Apr 042022
 

Saturday, April 30, 2022, 10:00 am, Warren Civic Center Library

Michigan Notable Book award recipient Sarah Zachrich Jeng will be visiting the Civic Center Library to discuss her award-winning novel The Other Me

This unpredictable sci-fi thriller begins when a failed artist accidentally opens a door to an alternate reality where she never pursued her dreams and must uncover the forces behind the switch before time runs out. Library Journal calls The Other Me a “page-turner”. CrimeReads says The Other Me is “both a suspenseful psychological thriller and an astute reinvention of the time travel narrative.”

Don’t miss your chance to meet Sarah Zachrich Jeng, who Booklist says is “a writer to watch very closely”! A question-and-answer session will follow a selected reading by the author.  Refreshments will be served and copies of the book will be available for purchase. 

Registration is required. You can register online or by calling 586.751.0770. You can read a sample of The Other Me here.

Sep 162021
 

Wednesday, September 29, 6:00 pm, Civic Center Library, Conference Room

The Warren Public Library is happy to welcome back author Deborah Goodrich Royce as she discusses her new novel Ruby Falls.

With Ruby Falls, Ms. Royce (a former actress (All My Children, Beverly Hills 90210)) has written a book that is receiving rave reviews. Described as “taut and propulsive” by Kirkus Reviews, Ruby Falls is is a nail-biting tale of a fragile young actress, the new husband she barely knows, and her growing suspicion that the secrets he harbors may eclipse her own.

Don’t miss your chance to meet Deborah Goodrich Royce! Register online or by call the Civic Center Library at the Civic Center Library at 586-751-0770. This is an in-person event and will be taking place in the Conference Room on the first floor of Warren City Hall.

For more about Ruby Falls, check out the book trailer:

Jun 092021
 

Thursday, June 17, Zoom

Learn how dialect, place, and identity are connected, and in particular, how sounding like a Yooper and what it means to be a Yooper are inextricably linked. Michigan author Kathryn Remlinger, Ph.D., of Grand Valley State University, will give insight into the intriguing history of how Michigan’s Upper Peninsula developed its colorful and culturally distinctive Yooper dialect and identity.

See how this connection has developed over time and is a result of economics, such as the tourism industry, our beliefs about who is and who is not a “real” Yooper, and our ideas about what a Yooper should sound like. She will show many examples collected over the past 19 years, including tourist souvenirs, signs in public spaces, movies, and social media.

Registration is required and will end at noon on the day of the program. Register here or call 586.751.5377.

Apr 292021
 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 10:00 am, Zoom

Picture of author Jeffrey Brown

Calling all Star Wars fans! The Warren Public Library and the Detroit Institute of Arts are hosting the New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Brown!

Jeffrey Brown is the author-illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: Jedi Academy series and the Darth Vader series. He is also the author of the Lucy & Andy Neanderthal graphic novels for middle graders and the picture book My Teacher Is a Robot. His newest series is Space-Time.

Book cover of Jedi Academy showing several Star War characters

We have a limited number of spots for children in grades 4-6 to join us via Zoom on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 10:00 am. Teachers and students from several local schools will be joining us as well.

Call 586-751-0770 to register. Warren residents with library cards will receive first accommodation. Everyone (Warren residents and others) must sign up for the wait list. You will be notified and moved to the main list if space is available. Educators in Warren can contact Lisa Martin (lamartin@cityofwarren.org) to request space for their classroom to attend.

Mar 112021
 

Thursday, March 25, 6 pm, Zoom

***VIRTUAL PROGRAM***

Join Terrence Shulman on Zoom for a respectful and thought- provoking presentation about hoarding. We will learn what hoarding is and isn’t, what causes it, and how to best address and treat it. Mr. Shulman is a local attorney, social worker/addictions therapist, and author specializing in assessing, treating, and educating about hoarding.

Registration is required. Register here. Zoom meeting details will be emailed to the address you provide in your registration the day before the program. Do not share Zoom Meeting details with others.

If you have questions about using Zoom, please contact the Miller Branch of Warren Public Library before the day of the program. The phone number to the library is 586.751.5377.