New Library Mobile App, Outdoor Scavenger Hunt, and more!

50th Anniversary White Lake Township Library

April 2025

We're celebrating 50 years of the White Lake Township Library!

Throughout the year we'll have special programs, events, and giveaways you can participate in. Check our e-newsletter and follow us on social media for the latest ways you're invited to celebrate with us!

New Library Mobile App!

ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT, E-RESOURCES AND MORE FROM YOUR PHONE!

Exciting News! Our library's new mobile app is here! Browse and borrow books, eBooks, and audiobooks effortlessly, access your account anytime, and link family accounts for instant use. Discover events, programs, and resources at your fingertips. Download now and carry the library with you!

50th Features

Paper note with the words "Inspire us! Share your favorite Library memory" and handwritten text "The outdoor area is lovely! - Colleen"

SHARE YOUR LIBRARY MEMORIES!

TELL US WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN LIBRARY SWAG!

"The outdoor area is lovely!"

- Colleen

Did you know that our patios reopen April 1? Come enjoy our outdoor spaces with tables for reading, sensory and pollinator gardens, and games like giant chess and foursquare!

Share your memory in the "Inspire Us" share jars at the Youth, Adult, and Circulation desks!

Idea Lab Feature

CRICUT

CREATE PAPER CRAFTS, VINYL CUTOUTS, AND MORE!

Did you know how many different things you can make using the Cricut? Learn all about this versatile tool at April's Idea Lab 101 program.

See the full list of Idea Lab technology, tools, and supplies here!

News and Updates

SUMMER 2025 NEWSLETTER

Check out our Summer 2025 newsletter for a complete list of our programs and events for Children, Teens, and Adults.

Featuring Concert Series, Summer Reading Challenge, 50th Anniversary Disco Party, and much more!

April Programs

KIDS' PROGRAMS

(BABIES - 5TH GRADE)

LIFE SIZE CANDYLAND

GRADES K- 5

MONDAY, APRIL 21

6:00 - 7:30 PM (3 SESSIONS)

Come explore the land of candy in this life-sized board game classic! Each group of players will see who will be the first to reach King Kandy in his Candy Castle!

ADVENTURE CLUB:

OUTDOOR SCAVENGER HUNT

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

6:00 - 7:00 PM

Can you find all of the clues? Join us outdoors for this special scavenger hunt!

TEEN PROGRAMS

(6TH - 12TH GRADE)

CANDY SUSHI

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Let's make candy sushi! We will use a variety of candy and homemade gluten and dairy-free Rice Krispy Treats. Please contact us with any other allergen concerns.

ADULT PROGRAMS

AUTHOR VISIT: SARAH MILLER

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

2:00 - 3:30 PM

Join local author Sarah Miller in a lively discussion of her book, Hanged! Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Was Mrs. Surratt an innocent landlady? Or was she secretly involved in John Wilkes Booth’s wicked plot? Attend and decide for yourself!

ALL AGES PROGRAMS

SENSORY FRIENDLY PLAY

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

6:30-7:30 PM

Join us in a sensory friendly environment for blanket forts, marble/ping pong ball mazes, and doodle art fun!

Book Clubs for All Ages

BOOK BITES: MIDDLE GRADE

GRADES 6-12

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Check out the Middle Grade Book Club! We will alternate reading graphic novels and chapter books.

Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu

Cover of Wingbearer featuring a girl running followed by a variety of animals

CHAPTERS & CHOW

GRADES 3-5

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Book club just got a little bit tastier! Join us in this fun opportunity to read and discuss books while snacking on food inspired by our book selection. The first 10 to register receive their own copy of the book to keep!

Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley

Cover of Red Bird Danced featuring a red dress, a cardinal bird, and two children

COMIC WHIZ KIDS

GRADES 3-5

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Join our book club! The first ten kids to register get to KEEP a copy of the book! We’ll discuss GREAT graphic novels together.

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann Martin and Raina Telgemeier

Cover of Kristy's Great Idea featuring four girls sitting around a bed one of whom is talking on a phone

READ AND DISCUSS

ADULT

MONDAY, APRIL 14

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Adults of all ages are invited to join this group! Read the pick of the month and join us for a lively conversation.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Cover of The Midnight Library featuring various events and items seen through airplane windows

DUBLIN BOOK CLUB

ADULT

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Looking for a daytime book group? Readers aged 50 and over are invited to join the Dublin Book Group. Located at Dublin Community Senior Center.

The Maid by Nita Prose

Cover of The Maid featuring a woman in maid uniform running, seen through a keyhole

BOOK BITES: YA

GRADES 6-12

MONDAY, APRIL 28

6:30 - 7:30 PM

Join our Young Adult Book Club. We will alternate reading chapter books and graphic novels.

The Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery

Cover of The Immortal Games featuring a young woman with a laurel wreath and golden rope

News from the Friends

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

We have lots of opportunities to volunteer with the Friends! Email friends@whitelakelibrary.org for more info. We are especially in need of help moving boxes before and after our quarterly book sales.

Friends Application

FRIENDS PUPPET SHOW

Calling all kids! The Friends of the Library are planning an event JUST FOR YOU! Hope you can join us for a Puppet Show on Saturday, April 5 @ 11 am In the Gathering Place at the Library. We’ll have lots of fun and a snack too!

No charge to attend.

HOURS

Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm

Friday & Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Closed on Sundays

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248-698-4942