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Craftastic Wednesday: Encaustic Painting

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

Encaustic painting is an ancient art form of using melted and pigmented beeswax to create rich and luminous paintings. Learn a few techniques to create greeting cards for special occasions, like Mother's Day.  

Coffee With The Superintendent

10:00am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room

Join Superintendent Benjamin Mainka for a discussion on current topics relating to the schools.

Knit 2gether Knitting group

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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.

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.

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.

NO-VI Chess Club

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: East Meeting Room
Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24

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).


 

Put More Dream in Your Team! - An Inclusive Employment Awareness Program

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens, Teens, Adults
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Business/Career
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Business/Career
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Join us for an inspiring and high-energy presentation featuring the Employment Ambassadors from Anastasia and Katie’s Coffee Shop.

Library Board Meeting

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Board
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Program Type: Library Board
Event Details:

Library Board meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month, at the Novi Civic Center at 7:00pm, to review library financials, make policy decisions, and provide broad operational oversight of the Library. The public is welcome.

May 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. 

Beginner English Language Lessons

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
ESL
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: ESL
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

For adult beginners who recently arrived in the USA/Michigan within the last year. Participants are able to understand 

Intermediate/Advanced English Language Lessons

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

These sessions will be for intermediate/advanced level adults who have been in the USA/Michigan for at least 1-2 years. They can understand and speak at a normal pace but struggle with more complex grammar and discussion topics.

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.

Infant & Toddler Sleep Workshop

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Other
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: West Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:

If you’re struggling with getting your child to sleep, this event is for you!

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Novi Public Library
Description:

The Library will reopen on Monday, May 12 at 10am.

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.

Afternoon Read Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for an Afternoon Read! Read the selected title and come prepared to discuss!

What Are we Reading? The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

This book is available on Libby

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.

Virtual Local Author Visit

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 67
Event Details:

Join us virtually for live local author presentations from the comfort of your home. 1-3 authors will present at each program.  Please register to receive the Zoom link.

YARN ART - YOUTH

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Join us at the library to make textured art using yarn. 

Grades: K - 3

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.

Tail Waggin' Reading Buddies

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Story Time Room
Age Group: Youth
Event Details:

Our Tail Waggin' Reading Buddies program is an opportunity to provide a comfortable and non-judgmental space for a patron in grades K-6th to read to a therapy dog to encourage the reading skills, confidence and love of reading.

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.

Friends of Novi Library Board Meeting

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Friends of the Library
Library Branch: Novi Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends of the Library

Knit 2gether Knitting group

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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.

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.