The Library and Township building will be closed for Township generator installation from May 22 through 24. The Library will remain closed from May 26 through June 7 for the Memorial Day holiday as well as a carpet replacement project. No items will be due during the closure and fines will not accrue. The outside drop box will remain available for returns during the closure, but items placed in the drop box will not be checked in until 6/7.

More information about the closure can be found on our website.

Registration for our Summer Reading Program opens on June 1 and everyone can participate. Summer reading is sponsored by the Friends of the Springfield Township Library.

Find more information about Summer Reading here.

May 19 - Jun 14 / All Day / Teen Corner / Teens

Visit the Teen Corner to find the watermelon and take it to the front desk to claim your prize – FREE CANDY!! Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about Find the Watermelon here.

Jun 9-30 / All Day / Teen Corner / Teens

Submit a guess for a chance to win a prize! You can submit a guess once per visit to the library. Log your first guess for a Teen Summer Reading Grand Prize Drawing entry. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about June Guessing Jar.

Jun 9 - Jul 31 / All Day / Teen Corner / Teen

Stop in and pick up a sheet of stickers to place on our sticker mosaic in the Teen Corner. Earn prize drawing entries for the Teen Summer Reading Program too!

Find more information about Sticker Mosaic here.

Jun 10 / All Day / Table across from Check-Out Desk / Adults

Look to pick up your free tea sample and information on the second Tuesday of the month. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about Tea of the Month here.

Jun 14-28 / All Day / Check-Out Desk / All Ages

All ages are invited to paint a mini masterpiece and join our Tiny Art Show! Register and pick up your kit June 14-28. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about Tiny Art Show here.

Mondays, starting Jun 16 / All Day / Check-Out Desk / Youth & Teen

Watch for crafts available at our Check-Out Desk. Crafts available while supplies last. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about Take & Make Crafts here.

Jun 15 - Sep 15 / All Day / Youth

Calling all book enthusiasts in Grades 4 and 5! Step into the shoes of a librarian and create a book display to be shared with our community. 

Apply for the Student Librarian Program here.

Jun 16 - Jul 31 / All Day / Online / Teen

Teens are invited to participate in MiLibraryQuest. Solve the puzzles and follow the clues to find the paintings and the thief by July 31 for your chance to win a prize. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about MiLibraryQuest here.

Jun 16-30 / All Day / Teen Corner / Teen

Each time you visit the library, stop in the Teen Corner and enter the drawing to win this awesome set of books. One entry per person per library visit please. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about June Book Drawing here.

Every Other Monday, starting Jun 16 / 10:15 AM / Storytime Room / Youth

Join us for a storytime-like event for the school-age child. We will read two advanced picture books aloud, and finish each session with an activity or craft for more learning and fun. Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Book Out Loud here.

Mondays, starting Jun 16 / 10:15 AM / Meeting Room / Youth

We will talk, sing, read, write, and play with our youngest patrons to help prepare them for reading readiness. 

Register for Little Me Storytime here.

Jun 16 / 11:30 AM / Library Parking Lot / Youth

Come meet real-life heroes! Check out a police car and fire engine up close, talk to first responder, and learn how they help keep our community safe. Sponsored by the Friends.

Find more information about Summer Reading Program Kickoff here.

Tuesdays, starting Jun 17 / 10:15 AM / Meeting Room / Youth

Bring your little ones to this unique, 30-minute, lap-sit program featuring nursery rhymes, music, songs, puppets, and musical instruments that stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers (mgol.org). 

Register for Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime here.

Jun 17 / 1 PM / Study Room / Adults

At our B.Y.O.B. (bring your own book) book club you can bring any book you wish to share at our monthly meetings and tell us all about it.

Register for B.Y.O.B Book Club here.

Jun 17 / 1 PM / Meeting Room / Youth

Learn how to create motion and emotion in your cartoon designs in this workshop taught by graphic artist and novelist Meggie Ramm. Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Emanata - The Secret Code of Comics here.

Jun 17 / 2:10 PM / Meeting Room / Teen

Students will leave with their own character and an understanding of what it takes to make a character stand out! Presented by cartoonist Meggie Ramm. Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Comic Book Character Creation here.

Jun 18 / 3 PM / Shiawassee Pavilion / Youth

Decorate a hiking stick to take on our nature adventure. Sponsored by the Friends. In partnership with Springfield Township Parks and Recreation.

Register for Hiking Stick Nature Craft here.

Jun 19 / 1 PM / Shiawassee Pavilion / Youth

Discover the thrill of space exploration! Kids will create their own paper rockets, personalize them with creative decorations, then watch them soar during an exciting rocket launch. Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Rocket Day here.

Fridays, starting Jun 20 / 10:30 AM / Storytime Room / Youth

Join us as we read The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate as a group, then complete an activity or craft to conclude each session. Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Jr. Book Club here.

Jun 20 & 27 / 11:15 AM / Study Room / All Ages

Kids, teens, and adults are welcome to sign up for a 15-minute visit with one of our therapy dogs. 

Register for Jun 20 Tails & Tales here.

Register for Jun 27 Tails & Tales here.

Every Other Monday, Starting Jun 23 / 10:15 AM / Storytime Room / Youth

Join us as we read a different fairy tale each session, then we will become the characters as we act out the story! Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Tiny Tales Theater here.

Jun 24 / 1 PM / Meeting Room / Youth

Week Two of our summer reading program focuses on fiber arts and fashion. Kids will decorate canvas cloth, and receive directions for home assembly of a tote bag. Sponsored by the Friends.

Register for Duck Cloth Tote Bag Creation here.

Jun 25 / 6:30 PM / Meeting Room / All Ages

In partnership with the Detroit Institute of Art, Springfield Township Parks & Recreation and the Springfield Township Library, 10 installations of DIA reproduction artwork will spring up around our Township beginning May 2. On June 25, a DIA docent will give a talk about the hidden meanings behind images of flowers, plants in some of DIA's most favorite works of art. 

Register for Inside|Out Art from the Detroit Institute of Arts here.

Jun 26 / 1 PM / Meeting Room / Adult

We're reading The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin for June's Book Club meeting. Books are available at the Check-Out Desk. No registration necessary.

Find more information about Book Club here.