Join our Graphic Novel Book Club!We'll meet at DRIFTER COFFEE, after hours (but their beverage bar will still be open to book club registrants). Join us on Tuesday, May 19th at 6:30 pm to discuss Breadcrumbs by Kasia Babis. More about the book: This moving graphic memoir is a coming-of-age story set in Poland as the country transitions from communism to capitalism. You can place a hold online but we'll also have some copies available at the circulation desk. You can place a hold online but we'll also have some copies available at the circulation desk.

Calling all fans of Pokémon between ages 7 - 12Join us at the library, where we'll be hanging out and engaging in chats, games, and various activities inspired by all-things-Pokémon! Questions? youth@fadl.orgRegistration opens soonFADL is committed to accessibility—please reach out at least 1 week in advance for accommodation requests at youth@fadl.org or 248-546-2504

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Interested in solving puzzles? Like having fun adventures with friends? Want to be a Pokémon? You should join our Tabletop RPG Group!This group is for grades 6-8, meeting twice monthly on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 6:00 pmSIGN UP: Locate the date for the RPG Group Event you would like to attend by visiting our online calendarQuestions? Email: youth@fadl.orgFADL is committed to accessibility—please reach out at least 1 week in advance for accommodation requests at youth@fadl.org or 248-546-2504

Sign up hereFor kids in grades 4-8: The Ferndale Library and Affirmations co-host a social club/book club for kids, tweens/teens, meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the library's program room.This is a social hour that includes a book discussion. Each month, attendees have the chance to read and then discuss a selected book at the Reading Rainbow. Kids don't have to have finished (or even started) the book to attend the Reading Rainbow; the rest of the hour is free time dedicated to socializing/crafting/hanging out together. Drop-ins are always welcome! You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the Ferndale Library or place a hold online. On Tues., May 26, we'll be discussing The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag: From the author of The Witch Boytrilogy comes a graphic novel about family and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret, she dreams of kissing another girl. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. As the girls start to fall in love, will what they're hiding come to the surface? FADL is committed to accessibility—please reach out at least 1 week in advance for accommodation requests at youth@fadl.org or 248-546-2504

Our monthly book club, in partnership with the Ferndale Project, meets on the last Tuesday of each month. This event is hosted AT the Ferndale Project at 567 Livernois.Join us for an in-person book club event discussing Seven Days in June by Tia Williams on TUESDAY, MAY 26 at 6:30 PM. We'll have a few copies reserved at the Ferndale Library circulation desk in early January or you can place a hold online! It's also available on Libby! About the book: Two writers get a second chance at love in this romantic, sexy-as-hell New York Times bestselling novel by the author of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. Questions? Email us: info@fadl.org [Hosted at Ferndale Project]

Join Boston Tea Room Psychic Reader Robert Taylor to learn about the significance of your 7 main Chakras (energy centers in the body originating from ancient Indian spiritual tradition) and their connection to your aura (colorful energy fields surrounding the body). Registration required. Sign-up starts Monday, April 27. Robert was born in Carmarthen, Wales (birthplace of Merlin the Wise) and raised near Stonehenge, England. He also spent seven years as a Hindu monk. He was initiated as a reader of the mystical Brighu Yantra, an ancient Indian divination tool. He is also an accomplished Palmist and Astrologer.

A moderated conversation with Local Author Lisa Peers, with a chance to ask questions after the conversation.Love and Other Books will be on site, selling Lisa's two published books!RSPV ahead of time!

Calling all local writers! Are you in need of a little inspiration? Our Writers Group is going to be hosted at the CATFE LOUNGE, and is scheduled for THURSDAY, JUNE 4THSign up hereBring along your journals, notebooks, or laptops (we'll have a sufficient power supply for your chargers), and set up in their cafe space to start networking with fellow scribes. Exercises: Library staff will facilitate a series of writing exercises to get your creative juices flowing! We'll provide you with prompts for poems, micro-essays, or even something that could serve as the first page of your next short story, memoir, or novel! If we have any volunteers, then we'll hopefully have at least one live reading toward the end of the program. Questions? Email us at: amber@fadl.org This event will be hosted AT THE CATFE LOUNGE: 686 LivernoisNote: We won't be joined by any cats, but you'll likely be able to meet casual cat enthusiasts!