Top (FREE) Library Events in Metro Detroit this March

March is National Reading Month, and Metro Detroit libraries are celebrating with a variety of engaging events for all ages. Here are some top library events happening in the area this March:

Ann Arbor District Library – Westgate Branch

2503 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Interactive Movie Experience: Encanto Sunday March 2 1:00pm to 3:00pm This event will take place at the downtown branch
Kids Move! Sunday March 2 11:00am to 11:45am
Kids Move! Sunday March 2 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Sensation Stations Monday March 3 10:30am to 11:15am
Spanish Storytime Saturday March 8 11:00am to 11:30am
Jukebox Bingo: Taylor Swift Edition Saturday March 8 1:00pm to 2:00pm This event will take place at the Malletts Creek Branch
Mario Day (Observed) Sunday March 9 11:00am to 4:00pm This event will take place at the downtown branch
Concert | Wendy and DB Friday March 21 4:00pm to 5:00pm This event will take place at the downtown branch
A Painting with Pasta Saturday March 22 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Dragon Party! Saturday March 22 12:00pm to 1:00pm This event will take place at the Malletts Creek Branch
All-Ages Mario Kart Tournament Sunday March 23 1:00pm to 4:00pm This event will take place at the downtown branch
Mermaid Sensory Bottles Monday March 24 11:00am to 12:00pm
Animal Ear & Floral Headbands Tuesday March 25 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Pirate Party! Wednesday March 26 1:00pm to 2:00pm This event will take place at the Pittsfield Branch
Slime Time Thursday March 27 2:00pm to 3:00pm This event will take place at the Malletts Creek Branch
Musical Petting Zoo Featuring the Michigan Pops Orchestra Saturday March 29 2:00pm to 3:00pm This event will take place at the downtown branch
LEGO Connection Sunday March 30 1:00pm to 2:00pm This event will take place at the Malletts Creek Branch

Check out the event calendar to see events at all Ann Arbor library branches.

Belleville Area District Library

167 4th St, Belleville, MI 48111

Family Fort Night Friday, March 14 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Build It Monday, March 24 10:00am – 12:00pm
Kid Movie Matinee Thursday, March 27 2:00pm – 4:00pm

For a full list of events at the Belleville Area District Library, click here.

Baldwin Public Library (Birmingham)

300 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI 48009

Mario Day: Grades K to 3 March 10 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Mother/Daughter Book Club March 11 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Family Fort Fun March 24 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Sensational Stickers March 29 11:00am – 12:00pm
Brick Builders – Build a Megafig March 31 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Find more events by clicking here.

Bloomfield Township Library

1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302

Gamer Lounge March 14 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Brick Builders March 19 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Sensory Story Time March 22 11:00am – 11:30am

Perler Bead Crafting March 24 2:00pm – 3:00pm

The “Fabulous Fairy Tale” Puppet Show March 25 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Pixar Movie Marathon March 26 11:00am – 4:30pm

For more events, check out the Bloomfield Township Library’s event calendar here.

Canton Public Library

1200 Canton Ctr Rd, Canton, MI 48188

Dance Your Fanny Off (ages 0-5) Saturday, March 8 10:00am – 10:30am
STEAM Curiosity: Magic (ages 8-10) Thursday, March 13 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Spring Concert: Back Home with Wendy and DB Saturday, March 22 10:00am – 11:00am
2025 Spring Break Movie Madness – Inside Out 2 Tuesday, March 25 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2025 Spring Break Movie Madness (all ages) – Moana 2 Thursday, March 27 2:00pm – 4:00pm
EMU Theater for the Young presents: The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus Friday, March 28 2:00pm – 3:00pm

More events at the Canton Library can be found here.

Clinton-Macomb Public Library

40900 Romeo Plank, Clinton Twp., MI 48038

Come Play Capoeira!: Saturday, March 8 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Mar10 Day!: Monday, March 10 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Potato Chip World Snack Competition: Tuesday, March 18 7:00pm – 8:00pm Teen event for students in 6th – 12th grades
1-2-3 Wonderfully Wired Brains Monday, March 24 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Rainbow Science Tuesday, March 25 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Sensory Friendly Family Night: Wednesday, March 26 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Stories with a Twist: Superhero Stories & Yoga: Monday, March 31 10:00am – 10:30am

Check out the calendar for more events at the Clinton-Macomb library!

Commerce Township Community Library

180 E. Commerce Road, Commerce Twp., MI 48382

Oreo Party Tuesday, March 4 6:00pm -7:00pm Teen event
Pete the Cat Party Wednesday, March 12 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Movie Melodies: Favorite Songs from the Stage and Screen Wednesday, March 12 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Wicked Day Saturday, March 29 10:00am – 5:00pm

For a full list of events, check out the Commerce Township Library calendar here

Dearborn Public Library

16301 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48126

Dog Man Fan Club March 11 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Get Crafty – cereal oops! March 24 11:00am – 12:00pm
Spring Dance Party March 26 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Puppet Show March 29 2:00pm – 3:00pm

For a full list of events and other branches, click here.

Detroit Public Library

5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202

Black Children’s Book Week Celebration: The Naptime Show Saturday, March 1 2:00pm – 3:00pm This event will take place at the Parkman Branch
Family Movie Night at the Library Saturday, March 1 3:30pm – 5:00pm This event will take place at the Parkman Branch
Mardi Gras Fun Tuesday, March 4 4:00pm – 5:00pm This event will take place at the Chase Branch
Detroit Zoo: Piping Plovers Thursday, March 6 1:00pm – 2:00pm
National Oreo Day Thursday, March 6 3:30pm – 5:00pm This event will take place at the Lincoln Branch
World Languages: Arabic Story time- Bilingual Stories & Songs Friday, March 7 5:00pm – 5:45pm (Recurring event throughout March)
Ramadan Storytime! Saturday, March 8 2:00pm – 3:00pm This event will take place at the Knapp Branch
Kids Art Class with ProjectArt Saturday, March 8 11am – 12pm This event will take place at the Sherwood Forest Branch (Recurring event through May 17th)
Love My Neighbor Day Sunday, March 9 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Yoga & Meditation–Homeschool Monday, March 10 1:00pm – 2:00pm (Recurring Monday event throughout March)
Lego Day Monday, March 10 3:00pm – 5:00pm This event will take place at the Chase Branch (Recurring Monday event through May 17th)
Robotics Workshop Wednesday, March 12 3:30pm – 5:30pm This event will take place at the Wilder Branch (Recurring monthly event)
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 15 12:00pm – 3:00pm This event will take place at the Wilder Branch
Saturday Movie Matinee – Moana Saturday, March 15 2:00pm – 4:00pm This event will take place at the Hubbard Branch
Mario Day Saturday, March 15 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Robotics at the Library Thursday, March 20 5:00pm – 7:00pm This event will take place at the Franklin Branch
Free Movie Night: Iron Will Thursday, March 20 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Robotics Workshop March 22 2:30pm – 5:30pm Edison Branch (Monthly event)
Family Movie Night at the Library March 22 3:30pm – 5:00pm Campbell Branch
STEM Spring Camp March 22 & 29 11:00am – 4:30pm
Spring Break Anime Fun March 24 2:00pm – 4:00pm Parkman Branch (Also occurs March 24 – 28)
Spring Tea Party March 25 3:00pm – 4:00pm Sherwood Forest Branch
Eggsploration with MetroParks March 25 4:00pm – 5:00pm Conely Branch
Tutus and Tea with Ms. Shonise March 28 12:00pm – 3:00pm Douglas Branch
Dungeons & Dragons Club March 28 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Spring Break Art Class March 29 11:00am – 12:00pm Sherwood Forest Branch
World Languages: Arabic Story time- Bilingual Stories & Songs March 21 & 28 5:00pm – 5:45pm

For a full list of children/family events, including those at other branches, click here.

Farmington Community Library

32737 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Girl Power! A Special Edition of Evening Storytime (Ages 1-6) Monday, March 10 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Homeschool Explorations Friday, March 14 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Book Bingo (Grades K-5) Saturday, March 15 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Multicultural Storytime (Ages 3-8) Wednesday, March 19 6:30pm – 7:30pm
FCL Coding Lab! (Grades 3-5) Friday, March 21 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday STREAM Saturday, March 22 11:00am – 12:00pm
Makedo Cardboard Creations (Grades K-5) Monday, March 24 2:00pm -3:30pm
Spring Break: Family Game Night (Grades K-5) Wednesday, March 26 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Adaptive Storytime (Ages 3-11) Friday, March 28 4:30pm – 5:30pm
FCL Game Day Saturday, March 29 11:00am – 5:30pm Teen event

For a full list of events at Farmington Community Library, click here.

Ferndale Area District Library

222 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220

DIY Glitter Jars Monday, March 24 2:00PM
Teen Tiny Art Thursday, March 27 2:00PM

Check out the full calendar of events here.

Flint Public Library

1026 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48503

March is Reading Month Storytimes with Guest Readers Saturday, March 1 12:00pm – 1:00pm Weekly throughout March
Little Explorers Saturday, March 8 10:30am – 12:00pm
Teen Movie – Napoleon Dynamite Saturday, March 15 3:00pm – 5:00pm

For a full list of events at Flint Public Library, click here.

Franklin Public Library

32455 Franklin Rd, Franklin, MI 48025

Things That Go! Saturday, March 8 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Check out more events on the Franklin Public Library calendar.

Grosse Pointe Public Library

10 Kercheval Ave Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 (Central Library Branch)

OpenSpot Theatre Workshop @ Ewald March 1 11:00am – 12:00pm
OpenSpot Theatre Workshop @ Woods March 1 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Sensory Storytime @ Woods March 7 10:30am – 11:00am
Coding @ Ewald: Moana Wayfinding March 20 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Family Movie March 26 11:00am – 1:00pm Woods Branch
Wild Robot Party March 26 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Marc The Balloon Meister March 27 2:00pm – 3:00pm

For a full list of events at all Grosse Pointe Library branches, click here.

Howell Carnegie District Library

314 W Grand River Ave, Howell, MI 48843

Middle School Madness: Clue IRL (grades 6-8) Friday, March 14 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Family Fun Day: Celebrate Early Childhood! (ages 0-5 and parents/caregivers) Saturday, March 15 9:30am – 11:45am At 2|42 Community Church
Happy Little Painting: Kids Edition (grades 1-5) Tuesday, March 25 2:00pm – 2:45pm & second session from 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Learn to Draw Caricatures for Teens Wednesday, March 26 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Live Reptiles from the Reptarium! Thursday, March 27 2:00pm – 3:00pm
The Girl Who Swallowed a Cactus from EMU Theatre for the Young Tour (grades K-5 with parents/caregivers) Friday, March 28 10:30am – 11:45am

Find more events at the Howell library by clicking here.

Livonia Public Library

32777 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154

Sensory Shenanigans Saturday, March 1 11:00am – 1:00pm
St. Patrick’s Day Desserts Wednesday, March 12 7:00pm – 8:00pm This is a teen event
STEM Jr. Tuesday, March 18 4:30pm – 5:30pm Event at the Carl Sandburg Branch
Club Create Thursday, March 20 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Family Board Games Wednesday, March 26 6:30pm – 8:30pm

For a full list of events, check the Livonia library event calendar

Mount Clemens Public Library

150 Cass Ave, Mt Clemens, MI 48043

Shrinky Dink Charms Tuesday March 11 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Build a Fuzzy Friend With The Youth Department! Wednesday March 12 12:00PM – 1:00PM
Taste Test Challenge! Wednesday March 12 4:00PM – 6:00PM Teen event
The Journey of African Drums, Instruments, and Rhythms Saturday March 15 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Shamrock Slime Monday March 17 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Let’s Make a Zine! Saturday March 22 10:30AM – 1:30PM
Bead Animal Keychains Tuesday March 25 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Japanese Doll Painting Monday March 31 4:00PM – 6:00PM

Check out more events on the Mount Clemens Public Library calendar

Northville District Library

212 W Cady St, Northville, MI 48167

Family Puzzle Competition Monday, March 3 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Teen Markup Mug Art Thursday, March 6 7:00pm – 8:00pm Teen event
Teen Library Hunger Games Thursday, March 20 7:00pm – 8pm Teen event
Preschool Picassos Saturday, March 22 10:30am – 11:15am

A full calendar of events for Northville District Library can be found here.

Novi Public Library

45255 W 10 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375

Paper Plate Rainbows Tuesday, March 11 7:00pm – 8:00pm
DIY Mason Jar Lanterns Tuesday, March 25 7:00pm – 8:00pm Grades 4 – 8

Check out Novi Library’s full calendar of events here.

Oxford Public Library

530 Pontiac St., Oxford, MI 48371

The PEEPs Show Lock-In Friday, March 14 6:00pm – 9:00pm Teen event
Jr. Tech Explorers – Pirate Adventure Makerspace Wednesday, March 19 6:30pm – 7:15pm

Find more Oxford library events here.

Plymouth District Library

223 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170

Code Ninjas (Ages 7-10) Wednesday, March 5 11:00am – 12:00pm
Code Ninjas (Ages 11-14) Wednesday, March 5 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Sensory Storytime (ages 4-8) Thursday, March 6 6:30pm – 7:00pm Monthly event
The Super Springtime Craftapalooza (Ages 5-12) Wednesday, March 12 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Community Lego Day Saturday, March 22 1:00pm – 2:00pm
THE FLOOR IS LAVA?! (Ages 5+) Friday, March 28 10:30am – 11:30am & from 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Extreme Hide & Seek Friday, March 28 6:00pm – 8:00pm Teen event
Community Screening of The Wild Robot Sunday, March 30 1:30pm – 3:45pm

Find more events at the Plymouth Library here.

Redford Township District Library

25320 Six Mile Rd, Redford Charter Twp, MI 48240

Cardboard Cars Drive-in Movie Tuesday, March 18 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Kids Theatre Class March 28 3:30pm – 4:30pm

For a full list of events, click here

Romulus Public Library

11121 Wayne Rd | Romulus, MI 48174

Spring Break Play Time March 24 12:00pm—2:00pm Also occurs on March 25 – 28
Wildlife BINGO with Crosswinds Marsh March 25 6:00pm—7:00pm

Find more events at the Romulus Library’s event page.

Royal Oak Public Library

222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067

City Shapes with the Sloan Museum: Ages 4 to 7 years Tuesday, March 4 4:30pm – 5:30pm & 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Peppa Pig Party Saturday, March 8 10:00am – 11:00am
Toddler Special – Yoga: Ages 18 months to 3 years Wednesday, March 12 10:15am – 11:00am
Baby Size Special – Pilates & Play with Megan: Birth to 2 Years Thursday, March 13 10:00am – 11:00am
Family LEGO® Time Thursday, March 20 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Check out the Royal Oak Public Library’s full calendar here.

Shelby Township Library

52610 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby Township, MI 48316

Tween Lego Challenge (Ages 8-12) Thursday March 20 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Minecraft Bingo Tuesday March 25 10:00am – 11:00am
Sport Stacking Wednesday March 26 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Detroit Zoo Connect (Grades K-8) Saturday March 29 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Find more events on the Shelby Township Library event calendar.

Southfield Public Library

26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076

Little Explorers NEW! March 7 10:15am – 11:00am This is a monthly event
Cook by the Book! March 13 4:00pm – 4:45pm
Cinema and Stories March 27 4:00pm – 5:00pm

For more events, check the Southfield Public Library calendar

Troy Public Library

510 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084

That’s SEW Cool: Tween Embroidery Club Tuesday, March 4 5:00pm – 6:30pm Ages 9 – 13
Yoga & Mindfulness Tuesday, March 11 5:30pm – 6:30pm This is a monthly event
Kids’ Sushi Making Fun with Benihana Thursday, March 13 5:00pm – 6:00pm Ages 7 – 13
Arty Party Monday, March 24 10:30am – 11:30am
Classic Movie Family Matinee: Mary Poppins (1964) Monday, March 24 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Minecraft Escape Room Tuesday, March 25 3:30pm – 4:30pm 3rd – 5th grade students
Tween Board Game Party Thursday, March 27 1:45pm – 4:00pm Ages 9 – 13