Detroit Style Pizza: A Doughtown History

 Adults, Author Visit, Books, Civic Center Library, Programs
Sep 232023
 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 6:30 pm, Civic Center Library

We are happy to welcome back author Karen Dybis to the Warren Public Library! Karen is a metro Detroit writer who has blogged for Time magazine, worked the business desk at the Detroit News, and written for many other publications. Born in Bad Axe and raised in Romeo, she is the author of several books about Detroit, including Secret Detroit: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure,  Better Made in Michigan: The Salty Story of Detroit’s Best Chip, and The Witch of Delray: Rose Veres & Detroit’s Infamous 1930s Murder Mystery.

Ms. Dybis will be at the Civic Center Library to discuss her newest book, Detroit Style Pizza: A Doughtown History which answers the question: How did this Motor City delicacy transform from a singular kitchen in Detroit to an international sensation? If you love Buddy’s, Loui’s, Cloverleaf, or the many others making this style of pie, this is a program you will not want to miss!

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Registration is required. Register here or call 586.751.0770.

Book Talk with Dr. Dr. Dominik Stecula, author of Polish Americans Today

 Adults, Author Visit, Books, Civic Center Library, Programs
May 102023
 

Friday, May 19, 2023, 6:00 pm, Civic Center Library

Part of its 20th Anniversary Celebration, the Piast Institute invites the public to hear Dominik Stecula, Ph.D., author of Polish Americans Today.

Building on his initial book Polish Americans Today: Modern Polonian Leadership, the second edition of the book, Polish Americans Today was published in 2021. Both editions were published by the Piast Institute and were based on surveys. This second edition is the only national survey of Polish Americans and offers the most detailed data-driven look at the Polish American community, according to Stecula. With the lecture, Dr. Stecula will paint a comprehensive picture of American Polonia and focus on the attitudes, demographics, identities, and cultural activities of the Polish American community.

This program is part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Piast Institute. Books will be available for purchase at the lecture. Please register online here.

This program is co-financed from the Polish community funds of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago. More information is available here.

Book Talk with Bestselling Author Deborah Goodrich Royce

 Adults, Author Visit, Books, Civic Center Library, Programs
Apr 242023
 

Thursday, May 18, 2023, 6:00 pm, Civic Center Library

The Warren Public Library is happy to have bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce return to discuss her latest novel, Reef Road.

In Reef Road, when a severed hand washes ashore in the wealthy enclave of Palm Beach, Florida, the lives of two women—a lonely writer obsessed with the unsolved murder of her mother’s best friend and a panicked wife whose husband has disappeared with their children—collide as the world shutters in the pandemic lockdown of 2020.

Ms. Royce, a former actress (All My Children, Beverly Hills 90210), has written a book that is receiving rave reviews. In a starred review, Kirkus says Reef Road is “a truly absorbing mystery by a writer at the top of her game”. Publisher’s Weekly adds it “is an expertly paced thrill ride”.

Don’t miss your chance to meet Deborah Goodrich Royce as she discusses her best book yet! For more information and to register, call the Civic Center Library at 586-751-5377 or register online.

Nancy Shaw Author Visit

 Author Visit, Books, Children, Programs
Apr 032023
 

Friday, April 14, 2023, 10:30 am and 12:30 pm, Warren Community Center Auditorium

Nancy Shaw, author of the Sheep in a Jeep series will present How Do You Make a Book? Nancy will read her stories and talk about how an idea turns into a book. This will include the many stages of the writing and publishing process. She will also discuss what an editor and artist does and how a book is put together. This presentation will include students from local elementary schools, but homeschooling families and the general public are also welcome.

The general public can register by calling 586.751.0770. Register online for 10:30 am or 12:30 pm sessions. Educators can contact Lisa or Alicia at the Civic Center Library to arrange a classroom field trip for grades K-2 (space permitting).

100 Years of the Detroit Historical Society

 Adults, Author Visit, Books, Miller Branch, Programs
Mar 062023
 

Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:00 pm, Arthur Miller Branch

100 Years of the Detroit Historical Society captures in words and photographs the little-known story of the people who have been telling Detroit’s stories and preserving its material culture for the last century. Author and Senior Curator of the Detroit Historical Society Joel Stone will discuss his book and sign copies.

Books will be available for purchase.

Registration is required. Click here to register or call 586.751.5377.

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