Library –Service Hours
Monday–Thursday 10:00a–9:00p; Saturday, 10:00a – 5:00p;
Sunday, 1:00p – 5:00p
Holiday Closure
Columbus Day – Monday, October 11
Regular hours resume Tuesday, October 12 at 10:00a
Monthly Used Book Donation Collection
Saturday, October 9, 10:00a – 1:00p
The Friends of the Library accepts gently used books in SALEABLE condition on the second Saturday of each month from 10:00a - 1:00p. Donations will be considered for use in the Library's collection as well as merchandise included at the Friends Used Book Sales.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:
- Textbooks
- Encyclopedias
- Magazines
- VHS tapes
- Books on Cassette
- Reader's Digest Condensed Books.
For a receipt, please bring a count of hard cover and soft cover books with you.
Children’s Programs (through age 12)
Fall Family Outdoor Storytime
Monday & Wednesday mornings, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., while weather permits.
Ages: Babies through preschoolers.
Held outdoors on the grassy area between the Library and the Waterford Veterans Memorial fence. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on and dress for the weather. Storytimes are about 30 minutes long. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
Saturday Take & Make Crafts
Saturday, October 9 & 23, Ages: 3 & up.
Stop by our Children’s Room between the hours of 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00-4:00pm to pick up a fun project-in-a-bag to enjoy working on at home.
Teens (grades 6-12)
Hallow-Teen!
Saturday, October 30, 2:00p-3:30p
Students grades 6-12
Join us for a Halloween party for Teens. We’ll celebrate Halloween with games, activities, crafts, and snacks. Costumes are optional, but if you do wear one, you’ll be eligible to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card for best costume. Registration required.
Adults – Programs
The Good Old Days
Wednesday, October 6, 7:00p-8:30p. Registration required.
An engaging discussion of daily life in the Middle Ages in an informative presentation. Feudalism isn't dead! Our speaker is local retired history professor Dennis Fiems. Held in the Community Room.
Meteorites presented by the Oakland Astronomy Club
Wednesday, October 27, 7:00p-8:30p. Registration required.
Touch a meteorite at the Waterford Township Library tonight and you may have touched the Moon or Mars! Join the Oakland Astronomy Club for a presentation that is out of this world! Presenter will be meteorite collector Mark Jeffery. Held in the Community Room.
Adults – Enrichment Groups
Knitting Group
Wednesday mornings, 10:00 a.m.-Noon. Registration required.
Share patterns, exchange ideas, show off your projects, and socialize while you knit! Our Knitting Group meets in the Conference Room. Please register on our online events calendar to receive emails with updates about the group.
Waterford Writers Workshop
Tuesday, October 4 & October 19, 6:30p – 8:30p, Conference Room
Ages 16 or older
Published and unpublished writers are invited to join a community of writers to provide constructive and supportive critiques of each other’s works and to further discuss the craft of writing. Each writer will have the opportunity to read their work to the group. Bring at least five copies of their work (limit of 5 typewritten, double-spaced pages of fiction/non-fiction, poetry/prose, screen plays, etc.) for peer review and discussion. All copies will be returned to the writer with edits, constructive critiques, and suggestions by fellow group members.
Waterford Genealogical Society
Afternoon meeting: Wednesday, October 6, 1:00p - 3:00p
Genealogy is the study of family ancestries and histories. The Waterford Genealogical Society will meet at the library, in the Community Room. All are welcome to attend.
Evening meeting: Tuesday, October 12, 7:00p – 8:30p via Zoom
All are welcome to attend. If you wish to attend you must register and enter your email address so we can send you the zoom link. Please register before 5pm of the day of the meeting. Julia Hanneman-Schoenbach runs the meeting.
Library Garden Club meeting
Wednesday, October 13
4:30p-6:00p - Work Bee in the Library’s Gardens
Gardeners dead head, weed and assess the conditions of all plants in the beds at the Library’s entrance.
6:30p-8:00p – Seminar IN PERSON in the Library’s Community Room
Participants share gardening tips & tricks from their own experience.
Evening Book Discussion Group
Thursday, October 14, 7:00p-8:00p. Community Room.
October’s selection is Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas. The book is available in eBook and audio formats on hoopla. If you haven’t used hoopla before and would like to give it a try, please visit our Digital Downloads page, which has help sheets to get you started. Hard copies of the book are available in regular print, large print, and book on CD formats. Stop by the Adult Reference Desk to pick up a copy beginning Saturday, September 11. No registration required.
Afternoon Book Discussion Group
Monday, October 18, 1:00p-2:00p. Community Room.
This month's book is Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. You can get a copy of the book to check out by calling the adult desk at 248-618-7693 and then picking it up in the library. This title is also owned by us as an eBook and as an eAudiobook in our Libby app.
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