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Westland Library Photography Contest

All Day 9/3 - 10/1
Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Challenges & Contests
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Event Details:

Our photography contest is back! Submit your 8x10 photos for a chance to win cash prizes. Find full contest details here.

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Challenges & Contests
Event Details:

Our photography contest is back! Submit your 8x10 photos for a chance to win cash prizes. Find full contest details here.

Drop In Tech Help

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room 147/148 at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Everyone, Adults
Event Details:

Do you have questions about computers, smartphones, tablets, or the internet? We're here to help! We can also assist you with job searching and creating a resume or cover letter. D...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room 147/148
Age Group: Everyone, Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Do you have questions about computers, smartphones, tablets, or the internet? We're here to help! We can also assist you with job searching and creating a resume or cover letter.

Tailgating Food

Tailgating Food Cooking Demo with Mary Spencer

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Program Room at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Mary Spencer of Taste:  A Cook’s Place will demonstrate “Tailgate Food”. Tailgate cooking is fun, easy, and portable food, perfect for before or after the game. Mary will demo...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Mary Spencer of Taste:  A Cook’s Place will demonstrate “Tailgate Food”. Tailgate cooking is fun, easy, and portable food, perfect for before or after the game.

Michigan map

Weird Travels of Michigan

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Event Details:

Join Paranormal Travel author Shetan Noir as she takes you on an adventure to Michigan's weirdest places and events.

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

Join Paranormal Travel author Shetan Noir as she takes you on an adventure to Michigan's weirdest places and events.

Westland Easytalkers

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Program Room 147/148 at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

All are welcome to attend meetings of your local Toastmasters club! Improve your speaking and listening skills in a supportive, friendly group setting. This group meets on the seco...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room 147/148
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meetup
Event Details:

All are welcome to attend meetings of your local Toastmasters club! Improve your speaking and listening skills in a supportive, friendly group setting.

ESL

ESL Conversation Group

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room 147/148 at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come practice speaking English! Each week tutors from the Plymouth-Canton Literacy Council will lead the group in informal conversations designed to practice your knowledge of Engl...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room 147/148
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Come practice speaking English! Each week tutors from the Plymouth-Canton Literacy Council will lead the group in informal conversations designed to practice your knowledge of English. 

Medicare 101

Medicare 101

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join HealthMarkets Insurance Agent Dave Giove for a “Medicare 101” session! Learn about Medicare coverage and the options available to you. This applies whether you’re turning 65 s...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Join HealthMarkets Insurance Agent Dave Giove for a “Medicare 101” session! Learn about Medicare coverage and the options available to you. This applies whether you’re turning 65 soon or thinking about retirement.

Chess set

Chess Club

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Copy Area Tables at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sig...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Copy Area Tables
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.

Microphone

Open Mic

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an Open Mic! You will have 3 minutes for your performance. Emcee & author Denise Sedman will lead the event. Our featured speaker is Linda K. Sienkiewicz. Registrat...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 116
Event Details:

Join us for an Open Mic! You will have 3 minutes for your performance. Emcee & author Denise Sedman will lead the event. Our featured speaker is Linda K. Sienkiewicz. Registration is encouraged.

HBP Control: An 8-Week Hypertension Self-Management Program

Friday, September 13, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room 147/148 at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program is designed to provide skills and tools to help people with hypertension learn to live a healthier life. Learn basics about hypertension, healthy eating, physical acti...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room 147/148
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

This program is designed to provide skills and tools to help people with hypertension learn to live a healthier life. Learn basics about hypertension, healthy eating, physical activity, and how to improve your overall health.

Chess set

Chess Club

Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Copy Area Tables at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sig...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Copy Area Tables
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.

Infant Massage

Infant Massage

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Youth Program Room at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Babies
Event Details:

Infant massage is a wonderful way to bond with your baby while also supporting their development.  Participants will learn about the many benefits of massage as well as a numb...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Babies
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Infant massage is a wonderful way to bond with your baby while also supporting their development.  Participants will learn about the many benefits of massage as well as a number of massage techniques.

Detroit House of Correction

Dark Corners of Michigan History

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Visit some of Michigan’s creepiest locations in this photographic expedition of historic prisons and county jails. Take a trip back in time and venture inside the old Detroit House...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
Event Details:

Visit some of Michigan’s creepiest locations in this photographic expedition of historic prisons and county jails.

Homebound Delivery Service

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Ongoing Program
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Westland Public Library offers a delivery service for Westland residents who are confined to their homes. After a personal interview, a librarian selects materials of interest ...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Ongoing Program
Event Details:

The Westland Public Library offers a delivery service for Westland residents who are confined to their homes.

ESL

ESL Conversation Group

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room 147/148 at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come practice speaking English! Each week tutors from the Plymouth-Canton Literacy Council will lead the group in informal conversations designed to practice your knowledge of Engl...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room 147/148
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Come practice speaking English! Each week tutors from the Plymouth-Canton Literacy Council will lead the group in informal conversations designed to practice your knowledge of English. 

Chess set

Chess Club

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Copy Area Tables at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sig...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Copy Area Tables
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.

HBP Control: An 8-Week Hypertension Self-Management Program

Friday, September 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Room 147/148 at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program is designed to provide skills and tools to help people with hypertension learn to live a healthier life. Learn basics about hypertension, healthy eating, physical acti...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room 147/148
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

This program is designed to provide skills and tools to help people with hypertension learn to live a healthier life. Learn basics about hypertension, healthy eating, physical activity, and how to improve your overall health.

Silhouetted figure in Yoga Pose

Gentle Yoga at the Library

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this gentle yoga class with instructor Amy Poupard. Amy has been teaching yoga for 5 years and is experienced in accessib...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Build strength and flexibility along with a calmer mind in this gentle yoga class with instructor Amy Poupard. Amy has been teaching yoga for 5 years and is experienced in accessible yoga for all ages and abilities.

Chess set

Chess Club

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Copy Area Tables at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sig...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Copy Area Tables
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Like to play chess? Want to get better? Drop by for Chess Club and play a couple of games. Bring your own board or use one of ours. Novices to chess masters are all welcome. No sign-up required.

Open Book

Magic Systems Writing Workshop

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop, Writing & Publishing
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Event Details:

This class explores the function of magic systems as metaphor for our fantastical worlds. This is a lens that helps us to make sure our magic systems play a central, substantive ro...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Workshop, Writing & Publishing
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

This class explores the function of magic systems as metaphor for our fantastical worlds.

Silent Book Club

Silent Book Club

Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Courtyard at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your own book (or magazine, or newspaper, etc.)! This book club has no assigned book, reading deadlines, or traditional discussion. Bring your own reading material and enjoy ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Bring your own book (or magazine, or newspaper, etc.)! This book club has no assigned book, reading deadlines, or traditional discussion. Bring your own reading material and enjoy the company of fellow readers.

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Plant Swap

Fall Plant Swap

Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Grounds at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Home & Garden
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Plant swaps are a fun way to get rid of any extra plants you may have (perennial divisions, extra seedlings, pack annuals, propagated houseplants, etc.) by trading with neighbors a...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Library Grounds
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Home & Garden
Required
Seats Remaining: 111
Event Details:

Plant swaps are a fun way to get rid of any extra plants you may have (perennial divisions, extra seedlings, pack annuals, propagated houseplants, etc.) by trading with neighbors and friends! All are welcome, even if you have no plants to trade.

Chair Yoga

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can improve flexibility, decrease stress, and reduce joint strain. Please join trained yoga instructor Lynda Herman to practice seated yoga...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can improve flexibility, decrease stress, and reduce joint strain.

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Noontime Book Club

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Program Room A at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join the Noontime Book Club on the last Tuesday of every month as this self-directed group reads current fiction and non-fiction titles from various authors. This month's title is ...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join the Noontime Book Club on the last Tuesday of every month as this self-directed group reads current fiction and non-fiction titles from various authors. This month's title is “Bewilderment” by Richard Powers.