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Adult Services
Adult Summer Reading: Devour Good Books
Register beginning June 17
Our Adult Summer Reading
Program runs from June 17 through July 29. Read for fun and a chance to win
prizes. Stop by the Adult Reference Desk for summer reading information.
Events
Create a Book to Devour
Saturday, June 29, 11:30 a.m.
In keeping with our summer reading theme The Cookie Lady will show you how to decorate a cookie to look like a book cover, and she’ll share other edible book ideas. Space is limited for this cookie decorating class – registration required.
Call for Authors!
Our second annual Local Author Fair will be held on Saturday, August 17. The Author Fair provides a forum for local authors to promote their published works. It will give authors an opportunity to network with each other, to present their works to others in the community, and to exchange tips on writing and publishing.
Participation is limited. Pick up an application at the Adult Reference Desk or print one HERE.
Movie Night
Come for our monthly movies, held on the last Wednesday of the month. The movie on the big screen is free and so is the popcorn! To register, please stop by the Adult Reference Desk or call 313-531-5960 ext. 103.
The Guilt Trip
May 29 @ 6:00 p.m.
RATED: PG-13
STARRING: Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen
As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.
REGISTER HERE
Julie & Julia
Wednesday, June 26 @ 6:00 p.m.
Oz the Great and Powerful
Wednesday, July 24 @ 6:00 p.m.
Snitch
Wednesday, August 28 @ 6:00
p.m.
Redford Recreational Readers
If you're a reader who would like an opportunity to discuss books with others, join the Redford Recreational Readers, our book discussion group for adults. We will be meeting the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 pm, in one of the 2nd floor meeting rooms. Each month you'll have an opportunity to meet fellow book lovers, share in group discussion of a selected book and suggest titles for future discussions.
Registration is not required, but the library has limited copies of each book. If you sign up in advance at the Adult Reference Desk, we'll make every effort to obtain a copy for you from another library.
Our current book discussion titles:
Wednesday, June 12: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The story of a group of Americans and English on a sojourn from Paris to Paloma, evokes in poignant detail, life among the expatriates on Paris's Left Bank, during the 1920s and conveys in brutally realistic descriptions the power and danger of bullfighting in Spain.
Discussion Questions
Wednesday, July 10: The School of
Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Wednesday, August 14: The
Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
also available as Book on CD, downloadable eBook and downloadable audiobook
A complete list of our book discussion titles is available here.
Book Clubs
- History Book Club: A book discussion group that focuses on books on history meets the first Monday of the month from 6:30 - 8 pm. For further information, please contact Jim White at (734) 261-0874.
- Transitions Book Club: Coping with loss can be difficult. This group will discuss book topics related to grief, loss and healing. The group will be held in a private room with comfortable seating. Snacks will be provided. The group meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30 - 8 pm. For further information, please contact Margie Martin, Grief Support Service Manager, at (313) 578-6328.
Reading Lists
Knit or Crochet for Charity
Thank you for your generosity to WarmUp America! We have such an abundance of squares that our volunteers need more time to make quilts. We can not accept any more squares until further notice.
Coupon Corner
Visit our new coupon exchange in the copier alcove. Drop off coupons you can’t use, and pick up those you need!
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