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True Story Book Group

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Conference Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Social Group
Age Group:
Adults

Welcome to the True Story Book Club! We read works of non-fiction, in order to better understand ourselves, others, and the world. There are so many wonderful, important, strong, compelling works of non-fiction out there.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Family" group
Tan background with pennies, nickel coins. Yellow, white, red front cover of How do YOU Spend with bunny and their grocery cart.  Logos for OUR Credit Union and Royal Oak Public Library.

Smart Money Kids Read Story Time: Family

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Family

April is National Financial Literacy Month! That means it's time for Smart Money Kids Read at ROPL!

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Baby holding a book

Baby Size! Story Time: Ages Birth to 18 Months

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers
Baby Size!:

Story time for infants, toddlers and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities including songs, rhymes, and play. Join the fun!  

This event is in the "Adults" group
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Conversation Cafe

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Small Conference Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Social Group
Age Group:
Adults

 

MONTHLY TOPIC: Where do you come from? Where are you heading? 

 

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Tween/ Middle School" group
This event is in the "Teen/ High School" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
picture of plastic bag being used to make flowers and a picture of a tissue being used to paint trees

Make & Mingle: Trash Flower Art

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults

Make & Mingle is a program designed as both a craft and social event. Bring a friend or family member to craft together. Don't have anyone to bring?

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
This event is in the "Tween/ Middle School" group
This event is in the "Teen/ High School" group
Blue background with multicolored poke balls Titled Pokémon Learn to Battle

Pokémon Club: Learn to Battle: Grades 1 to 12

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Self-Guided Program, Social Group
Age Group:
Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School

Join us in learning how to battle in the Pokémon Trading Card Game! Beginners are welcome. No prior experience needed. Intermediate players are welcome to join, too!

Full
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
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Poetry Reading and Open Mic

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Performance, Poetry
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

April is poetry month, which means a time to celebrate the infinite resources of language. What does it mean to make art out of language? This month, we will celebrate this difficult, pleasurable art with a poetry reading and open mic.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
Children reading a book to a dog

Read to the Dogs: Ages 5 to 10 Years

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:30pm - 6:45pm
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Age Group:
Elementary Age

Registered therapy dogs are here to listen to children read to them in a one-to-one setting. It's fun and helps improve reading skills because the dog listens attentively and does not judge, laugh or criticize.

Waitlist
Registration Required
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
Children reading a book to a dog

Read to the Dogs: Ages 5 to 10 Years

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6:45pm - 7:00pm
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Age Group:
Elementary Age

Registered therapy dogs are here to listen to children read to them in a one-to-one setting. It's fun and helps improve reading skills because the dog listens attentively and does not judge, laugh or criticize.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
Children reading a book to a dog

Read to the Dogs: Ages 5 to 10 Years

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7:00pm - 7:15pm
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Age Group:
Elementary Age

Registered therapy dogs are here to listen to children read to them in a one-to-one setting. It's fun and helps improve reading skills because the dog listens attentively and does not judge, laugh or criticize.

Waitlist
Registration Required
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Children sitting on the floor listening to a story

Family Story Time: Ages Birth to 5 Years

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Family Storytime:

These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Hand emerging from yellow sweater sleeve with needle in it and black thread over giraffe spot patterned background.

Rescheduled- Darn It! A Mending Workshop

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace / DIAL at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Sustainability & the Environment, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

In this workshop, attendees will work on repairing one of their own sweaters!

Waitlist
Registration Required
gavel

Library Board of Trustees

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Toddlers dancing on a disco stage.

Toddler Dance Party: Ages 18 Months to 3 Years

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:15am - 10:45am
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Join us for the dance party you have been waiting for–Toddler Dance Party! Dance, shake, wiggle and let them wear themselves out before nap time! 

 

This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
This event is in the "Tween/ Middle School" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
Green background with white lettering: "Michigan Stage" & "PLAYLABS." Underneath, group photo of youth performers in various poses with varied facial expressions.  Underneath, in yellow block print: "THIS FREE PERFORMANCE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF Q&A"

Michigan Stage - Devised Performance: Family

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, All Ages

Join local theater company Michigan Stage for a Devised Performance featuring local actors and students!  All ages are welcome to attend this show that's guaranteed to be very silly, lots of fun, and entirely original.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Baby holding a book

Baby Size! Story Time: Ages Birth to 18 Months

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers
Baby Size!:

Story time for infants, toddlers and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities including songs, rhymes, and play. Join the fun!  

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
people in park attending a production of Shakespeare Royal Oak

Shakespeare Improv

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages

Shakespeare Improv was created by Shakespeare Royal Oak to enhance the fun in understanding Shakespeare's work.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Queer person sitting

Queerdos: A literary and just plain social club

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Social Group
Age Group:
Adults
Queerdos: A Literary and Just Plain Social Club:

Are you LGBTQIA+? Do you love books, graphic novels, or basically any other form of media? Do you want to meet and chill with others who answered the above questions with...

Registration encouraged for e-mail reminders.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Colorful Lego bricks piled together.

Adult Lego Challenge

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Calling all adults that love Legos! 

Experience an exciting night of Lego building challenges to test your brick building skills!

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
A hot latte with leaf latte art in a blue mug with a "Rehla Coffee" logo

Yemeni Coffee Tasting with Rehla Coffee

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults

Join Royal Oak's Rehla Coffee in tasting and learning about Yemeni Coffee. This coffee's deep, rich, naturally spiced flavor tells the story of its origin with every sip.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
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Introduction to Rain Gardens

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults

In this class, presented by the Huron-Clinton Metroparks, you will learn about rain gardens and how you can solve local water problems by installing one.

Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Family" group
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
This event is in the "Tween/ Middle School" group
This event is in the "Teen/ High School" group
Blue background with multicolored poke balls Titled Pokémon Trading Day

Pokémon Club: Grades 1 to 12

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Self-Guided Program
Age Group:
Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School

Back by popular demand! Drop-in to trade cards and build your deck, meet other players, share your collection, or bring your deck to battle other players.

Upcoming
Registration Required
This event is in the "Elementary Age" group
This event is in the "Tween/ Middle School" group
This event is in the "Teen/ High School" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group
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Microscopes and Metaphors Summer Writing Challenge Begins

All Day
Royal Oak Public Library
Age Group:
Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults, All Ages

This is the beginning of our summer writing challenge! Stay tuned for more information once our page on the website is live.