Jul 052022
 

Tuesdays, July 12 – August 16, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Wiegand Park

The Warren Public Library is pleased to offer Prime Time Family Reading Time, a free six-week program of reading, group discussion, and storytelling for families with children ages 6-10.  At each session families will enjoy a dinner together, followed by a reading of children’s stories.  A group discussion will take place about topics from the stories to promote critical thinking skills.  Younger children will be supervised at no charge during the program and take part in their own activities. At the end of each session each family will receive a copy of one of the books read, as well as a chance to win door prizes. Every family that attends all six sessions in their entirety will receive a $100 gift card. Weekly prizes will include $50 gift cards.

To register for the six-week series call 586-353-0580. This program is for children ages 6 to 10 accompanied by their families and will be held at Wiegand Park at 8700 Toepfer Road (between 8 and 9 Mile Roads and between Van Dyke and Hoover). Transportation can be provided if needed. Due to limited resources, we will accept newcomers first, and those who have participated in the past will be added to the waitlist.

Prime Time Family Reading Time in Warren is offered by the Michigan Humanities in cooperation with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Library Association, and additional corporate and private sponsors.

Jun 222022
 

Thursday, July 21, 6 pm, Arthur Miller Branch

Sadly, losing one’s life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse wasn’t an unusual occurrence. The likelihood of drowning while at sea or becoming injured while on the job ultimately leading to death were somewhat common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Death by murder, suicide or other unnatural and tragic causes, while rare, are not unheard of.

Join Michigan author Dianna Stampfler for an amalgamation of true crime details, media coverage and historical research which brings the stories to life…despite the deaths of those featured.

Registration is required for this program. Register here. Please call 586.751.5377 with questions.

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:

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.