The Detroit Public Library (DPL) is the largest library system in the State of Michigan. The Main Library and its 23 neighborhood branches make it one of the most valuable and accessible public institutions in Metropolitan Detroit.Currently, the Detroit Public Library consists of a Main Library with 10 subject departments and a number of collections. There are 23 branch libraries, a Municipal Reference Library and LOW, a bookmobile service for the community.
5201 Woodward
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Events:
DPL Friends Foundation Used Book Sale
DPL Friends Foundation Used Book Sale
The semiannual Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Used Book Sale is almost here. Please mark your calendars for Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14. Pub...
Category: Commercial, 00:00:00, 2007-04-13 00:00:00
Java and Jazz April 2007
Java and Jazz April 2007
The arts come together during Comerica Java & Jazz…a coffee house series.
Detroit has long been known as a great jazz town. When you add the exciting art of spoken ...
Category: Music, 18:00:00, 2007-04-17 18:00:00
Notable Books Series: A Stronger Kinship
Join us at the Detroit Public Library’s Main Library on Saturday, April 21st for the first program in a 2007 series called Michigan Notable Books. This first event features the book A Stronger Kin...
Category: Media, 14:00:00, 2007-04-21 14:00:00
Author Visit- Anita Shreve
Author Visit: Anita Shreve
Novelist Anita Shreve will make a special appearance at Main Library, where she will discuss her popular fiction. Her novels include The Weight of Water, A Wedding in Decem...
Category: Media, 19:00:00, 2007-04-26 19:00:00
Java and Jazz May 2007
The arts come together during Comerica Java & Jazz…a coffee house series.
Detroit has long been known as a great jazz town. When you add the exciting art of spoken word into the mix, you ha...
Category: Music, 18:00:00, 2007-05-15 18:00:00
We Are A Musical People Exhibit
The Detroit Public Library Presents
“We Are A Musical People”
A Colorful Celebration
In celebration of Black Music Month and the Detroit Festival of the Arts, the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of t...
Category: Visual Arts, 00:00:00, 2007-05-16 00:00:00
Action Team Free Book Giveaway
Action Team
Free Book Giveaway
Join the Action Team at the Detroit Public Library’s Main Library on May 22 for a Free Book Giveaway! Every child will receive a free Scholastic book to take home and...
Category: Other, 12:00:00, 2007-05-22 12:00:00
Comerica Java & Jazz
Java and Jazz
June 2007
The arts come together during Comerica Java & Jazz…a coffee house series.
Detroit has long been known as a great jazz town. When you add the exciting art of spoken w...
Category: Music, 16:00:00, 2007-06-09 16:00:00
Author Visit: Heather Buchanan
Author Visit
Heather Buchanan
Award-winning writer, editor, playwright and publisher, Author Heather Buchanan will read from and sign her novel Dark River at Detroit Public Library’s Main Library on...
Category: Media, 14:00:00, 2007-07-14 14:00:00
Java and Jazz July 2007
The arts come together during Comerica Java & Jazz…a coffee house series.
Detroit has long been known as a great jazz town. When you add the exciting art of spoken word into the mix, you ha...
Category: Music, 18:00:00, 2007-07-17 18:00:00
Fit For Life Health Fair
Free Health Fair for Teens
Get Fit For Life at Detroit Public Library
Saturday, August 18, 2007, the Detroit Public Library is hosting a Fit for Life Community Health Fair for all ages with a focus on...
Category: Other, 12:00:00, 2007-08-18 12:00:00
Java and Jazz August 2007
Java and Jazz
August 2007
The arts come together during Comerica Java & Jazz…a coffee house series.
Detroit has long been known as a great jazz town. When you add the exciting art of spoken...
Category: Music, 18:00:00, 2007-08-21 18:00:00