This April, Peter White Public Library will offer its first-ever amnesty program, Back to the Stacks. Patrons are encouraged to return PWPL-owned items that have been marked as lost, with no questions asked. The purpose of this program is to … read more Back to the Stacks: Amnesty Month 2026
PWPL Board of Trustees meetings begin at 5:00 pm, and are held in the George Shiras III Room of the Peter White Public Library. Board agenda and packets are available on our website: https://pwpl.info/about/pwplboard/ Board packets contain the zoom link … read more PWPL Board of Trustees Meeting – April 21, 2026
National Library Week – “Find your Joy” April 19-25, 2026. PWPL will be celebrating the joy that is public libraries all week long with events for patrons to take part in. Free coffee day on Monday, April 20, 2026. Button-making Wednesday, April 22 in the Teen Zone … read more National Library Week
Teen Reading & Poetry Contest Award Ceremony Monday, April 27 at 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room. Directions: Submit one poem to GLPFTeenContest@gmail.com. Include a cover sheet with your name, title of your poem, street address, phone number, … read more GLPF: Teen Poetry Contest Guidelines
Great Lakes Poetry Festival is back! Mark your calendars for April 20-25, 2026. To plan your GLPF experience, head to our events page to learn more. This years headline poet is Dennis Hinrichsen. Hinrichsen will be leading a writing workshop … read more Great Lakes Poetry Festival 2026
Calling all young artists! Youth of all ages are encouraged to submit art to the Peter White Public Library Youth Services desk beginning May 1st through July 31st, 2026. Artists may find inspiration in the Summer Reading: Unearth a Story theme, but are not … read more Call For Art: Jurassic Art Summer Reading 2026
In partnership with Michigan Humanities, Peter White Public Library hosts the Great Michigan Read! Join us on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 for an evening with Curtis Chin, author of Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Event will … read more Great Michigan Read: An Evening with Curtis Chin
PWPL will be closed for Spring Holiday on Friday, April 3, 2026. The library will reopen on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 9:30 am. For all holiday closures, click here.
PWPL Board of Trustees meetings begin at 5:00 pm, and are held in the George Shiras III Room of the Peter White Public Library. Board agenda and packets are available on our website: https://pwpl.info/about/pwplboard/ Board packets contain the zoom link … read more PWPL Board of Trustees Meeting – March 23, 2026
Rescheduled for Thursday, March 26, 6:00 -7:00 p.m. due to weather. Joyful Together Storytime is a special storytime to strengthen joy and celebrate community. Join us on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room as we intentionally … read more Joyful Together Storytime