Event List

The Land Bank: 20 Years from Crisis to Opportunity: On its 20th anniversary, we take an in-depth look at the many ways the Land Bank is changing the future for the City of Flint an...

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

April 5 | Celebration @GCFPL

Engage your senses and learn about Muslim culture with delicious food, engaging presentations, hijab demonstrations, and traditional henna.

Teens join us at a new creative writing workshop designed to empower youth by developing their critical thinking and creativity. This project provides a platform for young voices t...

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding. No experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donation from Friends of the Glo...

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Friends Only Preview* If you are not yet a Friend of the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library, you may join (or renew your membership) at this time and take advantage of early bird be...

Teen Advisory Board and Game Night: Join TAB to give librarians guidance about better serving teens and creating library programs, then join in the fun with our gaming consoles and...

Join us for a time where readers gather to enjoy a cozy atmosphere of shared silence, diving into our own books while savoring quiet camaraderie and conversation afterward.

Find your next great read or take home a healthy pile of gently-loved books waiting for new homes. Every purchase supports GCFPL programming and initiatives.

"Instructors as Writers" is a decade old writers' group in Flint that is engaging in Black Dandelion Literacy Week. The facilitator is Patty Duffy, educator and university professo...

Find your next great read or take home a healthy pile of gently-loved books waiting for new homes. Every purchase supports GCFPL programming and initiatives.Bag Sale Day! Purchase ...

Exploring the rich tapestry of Black life and culture through literature, this book club celebrates diverse voices and narratives that resonate with the Black experience. This m...

Join us as we explore the poem Black Dandelion by Semaj Brown, delve into its dynamic players, and let its inspiration guide you in crafting a poem of your own.

Teen Movie – Juno (PG13 1hr 36 min) When precocious teen Juno MacGuff becomes pregnant, she chooses a failed rock star and his wife to adopt her unborn child. Complications occur w...

Following the workshop, poets will have the chance to share their creations inspired by Black Dandelion, express their unique voices, and connect with others through the power of s...

Learn about literature, writing, publishing and critiquing while sharing your work with teen peers. Facilitated by Connor Coyne, author, and director of Flint's Gothic Funk Press. ...

Fiction Only Book Club: Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad Preparations for their high school graduation are upended for twin sisters by their older brother’s return from ...

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding. No experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donation from Friends of the Glo...

This film reimagines Eric Garner's last day of life and addresses the critical issues of over-policing in America. The film is produced by Flint native, filmmaker, producer, and ac...

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...

Combine the fun brick-building of LEGOs with the exciting world of coding. No experience necessary. The building blocks were provided by a generous donation from Friends of the Glo...

UM-Flint’s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Café, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune-up your res...