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Hand emerging from yellow sweater sleeve with needle in it and black thread over giraffe spot patterned background.

Darning it! A Mending Workshop

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Makerspace / DIAL
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sustainability & the Environment, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Yarn, knitting needles and crochet needles lie haphazard on a wood table.

Intro to Knitting

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Have you ever wanted to learn how to knit? Do the clicks and clacks of knitting needles sing sweetly to you? Are you continually mystified by the knits and purls in your favorite sweaters?

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to knit? Do the clicks and clacks of knitting needles sing sweetly to you? Are you continually mystified by the knits and purls in your favorite sweaters?

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Polymer Clay pies in a Caucasian hand

Make & Mingle: Pie Magnets for Pi Day

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Auditorium 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
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

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?

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Participant Age

To ensure a successful experience in this program and socialization with one’s peers, age limits are enforced. 

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Story Time with Ms Katie with a picture of Katie Spina and the book "Bear Shadow" by Frank Asch with colorful squiggles

Story Time with Ms. Katie: Family

Friday, March 13, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Author Visit, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family, Elementary Age

Join us for Story Time as Author Katie Spina (The Wolf and the Wind and Swim the Stars) presents Bear Shadow by Frank Asch and brings a fun craft for our listeners! 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family, Elementary Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Author Visit, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Story Time as Author Katie Spina (The Wolf and the Wind and Swim the Stars) presents Bear Shadow by Frank Asch and brings a fun craft for our listeners! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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 are not permitted. Please view policy 3.40 Unattended Children for more information.

Participant Age

To ensure a successful experience in this program and socialization with one’s peers, age limits are enforced. 

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

country bouquet canvas painting

Canvas Acrylic Painting Class: Country Bouquet

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a relaxing acrylic painting class where you’ll create this cheerful bouquet in a mason jar! You’ll learn step-by-step how to paint bright yellow daisies, soft lavender blooms, and fresh green leaves on a rustic background.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing acrylic painting class where you’ll create this cheerful bouquet in a mason jar! You’ll learn step-by-step how to paint bright yellow daisies, soft lavender blooms, and fresh green leaves on a rustic background.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Three cacti made out of different colored pom poms lie on a table

Pom-Pom Cacti Craft at the Senior Center

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Leo Mahany/ Harold Meininger Senior Community Center at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Make your own cute little desk friend with just yarn! These tiny pom pom cacti are easy, fun, and free to make at a convenient location, the Senior Center! 

Register by calling the Senior Center at 248-246-3900. 

Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Leo Mahany/ Harold Meininger Senior Community Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Make your own cute little desk friend with just yarn! These tiny pom pom cacti are easy, fun, and free to make at a convenient location, the Senior Center! 

Register by calling the Senior Center at 248-246-3900. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Mini Zen Garden Craft

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Create a relaxing oasis at your home or workplace by making a mini zen garden! Fill a small plastic container with sand, rocks, moss, and other tiny decorations to create a decoration that doubles as a way to practice mindfulness.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a relaxing oasis at your home or workplace by making a mini zen garden! Fill a small plastic container with sand, rocks, moss, and other tiny decorations to create a decoration that doubles as a way to practice mindfulness.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Yarn, knitting needles and crochet needles lie haphazard on a wood table.

Woolgatherers: A Fiber Arts Group

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Age Group:
Teen/ High School, Adults

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Closed for Easter holiday

All Day 4/3 - 4/5
Royal Oak Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library
Caucasian hands using a large needle to patch blue jeans.

Mending with Patches: A Mending Workshop

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Makerspace / DIAL at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Sustainability & the Environment, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

In this workshop textile artist Jessica Spencer will teach attendees all about repairing a hole in their own woven garment using patching techniques. Different methods will be discussed, such as sashiko, kantha, and applique. 

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Makerspace / DIAL
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Sustainability & the Environment, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this workshop textile artist Jessica Spencer will teach attendees all about repairing a hole in their own woven garment using patching techniques. Different methods will be discussed, such as sashiko, kantha, and applique. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

neon paints of leaves and a melting smiley face on black canvas

Fake Neon Sign Painting: Grades 6 to 12

Tuesday, April 14, 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

Make a neon sign that needs no electricity! Come paint your own "fake" neon sign for your room using black canvas and paint.

 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a neon sign that needs no electricity! Come paint your own "fake" neon sign for your room using black canvas and paint.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Participant Age

To ensure a successful experience in this program and socialization with one’s peers, age limits are enforced. 

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Multiple resin bookmarks with tassels and real flowers and pages of books inside against a basket background.

Resin Bookmarks with Wild Daisy Creative

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Create a resin and pressed flower bookmark and page holder with Lee Ann Walker of Wild Daisy Creative. 

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a resin and pressed flower bookmark and page holder with Lee Ann Walker of Wild Daisy Creative. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Yarn, knitting needles and crochet needles lie haphazard on a wood table.

Woolgatherers: A Fiber Arts Group

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Age Group:
Teen/ High School, Adults

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Crescent shaped paver stone painted to look like a ladybug in a garden.

Garden Critters: All Ages Program

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Activity Room at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults, All Ages

Join us in this all-ages program and paint a paver stone for your garden! 

All supplies will be provided. 

Please come prepared to get messy!

 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in this all-ages program and paint a paver stone for your garden! 

All supplies will be provided. 

Please come prepared to get messy!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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 are not permitted. Please view policy 3.40 Unattended Children for more information.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

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
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

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?

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Participant Age

To ensure a successful experience in this program and socialization with one’s peers, age limits are enforced. 

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Colorful Lego bricks piled together.

Adult Brick 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
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all adults that love Legos! 

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

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Yarn, knitting needles and crochet needles lie haphazard on a wood table.

Woolgatherers: A Fiber Arts Group

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Age Group:
Teen/ High School, Adults

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Closed for Memorial Day weekend

All Day 5/23 - 5/25
Royal Oak Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library
White mug with ROPL logo in green on front sitting on dish towel.

Using the Cricut Mug Press!

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Makerspace / DIAL at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Would you like to learn how to create a custom mug using the library's Cricut Mug Press?

 Now you can! 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Makerspace / DIAL
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Would you like to learn how to create a custom mug using the library's Cricut Mug Press?

 Now you can! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Royal Oak Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Royal Oak Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Royal Oak Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library
Yarn, knitting needles and crochet needles lie haphazard on a wood table.

Woolgatherers: A Fiber Arts Group

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends Auditorium at Royal Oak Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Age Group:
Teen/ High School, Adults

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration Encouraged

We encourage you to register for this program, but it is not required.

Closed for Juneteenth

All Day 6/19 - 6/20
Royal Oak Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library