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Date: October 20, 2026 at 1:30pm

Please join us on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at the Main Library for the 76th Annual E. Azalia Hackley Collection Concert with vocalists Dr. Louise Toppin and Mr. Darryl Taylor. The performance will take place in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium.

Grand Gesture returns to the library this fall after last year’s impressive exhibit. DMJStudio presents Grand Gesture 2026, a group exhibition celebrating the power of art on a large scale. Through paintings, photographs, and mixed media, artists from Detroit and the surrounding region bring bold color, striking compositions, and immersive detail to Galleria.

The MANHATTAN SHORT film festival returns to the Detroit Public Library on Tuesday, September 29th at 5:00pm in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium.

The Chandler Park, Wilder, Lincoln, Franklin and Jefferson branches will be closed for periods this fall for painting updates.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) at the library with dance lessons, crafts, a book discussion, movies, and more!

Educators Night is a free, district-wide evening designed to help educators discover the extraordinary range of learning resources available throughout Detroit’s Cultural Center. Explore participating institutions, meet museum and nonprofit educators, discover programs and field-trip opportunities, and build connections you can use throughout the school year.

This September, the Detroit Public Library is celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month with new library card designs!

School-year hours begin on Friday, September 11, 2026.

Reading Dragons & Friends are coming to the Jefferson and Edison Branches this fall! This round of the playing card program created by the Dover Public Library in Dover, Ohio will run from September through November 2026. Earn collectible playing cards for the reading you are already doing!