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Library closures around the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday

Celebrate the season with an afternoon of festive fun at the library! Music performances, crafts, stories, cider and donuts and more.

Meeting Date: November 18, 2025 at 1:30pm

Many local organizations are available to help individuals and families facing food insecurity. For referrals to nearby food banks and soup kitchens, contact the Library’s TIP Service at 313-481-1400 or call Michigan’s Food & Other Resources Helpline at 888-544-8773. Additional information about food resources is available online.

Grand Gesture celebrates the scale, energy, and emotion that emerge when artists think big. This exhibition transforms the gallery into an immersive visual experience, where paintings, photographs, and mixed media works command attention through bold color, layered textures, and expansive composition.

Four Detroit Public Library locations will have temporary closures for maintenance in October, 2025.

The Detroit Public Library will be participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, providing after school meals at select library locations beginning the week of October 13, 2025. Youth 18 years of age and younger, as well as adults with physical and mental disabilities, will be eligible for the meals.

Film lovers are invited to the Detroit Public Library on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm to participate in the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. The Library will be screening the 10 short film finalists for FREE, and viewers will be asked to vote for their favorite!

Join us on Fridays at 4:00 pm for an eclectic selection of musicians and genres, sure to appeal to a wide range of interests and tastes.

September 23rd marks the International Day of Sign Languages, celebrated during National Deaf Awareness Month and the International Week of Deaf People. These periods are dedicated to recognizing Deaf culture, history, and the lived experiences of Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.