March is National Reading Month – a month designated to motivate people of all ages to read every day. Reading has many benefits, including increasing memory recall, building vocabulary, and reducing stress. Check out the many great programs and activities we have planned this spring as we celebrate all things reading. Visit the Youth or Adult & Teen Services Desks to discover your next great read!
Browse our calendar of events for a full list of Library programming, including book clubs and story times.
FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES
Kindergarten Readers’ Roundup
March 3 – 21
We are celebrating emerging readers during National March is Reading Month by inviting kindergarten classes in our community to our annual Kindergarten Readers’ Roundups to tour the Youth Room, enjoy fun skits with favorite book characters performed by your Youth Services librarians, and much more!
Details available through the schools.
Reading with the Dogs
Tuesday, March 18, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Registration is required and begins February 25.
Kids are invited to read to a furry friend at the Library! Licensed therapy dogs and their handlers will be ready to listen to readers in our story room. A great opportunity to practice your reading skills in a comfortable setting with no judgment from the dogs! Readers, ages 5 & up, can register for a 15-minute reading session.
Brick Builders
Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m.
(theme – Favorite book for March is Reading Month)
Junior architects, ages 6 & up, are invited to join us for building fun with LEGO bricks. Create your own masterpiece or do a theme building challenge with your friends.
“The Fabulous Fairy Tale Show” Puppet Show
Tuesday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.
Registration is required and begins February 25. Please register all family members attending (including adults).
Join Squint and Melly for a potpourri of fun, frolicking and fabulous fairy tales to help us celebrate March is Reading Month.
MellyPop! Productions presents this fun, interactive puppet show for families of all ages.
FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
50 Book Challenge
Join this ongoing reading challenge for adults (ages 16+). The Library challenges you to read 50 books—there’s no deadline, so you can go at your own pace.
Novel Knowledge: Trivia Challenge
March 1 – 31
Think you know your books and authors? Test your literary knowledge at the Adult and Teen Services desk all month long.
Author Event: Shelby Van Pelt at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts
Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 p.m.
Registration required and is open.
Bloomfield Township Public Library and West Bloomfield Township Public Library co-present a special event with bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts. The event will feature Van Pelt (Remarkably Bright Creatures) in conversation with WBTPL Executive Director Cathy Russ, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase, courtesy of Schuler Books West Bloomfield. The Berman Center is located at 6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield Township.
Book Clubs for Adults
Click on the linked club names to register or view all current selections and upcoming meeting dates.
Pages Across Nations: An International Book Club — March 5, 7:00 p.m.
Lunchtime Book Club — March 17, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday Book Club — March 18, 10:00 a.m.
Classics Book Club — March 18, 7:00 p.m.
Mystery Book Club — March 19, 1:00 p.m.
Monday Night Book Club — March 24, 7:00 p.m. (wait list)
Thursday Book Club — March 27, 10:00 a.m.
“Fade to Black” Romance/Romantasy Book Club — March 28, 4:00 p.m.
Science Fiction / Fantasy Book Club – April 15, 7:00 p.m.