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Adult Services
Adult Summer Reading: Devour Good Books Registration begins June 17 Our Adult Summer Reading Program runs from June 17 through July 29. Read for fun and a chance to win prizes. Stop by the Adult Reference Desk for summer reading information. To register online, click on the program names below. To register in person, stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call 313-531-5960 ext. 103.
Saturday, June 29, 11:30 a.m.
In keeping with our summer reading theme The Cookie Lady will show you how to decorate a cookie to look like a book cover, and she’ll share other edible book ideas. Space is limited for this cooki e decorating class – registration required.
Local Author Fair Saturday, August 17, 1-3 p.m.
Don’t miss the Library’s 2nd annual Local Author Fair. Local authors from Redford and surrounding communities will be here to share their works. Stop by anytime between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. to meet the authors and talk with them about their publications. Books will be available for purchase during the fair. Light refreshments will be served.
Call for Authors! The Author Fair provides a forum for local authors to promote their published works. It will give authors an opportunity to network with each other, to present their works to others in the community, and to exchange tips on writing and publishing.
Participation is limited. Pick up an application at the Adult Reference Desk or print one HERE.
Thinking of starting a business? Have questions about marketing or growing your existing small business? The Library has teamed with experts from SCORE, offering free one-on-one mentoring sessions to answer your questions. Appointments are available on the third Tuesday of each month. When you sign up at the Adult Reference Desk, ask about our business books and databases, too!
Come for our monthly movies, held on the last Wednesday of the month. The movie on the big screen is free and so is the popcorn! To register online, click on the movie titles below. To register in person, stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call 313-531-5960 ext. 103.
As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. A father goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal.
The story of a group of Americans and English on a sojourn from Paris to Paloma, evokes in poignant detail, life among the expatriates on Paris's Left Bank, during the 1920s and conveys in brutally realistic descriptions the power and danger of bullfighting in Spain.
Eight students gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen as Chef Lillian, a woman whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps them to create dishes whose flavor and techniques expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of her students' lives. Victoria Jones grows up in the foster care system after having been abandoned by her mother at birth. During Victoria’s ninth summer, social worker Meredith Combs arranges for Victoria to live on a Napa vineyard with caretaker Elizabeth Anderson. Although Victoria is difficult to get along with, the two grow close. Elizabeth, who knows the Victorian language of flowers, shares this passion with Victoria. A complete list of our book discussion titles is available here. A book discussion group that focuses on books on history meets the first Monday of the month from 6:30 - 8 pm. For further information, please contact Jim White at (734) 261-0874. Coping with loss can be difficult. This group will discuss book topics related to grief, loss and healing. The group will be held in a private room with comfortable seating. Snacks will be provided. The group meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30 - 8 pm. For further information, please contact Margie Martin, Grief Support Service Manager, at (313) 578-6328.
Thank you for your generosity to WarmUp America! We have such an abundance of squares that our volunteers need more time to make quilts. We can not accept any more squares until further notice.
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