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Preserving Personal Archives in the Digital Age

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

This presentation explores practical methods for preserving personal archives, including photographs, documents, audio, and digital files.

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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.

Poetry Workshop

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Poetry, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a poetry workshop at Royal Oak Public Library, where we meet monthly to workshop poems we are working on. A workshop is a welcoming, focused environment, in which we can patiently and with care discuss the work of another poet.

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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.

Community Book Club

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

A book club run by book lovers, for book lovers! On the second Thursday of each month, this group will meet, discuss the chosen book of last month, and at the end of the meeting the group will discuss and choose the next book. All genres, thoughts, and feelings are respected, and all are welcome!

The selected book can be requested through the catalog for reading, or contact adultreference@romi.gov and we can get a copy for you.

June Book: Severance by Ling Ma

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.

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library

Dino-mite Cookie Decorating Workshop: Family

4:00pm–5:30pm
Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to see how fun & easy it can be to decorate delicious sugar cookies. Everything you need is included: cookies, icing, decorations, and tools. Learn how to outline, flood, & use wet-on-wet drag techniques.

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.

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.

Dino-mite Cookie Decorating Workshop: Teen & Adult

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teen/ High School, Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Youth Activity Room
Age Group: Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to see how fun & easy it can be to decorate delicious sugar cookies. Everything you need is included: cookies, icing, decorations, and tools. Learn how to outline, flood, & use wet-on-wet drag techniques.

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.

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.

Dino Egg Surprise Bath Bombs: Grades 6 to 12

6:00pm–7:00pm
Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School
Upcoming
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:

We have dino programs for all ages at the library this summer! Teens can make bath bombs with surprise dinos inside, then take them home and gift them or use them in the bath.

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.

USA Trivia Night: Adult

6:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Self-Guided Program, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the United States with this historical trivia night!

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.

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.

Woolgatherers: A Fiber Arts Group

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teen/ High School, Adults
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.

Royal Oak Public Library Film Club

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a meeting of the Royal Oak Public Library Film Club.  We meet each month to discuss a movie on Kanopy that we have watched on our own before the discussion.

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.

Thursday Night Book Club

7:00pm–7:45pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
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 and on Libby.

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 for Juneteenth

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

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library

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.

KPop Demon Hunters Party: Family

6:00pm–7:00pm
Family, Elementary Age, All Ages
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Elementary Age, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Party like K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira, and Zoey! Join us for an all-ages evening of crafts and music celebrating all things Huntrix. It's going to be golden!  

Costumes are welcome. 

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.

True Story Book Group

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Social Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

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.

Conversation Cafe

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Small Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Group
Event Details:

Do you feel like you hold lots of beliefs about things, but have no place to have a deep conversation? Do you enjoy dialogue that is open-minded, and that encourages acceptance, curiosity, discovery, and sincerity?

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.

Red, White, & Read: A Community Picnic!

3:30pm–5:30pm
Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults, All Ages
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Centennial Commons
Age Group: Family, Elementary Age, Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Outreach, Friends of the Library
Event Details:

 

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with a fun family picnic in Centennial Commons!

We'll be providing FREE hot dogs from The Mean Weenie, plus pop, chips, and popsicles, while supplies last!

Video Game Lounge: Grades 6 to 12

11:00am–12:00pm
Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Tween/ Middle School, Teen/ High School
Program Type: Self-Guided Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Drop-in for a casual video game hangout and free play with your friends! We'll provide different games for the Switch and have some snacks. Feel free to bring your own controllers.

 

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.

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library

250th Anniversary of American Freedom

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, All Ages
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Lecture, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

 

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.

Therapy Dogs for Adults

6:30pm–7:45pm
Teen/ High School, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Royal Oak Public Library
Room: Friends Auditorium
Age Group: Teen/ High School, Adults
Program Type: Self-Guided Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Just doing your thing can be very stressful and anxiety inducing for everyone, and relaxing activities for adults can be far and few in-between.  But do you know what is extremely comforting and sweet?  Dogs!

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 Independence Day Weekend

All Day 7/3–7/4
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library

Closed on Sundays

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Royal Oak Public Library