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Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, December 26th.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, December 26th.

Closed for New Year's

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed Tuesday, December 31st and Wednesday, January 1st in observance of the New Year's Holiday. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, January 2nd.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed Tuesday, December 31st and Wednesday, January 1st in observance of the New Year's Holiday. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, January 2nd.

Book Bunch

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

All are welcome to join in this lively book discussion!

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: James Ingram Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

All are welcome to join in this lively book discussion!

Three dogs are reading a book

Doggone Readers

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Department at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Elementary: K - 5th Grade, Elementary: K - 2nd Grade, Elementary: 3rd - 5th Grade
Event Details:

Visit with one of our six therapy dogs to practice your reading skills with a silent listener - the dog! Readers can collect stamps for a free book. Readers will be assigned a 15-m...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: Youth Department
Age Group: Elementary: K - 5th Grade, Elementary: K - 2nd Grade, Elementary: 3rd - 5th Grade
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Visit with one of our six therapy dogs to practice your reading skills with a silent listener - the dog! Readers can collect stamps for a free book. Readers will be assigned a 15-minute timeslot upon arrival. 

Cover of After Annie by Anna Quindlen

Dine, Drink, and Discuss

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Opa Food & Spirits at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors
Event Details:

Join us at Opa Food & Spirits, 600 S Lapeer Rd. for this monthly book discussion. Mondays | 7 pm December 16: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea ...

Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Opa Food & Spirits
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us at Opa Food & Spirits, 600 S Lapeer Rd. for this monthly book discussion.

Mondays | 7 pm

December 16: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

Sips and Pages Book Club

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
In the Community at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
9th - 12th Grade, Adults, 21+, Seniors
Event Details:

Calling all romance lovers— Sips and Pages, OTPL’s first romance book club is just for you! We’ll read a different romance book geared toward a specific romance genre/trope. Come p...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: In the Community
Age Group: 9th - 12th Grade, Adults, 21+, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Calling all romance lovers— Sips and Pages, OTPL’s first romance book club is just for you! We’ll read a different romance book geared toward a specific romance genre/trope. Come prepared to share all your favorite juicy details!

Stack of books next to a cup of coffee

Thursday Afternoon Book Club

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

December 19: Bring your 2024 Favorite  January 16: Table for Two by Amor Towles  February 20: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: James Ingram Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

December 19: Bring your 2024 Favorite 
January 16: Table for Two by Amor Towles 
February 20: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Ne Battle of the Books Logo

Virtual: 5th Grade Battle of the Books Halfway Meetup

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Elementary: K - 5th Grade, Elementary: 3rd - 5th Grade
Event Details:

Let's meet up and chat about Battle! We will play a few book–related games with chances to win prizes, go over all things Battle, and answer any questions during this online Zoom. ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Elementary: K - 5th Grade, Elementary: 3rd - 5th Grade
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Let's meet up and chat about Battle! We will play a few book–related games with chances to win prizes, go over all things Battle, and answer any questions during this online Zoom.

Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.

Julia Child

Cook the Book

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Linda Sickles Meeting Room B at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

You select and prepare a recipe from the cookbook chosen, and we meet to sample and discuss recipes from that month’s cookbook! Call (248) 693-3001 if you need assistance acquiring...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: Linda Sickles Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

You select and prepare a recipe from the cookbook chosen, and we meet to sample and discuss recipes from that month’s cookbook! Call (248) 693-3001 if you need assistance acquiring a cookbook.

 

Three dogs are reading a book

Doggone Readers

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Department at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Elementary: K - 5th Grade, Elementary: K - 2nd Grade, Elementary: 3rd - 5th Grade
Event Details:

Visit with one of our six therapy dogs to practice your reading skills with a silent listener - the dog! Readers can collect stamps for a free book. Readers will be assigned a 15-m...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: Youth Department
Age Group: Elementary: K - 5th Grade, Elementary: K - 2nd Grade, Elementary: 3rd - 5th Grade
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Visit with one of our six therapy dogs to practice your reading skills with a silent listener - the dog! Readers can collect stamps for a free book. Readers will be assigned a 15-minute timeslot upon arrival. 

Sips and Pages Book Club

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
In the Community at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
9th - 12th Grade, Adults, 21+, Seniors
Event Details:

Calling all romance lovers— Sips and Pages, OTPL’s first romance book club is just for you! We’ll read a different romance book geared toward a specific romance genre/trope. Come p...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: In the Community
Age Group: 9th - 12th Grade, Adults, 21+, Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Calling all romance lovers— Sips and Pages, OTPL’s first romance book club is just for you! We’ll read a different romance book geared toward a specific romance genre/trope. Come prepared to share all your favorite juicy details!

Book Bunch

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Seniors
Event Details:

All are welcome to join in this lively book discussion!

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: James Ingram Room
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

All are welcome to join in this lively book discussion!

Stack of books with a cup of tea.

Novel Connections

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends Reading Room at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Held in our Friends Reading Room, this organized read-up for ADULTS ONLY is a social time for readers as an alternative to the bar scene. Bring a book that you are currently readin...

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: Friends Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Held in our Friends Reading Room, this organized read-up for ADULTS ONLY is a social time for readers as an alternative to the bar scene.

Book cover of Real Americans

Dine, Drink, and Discuss

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Opa Food & Spirits at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at Opa Food & Spirits, 600 S Lapeer Rd. for this monthly book discussion.Mondays | 7 pmDecember 16: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto UrreaJanuary 13...

Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Opa Food & Spirits
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Join us at Opa Food & Spirits, 600 S Lapeer Rd. for this monthly book discussion.

Mondays | 7 pm

December 16: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

Stack of books next to a cup of coffee

Thursday Afternoon Book Club

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
James Ingram Room at Orion Township Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

December 19: Bring your 2024 Favorite  January 16: Table for Two by Amor Towles  February 20: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Library Branch: Orion Township Public Library
Room: James Ingram Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

December 19: Bring your 2024 Favorite 
January 16: Table for Two by Amor Towles 
February 20: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Gala

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Orion Township Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library

Closed for Easter

All Day 4/19 - 4/20
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 in observance of the Easter Holiday. Normal hours will resume on Monday, April 21.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 in observance of the Easter Holiday. Normal hours will resume on Monday, April 21.

Closed for Mother's Day

All Day
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed on Sunday, May 11 in observance of Mother's Day. Regular hours will resume on Monday, May 12.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed on Sunday, May 11 in observance of Mother's Day. Regular hours will resume on Monday, May 12.

Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/24 - 5/26
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 27.

Closed - Summer Hours

All Day
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library is closed on Sundays during the summer months.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library is closed on Sundays during the summer months.

Closed - Summer Hours

All Day
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library is closed on Sundays during the summer months.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library is closed on Sundays during the summer months.

Closed - Summer Hours

All Day
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library is closed on Sundays during the summer months.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library is closed on Sundays during the summer months.

Closed for Juneteenth

All Day
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site

The Orion Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Regular hours will resume on Friday, June 20.

Closing
Branches:
Orion Township Public Library, Orion Center Branch, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Orion Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Regular hours will resume on Friday, June 20.