Taylor Community Library

School Supply Swap
2025-08-02 11:30 - 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
School Supply Swap
Come swap gently used or new school items, such as uniforms, school supplies, etc. We will be collecting school supplies starting July 2nd. Bring in any donations you would like to or bring stuff day of to swap.
This event is intended for: Families

CANCELED: Nostalgic Movie Day!
2025-08-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
CANCELED: Nostalgic Movie Day!
Come join us for a movie day. We will set out chairs in one of the front Community Rooms to enjoy the movie, Camp Nowhere (Rated PG).
*Snacks will be provided!

This event is intended for: All Ages

Library Tours*
2025-08-02 15:30 - 17:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Library Tours
Just got your TCL (Taylor Community Library) card and want a tour to know what all your new library has to offer? Or are you a long-time card holder, but want to help support it by attending an event or are just curious? Sign up for one of our TCL tours! Our Adult Librarian will be leading these tours a couple times throughout the summer so if this time doesn’t work for you be sure to check for the other times we’re offering them. During these tours our Adult Librarian will lead you around the library to show you where all the collections can be found and answering any questions you may have.
This event is intended for: Families, Teens, and Adults
*Sign up for a Tour Below:
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastPhone Number *City you live in *You do not need to be a Taylor resident to attendChoose Your Tour Date *Saturday, June 7Monday, June 9Saturday, August 2Choose Your Tour Time for Saturday, June 7 *3:15pm3:40pm4pm4:30pm5pmChoose Your Tour Time for Monday, June 9 *5:30pm6pm6:30pm7pmChoose Your Tour Time for Saturday, August 2 *3:30pm4pm4:30pm5pmWould you like a reminder call the day before the event? *YesNoI understand that this registration only counts for one person and that it is strongly recommended I do not bring any non-registered guests. *YesSubmit

Alex Thomas and Friends Puppet Show
2025-08-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Alex Thomas and Friends Puppet Show
Alex Thomas’s Interactive Puppet Show is an engaging and entertaining experience that brings puppets to life and invites audience members to actively participate in the performance. This show is designed for audiences of all ages who are ready to be captivated by the magic of puppetry. Meet a lively and lovable puppet character with a unique personality that will captivate the audience from the moment they appear onstage and get a chance to meet them after the show! For tots and kids, but babies, tweens, and teens are welcomed to tag along.

Summer Reading - Finger Painting
2025-08-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Summer Reading – Finger Painting
Get out of that house! and come join us for our Summer Reading Crafty Tuesdays at 2:00PM, this week is Finger Painting. Be prepared to get a little messy with this one, because we are using our hands to create our artistic masterpieces this week. We’ll have paints, paper, and canvases while supplies last. This event is for tots, kids, tweens, and teens who might want to embrace their inner child again!

Sew Crafty
2025-08-05 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-19 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Sew Crafty
Sew Crafty is a weekly lab for textile crafters to come together and work on their projects. If you love to quilt, sew, knit, crochet, embroider, needlepoint, or any other textile crafting, this is the place for you! This is a weekly lab that is open on Tuesdays from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This is a collaborative, inter-generational crafting group intended for kids, teens, and adults. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Fright Night Drive-In
2025-08-06 20:30 - 22:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Fright Night Drive-In
Join us for a spooky movie showing on the south-side lawn of the library. We will be showing the cult-classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Viewer discretion is advised.

Reptarium Zoo at the Library!
2025-08-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Reptarium Zoo at the Library
We are bringing the Repartium Zoo to you with an hour long presentation about a variety of different animals and reptiles that you might even get the chance to hold and interact with! This event is for kids, tweens, and teens.

Sports Sampler: Flag Football
2025-08-08 10:15 - 11:15 | Taylor Community Library, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Sports Sampler: Flag Football
Does your child want to be in a sport, but just can’t pick which one? Have a decision by the start of the school year by trying a new sport each week at our sport sampler program! This week we are learning how to play flag football. We will host these events outside of the library either on the south side lawn or on the lawn behind the library. If the sport cannot be played inside and weather is not permitting we may have to cancel the event, so monitor the website for the most current status.
This event is for kids, tweens, and teens.

Nostalgic Movie Day!
2025-08-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Nostalgic Movie Day!
Come join us for a movie day. We will set out chairs in one of the front Community Rooms to enjoy the movie, It Takes Two (Rated PG).
*Snacks will be provided!

This event is intended for: All Ages

CANCELED - Creative Writing Challenge
2025-08-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
CANCELED – Creative Writing Challenge
Calling all creative writers! We will meet at one of the front Community Rooms the second Monday of every month, from 3:00-4:00pm. Everyone will be given a prompt, and your job will be to take this prompt to find words on signs, pictures, artwork, book spines, overheard phrases/quotes, etc. on library grounds and write them down. When everyone has something, they will come back to the room and we will put together what we have found.
This event is intended for:Teens and Adults

Summer Reading - Foil Printing
2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Summer Reading – Foil Printing
Get out of that house! and come join us for our Summer Reading Crafty Tuesdays at 2:00PM, this week is Foil Printing. Learn how to make cool, unique shapes and prints by using foil and markers. This event is for kids, tweens, and teens. While supplies last.

Teen Volunteer Group*
2025-08-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Teen Volunteer Group*
Are you a teen who’s looking for volunteer hours? Join our Teen Volunteer Group!
Teen volunteers help plan, implement, and promote ways to improve services offered at TCL. Joining our group builds your resume, earns you volunteer hours, and gives you a chance to be heard. Tasks will include helping the library with collection maintenance, programming prep, maintaining the TCL Tiny Taylor Library, and more!
We meet every other Wednesday at 4 p.m. in person at the library.
*Want to earn volunteer hours for this? Visit our Volunteer page to see if space is available and to sign up!

T(w)een Book Club
2025-08-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
T(w)een Book Club
T(w)een Book Club is a monthly book club suggested for tweens and teens ages 12-17 where we will read age-appropriate titles from all genres, have a snack, and do a book-related activity!
Copies of our monthly book will be placed on hold and can be picked up from our front desk before our meeting. Most of the time they are also available on Hoopla or Libby
We will take time to share thoughts on the book and chat about our general reading interests!
This month’s book is Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen
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Sports Sampler: Track & Field
2025-08-15 10:15 - 11:15 | Taylor Community Library, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Sports Sampler: Track & Field
Does your child want to be in a sport, but just can’t pick which one? Have a decision by the start of the school year by trying a new sport each week at our sport sampler program! This week we are learning how to play track and field. We will host these events outside of the library either on the south side lawn or on the lawn behind the library. If the sport cannot be played inside and weather is not permitting we may have to cancel the event, so monitor the website for the most current status.
This event is for kids, tweens, and teens.

Photo Frenzy
2025-08-16 11:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Photo Frenzy
Come take some amazing photos with friends and family in front of our wonderful backdrops.
This event is intended for: All Ages

Nostalgic Movie Day!
2025-08-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Nostalgic Movie Day!
Come join us for a movie day. We will set out chairs in one of the front Community Rooms to enjoy the movie, Now and Then (Rated PG-13).
*Snacks will be provided!

This event is intended for: All Ages

OpenSpot Theatre Workshop*
2025-08-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
OpenSpot Theatre Workshop*
*This event was previously cancelled on 7/17 and is now rescheduled for this date – Monday 8/18.*
Join OpenSpot theatre for a workshop on singing, dancing, and acting! Not only will you learn tips and tricks for these theatre skills, but you will put everything into practice in a collaborative final performance at the end of this workshop. For beginners and theatre lovers alike, this workshop is for kids, tweens, and teens to delve into the world of the arts. Registration is required and we still have a few spots open, call or stop in the library to sign up.
*Registration required
This program is intended for: kids, tweens, and teens

Summer Reading - Cupcake Decorating
2025-08-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Summer Reading – Cupcake Decorating
Get out of that house! and come join us for our Summer Reading Crafty Tuesdays at 2:00PM, this week is cupcake decorating. We’ll have all different kinds of frosting, sprinkles, and candy so you can create an edible masterpiece that’s super sweet.
This event is intended for: Kids, Tweens, and Teens

Fizz It Up: Making Bath Bombs*
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Fizz It Up: Making Bath Bombs*
Brought to you by Detroit CHEMpreneurIST, in this workshop participants will explore acid and base chemistry by formulating and creating their own unique bath bomb using safe, household ingredients. Then, they’ll shift into entrepreneur mode to create a custom brand name, logo, and product label for their bath bomb while learning the key concepts in product development, marketing, and design. This workshop empowers creativity, scientific curiosity, and entrepreneurial thinking in all ages! For kids, tweens, and teens. Registration starts August 7 and is required by using this link: https://www.guidance-center.org/community-calendar-event/fizz/

Summer Reading Store Hours
2025-08-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Taylor Community Library, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Summer Reading Store Hours
Stop in to spend the Taylor Library Bucks you earned through the Summer Reading Challenge at our store! Our store is only open on certain weekends:

Friday, July 25th & Saturday, July 26th
Friday, August 22nd & Saturday, August 23rd
Friday, August 29th & Saturday, August 30th

For more information, visit our Summer Reading Challenge page.

Sports Sampler: Field Day
2025-08-22 10:15 - 11:15 | Taylor Community Library, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Sports Sampler: Field Day
Does your child want to be in a sport, but just can’t pick which one? Have a decision by the start of the school year by trying a new sport each week at our sport sampler program! This week we relaying racing and moving through an obstacle course for field day. We will host these events outside of the library either on the south side lawn or on the lawn behind the library. If the sport cannot be played inside and weather is not permitting we may have to cancel the event, so monitor the website for the most current status.
This event is for kids, tweens, and teens.

CANCELLED 4H: Garden to Table Workshop*
2025-08-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
CANCELLED 4H: Garden to Table Workshop*
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale
2025-08-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Friends of the Library Used Book Sale
It’s back! Join us August 23rd, 2025 for a Friends of the Taylor Community Library Book Sale. Come find a new-to-you treasure and support the TCL Friends in the process!
Hardcovers $1
Paperbacks $0.50
A/V and Special Books: as priced

The Friends of the Library support the Taylor Community Library by:

purchasing circulation materials
sponsoring events and programs for children and adults
supporting professional development and mental health initiatives for the staff

We raise funds through:

Regularly Scheduled Used Book Sales
Used Book/DVD Wall
Monetary Donations

Summer Reading - Mini Canvas Painting
2025-08-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Summer Reading – Mini Canvas Painting
Get out of that house! and come join us for our Summer Reading Crafty Tuesdays at 2:00PM, this week is mini canvas painting. We’ll have everything you need to make a mini masterpiece. If you want to show off your work, feel free to leave your mini canvas with us and we will display it for a week. This event is for kids, tweens, and teens. While supplies last.
