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Celebrate Juneteenth at the library! Explore storytelling and music events, crafts and cooking classes, and dance workshops and rodeo pony rides - all honoring Freedom Day across Detroit Public Library locations.

The 2026 Java and Jazz concert series kicks off on Tuesday, June 16th! Running through August, don't miss performances by Straight Ahead, Marcus Elliot, and Keith Gamble.

Summer hours start Friday, May 22nd! All branch locations will be open on Fridays and closed on Saturdays. The Main Library will be closed on Sundays over the summer.

The June 16, 2026 Detroit Library Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m., at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Branch Library, located at 7140 E. Seven Mile Road.The September 15, 2026 Detroit Library Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m., at the Thomas Edison Branch Library, located at 18400 Joy Road.

Learn how to apply to the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund at the library! Sessions run at five locations from May through July.

Fun in early May for comic book and Star Wars fans!

This year’s Library Week theme is “Find Your Joy,” an invitation for people of all backgrounds to explore and discover what sparks joy in them at the library.

Join for a public reception for the Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors' Galleria exhibit, Detroit Roots: A Shared History, on Wednesday, April 22.

Peruse our Regency era fashion, streaming, and reading recommendations.

View the artwork from the MLK Speaks Poster Contest, held annually at the Duffield Branch