to NATIVE are welcome to join us! 

NEW TIME STARTING IN JUNE!! 6:30-8pm!!

 

 

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

Community Read Author Visit

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Other
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

The Annual Neighborhood Library Association Community Read Author Event!

The 2024 Community Read book is Chevy in the Hole by Kelsey Ronan. 

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

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

Teen Space

2:45pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Teen Space is held on Monday-Friday from 2:45-5pm (except during vacation breaks and half days) during the school year in the Whole Meeting Room of the Library. Teen Space is open to students in grades 7th-12th and a school ID is required for admittance.

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.

SIlly Face Stines

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Tweens, get creative and make silly portraits of family and friends using stones and paint.

Grades: 4-8

Disclaimer(s)

Photos and Videos of Patrons

Attendance at Library programs, events or Library spaces constitutes consent to be photographed or filmed for use in print and/or electronic publicity of the Library. If a patron does not want the Library to use a photo or video of them or of their child, they must inform the Library staff member who is coordinating the event prior to the start of the program. Click here to read our full Photos and Videos of Patron policy.