Nordic Rune Casting Class
2024-10-12 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Detroit) | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Nordic Rune Casting Class
Ever wanted to learn about Nordic Runes, how they’re used for divination, and how to read them? Join this presentation with Rune Caster Bodie. He will teach us all about Nordic Rune Casting and answer any questions.

Hooks & Needles
2024-10-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-10-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Trolley (North) Unity Room, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Hooks & Needles

Come and join other yarn enthusiasts in our community who love to knit and crochet. This is a weekly event to share ideas, projects, and do a little yarning. Bring your own projects to work on.

Creative Writing Challenge
2024-10-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
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.

LEGO Club
2024-10-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-10-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Taylor Community Library, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
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!

Halloween's Folklore & History
2024-10-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Halloween’s Folklore & History
Join Author Shetan Noir as she discusses the history and folklore of Halloween. From a look at different cultures and traditions involving Halloween to its very origins, you are sure to learn something new about this creeptastic holiday.

Toddler Storytime
2024-10-15 10:30 - 11:15 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Toddler Storytime
Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays, and fun! Toddler Storytime is for ages 2-4, but older and younger siblings are welcome. Bring your toddler for a chance to learn and practice some early reading skills. We will reserve some time at the end for creative play or a craft.

Baby Buddies Storytime (ages 0-1)
2024-10-15 14:00 - 14:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Baby Buddies Storytime (Ages 0-1)
Weekly Storytime is aimed toward parents with infants (ages 0-1), but older siblings are welcome. We will have lap time, singing, and read several books together. At the end, there will be time for creative play and parent conversation.

Textile Lab
2024-10-15 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-22 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Textile Lab
Textile Lab 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! An instructor will be available to teach you how to quilt, or to guide you on your projects. This is a weekly lab that is open on Tuesdays from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Adult Book Club*
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Adult Book Club

Join us as we read fiction from all walks of life and perspectives. For our next discussion, we’ll be reading Weyward by Emilia Hart.

*Please call ahead to make sure we have room for new members

(FULL) Not Swamp Gas – The True Story of the 1966 UFO
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Not Swamp Gas – The True Story of the 1966 UFO
In March of 1966 something mysterious was seen in the night skies over Southeastern Michigan. In Dexter, residents described floating discs in the night sky. Hillsdale College students reported strange lights flying over the dorms. Walter Cronkite reported the story on the national news and then-Congressman Gerald Ford called for an investigation. J. Allen Hynek, a U.S. Air Force consultant, sent to investigate the sightings, determined that “swamp gas,” the methane released from marshy land caused the phenomenon. Many witnesses disputed the findings. After 55 years of secrecy, a senior Air Force officer and highly-decorated fighter-interceptor pilot broke his silence to tell the truth about the world-famous UFO event. Using official government documents, recorded pilot testimony, and years of research, author and retired Air Force Engineer, Ray Szymanski, blew the lid off the Government’s highly questionable “marsh gas” explanation, then replaced it with the truth from the pilot who lived it. Mr. Szymanski believes pilot testimony that he recorded and official records he analyzed prove that the Dexter and Hillsdale UFO sightings were not swamp gas, but something otherworldly – and he will prove it during his presentation on 16 October at the Taylor Library.
For those interested, a book signing will follow the presentation, with copies available for purchase.
Maximum capacity for this program is 50. Please register to attend below.
This event registration is full.

Writing Sessions
2024-10-17 14:30 - 16:30, 2024-10-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Writing Sessions
Calling all writers! We will have one of the front Community Rooms available for those looking for motivation to start writing to come in and write every Thursday, from 2:30-4:30pm. It’ll be a quiet place with little to no interruptions, and enough space to spread out your notes and plotline maps. Are you up for the challenge?

Books & Bites Book Club*
2024-10-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Books & Bites Book Club*
Books & Bites is a monthly book club that reads and discusses YA books with adult crossover and Adult books with teen crossover — anyone who is a fan of these genres can attend. Copies of the next book are passed out and checked out at each meeting. You can also get a copy from our front desk and most of the time they are also available on Hoopla or Libby.
This month’s title: “Ace of Spades” by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Shortly after the announcement that Devon and Chiamaka will be part of an elite school’s Senior Prefects, someone who goes by the name Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that threaten to turn their lives upside down.
This book club is currently waitlisted. To join our in-person meetings, please fill out our waitlist form below. In the meantime, feel free to join our Facebook group for announcements and general bookish chat. You can also participate virtually using the Fable app.
*Registration Required
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastLegal or PreferredAre Under 18 or 18+? *Under 1818+What are Your Pronouns? *She/HerHe/HimThey/ThemOtherWhat is Your Library Card Number? *Who is Your Home Library? *What is Your Preferred Format? *Standard PrintLarge PrintBook on CDDigital Audiobook (Hoopla & Libby)Ebook (Hoopla & Libby)Are there any other formats you would be ok with?Standard PrintLarge PrintBook on CDAudiobook Digital (Hoopla & Libby)Ebook (Hoopla & Libby)What is the best way to contact you if we have a spot open? *TextCallEmailBased on how you answered above, please provide your phone number or email address *Submit

VIP Support Group
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Trolley (North) Unity Room, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
VIP Support Group (Visually Impaired Persons)
The VIP meeting is a monthly support group for people experiencing vision loss and their caregivers. Each month, we meet to discuss important topics and connect over shared concerns, with occasional speakers.
Meet in person or join in remotely.
To join remotely by phone, please call 267-807-9601 and use Access Code: [REDACTED], or join virtually by visiting bit.ly/TCLbtbcall

Teen Volunteer Group*
2024-10-23 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!
*Registration Required

Adult Thrifted Ghost Painting
2024-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Adult Thrifted Ghost Painting
Did you think we’d let the teens have all the fun? Join us for an adults only evening of spooky creativity with thrifted ghost paintings! We’ll provide the paint and have 10 thrifted paintings to use as canvases, but feel free to bring your own if you’d like. We’ll also provide snacks and have a spooky playlist to enjoy. This event is for ages 18+.

Bark for Books*
2024-10-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Bark for Books*
Is your child just learning to read and wants to build confidence to read or speak aloud? Has your child or teen loved reading and is just looking for something fun to do? We have a chance for them to read aloud to a trained therapy dog! Two therapy dogs will be available to read aloud to and they love to hear stories! We will provide a chance for each child/teen to read aloud to the dogs for 15 minutes. Registration is required and we’ll have 14 spots open for a child to read, so stop in the library or call starting October 10 to sign up for a time slot.
*Registration Required

Library Board Meeting
2024-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Library Board Meeting
There will be a public meeting of the Library Board at 7:00 p.m. at 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI 48180.
People who need special accommodations for the meeting should use our Contact Form, or call 734-287-4840 a week before the meeting. If you would like to contact board members before their meeting, please also use our Contact Form and indicate whether your message is for a specific board member or the Library Board as a whole.
Remote meeting attendance is available online by clicking this link or by calling 1(646)876-9923 and entering Meeting ID: 840 6243 1659

Library Closes at 2 p.m.
2024-10-25 | 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Library is closing at 2 p.m. for Hallow-palooza. The parking lot may not be available on this day. You will need to enter Heritage Park from Northline Road to use one of their parking lots, and walk through the park. Thank you for your patience, and we hope to see you at Hallow-palooza.

LIBRARY CLOSED
2024-10-25 | Taylor Community Library, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States

A Spooky Crafting Together
2024-10-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
(A Spooky) Crafting Together (Kids & Parents)
Monthly Crafting Together aimed to give parents and children the opportunity to use their creativity to create beautiful masterpieces and memories.

Using Social Media for Genealogy
2024-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Using Social Media for Genealogy
Join professional genealogical researcher, speaker, educator & author, Katherine R. Wilson, for a one-hour presentation to discuss the genealogical benefits of a variety of social media platforms, finding the social media content that’s genealogically relevant, and platform settings for privacy and notifications. A handout will be provided and a Q&A period will follow the presentation.

Halloween Baby Buddies Storytime (Ages 0-1)
2024-10-29 14:00 - 14:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Halloween Baby Buddies Storytime (Ages 0-1)
This week’s theme will be Halloween Storytime Baby Buddies is aimed toward parents with infants (ages 0-1), but older siblings are welcome. We will have lap time, singing, and read several books together. At the end, there will be time for creative play and parent conversation.

Monster Madness (0-12)
2024-10-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Monster Madness (0-12)
Want to have some free holiday fun, and escape the cold, come join us for a Special Halloween event Monster Madness. There will be games, crafts, music, and more, all while you trick or treat in the Monsters Incorporated headquarters; this event is geared towards kids ages 0-12 but everyone is welcome.
