sterlingmade Summer 2026

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PACE Southeast Michigan PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Southeast Michigan offers comprehensive healthcare, therapy, meals, transportation, home care, and more for seniors 55+ seek ing independent living. Learn how PACE SEMI can help you or a loved one. M 7/6, 6 p.m. Greener Cleaners Green up your cleaning routine! In this workshop we will make an all-purpose cleaner, a carpet refresher, and a room spray using common nontoxic household ingredients. SAT 7/11, 10 a.m. Come in and participate in an adult scavenger hunt! The first 10 people who finish will get a prize! All day while supplies last. SAT 7/18 The French Era of Detroit Ages 12+ Join author Charles G. Bird as we look into Detroit’s rich cultural heritage. Explore Detroit’s French and Native American history! Once founded, Detroit remained French for 140 years. What changed? W 7/29, 6 p.m. Adult Ceramics Class Come work with clay learning the techniques to create and decorate pinch pots with Anton Art Center. No experience necessary and all supplies are included. Finished projects are returned to the library once fired. M 8/3, 6 p.m. Adult Scavenger Hunt

Join a Book Club this Summer!

BYO Book Club BYO Book Club is a fun, social hour where you share and discuss

Between the Branches Join our newest book club in part nership with the Sterling Heights Nature Center! We’re taking our discussion outdoors. Bring a favor ite book you’ve read to talk about, meet fellow readers, and discover new recommendations. Expect a few fun nature tidbits or a mini nature talk from the Nature Center staff. Led by a Nature Center staff member and a SHPL librarian. Conservatory at Nelson Park, M 6/22, 6 p.m. Dodge Park, M 8/10, 6 p.m. (Meet at pavilion by Splash Pad)

books you love. Meet fellow readers, explore genres and grow your “to read” list! W 6/24, 7/29, 8/26, 6 p.m.

Victorian Book Club Enjoy a Victorian novel in a

Victorian home! Read a different title published in the 1800s each month and then gather at the beautiful Upton House Museum. Snacks provided! Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson T 6/2 6:30 pm The Woman in White (Epochs 1-2) by Wilkie Collins T 7/7, 6:30 pm The Woman in White (Epochs 3-4) by Wilkie Collins T 8/4, 6:30 pm

Early Bird Book Club

Rise and shine to discuss a popular book! Refreshments

will be provided. James by Percival Everett W 6/3, 10 a.m. The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls W 7/1, 10 a.m.

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto W 8/5, 10 a.m.

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