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Talk Time: English Conversation Group (Family Friendly!)

10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
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. All levels and ages are welcome! Feel free to bring your ki...

Large Friends Donations (3+ Boxes)

10:00am - 12:00pm
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.  All donated items must ...

Babytime (0-2yrs)

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Eliza for songs, rhymes, and bounces followed by a short playtime. While the activities provided are targeted toward babies, older siblings are welcome to enjoy the session. Priority registration will be given to Troy Public Library card...

Teen Advisory Board- Holiday party

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room
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. Board members will have exclus...

Hot Chocolate: From Indigenous American Rituals to Victorian Children’s Breakfast

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Zoom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required

Adult Programs

Event Details:
Join food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson as she explains the difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa, hot chocolate's religious history and Indigenous origins, how it became a popular breakfast food, and why Victorian and Progressive Era Ame...

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Services Zoom Event

Zoom meeting details will be emailed to the address you provide in your registration. Do not share Zoom Meeting details with others. 

If you have questions about using Zoom, please contact techroom@troymi.gov before the day of the program.

Toddlertime (2-3.5 yrs)

10:30am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Location change: For the month of December, Toddlertime will take place in the MEETING ROOM (across from the library's front desk), NOT the youth storytime room. Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun! You only need to register o...

DIY Bubble Tea : Teen Edition

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cafe
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Doesn’t everyone love bubble tea?! Learn the history of this popular beverage and create your own bubble tea craft. Afterwards make your own tasty bubble tea creation. For grades 6-12 ...

A's, B's, C's, and D's of Medicare

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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:
Are you turning 65 and wondering about what Medicare means for you? Troy resident and licensed insurance counselor David Banet will discuss Medicare Parts A, B, C & D and supplemental Medicare plans, to simplify the process and help you make this...

Rhyme Time

10:30am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Rhyme Time is an interactive program consisting of various, fun skill-building activities such as rhymes, songs, bounces and more.  The program incorporates musical instruments, scarves and parachutes.  Also, you and your little one will be...

Booked for Lunch

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
Discussing: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. This is a volunteer-led book club. ...

Snowflakes Galore!

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Services Area
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Youth Services Area
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Youth Program
Event Details:
Come help us decorate the library for winter! Children of all ages are invited to create a beautiful snowflake to hang on the Youth Services window.   This is a drop-in program, no registration is required.  ...

Inside Snow Day!

5:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-2. Everyone loves a snow day, but brrr!  It's cold outside!  Wouldn't it be fun to bring the snow inside instead?  Join us for this fun and easy science project.  We'll make a batch of pretend snow, then have some ti...

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.

Life Readers

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:
This is a volunteer-led book club. This month's selection is Horse by Geraldine Brooks. ...

Preschool Storytime (3-5yrs)

10:30am - 11:15am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us to share stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! This storytime is structured to focus on kindergarten readiness skills. Parent participation is encouraged. Registration applies to the entire three-week session. Older and younger siblings we...

Web Design 101: Teen Edition

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
This introductory class will teach the fundamentals of the hypertext markup language (HTML) to design web pages for personal and business use. Please bring a device with a keyboard to this program. For teens 6-12 grade ...

Talk Time: English Conversation Club - Beginner & Advanced Levels

10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
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. All levels are welcome!  Beginner Level: Ready to kickstart you...

ELL Book Club at Biggby Coffee

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Offsite
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
English language learners are invited to meet for coffee and conversation at Biggby Coffee in Troy. Discussion is always laid-back and friendly, and you are not required to have read the whole book to participate. If you would like to reserve a copy ...

Talk Time: English Conversation Group (Family Friendly!)

10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K, Kids, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Adult Program
Registration Required
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. All levels and ages are welcome! Feel free to bring your ki...

Large Friends Donations (3+ Boxes)

10:00am - 12:00pm
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.  All donated items must ...

Babytime (0-2yrs)

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Eliza for songs, rhymes, and bounces followed by a short playtime. While the activities provided are targeted toward babies, older siblings are welcome to enjoy the session. Priority registration will be given to Troy Public Library card...

Paws to Read!

4:15pm - 6:15pm
Meeting Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens
Program Type: Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-5. Help your child gain confidence and reading fluency by reading to a therapy dog! To get your full reading time, you must arrive on time and with a book. Registration required, space is limited. Registration MUST be done by a staff me...

Disclaimer(s)

Unattended Child Policy

All children of elementary school age must be in the company of a parent/care-giver while in the library. Even if the child is attending a program, it is required that the parent/caregiver remains in the library throughout the program.

TAEB

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Cafe
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Cafe
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Teen Program
Event Details:
TAEB meeting ...

Toddlertime (2-3.5 yrs)

10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime, Youth Program
Registration Required
Event Details:
Location change: For the month of December, Toddlertime will take place in the MEETING ROOM (across from the library's front desk), NOT the youth storytime room. Join us for songs, rhymes, fingerplays, stories, and fun! You only need to register o...

The Health Care Marketplace

11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Troy Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Program
Registration Required

Technology Programs

Event Details:
The Health Care Marketplace can be confusing and overwhelming and is difficult to navigate. Our presenter will show you how to apply, what a "life change" is and give you tips on how to choose the right health insurance for yourself and your family. ...