Jump into the pages of our favorite books! We'll sing songs, make a craft and go on a new adventure. This week we read about opposites!

We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled. For more information on our response regarding Covid-19, click here.

C.M. Gleason is returning with her third installment in the Lincoln’s White House Mysteries series, Murder at the Capitol. In addition to her book Colleen will be talking about “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Civil War Washington, D.C."

About the Book

We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled. For more information on our response regarding Covid-19, click here.

Come out to a special storytime with author Aya Khalil. Her picture book follows an Egyptian-American girl who learns to appreciate her second language, Arabic, after a class project intended to celebrate everyone's identity.

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Calling all gatherers, collectors and storytellers! Nicola’s Books is lucky to have two picture book author-illustrators stopping by to share their beautiful picture books. Deb Pilutti, with Old Rock (is not boring) and Deborah Marcero, with In a Jar. 

About Old Rock (is not boring)

Quirky charm infuses this tale of Old Rock’s life story, which is much more exciting than you’d expect.

From the author of the Edgar Award®-nominated Under A Dark Sky comes an unforgettable, chilling novel about a young woman who recognizes the man who kidnapped her as a child, setting off a search for justice, and into danger. Lori Rader-Day is the national president of Sisters in Crime and will be sharing her writing and publishing experience.

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Bring your little sweeties in for an early Valentine’s Day celebration! Hear a story, make a card for your sweet heart and enjoy Valentine’s Day cookies!

Michigan Theater and Nicola’s Books are hosting a conversation with Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, the front man of the seminal hip-hop group RUN DMC and his wife of more than 25 years, Justine. Old School Love is a book to help you find the kind of soul-filling love you desire, written by a couple who has built a strong and joyful relationship amid the pressures, pitfalls, and temptations of the entertainment industry. The conversation will be lead by Ryan Hooper from WDET's Culture Shift.

Harry Dolan will be in store signing his newest release The Good Killer. Please note that Harry will be doing a 30 minute talk at the beginning of the event.

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Join us for an evening with Mark Greaney, the New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical and a coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, as he shares another high-stakes thriller featuring the world's most dangerous assassin: the Gray Man.

About the Book

From Mark Greaney, the New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical and a coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, comes another high-stakes thriller featuring the world's most dangerous assassin: the Gray Man.

“We look at the world every day.

You and me.

Do we see the same things?

Do you see what I see?”

Author, Leslie Helakoski and illustrator Heidi Sheffield are stopping in for story time. They will be sharing their heartwarming picture book that helps children consider the colors of their everyday lives and imagine how others around the world experience the very same things.