Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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, July 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
A messy art table with open paint jars, brushes, and a child’s hands covered in paint. Center text reads 'Open Art Studio – Grades 5–8.

Open Art Studio

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

"Color your world" with an evening of art making! Students are welcome to join us for a variety of craft making activities.  We supply the materials, you supply the creativity!

Grade: 5-8 

Villa Barr Artist in Residence, Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho, Terraformation Series, image of pink pot

Villa Barr Artist in Residence, Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho. Terraformation Series

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Cultural/International
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ceramist, sculptor, photographer, researcher, and educator Dr.

"Adult Coloring Evening. June 25th and July 23rd 6-8pm at the Novi Public Library in the Boardroom"

Adult Coloring Evening

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Spend an evening relaxing and being creative at the library. Draw, color, or explore the iCube’s creative kits. You may also bring your own materials. 

Artistic collage of vintage newspaper clippings, flowers, and landscapes divided into triangular segments. Center circle reads 'Collage for Adults 18+.

Adult Collage

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Registration Required
Event Details:

Gather together to create your own collages. We provide the materials, you provide the creativity.

Ages: 18+ 

Three preschool-aged children smiling while painting at a table. Colorful and playful border surrounds the text 'Preschool Art Party – Ages 3–5.

Preschool Art Party

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of fun arts and crafts just for preschoolers.

Age: 3-5 

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Human Library Open Call for Volunteer Books

All Day 7/31 - 9/2
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.

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Art Tour at Novi Public Library

Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Art Tour at Novi Public Library is a guided program designed to showcase the artwork in and around the Library.

Abstract background with swirls of paint and a photo of a colorful wall art installation. Text reads 'Novi Public Library Art Tour – Ages 18+.

Art Tour at Novi Public Library

Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Art Tour at Novi Public Library is a guided program designed to showcase the artwork in and around the Library.

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Business Book Club - Virtual

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business/Career, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

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Spanish Conversation Group

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

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

 

 

Novi Inklings Creative Writing Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Other
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Future writer? Grow your creativity at our tween creative writing club! Practice your writing skills, learn about storytelling, and share your work with your peers!

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 Closes at 5pm

5:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Monday, December 1 at 10am.

Library Closed

All Day 11/27–11/30
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Monday, December 1 at 10am.

Japanese Conversation Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming
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+

Gingerbread House Decorating Tween

7:00pm–8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tweens, join us at the library to decorate gingerbread houses! Please only sign up for ONE (1) session. 

Grades: 5-8

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting

3:30pm–4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens
Registration Required

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!

Spanish Conversation Group

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

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

 

 

Novi Inklings Creative Writing Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Other
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Future writer? Grow your creativity at our tween creative writing club! Practice your writing skills, learn about storytelling, and share your work with your peers!

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 Closes at 5pm

5:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Friday, December 26 at 10am.

Library Closed

All Day 12/24–12/25
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Friday, December 26 at 10am.

Library Closed

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Friday, January 2 at 10am.

Japanese Conversation Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming
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+

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Tuesday, January 20 at 10am.

Spanish Conversation Group

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

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

 

 

Novi Inklings Creative Writing Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Other
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Future writer? Grow your creativity at our tween creative writing club! Practice your writing skills, learn about storytelling, and share your work with your peers!

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.

Japanese Conversation Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming
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+

Spanish Conversation Group

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

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

 

 

Novi Inklings Creative Writing Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Other
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Future writer? Grow your creativity at our tween creative writing club! Practice your writing skills, learn about storytelling, and share your work with your peers!

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.

Japanese Conversation Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming
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+

Spanish Conversation Group

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

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

 

 

Novi Inklings Creative Writing Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts, Other
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Future writer? Grow your creativity at our tween creative writing club! Practice your writing skills, learn about storytelling, and share your work with your peers!

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.

Japanese Conversation Group

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming
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+

Library Closed

All Day 4/4–4/5
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

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