Events

Show friends and family just how much you love them this Valentine's Day with beautiful, handmade valentines.

Children of all ages are invited to drop in to the Youth Craft Room at the Troy Public Library on Saturday, February 11 from 2-4pm for M.Y.O.V.: Make Your Own Valentine! You bring the creativity and we will provide the supplies. 

Make sure to check out our selection of Valentine's Day craft books for even more fun projects to make. 

Christmas came early to the Troy Public Library this year, in the form of a $2,300 donation from southeast Michigan businesswomen representing Meritor, Henry Ford Health Systems, GM and Inforum. These women are part of a leadership class that included a community service project.

This donation will enhance the Library’s Special Needs collection, and be used for materials and equipment for children with reading disabilities associated with visual impairments such as albinism, dyslexia, ADHD, traveling eye, an inability to see color, and more.

The Library will purchase large print materials, with emphasis on novels for ages 8-12; non-fiction books on visual impairments; and magnifiers to assist in reading. The Friends of the Troy Public Library have contributed an additional $300 towards this project, to purchase kits with special reading materials and magnifiers that children can use at home.

Join us for a special story time, at 11:15 am, on Saturday, January 21, to introduce the community to our new collection. This event is especially for children ages pre-school through 2nd grade. Afterw the event, there will be a demonstration on how to download ebooks to ereaders, and a tour of the enhanced Special Needs Collection.

How would you like to have perfect eyesight?

Drop by the Troy Public Library on Thursday, January 26, at 7 pm, to learn how to naturally improve your vision. Robrt T. Lewanski, Certified Ayurvedic-Nutritional Consultant and co-author of Perfect Eyesight: The Art of Improving Vision Naturally will be presenting the latest and most powerful time-tested natural vision improvement techniques from around the world.

There is no registration, but seating is limited, so arrive early!

At 11 am, Saturday, January 14, Jane Alkon and her Therapy Dog Andy will be at the Troy Library for a special story time. Andy has been a popular visitor to the Library over the past years, and dozens of children have read to him.

Alkon will be sharing stories from books about fun dogs.  Join us to listen, or even to read a little to Andy. He is a terrific listener!

Children ages five and up who can read and their parents are invited to this story time. Please register beginning 10 am, January 3.

Bonny Avery, retired Head Librarian of the Youth area of the Troy Library, will present evening story time for children of all ages. On October 24 at 7 pm, everyone is invited to listen to Avery's favorite Halloween and scary stories.

Avery will also entertain you with turkey and harvest tales on November 28 at 7 pm, and holiday stories on December 19 at 7 pm.  

No registration required for this event. All story times will be held in the Library's meeting room.

Need to improve your skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint? Register for computer classes at the Troy Public Library.

The Library has classes in Beginning and Intermediate Word, Beginning and Intermediate Excel, and Beginning PowerPoint. Registration for December classes opens on Monday, November 14, at 10 am.

Each month, the Library offers free, hands-on, public computer classes taught by Library staff. For more information, email the Technology Department, or phone 248.524.3542.