BOOK BUNDLES
Need help picking out books? Try a book bundle! Each bundle will include 3 books based on your choice of genre and format. Use this form to request a book bundle from the Bennett Civic Center Library. A staff member will call you to schedule a pickup time. You can also request Music CDs with this form. Find more information about our curbside pickup here: livonialibrary.info/2020/06/05/reopeningplans.
KRISTY’S HOME CRAFTS
Have you been missing our Craft programs? Check out some of these crafts that you can complete from home.
September Crafts
Sun Catchers
Storybook Paper Roses
Tea Light Candle Holders
October Crafts
5 Minute T-Shirt
Origami Butterfly
Mod Podge Flower Pots
November Crafts
Personalized Wine Glasses
Honey Lip Scrub
DIY Mosaic Ornaments
December Crafts
Ugly Sweater Gift Tags
Marble Mugs
Felt Hand Warmers
WEBINARS AND ZOOM PROGRAMS
Check out our events listings for all of our Livonia Public Library online programs and events. You can also try these free webinars (participate live or watch previously recorded events) and Zoom events.
Monroe County Historical Museum Online Speaker Series
Gardening: Penn State Extension
Astronomy: NASA Night Sky Network
Animals: World Wildlife Federation
Visit our Useful Websites page for even more resources and virtual tours.
Noontime Concerts
Noontime Concerts
Join us every month for a special concert that will entertain audiences of all ages. All concerts take place in the Bennett Civic Center Library Atrium, begin at 12:15 p.m., and are free to attend. Bring your brown bag lunch and enjoy the show.
Co-sponsored by the Livonia Arts Commission.
2019-2020 Schedule
- September 19: Cello Bella
- October 17: Mike and Ed
- November 21: Harmonytown Chorus
- December 19: Silver Strings
- January 16: Rob and Max
- February 20: Carl Henry
- March 19: Robert Johnson – CANCELLED
- April 16: Swing Shift Jazz Ensemble – CANCELLED
- May 21: Mark and Diane – CANCELLED
Book Clubs @ the Livonia Public Library
Book Clubs @ the Livonia Public Library
Join one of our book discussion groups.
Positive Pages Book Group Online Via Zoom
Tired of gloomy weather and bad news? Join us for a new Book Group featuring gentler reads. Meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Send an email to librarian Mable Doot at mdoot@livoniapubliclibrary.org for an invitation.
Online via Zoom:
Tuesday, January 5
10 a.m to 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom:
Tuesday, February 2
10 a.m to 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom:
Tuesday, March 2
10 a.m to 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom:
Tuesday, April 6
10 a.m to 12 p.m.
Sandburg Book Discussion Group*
Join us for some friendly book discussion. Please give us a call at (248) 893-4010 for more information, book titles, and to register. Registration is required.
@ Sandburg:
Monday, October 26
7 p.m.
@ Sandburg:
Monday, November 30
7 p.m.
If you are hosting a neighborhood book club, be sure to check out our book club kits.
100 Books
100 Books in 2021
Can you rise to the challenge and keep reading all year long? Register for the 100 Book Club and track your reading here: livonialibrary.beanstack.org.
Track the books you read all year long. For every 10 books you read, you’ll be given a raffle ticket towards our grand prize drawing. You will earn a ticket for every 10 books, up to 100 books read during the year. The more you read, the better your chances are to win! Prizes include gift cards to local Livonia businesses, and multiple winners will be chosen. Grand prize drawing will occur after January 1, 2022.
2021 registration is open to anyone ages 13 and up. You can join us at any point during the year, but only titles completed and logged before December 31 will count towards your total. All books are eligible! Log your hardcovers, paperbacks, audiobooks, large print, graphic novels, ebooks, library owned or personal copies (magazines and comic books do not count). Each title can only be counted once per year, but feel free to reread your favorites as often as you would like.
Don’t stop at 100, though! Keep logging all year long to see how many books you can read in just 365 days. Let’s get reading!
History Lives
History Lives
History Lives at the Library is a program series that runs from March through October at the Bennett Civic Center Library.
The purpose of this decade long series is to present insightful, interesting, and informative historical programs of either World, American, or Michigan historical topics.
Presentations occur in the library’s auditorium and no registration is required to attend. Specific information on the presentations can be found on the library’s website, within the library’s newsletter, and the City of Livonia newsletter.
UNDER THE RADAR MICHIGAN @ THE LIBRARY
Tom Daldin and Jim Edelman from the PBS series Under The Radar Michigan visited the Bennett Civic Center Library on October 26, 2017 to present an entertaining look behind the scenes of their Emmy-winning show for their “Yelling in the Library Tour.” Watch the presentation here.
Adult Events
Adult Events
Also check out the full Calendar of Events.