December Holiday Edition

Kwanzaa Celebration & Marketplace

Yes, it's that time of year again, we are hosting our Kwanzaa Celebration and Marketplace on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 from 4 - 7:30 pm. There will be dancers, drummers, refreshments and a marketplace for our visitors to enjoy. The Kwanzaa ceremony will begin at 7 pm.

The NW Detroit Lion's Club will be on hand to provide free photo ID cards for children.

We are offering tables to vendors for FREE. Contact the library for more details.

The Redford Readers Book Club

The Redford Readers have chosen "Of Mice and Men," by John Steinbeck as the January book selection. They will meet on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 11:30 - 1 p.m. for the group discussion.

2nd Annual All Library's Book Club

                                     

  All Detroit Public Library Book Clubs will read "Before I Forget," by Leonard Pitts Jr.  The Redford Readers will head down to the Friends Auditorium at the Main Library on  Saturday, February 27, 2010, at 2 p.m.  They will have an opportunity to meet the author, Leonard Pitts Jr., with all the other book clubs within the Detroit Public Library System.*  (Free parking for this event will be available in the staff lot off Putnam)

*Programming involving  father/child bonding will be presented throughout the rest of the year in association with this read.

On March 27, the Redford Readers will gather at the Redford Branch Library to discuss this book from 11:30 - 1:00 p.m.