Taylor Community Library

Open Mic Night: Spoken Word Poetry
2025-11-22 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Open Mic Night: Spoken Word Poetry
Calling all creatives! Join us as we continue to celebrate Writing Month with our Open Mic Night: Spoken Word Poetry! Upon entering the program, patrons can take turns signing up to perform a spoken word poem. The poem must be an original and must refrain from violence/suggestive language due to the program being open to all ages. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Classical Destress Doodle Time
2025-11-25 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-20 15:30 - 16:30
Classical Destress Doodle Time
Join us today, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., to create anything you would like while listening to classical music. We’ll provide paper, pencils, markers, and crayons. You’re more than welcome to bring your own art supplies as well.
*Teens and adults are welcome! Snacks will be provided.

Sew Crafty
2025-11-25 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-09 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-06 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-20 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-27 17:30 - 19:30
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.

LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5PM
2025-11-26, 2025-12-27

LIBRARY CLOSED
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28, 2025-12-24 - 2025-12-26, 2025-12-31 - 2026-01-01, 2026-01-19

Winter Craft Exchange
2025-12-01 10:00 - 19:00
Winter Craft Exchange
Have you started a craft project and lost the desire to finish it? Have you bought or been given materials that you no longer want or need? Would you like to exchange those partially started or brand-new projects for someone else’s? Then this is the event for you! Drop off your old supplies, check out what others drop off, and maybe bring something new (to you) home. Even if you don’t have anything to exchange, you are more than welcome to attend and take things home with you.
This event will take place from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Monday, December 1st. All materials dropped off ahead of time will be ready to peruse as soon as the library opens, but feel free to stop in and drop off more throughout the day. Any materials not taken by the end of the night will be discarded.
*Items may be dropped off ahead of time starting Monday, November 24, 2025*
Accepted Materials:
Yarn, Fabric, Thread, Embroidery Floss, Fleece, Stuffing Fluff, Paper, Canvases, Paint, Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils, Paint Brushes, Crochet Hooks, Knitting Needles, Diamond Dot Supplies, Partially Started Projects, Sewing Machines, Perler Beads, Modeling Clay, Ribbon, Scissors, Glitter, Confetti, Stickers, Foam Stickers, Googly Eyes, Holiday Decor, and Frames. Please call to ask about anything not listed.

How To: Crochet*
2025-12-04 17:30 - 19:30
How To: Crochet*
Learn the basics of crochet with our adult librarian, Becky Price! We will provide all the materials, but feel free to bring your own if you would prefer. This event is open to ages 10 and up. During this 3-week hands-on course we will be learning the following skills:

How to read a yarn label
Chain stitch (ch)
single crochet (sc)
Front Loop and Back Loop Only (FLO & BLO)
Increase (inc)
Decrease (dec or 2tog)
Color Changing
Double Crochet (dc)
Half Double Crochet (hdc)
Treble Crochet (tr)

Materials we will be using (All provided):

4ply Acrylic Yarn (Two colors)
5.5mm or Size I-9 Crochet Hook

This event is intended for: Tweens, Teens, and Adults
REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL! Sign up below for the waitlist:
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LIBRARY CLOSED
2025-12-06
LIBRARY CLOSED DUE TO WINTERFEST (DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Creative Writing Challenge
2025-12-08 16:00 - 17:00
Creative Writing Challenge
Calling all creative writers! We will meet at one of the front Community Rooms the second Monday of every month, from 4:00-5:00p.m. 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.

How To: Crochet*
2025-12-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-18 17:30 - 19:30
How To: Crochet*
Learn the basics of crochet with our adult librarian, Becky Price! We will provide all the materials, but feel free to bring your own if you would prefer. This event is open to ages 10 and up. During this 3-week hands-on course we will be learning the following skills:

How to read a yarn label
Chain stitch (ch)
single crochet (sc)
Front Loop and Back Loop Only (FLO & BLO)
Increase (inc)
Decrease (dec or 2tog)
Color Changing
Double Crochet (dc)
Half Double Crochet (hdc)
Treble Crochet (tr)

Materials we will be using (All provided):

4ply Acrylic Yarn (Two colors)
5.5mm or Size I-9 Crochet Hook

This event is intended for: Tweens, Teens, and Adults
*Registration Required. You must attend the first class on Thursday, December 4 in order to attend this one.*

Home Alone Viewing Party
2025-12-13 15:00 - 17:00
Home Alone Viewing Party
Treat yourself to a free movie, where you don’t have to bother with sneaking in snacks. Come join us for a movie, bring your own snacks, and enjoy some time away from home. We will be watching Home Alone (PG).
*Open to all ages; however, anyone under 12 will have to have a parent or guardian present.

Teen Volunteer Group*
2025-12-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-14 16:00 - 18:00
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! Teens must be ages 14-18.
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!

CANCELED: LEGO Club
2025-12-22 18:00 - 19:00
CANCELED: LEGO Club
Do you love Legos? Join our Lego Club! Every Monday at 6 p.m. come in and start building. Everyone is welcome to free build. If you are up for it, we will provide a challenge or theme for you to make something related to that week’s challenge or theme. We will display your creation for one week and will tear them apart at the next event. This event is open to kids, tweens, teens, and parents. No registration is required, just stop in and build!

LEGO Club
2025-12-29 18:00 - 19:00
LEGO Club
Do you love Legos? Join our Lego Club! Every Monday at 6 p.m. come in and start building. Everyone is welcome to free build. If you are up for it, we will provide a challenge or theme for you to make something related to that week’s challenge or theme. We will display your creation for one week and will tear them apart at the next event. This event is open to kids, tweens, teens, and parents. No registration is required, just stop in and build!

Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience
2026-01-03 15:00 - 17:00
Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience
Do you love boybands? Come join us to watch the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience (G)!

One Direction Movie Day
2026-01-17 15:00 - 17:00
One Direction Movie Day
Do you like boybands? Come join us to watch One Direction: This Is Us (PG).
