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CLOSED Summer Sundays

All Day
Westland Public Library

The library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 

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Westland Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 

Westland Easytalkers

Tuesday, August 13, 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.

Silhouetted figure in Yoga Pose

Gentle Yoga at the Library

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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: 27
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.

ESL

ESL Conversation Group

Wednesday, August 14, 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. 

Michigan with Great Lakes

Lake Monsters of the Great Lakes

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join author Shetan Noir as she discusses the six different lake monsters found in the Great Lakes. 

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 99
Event Details:

Join author Shetan Noir as she discusses the six different lake monsters found in the Great Lakes. 

Chess set

Chess Club

Thursday, August 15, 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.

Movie popcorn

Friday Night Movie

Friday, August 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a Friday night movie! Popcorn, candy, and pop will provided. Adults 18+ only.We will be showing Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). This movie is 2 hours and 28 minutes lon...

Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us for a Friday night movie! Popcorn, candy, and pop will provided. Adults 18+ only.

Silhouetted figure in Yoga Pose

Gentle Yoga at the Library

Saturday, August 17, 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: 29
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, August 17, 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.

Silent Book Club

Silent Book Club

Saturday, August 17, 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 ...

Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Courtyard
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
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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CLOSED Summer Sundays

All Day
Westland Public Library

The library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 

Closing
Branches:
Westland Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 

Chair Yoga

Monday, August 19, 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: 19
Event Details:

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

Titanic ship and small boat on water

Of Icebergs and Inquiries: Michiganders on the Titanic

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
History & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

When the luxury ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in 1912, many Michiganders tragically lost their lives. Within a week, U.S. Senator William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids convened t...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 111
Event Details:

When the luxury ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in 1912, many Michiganders tragically lost their lives. Within a week, U.S. Senator William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids convened the U.S. inquiry into the disaster.

ESL

ESL Conversation Group

Wednesday, August 21, 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. 

Tai Chi

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join a beginner-friendly Tai Chi class at the library.Guided by a local Shaolin Monk, this class offers a gentle introduction to this ancient mind-body practice. Through flowing mo...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Join a beginner-friendly Tai Chi class at the library.

Chess set

Chess Club

Thursday, August 22, 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.

Life Story Workshop

Life Story Workshop

Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room AB at Westland Public Library
Program Type:
Writing & Publishing
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Writing your life story is an important part of your writing journey. Whether you are a new writer, or one that has been crafting scenes from your life, this opportunity is for you...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westland Public Library
Room: Program Room AB
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Writing & Publishing
Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Writing your life story is an important part of your writing journey. Whether you are a new writer, or one that has been crafting scenes from your life, this opportunity is for you.

Chess set

Chess Club

Saturday, August 24, 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.

CLOSED Summer Sundays

All Day
Westland Public Library

The library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 

Closing
Branches:
Westland Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. 

ESL

ESL Conversation Group

Wednesday, August 28, 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. 

Westland Easytalkers

Wednesday, August 28, 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.

Chess set

Chess Club

Thursday, August 29, 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.

Camera

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.