Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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. 

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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.

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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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Business Book Club

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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.

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Tuesday Tunes on the Patio

11:30am–1:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Family, Friends of the Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Patio
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Family, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a lunch or purchase food from our Cafe and enjoy live music, and good company on the patio.  Children can participate in outdoor games. Concert will be held in meeting room if inclement weather.

Music brought to you by the Friends of Novi Library.

Today's performer: Al Carmichael (Familiar Oldies)

 

Thank you to Diversified Members Credit Union for sponsoring this concert series!

Family Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Youth
Story Time
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays that promote early literacy. For children birth-5 years and their caregivers. 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.

Tamil Summer Read-A-Thon

10:30am–12:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens
Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This five week workshop is designed to help your child read Tamil fluently and quickly with interactive lessons and fun filled activities provided by our experienced teachers.

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.

Family Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Youth
Story Time
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays that promote early literacy. For children birth-5 years and their caregivers. 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.

Family Story Time

12:00pm–12:30pm
Youth
Story Time
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays that promote early literacy. For children birth-5 years and their caregivers. 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.

Tuesday Tunes on the Patio

11:30am–1:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Family, Friends of the Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Patio
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Family, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a lunch or purchase food from our Cafe and enjoy live music, and good company on the patio.  Children can participate in outdoor games. Concert will be held in meeting room if inclement weather.

Music brought to you by the Friends of Novi Library.

Today's performer: Silver Strings Dulcimer

 

Thank you to Diversified Members Credit Union for sponsoring this concert series!

Preschool Art Party

2:30pm–3:30pm
Youth
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading Program
Full
Registration Required
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 

Family Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Youth
Story Time
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays that promote early literacy. For children birth-5 years and their caregivers. 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.

Tamil Summer Read-A-Thon

10:30am–12:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens
Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This five week workshop is designed to help your child read Tamil fluently and quickly with interactive lessons and fun filled activities provided by our experienced teachers.

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.

Family Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Youth
Story Time
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays that promote early literacy. For children birth-5 years and their caregivers. 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.

Family Story Time

12:00pm–12:30pm
Youth
Story Time
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays that promote early literacy. For children birth-5 years and their caregivers. 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.

Lego Club

6:30pm–7:15pm
Youth
Arts & Crafts
Cancelled
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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

A2 Magic: Art of Magic

7:00pm–8:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Summer Reading Program
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Imaginative magic, hilarious visual humor, and terrific audience interaction are in store as A2 Magic presents its "Best of the Best" material from over 18,000 children's and family performances.

August Youth Grab and Go Kit

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

Stop by the Library beginning at 10am to pick up a youth grab
and go kit. Kits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and
while supplies last. Limit 1 kit per child. Grades K - 3. 

Tamil Summer Read-A-Thon

10:30am–12:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens
Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This five week workshop is designed to help your child read Tamil fluently and quickly with interactive lessons and fun filled activities provided by our experienced teachers.

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.

Turtle Tales

1:00pm–2:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, All Ages
Summer Reading Program
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Attendees will learn why turtles are important in nature, how to identify species that are in Michigan and how we can help them!

Turtle Tales

2:30pm–3:30pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, All Ages
Summer Reading Program
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Whole Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Attendees will learn why turtles are important in nature, how to identify species that are in Michigan and how we can help them!

Tuesday Tunes on the Patio

11:30am–1:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Family, Friends of the Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Patio
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Family, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a lunch or purchase food from our Cafe and enjoy live music, and good company on the patio.  Children can participate in outdoor games. Concert will be held in meeting room if inclement weather.

Music brought to you by the Friends of Novi Library.

Today's performer: Jim Duprey (playing everything from Sinatra to Jimmy Buffett)

 

Thank you to Diversified Members Credit Union for sponsoring this concert series!

SCRATCH ART - Youth

7:00pm–8:00pm
Youth
Arts & Crafts
Closed
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 make a one of a kind rainbow scratch art.


 

Grades: K-4

Registration Begins: One month prior

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Saturday, August 16 at 10am.

Tamil Summer Read-A-Thon

10:30am–12:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens
Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This five week workshop is designed to help your child read Tamil fluently and quickly with interactive lessons and fun filled activities provided by our experienced teachers.

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.

Tuesday Tunes on the Patio

11:30am–1:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Family, Friends of the Library
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Patio
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Family, Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring a lunch or purchase food from our Cafe and enjoy live music, and good company on the patio.  Children can participate in outdoor games. Concert will be held in meeting room if inclement weather.

Music brought to you by the Friends of Novi Library.

Today's performer: Matt Watroba (folk music)

 

Thank you to Diversified Members Credit Union for sponsoring this concert series!

Birth-K Summer Reading Finale Party

6:00pm–7:30pm
Youth
Summer Reading Program
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Patio
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Did you child complete the Birth-Kindergarten Summer Reading Program? Join us on the patio at the Novi Public Library for popsicles and fun outdoor activities to celebrate! Dress for a little mess. 

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.

NO-VI Chess Club

7:00pm–8:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Upcoming
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).