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Shelf Awareness: Around the World

All Day 8/20 - 8/27
Offsite at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required
Event Details:

Get to know your shelf! 

Shelf Awareness is a subscription box service-- each month you sign up, you will receive a mailer box with a hand-picked book along with some themed goodies inside.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Japanese Language Club (日本語クラブ)

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

Open
Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Japanese speakers and language students are welcome to join this friendly conversation club. 

A great way to meet friends, speak in Japanese, and share cultural activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation Club

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cafe at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

English language learners are invited to join us at the library to practice speaking and listening skills while making new friends in a casual, conversational atmosphere.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Italian Language Club (Club di lingua italiana )

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Italian speakers and language students are welcome to join this friendly conversation club. 

A great way to meet friends, speak in Italian, and share cultural activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation & Book Club

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cafe at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

If English is not your first language, join us at the library to practice your speaking and listening skills and improve your English vocabulary in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

TPL Global Culture Series: Amate Painting Workshop

Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
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Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a painting workshop led by Miguel Noguez Cabrera. Create bookmarks using amate, a paper made of tree bark rooted in the indigenous traditions of Mexico, and decorate them with Mesoamerican motifs! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Screen Gabbers Film Discussion Club

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

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Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Do you ever watch a movie and need to talk about it? Join the Screen Gabbers, TPL’s film discussion club! We’ll gather bimonthly and chat about a movie--no ticket needed!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Grown-Up Game Night

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

Calling all tabletop board gamers! Looking to play a new game or maybe meet fellow board-gaming friends? Check out TPL’s new monthly board game club.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

TPL Fantasy Football League

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual Program at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

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Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Virtual Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Calling all football fans to join TPL’s fantasy football program! We welcome players of all levels—from the fantasy rookie to the veteran armchair manager.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation Club

Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cafe at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

English language learners are invited to join us at the library to practice speaking and listening skills while making new friends in a casual, conversational atmosphere.

Library Closed

All Day 8/30 - 9/1
Troy Public Library, TPL Bookmobile
Closing
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Branches:
Troy Public Library, TPL Bookmobile
Description:

August 30, 31 & September 1

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Lifetime Readers, a Community Volunteer Book Club

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

This is a volunteer-led book club, no registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation Club

Friday, September 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cafe at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

English language learners are invited to join us at the library to practice speaking and listening skills while making new friends in a casual, conversational atmosphere.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Language Club (Club de langue française)

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

Open
Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

French speakers and language students are welcome to join this friendly conversation club. 

A great way to meet friends, speak in French, and share cultural activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation & Book Club

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cafe at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

If English is not your first language, join us at the library to practice your speaking and listening skills and improve your English vocabulary in a casual, relaxed atmosphere.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

DIA Behind the Seen: Diego Rivera and the Detroit Industry Murals

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

Open
Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Learn the complex and intriguing story behind Mexican artist Diego Rivera and his Detroit Industry murals, which have now been declared a National Historic Landmark.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mystery Book Club, a Community Volunteer Book Club

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

This is a volunteer-led book club, no registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dan Ewald, a Community Volunteer Book Club

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
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Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

This is a volunteer-led book club, no registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Circle of Friends Memory Cafe

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required
Event Details:

"A Memory Cafe is a wonderfully welcoming place for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease or any other form of dementia, or other brain disorders. They are designed to include the care partner as well, for a shared experience."

Library Closed

All Day 9/12 - 9/14
Troy Public Library, TPL Bookmobile
Closing
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Branches:
Troy Public Library, TPL Bookmobile
Description:

September 12 - 14

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Shelf Awareness: Banned Books

All Day 9/17 - 9/24
Offsite at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required
Event Details:

Get to know your shelf! 

Shelf Awareness is a subscription box service-- each month you sign up, you will receive a mailer box with a hand-picked book along with some themed goodies inside.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Preservation Conversations: Going Gothic

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

Open
Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Going Gothic is the last session in a four-part series of Preservation Conversations. We’ll look at the Gothic Revival style of architecture, inspired by European cathedrals and popular from the 1840s-1860s.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Language Club (Club de langue française)

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Programs:

Open
Required
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:

French speakers and language students are welcome to join this friendly conversation club. 

A great way to meet friends, speak in French, and share cultural activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation Club

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Cafe at Troy Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
View Details
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

English language learners are invited to join us at the library to practice speaking and listening skills while making new friends in a casual, conversational atmosphere.