Southfield Public Library

06/19/2026

Please visit our digital library at www.southfieldlibrary.org.

06/18/2026

Hey Libby users! Don't forget that your Southfield Library card gives you access to even more books. 📚 Once you're logged into Metro Net Library Consortium (SPL's collection), you can add 15 other partner libraries to your account. Follow the directions here or come talk to a librarian to learn more!

06/18/2026

Don't miss out - add this to your calendar today!

Join us for a fun evening of crafting and make a beautiful wind chime to take home! We will provide all the supplies needed plus hands-on instruction. This is a great project for adults and seniors looking to add some pizzazz their outdoor space! Older children with an attentive caregiver are also welcome. Registration is not required but space and supplies are limited to the first 25 attendees.

Wednesday, July 1st at 6:00 pm in the Meeting Room

06/18/2026

Part of the America 250 celebration!

Next Thursday, June 25th at 6:00pm in the Meeting Room

During the last fraught months of the Civil War, the fate of the United States was far from secure. Tens of thousands of Rebel troops were still in the field, the Lincoln presidency was collapsing and a peace movement was gaining traction in the North. It was time to end the war. Best-selling author and University of Michigan historian Scott Ellsworth unveils a startling new interpretation of the Lincoln assassination and pays tribute to the remarkable coalition of loyal Americans—men and women, Black and white, native-born and immigrant—who defeated the Confederacy, destroyed slavery and gave the nation a new burst of freedom.

The Book Beat will be present at the event with copies of Scott's book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination and the Rebirth of America for purchase and signing!

This program is part of the Southfield Library and the Southfield Historical Societies' recognition of the America 250 celebration.

06/18/2026

Pick up a reading log at the youth reference desk and record each day that you read for at least 20 minutes. Return your reading log between August 1-7 to enter one of the prize drawings!

06/17/2026

Shahida Nurullah performs at Jazz and Blues at your Library!

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Don't miss Jazz & Blues tonight!

June 17th at 6:00pm in the Meeting Room (due to rain forecast)

Deeply steeped in the generations of great Jazz and Blues that centers the rich musical legacy of Detroit, Shahida Nurullah is one of the motor city’s premier and most treasured jazz vocalists.

Her outstanding musical intelligence is vibrantly reflected through a versatile repertoire that includes blues, jazz, samba, bossa nova, show tunes and more. Shahida has performed at the Detroit International Jazz Festival on several occasions including with Charlie Gabriel of the Preservation Hall Band and with clarinetist Eddie Daniels in a jazz version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Shahida performed in the inaugural festival with Kenn Cox and the Guerilla Jam Band. She performed an American Songbook concert with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and as a guest vocalist with the Preservation Hall Band at Preservation Hall New Orleans, LA. Shahida and her trio regularly play at clubs throughout southeastern Michigan, including The Dirty Dog Jazz Café and Cliff Bell’s.

Shahida recorded and performed with internationally lauded Detroit pianist Geri Allen’s band Open on All Sides throughout Europe. The New York Times lauded her performance with Allen at New York’s Knitting Factory and she is a recipient of the Spirit of Detroit Award.

Shahida has taught Jazz/Pop Voice at the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts since 2007.

Whether swinging, rocking, or swaying, the strength of her musicianship is evident.

Get ready for a set of songs from the 60’s and 70’s that you haven’t heard “in forever.” It’s going to be fun!

This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Southfield Public Library.

$5 suggested admission. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Southfield Public Library.

06/17/2026

Get ready for secret STEAM!

Explore the secret STEAM concepts that can be found in plants and gardens with some experiments, crafts and scavenger hunts!

July 1 Scavenger Hunt (all day)
July 8 Pollination Power
July 15 Mosaics
July 22 Soil Science
July 29 Yarn Flowers