Events

For Grades 3-5

From familiar countries to treasure islands, we'll explore real and fictional maps as we learn about symbols, compass roses, and topography.

Join us for this fun craft where kids can build their own worlds while learning all about maps and cartography!

Registration required

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

Hosted on the first 3 Wednesdays at 10:30 AM! 
Check our LocalHop Events Calendar for exact dates & times

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, NOV. 13 at 6:00 pm.

Questions? Email: youth@fadl.org

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

Baby Storytime will be on Fridays at 10:30 AM! Typically the first 3 Fridays.
Check our LocalHop 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

Join us for a special visit to the D.I.A. on Sunday, November 16. 

Participants can meet at the library and take a shuttle bus down to the museum together, where we'll have a guided tour highlighting various exhibits and collections, led by a D.I.A. docent. 

This will be followed by free time for you (and a friend or family member) to explore the galleries and/or participate in their Drop-In Artmaking Workshops or Drawing in the Galleries! 

This program lasts from 1 pm to 4 pm. Note: Parking at the library is Free on Sundays!

Here is our tentative itinerary
1:00 p.m. – Pickup at the library
1:30 p.m. – Arrival at the museum
1:30–2:30 p.m. – Docent Guided Tour of DIA Collection highlights 
2:30–3:15 p.m. – Free time to explore galleries or join artmaking programs
3:30 p.m. – Departure from the museum / Return to library parking lot

Registration required

FADL is committed to accessibility—please reach out at least 1 week in advance for accommodation requests at kellyh@fadl.org or 248-546-2504

For Ages 6+ Registration required

Discover the history of Wacky Cake and the historical era that inspired it - all while making the cake for yourself! 

Everything you need is included in this kit (besides some water and an oven), and this recipe is vegan-friendly. 

Registration required: please limit one kit per family.

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