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5201 Woodward Ave.

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Time: October 6th, 2025 - 3:04pm
Summer Hours Start: May 23rd, 2025 - 12:00am
Summer Hours End: August 29th, 2025 - 12:00am
Next Summer Hours Start: May 22nd, 2026 - 12:00am
Opens Today at: October 6th, 2025 - 10:00am
Closes Today at: October 6th, 2025 - 6:00pm

Main Hours

Monday 10am6pm
Tuesday 12pm8pm
Wednesday 12pm8pm
Thursday 10am6pm
Friday 10am6pm
Saturday 10am6pm
Sunday 1pm5pm

Upcoming Events at Main

All Main Library Events
Lego Club!

Monday, October 6

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

ProjectArt Detroit Main (Ages 4-12)

Tuesday, October 7

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Battle of the Books

Tuesday, October 7

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Internet Browsing Made Easy

Tuesday, October 7

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Knitting

Tuesday, October 7

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Bead Art

Tuesday, October 7

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Family Story Time

Tuesday, October 7

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Hispanic Heritage Month: Hojalata- Mexican Tin Art

Tuesday, October 7

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Family Fun Night

Wednesday, October 8

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Story Time!

Thursday, October 9

11:00 am - 11:30 am

ProjectArt Detroit Main (Ages 8-12)

Thursday, October 9

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

STEAM Club

Thursday, October 9

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Job Interview Workshop

Thursday, October 9

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Alphabet Soup: ABCs & 123s-Get Ready for Kindergarten!

Friday, October 10

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fitness Friday's

Friday, October 10

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Homeschool Teens Anime Club

Friday, October 10

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Basic Computer Skills

Friday, October 10

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

All Main Library Events

Burton Historical Collection

The Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton. In addition to being a prominent attorney, Mr. Burton was a Detroit historiographer and the founder of the C. M. Burton Abstract Co. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to assemble a collection on the history of Detroit.

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