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Baby Size! Story Time: Ages Birth to 18 Months

10:15am - 11:00am
Babies, Toddlers
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time

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

 

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.

Tickets issued 15 minutes before the program begins.

The staff at the Youth Services Desk will issue tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 15 minutes before the program begins.

Book Buddies Book Club: Grades K to 3

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary Age
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Elementary Age
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Curse of the Shadow Dragon (Dragon Masters #23)

by Tracey West

Registration and book pickup will begin Thursday, January 30th at the Youth Services Desk. 

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.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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.

Storytelling Through Movement

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Senior
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Storytelling Through Movement workshop explores the power of words, images and movement to express a person's story.

Thursday Night Book Club

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Come join us at the Royal Oak Public Library's monthly Thursday night book club meeting. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk. Please contact the event organizer if you need a large print or audiobook version of the book.

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.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Party!: Ages Birth to Pre-K

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Event Details:

Whether you’re new to the program and would like more information, or are already tracking your books and want to celebrate reading accomplishments, stop by the party in the Friends Auditorium!  Stories, dancing, playtime, and snacks are all

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.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

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.

Read to the Dogs: Ages 5 to 10 Years

6:30pm - 6:45pm
Elementary Age
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Elementary Age
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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.

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.

Read to the Dogs: Ages 5 to 10 Years

6:45pm - 7:00pm
Elementary Age
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Elementary Age
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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.

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.

Read to the Dogs: Ages 5 to 10 Years

7:00pm - 7:15pm
Elementary Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Elementary Age
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

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.

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.

Short Story Book Club

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

This is a short story book club, by which we mean not collections of short stories, but rather books that are meaningful but short, usually under 250 pages. We read the book, then come and have a spirited conversation.

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.

Family Story Time: Ages Birth to 5 Years

10:15am - 10:45am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time

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

 

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.

Tickets issued 15 minutes before the program begins.

The staff at the Youth Services Desk will issue tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 15 minutes before the program begins.

Make & Mingle: Color Your World

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults
Open
Registration
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
Seats Remaining: 39
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.

Library Board of Trustees

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Program Type: Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Details:

Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting.

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.

Toddler Story Time: Ages 18 Months to 3 Years

10:15am - 10:45am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time

Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session. 

 

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.

Tickets issued 15 minutes before the program begins.

The staff at the Youth Services Desk will issue tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 15 minutes before the program begins.

Story Time with Modern Dentistry of Royal Oak: Family

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Family
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 42
Event Details:

Celebrate National Children's Dental Health Month with a special guest from Modern Dentistry of Royal Oak. Meet Dr. Nathan Martzke and learn about keeping your smile healthy with toothy stories, crafts and games. 

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.

Family Program Audience

Family events are for youth and their adult caregivers. Please see 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.

Baby Size! Story Time: Ages Birth to 18 Months

10:15am - 11:00am
Babies, Toddlers
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time

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

 

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.

Tickets issued 15 minutes before the program begins.

The staff at the Youth Services Desk will issue tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 15 minutes before the program begins.

RainSmart Rebates

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Sustainability & the Environment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 36
Event Details:

​We have not one but two RainSmart Events coming up in the next few weeks. The first will be at the Royal Oak Library on February 27th at 6 PM, and the second at Brown Iron Brewhouse on March 5th at 6 PM.

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.

Storytelling Through Movement

11:00am - 12:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Senior
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Storytelling Through Movement workshop explores the power of words, images and movement to express a person's story.

Author Talk and Book Signing - Grand Bargain: The Inside Story of Detroit's Dramatic Journey from Bankruptcy to Rebirth

2:00pm - 3:45pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

Join author Gerald Rosen for a discussion about his book, Grand Bargain: The Inside Story of Detroit's Dramatic Journey from Bankruptcy to Rebirth. Gerald Rosen served as Chief U.S.

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.

Queerdos: A literary and just plain social club

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Group

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 yes too? Well you are in luck! Welcome to Royal Oak Public Library's monthly queer social club, a safe space to talk about various medias and simply exist in a place where you don't need to worry about people just not getting it.  If you'd like to bring your emotional support ally, they are welcome too!

At least one rad gay media will be recommended at the end of each meeting and no registration is necessary to come! Bring your iced coffees, your sweatpants, your septum rings...they're all welcome here!

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.

Family Story Time: Ages Birth to 5 Years

10:15am - 10:45am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time

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

 

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.

Tickets issued 15 minutes before the program begins.

The staff at the Youth Services Desk will issue tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 15 minutes before the program begins.

City Shapes with the Sloan Museum: Ages 4 to 7 Years

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Family, Elementary Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Family, Elementary Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Shapes, shapes, everywhere! Which shapes will you use? Create a piece of city-scape art while exploring the attributes of shapes.

Please register each child attending.

 

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.

Family Program Audience

Family events are for youth and their adult caregivers. Please see 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.

City Shapes with the Sloan Museum: Ages 4 to 7 Years

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Family, Elementary Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Family, Elementary Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Shapes, shapes, everywhere! Which shapes will you use? Create a piece of city-scape art while exploring the attributes of shapes.

Please register each child attending. 

 

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.

Family Program Audience

Family events are for youth and their adult caregivers. Please see 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.

Movers, Shakers, and Music Makers (A Tribute to Six Michigan Women who Changed History)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

Myra K. Wolfgang, labor union organizer. Grace Lee Boggs, philosopher and activist. Laura Smith Haviland, abolitionist and conductor on the underground railroad, and others! Featuring "This Little Light of Mine," "Oh!

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.

Toddler Story Time: Ages 18 Months to 3 Years

10:15am - 10:45am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time

Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session. 

 

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.

Tickets issued 15 minutes before the program begins.

The staff at the Youth Services Desk will issue tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 15 minutes before the program begins.