Taylor Community Library

How To: Crochet*
2025-12-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-18 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Detroit) | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
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.*

Crafting Together
2025-12-12 16:30 - 17:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
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.

Home Alone Viewing Party
2025-12-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
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.

Hooks & Needles
2025-12-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 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.

This event is intended for: Adults, but anyone who knits’ or crochets’ is welcome!

Adult Painting Swap*
2025-12-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Adult Painting Swap*
Join our Adult Librarian, Becky Price, for an adult painting swap. Each participant will get a canvas to start. You will have 5 minutes to set up your canvas for what kind of painting you’re attempting to get at the end of the night. Every few minutes you will swap paintings with the person next to you for them to add to it. At the end, you will get your brand new painting back with time to finish your painting (if needed) before taking it home. We will also be taking before and after photos to post on our Facebook and Instagram. This program is open to all skill levels.
This event is intended for: Adults
*REGISTRATION IS FULL*

CANCELLED - LEGO Club
2025-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
CANCELLED – 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!

Toddler Storytime Special Guest: Ms. Anjelica
2025-12-16 10:30 - 11:15 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Toddler Storytime Special Guest: Ms. Anjelica
Join our regular storytime mom, Ms. Anjelica 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.

Sew Crafty
2025-12-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-06 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.

Medicare 101
2025-12-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Medicare 101
Join us for an information night with Independent Insurance Agent Tiffany J. Stone where she will explain what Medicare is, the penalties, when the enrollment period is, and how to avoid Medicare scams. Light refreshments will be provided.

Teen Volunteer Group*
2025-12-17 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! 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!

Silent Book Club
2025-12-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Silent Book Club
Ever wanted to join a book club, but felt like it was too much pressure? Join this super low-key book club where you show up with a book of your choice and read! At each meeting the first and last 15 minutes will be designated for sharing what you’re reading/socializing with other members and then the hour and half in-between will be designated for reading. We will have an ambience room playing at low volume in the background and different options for seating. Feel free to bring a snack, beverage, or blanket to make this event extra cozy. This book club meets every Wednesday.
This event is intended for: Adults

Adult Book Club
2025-12-17 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 The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews.

Ivy discovers an old Santa suit with a note from a little girl hoping for her father’s return from the war, sparking a journey for Ivy to fulfill the child’s Christmas wish.

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

Holiday Gift Wrapping Station
2025-12-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Trolley (North) Unity Room, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Holiday Gift Wrapping Station
We are offering a calm spot to wrap presents away from prying eyes! Listen to holiday music and chill with us Thursday, December 18th from 5pm-7pm.
We will have some wrapping supplies available, but we encourage you to bring your own gift paper, bows, or gift boxes.

Cookie Creations
2025-12-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Cookie Creations
Come join us Saturday, December 20th from 11:00AM-12:00PM for Cookie Creations to decorate cookies; bags, cookies, and decorating items available while supplies lasts!
This Event is intended for Kids

Die Hard Viewing Party
2025-12-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Die Hard 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 Die Hard (R).
*Open to all adults (17+). Anyone younger, will have to have a parent or guardian present.

CANCELED: LEGO Club
2025-12-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
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!

LIBRARY CLOSED
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-26, 2025-12-31 - 2026-01-01 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States

LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5PM
2025-12-27 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States

LEGO Club
2025-12-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 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!

Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience
2026-01-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience
Do you love boybands? Come join us to watch the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience (G)!

Book Bedazzling*
2026-01-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Rooms (Papp & Trolley), 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Book Bedazzling*
Want to try the new trend of bedazzling books, but don’t want to waste your money? Try it risk-free at the library! We will provide the supplies, you provide the book you want to bedazzle. At the first class you attend you will get all your supplies and learn how to bedazzle your book. At the other classes offered you will continue working on your project. Can’t make it to the first class? Don’t worry! You can still attend and learn at one of the other classes as long as registration is still open. Please note that you may not fully finish bedazzling your book by the end of the series, but you will be able to take all the supplies home to finish at your own pace.
Not sure what Book Bedazzling is? Check out this video!
This event is intended for: Adults & Teens (16+)
*Registration required 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 attendWhich date(s) are you registering for? *Monday, January 5 at 5:30pmMonday, January 12 at 5:30pmMonday, February 2 at 5:30pmMonday, February 9 at 5:30pmAre you an adult? *YesNoHow old are you? *--- Select Choice ---Under 1212-1516+Would 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. *YesIf you would like links to the supplies used emailed to you, please provide your email address:Submit

LEGO Club
2026-01-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Youth Section, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States

Audio Described Movie Day
2026-01-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Trolley (North) Unity Room, 12303 Pardee Road, Taylor, MI, 48180, United States
Audio Described Movie Day
Pop in the 1st Wednesday of each month to watch a new, popular film with the Audio Description (AD) narration track added.

January’s film:
Elio
