Events

Chess Club! 

An all ages drop-in Chess Club takes over our Program Room on the first Monday evening of each month!

This club is for beginning to intermediate players. No registration is required.

All-ages are welcome, but children (ages 12 & under) should be accompanied/supervised by a caregiver.

 For Ages 7-12: Pokémon fans, card collectors, gamers, anime fans

Click here to join the waitlist

 Come hang out at an awesome afternoon of Pokémon fun!

Create Pokémon art, play Pokémon games, and even do some Pokémon trivia!

Questions? youth@fadl.org

Hosted on the first 3 Wednesdays at 10:30 AM! 

Join us for a variety of engaging stories and active songs geared towards families with young children:
ages 18 months-4 years old

Storytime will be indoors in the library's Program Room.
Each scheduled Family Storytime will start at 10:30 am

To save a spot for storytime please follow the steps below the day of the event:

• Stop by the Atrium (West Entrance) to receive a ticket.  Tickets will be available starting 15 minutes before storytime begins (10:15 AM).
• Tickets will be handed out until 5 minutes after the scheduled start time (10:35 AM).
• The youth librarian leading the storytime will collect the tickets upon entry to the program.
• Once tickets run out, storytime is full. Please check back at a future storytime.

If you have any questions about storytimes, please contact the youth desk at 248.546.2504 x694

We host a monthly Board Game Club for Middle School students (grades 6-8). 

Want to beat each other up as giant monsters? Or maybe, steal treasures from the mall without saying a word? How about teaming up with other Marvel heroes to defeat the villains? Come to the Middle School Board Game Club, where you'll learn and play awesome board games!

This club will meet monthly on the second Thursday of each month to learn & play new board games together

CLICK HERE to sign up for our next in-person meeting on Thursday, JULY 10 at 6:00 pm.

Questions? Email: youth@fadl.org

Baby Storytime will be on Fridays at 10:30 AM! Typically the first 3 Fridays.
Check our Events Calendar for exact dates

Join us for interactive songs and simple stories that nurture your baby's curiosity and fine motor skills while providing a place for caregivers to share ideas and socialize. For families with children under 18 months old.*
*It is the youth department's continued mission to offer early literacy programs that best fit children's different developmental stages. Baby Storytime will be for babies under 18 months and Family Storytime will be for young children ages 18 months-4 years old.

Storytime will be indoors in the library's Program Room.
Each scheduled Baby Storytime begins at 10:30 am
View our calendar for upcoming dates

To save a spot for storytime please follow the steps below the day of the event:

• Stop by the Atrium (West Entrance) to receive a ticket. Tickets will be available starting 15 minutes before storytime begins (10:15 AM).
• Tickets will be handed out until 5 minutes after the scheduled start time (10:35 AM).
• The youth librarian leading the storytime will collect the tickets upon entry to the program.
• Once tickets run out, storytime is full. Please check back at a future storytime.

If you have any questions about storytimes, please contact the youth desk at 248.546.2504 x694

Hosted on the first 3 Wednesdays at 10:30 AM! 

Join us for a variety of engaging stories and active songs geared towards families with young children:
ages 18 months-4 years old

Storytime will be indoors in the library's Program Room.
Each scheduled Family Storytime will start at 10:30 am

To save a spot for storytime please follow the steps below the day of the event:

• Stop by the Atrium (West Entrance) to receive a ticket.  Tickets will be available starting 15 minutes before storytime begins (10:15 AM).
• Tickets will be handed out until 5 minutes after the scheduled start time (10:35 AM).
• The youth librarian leading the storytime will collect the tickets upon entry to the program.
• Once tickets run out, storytime is full. Please check back at a future storytime.

If you have any questions about storytimes, please contact the youth desk at 248.546.2504 x694

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.

Our next RGP Group Meeting will be on Thursday, July 17 at 6:00 pm. 
Registration required! Click here

Questions? Email: youth@fadl.org

Baby Storytime will be on Fridays at 10:30 AM! Typically the first 3 Fridays.
Check our Events Calendar for exact dates

Join us for interactive songs and simple stories that nurture your baby's curiosity and fine motor skills while providing a place for caregivers to share ideas and socialize. For families with children under 18 months old.*
*It is the youth department's continued mission to offer early literacy programs that best fit children's different developmental stages. Baby Storytime will be for babies under 18 months and Family Storytime will be for young children ages 18 months-4 years old.

Storytime will be indoors in the library's Program Room.
Each scheduled Baby Storytime begins at 10:30 am
View our calendar for upcoming dates

To save a spot for storytime please follow the steps below the day of the event:

• Stop by the Atrium (West Entrance) to receive a ticket. Tickets will be available starting 15 minutes before storytime begins (10:15 AM).
• Tickets will be handed out until 5 minutes after the scheduled start time (10:35 AM).
• The youth librarian leading the storytime will collect the tickets upon entry to the program.
• Once tickets run out, storytime is full. Please check back at a future storytime.

If you have any questions about storytimes, please contact the youth desk at 248.546.2504 x694

For ages 5-10 + Caregivers (optional)

CLICK HERE to register! 

 Julie Buchholtz, a Michigan author and proud member of the Bay Mills Tribe of Chippewa Indians, will be visiting the Ferndale Library to read and talk about her book Who Am I?

There will also be a hands-on crafting activity that connects with themes of the book.

Note: If more than one child is attending, please fill out the form for each individual child

Caregivers have the option to attend as well, but are otherwise not required to...

FYI: The Ferndale Library has two parking lots, West & East! Note that on the day of this event, 7/19, the East Lot will not be accessible. If you have any questions or need help locating a space to park for your visit, feel free to contact us: 248-546-2504 See less

Questions? youth@fadl.org

On July 21, we'll have another Family Zine Workshop for Ages 6-15 (+ Caregivers can also participate)! 
Registration required: Click here

Our Zine workshops provide a hands-on opportunity for participants to work alone or collaboratively on making a zine. 

The library will provide staplers, basic drawing supplies, paper, adhesives, scissors, discarded book scraps, and scanners.

All participants can add a copy of their zine to the library's new circulating Zine Collection.

Questions? You can reach out to us via email 
youth@fadl.org