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Winter Reads—Ages 0–13

All Day 12/20 - 2/14
Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Branch
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Virtual Program, Youth Program
Event Details:

The weather outside is frightful, so cozy up with our Winter Reads Challenge! Have some fun, meet your reading goals, and do some activities to earn a chance to win our weekly prize drawing.

Shelf Awareness: The Great Escape! (Travel and Food Memoirs)

All Day 1/15 - 1/22
Adults
Offsite
Closed
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration 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.

Cozy Up & Read!

All Day 1/17 - 3/14
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Event Details:

Beat the winter blues with some great reads from TPL! The more you read, the better your chances of winning one of three great prizes.

Library Closed

9:30am - 9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Troy Public Library, TPL Bookmobile

Sensory Friendly Storytime

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids
Story & Craft Room
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Event Details:

Ages 3+. In this adaptive storytime explore the 5 senses with stories, songs, and sensory play!

Disclaimer(s)

Unattended Child Policy

All children ages 12 and younger must be in the company of a parent/adult care-giver at all times while in the library. Even if the child is attending a program, it is required that the parent/adult caregiver remain in the library building throughout the program.

Teen Advisory Board

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Meeting Room
Cancelled
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Event Details:

TAB meetings are now back in person! If you would like to join TAB please email the Teen Services Librarian (Holly. Osentoski@troymi.gov). The Troy Public Library seeks young people to join the Teen Advisory Board.

High School Exam Study Space

All Day 1/21 - 1/22
Teens
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Event Details:

Exams this week? Need a place to study?

The meeting room is open to high school students studying for exams.

Toddlertime (2-3.5 yrs)

10:00am - 10:45am
Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Story & Craft Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun!

Toddlertime (2-3.5 yrs)

11:15am - 12:00pm
Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Story & Craft Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun!

Dog Man Party!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Kids
Story & Craft Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all Supa Buddies! Have fun completing Dog Man themed activities. Finish them all to earn a small prize. Register for the 2 pm session OR 4 pm session.

Disclaimer(s)

Registrant Age/Grade

Ages and grades are strictly enforced: to allow each child to feel successful, provide the best experience for all attendees, and offer opportunities for social and emotional growth within peer groups, children who are not in the correct grade or age-group for this program will be turned away at the door.

Unattended Child Policy

All children ages 12 and younger must be in the company of a parent/adult care-giver at all times while in the library. Even if the child is attending a program, it is required that the parent/adult caregiver remain in the library building throughout the program.

Bookmobile Stop- Somerset Apartments

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: TPL Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come visit the Bookmobile!  The Bookmobile is a library on wheels with a collection of over 1,000 books and other materials for all ages!  Visitors of the Bookmobile can browse and check out materials, register for a library card, p

Dog Man Party!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kids
Story & Craft Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all Supa Buddies! Have fun completing Dog Man themed activities. Finish them all to earn a small prize. Register for the 2 pm session OR 4 pm session.

Disclaimer(s)

Registrant Age/Grade

Ages and grades are strictly enforced: to allow each child to feel successful, provide the best experience for all attendees, and offer opportunities for social and emotional growth within peer groups, children who are not in the correct grade or age-group for this program will be turned away at the door.

Unattended Child Policy

All children ages 12 and younger must be in the company of a parent/adult care-giver at all times while in the library. Even if the child is attending a program, it is required that the parent/adult caregiver remain in the library building throughout the program.

High School Exam Study Space

11:00am - 8:30pm
Teens
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Event Details:

Exams this week? Need a place to study?

The meeting room is open to high school students studying for exams.

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality with Amanda Montell

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Virtual Program
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program, Virtual Program, Author Visit

Adult Programs

Event Details:

Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality. 

Japanese Language Club (日本語クラブ)

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration 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.

Baby Play

10:30am - 11:30am
Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Story & Craft Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Story & Craft Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:

Parents and babies are invited to join us for this drop-in, unstructured open baby play. It is a perfect time to play and give baby an chance to interact with others while caregivers get to know one another.

Talk Time: English Language Conversation Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
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.

Smart Space

1:00pm - 4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program

Bookmobile Stop- Charter Square Apartments

10:00am - 11:00am
Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: TPL Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come visit the Troy Public Library Bookmobile!  The Bookmobile is a library on wheels with a collection of over 1,000 books and other materials for all ages!  Visitors of the Bookmobile can browse and check out materials, register f

Italian Language Club (Club di lingua italiana )

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required

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.

Large Friends Donations (3+ Boxes)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Everyone
Loading Dock
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Loading Dock
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Friends of the Library
Registration Required
Event Details:

To help us better manage donations, we ask all individuals wanting to donate three or more boxes of material to register for an appointment. You may arrive anytime between 10 am and 12 noon with your donation. 

Talk Time: English Language Conversation Group (Family Friendly!)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
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.

Bookmobile Stop- Jaycee Park

11:30am - 12:30pm
Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: TPL Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program, Teen Program, Youth Program
Event Details:

Come visit the Bookmobile!  The Bookmobile is a library on wheels with a collection of over 1,000 books and other materials for all ages!  Visitors of the Bookmobile can browse and check out materials, register for a library card, p

Bookmobile Stop- Regents Club of Troy Apartments

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: TPL Bookmobile
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come visit the Troy Public Library Bookmobile!  The Bookmobile is a library on wheels with a collection of over 1,000 books and other materials for all ages!  Visitors of the Bookmobile can browse and check out materials, register f