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.

Stories of Exile Reading Group

 Adults, Books, Civic Center Library, Programs
Sep 072023
 

Thursday, September 21, 2023, 6:00 pm, Civic Center Library

The Warren Public Library is a proud partner in the Yiddish Book Center’s “Stories of Exile” Reading Groups for Public Libraries project. We will hold a series of book discussions and events that explore themes of dispossession, immigration, diaspora, the refugee experience, and home. Visit the Civic Center Library circulation desk to check out a copy of In the Land of the Postscript by Chava Rosenfarb. There will be a guest presenter from the Zekelman Holocaust Center who will give further context to the stories we read, as well as information about post-war, Jewish life in metro Detroit.

Register online or call 586.751.0770.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale

 Books, Friends of the Warren Public Library, Miller Branch
Aug 042023
 

Saturday, August 5, 2023, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, Arthur Miller Branch

Looking to expand your home library? Seeking amazing deals on books? Look no further! Make your way to the Miller Branch Library on Saturday, August 5 for the Friends of the Library Used Book sale. Discover a wide selection of books, including DVDs and CDs, all at unbeatable prices. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enrich your collection and support your local library.

  • Cookbooks – $1.00 – $2.00
  • Children’s Books – $.25 – $.50
  • Adult Hardcovers – $2.00
  • Trade Paperbacks – $1.00
  • DVDs – $1.00
  • CDs – $.50
  • Paperbacks – $.50

We hope to see you there and appreciate your support of the Friends!

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.

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