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Business Book Club - Virtual

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Business/Career, Book Club

Registration Required

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

Business Book Club

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Open

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.

An Introduction to the Anishinaabeg

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Open

Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: West Meeting Room

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Registration Required

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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.

"Meet Author Katie Williams as she talks about her book My Murder"

2025 Community Read: Katie Williams

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: Whole Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

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

History talk about the sinking of the edmund Fitzgerald on November 12th, 2025 at 7pm at the Novi Public Library

NHC Event: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Open

Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: Whole Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Historical Commission

Registration Required

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The Edmund Fitzgerald is the largest shipwreck in the Great Lakes. Ric Mixter is one of a few who have visited the ship via a submarine to uncover its’ secrets.

NO-VI Chess Club

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Open

Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: East Meeting Room

Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Registration Required

Flyer for a board game event titled “GAME ON!” The subtitle reads, “A Neurodivergent, Disability, and Family-Friendly Event.” The date “November 16th” is shown in an orange oval. The background is dark blue with images of dice, pawns, a Connect Four board, a colorful board game, a checkers board, and playing cards. The design is vibrant and playful.

Game On! - A Neurodivergent, Disability, and Family-Friendly Event

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

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Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: Whole Meeting Room

Age Group: Youth, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Family

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Join us for Game On!, a welcoming and inclusive game day celebration for all ages and abilities.

Story Explorers Book Club flyer for grades 1–3. Left side includes an icon of an open book under a magnifying glass. Text reads: 'Story Explorers Book Club. Grades 1–3. Registration Required. Wednesday, November 19th, 6:00–7:00 PM.' The right side shows the cover of the book 'Press Start! Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!' by Thomas Flintham, featuring pixelated video game-style artwork with a white rabbit character.

Story Explorers Book Club - Grades 1-3 - Fiction Books

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Open

Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: Board Room

Age Group: Youth

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

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Adventure awaits in Story Explorers Book Club! Designed for readers in grades 1–3, this monthly fiction book club invites kids to dive into imaginative stories, connect through discussion, and enjoy a hands-on act

Strange Lands Book Club

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Open

Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: 2nd Floor Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

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Delve into far-flung and fantastical worlds with NPL! We explore all that speculative fiction has to offer, from sci-fi to fantasy, and everything in between. Registration required.

Tea Blend workshop

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Library Branch: Novi Public Library

Room: Youth Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

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Experiment with different tea leaves and ingredients to create a personalized blend to take home! Choose from four different recipes, or mix and match to create something unique.

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All Day	This event is in the "Youth" group NO STORYTIME October 13th - 19th All Day 10/13–10/19 Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Age Group: Youth Program Type: Story Time Event Details: NO STORYTIME October 13th - 19th Storytime is taking a short break. During this time, the librarians are planning new storytime sessions. Storytime will start again the week of October 20th.					This event is in the "Youth" group October Grab and Go Kit - YOUTH All Day Youth Grab & Go This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 - 4.
10 am			This event is in the "Youth" group Time for Twos & Threes 10:15am–10:45am Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Youth" group Baby Time 10:15am–10:30am Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: West Meeting 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 "Adults" group Knit 2gether Group 10:00am–12:00pm Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Adults" group Beginner English Language Lessons 10:00am–12:30pm Adults Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL Registration Required Event Details: For adult beginners who recently arrived in the USA/Michigan. We will have conversation time for listening, speaking, and writing. Also, a discussion of topics that are for the beginner level.
11 am				This event is in the "Youth" group Tot Time 11:15am–11:45am Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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, 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 "Youth" group Family Story Time 11:00am–11:30am Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
12 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Fraud Fighters: Protecting Seniors Against Scams at Waltonwood 12:00pm–1:30pm Adults Closed Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Registration Required Event Details: Join us at Waltonwood for a Fraud Fighters presentation, brought to you by the Novi Public Library, Vibe Credit Union and Waltonwood. Free lunch will be provided. Special guest:				This event is in the "Youth" group Family Story Time 12:00pm–12:30pm Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
1 pm						This event is in the "Adults" group Intermediate/Advanced English Language Lessons 1:00pm–2:30pm Adults Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Board Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ESL Registration Required Event Details: These sessions will be for intermediate/advanced level adults who have been in the USA/Michigan for at least 1-2 years. We will discuss a variety of subjects during our 8 weeks of class.
2 pm				This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Space 2:45pm–5:00pm Tweens, Teens This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 Fun For Fours & Fives 2:00pm–2:30pm Youth Story Time This event is in the "Youth" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 2:45pm–5:00pm Tweens, Teens This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Beginner Sewing Class - Pillowcase 2:00pm–4:00pm Tweens, Teens, Adults Arts & Crafts, iCube Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: iCube Makerspace Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, iCube Registration Required Event Details: This beginner sewing class will teach introductory information such as terminology, how to thread a sewing machine, how to wind a bobbin, and basic stitches. With this information, students will be able to make their own custom pillowcase.
3 pm						This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting 3:30pm–4:30pm Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Youth Activity 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!
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6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Local History Room Office Hours 6:00pm–8:00pm Adults Historical Commission This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Local History Room Age Group: 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 "Adults" group Let’s Talk People: An Interactive Guide to Personality Types 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: West Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Registration Required Event Details: Ever wonder why some people are so direct, while others avoid conflict? Or why certain conversations just click and others don’t?	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Spanish Conversation Group 6:30pm–8:00pm Teens, Adults Conversation Groups, Cultural/International, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group Growing Early Literacy Skills Through Books - A Workshop for Early Childhood Educators (RTRM) 6:30pm–8:30pm Adults Other This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Youth Activity Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Event Details: Growing Early Literacy Skills Through Books - A Workshop for Early Childhood Educators	Let's Talk About Suspense 6:30pm–8:00pm Closed Registration Required Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Story Time Room Registration Required Event Details: Just in time before Halloween you are invited to a storytelling hour to share your stories about your most memorable suspenseful adventures.
7 pm			This event is in the "Tweens" group Novi Inklings Creative Writing Club 7:00pm–8:00pm Tweens Arts & Crafts, Other Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Tweens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group NHC Event: Novi's 4 Corners: Matt Moeren's General Store 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Historical Commission Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Novi Public Library Room: Whole Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Historical Commission Registration Required Event Details: Have you ever wondered what the corner of Grand River Avenue and Novi Road was like a century ago? The Novi Historical Commission presents "The 4 Corners of Novi" featuring a miniature of Matt Moeren's General Store.	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 Closed Registration Required 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 Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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).

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