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Children's Author Visit: Meet Kelly DiPucchio Saturday, April 11 11:00 am-12:00 pm Friends Auditorium Royal Oak Public Library
Join us in welcoming local children’s author Kelly DiPucchio! An award-winning writer, DiPucchio has authored more than twenty beloved books, including Oona, Gaston, Poe Won’t Go, and Grace for President, among many others. She will be here to talk about her three upcoming books releasing later this year, read selections from her work, and answer your questions.Please register all adults and children attending.
Registration opens March 28th at 9:00 am
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Winter Reading Challenge - Yeti, Set, Read!
Saturday, January 31, All Day
Youth & Adult Reference Desks
Last call to join our Winter Reading Challenge! The Challenge ends Saturday, January 31st. There's still time to log your reading, complete activity badges, and put your virtual tickets towards one of the Grand Prizes!
Prizes can be redeemed at the Youth and Adult Desks until Friday, February 13th.
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I Love You A-Lotl Scavenger Hunt
February 1st - February 28th Youth Desk Find the axolotls hidden around the Youth Department to discover the answer to the riddle. Once you're finished, stop by the Youth Desk for a prize and add your name to our display in the Youth Area. |
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These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Story time for infants, toddlers and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities including songs, rhymes, and play. Join the fun!
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Come join us for a new Toddler Story Time Special, Pilates! Let's beat the cold weather blues away with a fun class from Stephanie Lopez Gilmore, from Nature's Playhouse. Stephanie will lead everyone through this fun inclusive program for both caregivers and their littles.
Please make sure to wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat.
Registration required. Please register everyone attending. Limit 50.
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Story time for infants, toddlers and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities including songs, rhymes, and play. Join the fun!
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Join Stephanie from Nature's Playhouse for a total body strength and cardio workout that you can do while wearing your baby. We will use resistance bands and body weight to strengthen muscles. This is a great way to bond with your baby while getting in mommy time.
Please register all adults and children attending.
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These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Story time for infants, toddlers and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities including songs, rhymes, and play. Join the fun!
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Youth Activity Room
Story time for infants, toddlers and their adults. Enjoy 30 minutes of language building activities including songs, rhymes, and play. Join the fun!
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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These 30-minute story times for ages 5 and under incorporate many enjoyable pre-reading skills including stories, rhymes, songs, finger plays and movement.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Get ready to move, shake, wiggle, sing, and play! Designed for active toddlers, this story time will feature shorter stories, songs, rhymes, music, lots of movement activities, and playtime at the end of every session.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 10 am. There are 45 spots available.
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Core Restore: Take your body back after childbirth! This class focuses on the sensations of connecting to your inner corset. Suitable for all skill levels, the exercises connect breath to movement so that you can move with control both on & off the mat!
Wear comfortable clothing.
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Poor Camilla Cream… her skin has turned green. And red, orange, yellow, blue, and purple, too! Our skin cannot change colors like Camilla Cream’s, but we can make color-mixing creations. Let’s read the story, “A Bad Case of Stripes” and engage in chromatography and color-mixing chemistry activities.
Limit 25. Please register only children participating.
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Poor Camilla Cream… her skin has turned green. And red, orange, yellow, blue, and purple, too! Our skin cannot change colors like Camilla Cream’s, but we can make color-mixing creations. Let’s read the story, “A Bad Case of Stripes” and engage in chromatography and color-mixing chemistry activities.
Limit 25. Please register only children participating.
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Join us for a mess free paint session for babies and toddlers! In this session we will be creating a resist style painting.
Registration required. Please register only children attending. Limit 25.
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Join us for Story Time as Author Katie Spina (The Wolf and the Wind and Swim the Stars) presents The Baddies by Julia Donaldson and brings a fun craft for our listeners!
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Join us for a Valentine sensory play. Toddlers and babies are invited to play and explore with various sensory activities, toys, and textures in and around the room. It is a great opportunity for children and parents to interact as well.
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Make a playdate at the library. The youth activity room will be open for an hour for your little one to burn off some winter energy.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 9:45 am. There are 45 spots available |
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Registered therapy dogs are here to listen to children read to them in a one-to-one setting. It's fun and helps improve reading skills because the dog listens attentively and does not judge, laugh or criticize.
Please register your child for one slot. If you have multiple children that would like to read together, please list all of their names on the same slot. |
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Investigate how temperature relates to the movement of atoms and molecules in this exciting presentation. Utilizing liquid nitrogen (LN2) we’ll see some ‘cool’ effects on solids, liquids and gases!
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Come celebrate National Pokémon Day at the Library!
Feel free to bring your cards to trade and battle with other players, make a Perler bead Pokémon and other fun crafts, play cornhole, or battle on a Pokémon Switch game!
This is a drop-in program, so feel free to stay for the whole time or just pop in!
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Whether you’re new to the program and would like more information, or are already tracking your books and want to celebrate reading accomplishments, stop by the party in the Friends Auditorium! Stories, dancing, playtime, and snacks are all part of the fun!
Participants who have reached 1,000 books will also be recognized at this event.
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Join us in celebration of the new Pout-Pout Fish movie this March! We'll have crafts and games all focusing around our favorite grumpy fish.
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Join us off-site @ The Woodward Corner Market near the cafe area to create a cute mini bowl out of felt!
All supplies will be provided!
All ages welcome!!
Registration Encouraged!
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Drop-in to trade cards and build your deck, meet other players, share your collection, or bring your deck to battle other players. We’ll also have some Pokémon coloring sheets and bookmarks available to color and take home.
The library does not monitor trades. This is a self-led program, so friendly trading is encouraged!
Please register all children attending.
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Join us for an excellent intro to our world's wildlife. We'll see so many animals from a Mexican Milk Snake, Albino Burmese Python, tarantula, chinchilla and so many more! Dan Briere and The Little Creatures Co. have been providing fun and educational animal programs for 36 years! The majority of these animals have been adopted and/or rescued from local animal shelters, police departments and private citizens. Come meet all these fabulous creatures!
Please register all adults and children attending.
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Make a playdate at the library. The youth activity room will be open for an hour for your little one to burn off some winter energy.
Registration System: Please pick up tickets at the Youth Services Information Desk on the day of the program. Tickets will be available starting at 9:45 am. There are 45 spots available
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Come to the library and play Minecraft in Survival mode on one of our computers. We supply game accounts and computers.
Spots are very limited, so make sure to sign up early! |
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It won't have the satisfying click of a keyboard key fidget, but you'll be able to personalize this paper fidget with your favorite kawaii character. Come prepared with the patience to measure and cut out your paper craft, and the artistic vision to design your button.
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Join Woolgatherers, a social group for knitters, crocheters, and all other fiber art makers! The purpose is for all skill levels to sit and enjoy their craft and develop a community of learning. Bring an existing project to work on, discuss problems, ask questions, and learn something new!
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Come to the Makerspace Open house and learn what the Library’s Makerspace has to offer- including all of the equipment that can be reserved (Cricut Joy Xtra, Button Maker Machines, Adobe Computer Workstation, Cricut Mug Press, etc.), watch demos of the equipment being used, and learn how to make an appointment!
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Make & Mingle is a program designed as both a craft and social event. Bring a friend or family member to craft together. Don't have anyone to bring? You're still welcome to come, just know that the spirit of the program will encourage you to socialize with new people!
Children ages 10-13 are welcome but are required to bring an adult with them.
This month's project will be sewing felt shamrocks. You can either make a pin or a barrette with us, or you can take your skills home with you and make a whole field of them into a wreath. Light sewing will be required for this program.
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Come celebrate National Pokémon Day at the Library!
Feel free to bring your cards to trade and battle with other players, make a Perler bead Pokémon and other fun crafts, play cornhole, or battle on a Pokémon Switch game!
This is a drop-in program, so feel free to stay for the whole time or just pop in!
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Calling all ROMS students that need to fill their afternoon, come hang out at the library for a movie with your friends. You are encouraged to bring your own beverages and comfy accoutrements, but we will provide seating and pizza.
Film: Will be announced soon.
Registration required to determine the amount of pizza we purchase.
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Make & Mingle is a program designed as both a craft and social event. Bring a friend or family member to craft together. Don't have anyone to bring? You're still welcome to come, just know that the spirit of the program will encourage you to socialize with new people!
Children ages 10-13 are welcome but are required to bring an adult with them.
This month's project will be making polymer clay pies for Pi Day! Once the clay hardens, you can add a magnet to it, so you have pie all the time.
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Catalina Incognito (Catalina Incognito #1)
by Jennifer Torres
Registration and book pickup will begin Thursday, February 12th at the Youth Services Desk.
Catalina Castañeda is not persnickety, even though that's what her parents and sister, Coco, like to think. Catalina just likes things the way she likes them--perfect. That's why it's very hard to hide her disappointment when her Tía Abuela, a famous telenovela actress, gives her an old sewing kit for her eighth birthday. However, Catalina soon discovers the sewing kit isn't as boring as she thinks-it turns ordinary clothing into magical disguises.
When Tía Abuela's most famous costume goes on display at the local library, Catalina and her frenemy, Pablo, can't wait to see it. They are in for an unpleasant surprise, though: someone has stolen a ruby from the legendary costume! Catalina thinks she can help catch the culprit. Will Catalina be able to figure out who stole the ruby with the help of her new magical sewing kit?
Registration is required. Limit 15. |
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Visit us in person for even more Winter fun! |
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Youth Services Department
222 E Eleven Mile Rd
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
(248) 246-3725https://www.ropl.org/ |
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