Episodes

7 days ago
7 days ago
Here are some things we know to be true:
1.) The Detroit Institute of Arts is simply a gem of a cultural destination and community resource that enlightens, educates, enriches, and entertains the tri-county Metro area and beyond!
2.) Their incredible exhibition, Painted with Silk, just closed last week, spanning the art of early American Embroidery from the 1600s up into the 1830s, just one of many special exhibitions curated by the DIA and open to the public year-in and year-out!
3.) We have two podcast cohosts, Erin & Mary Grahame, who are enthusiastic practioners and appreciators of the Fiber Arts, so they thought a field trip TO the D.I.A. with our library mascot, Fern the Frog, could prove to build a budding partnership between the museum and our library! They were right! Tune in for our conversation!
Oh, and stay tuned for updates, coming later in the Fall, when the Ferndale Library partners with the D.I.A. to coordinate guided tours, including free shuttle transportation (from the library) down to the museum!

Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Interview with Singer/Songwriter Carolyn Striho
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Award-winning singer/songwriter, musician & poet Carolyn Striho will be here at the Ferndale Library on June 18 for a live performance in our courtyard to kick off our annual Summer Concert Series! Visit https://www.carolynstriho.com to find more information about this incredible artist, previous albums, songs, and her poetry collection , Detroit Maiden Energy.
Featured music in this episode, by Carolyn Striho:
I Will Rise
Piano Moon

Thursday May 08, 2025
Ferndale Library's Summer Reading Spectacular
Thursday May 08, 2025
Thursday May 08, 2025

Saturday Apr 26, 2025
Linda Nemec Foster - Poetry Month & The Lake Huron Mermaid
Saturday Apr 26, 2025
Saturday Apr 26, 2025
Michigan Author and poet Linda Nemec Foster joins us to cap off Poetry Month and discuss her latest book, The Lake Huron Mermaid, with Anne-Marie Oomen; recently released on WSU Press.
https://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814347416/
https://www.lindanemecfoster.com/works/the-lake-huron-mermaid/

Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Cool Library People: The Library of Michigan
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Why We're Hooked on Fiber Arts
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
This week, our staff discuss their passion for the fiber arts, from crochet to knitting to cross-stitch and beyond! We have plenty of resources here at the library that you can check out to get started on your crafting journey, but our panelists also provide some pointers and some charming banter! Don't forget to join us on April 24 for the Opening Reception of FiberClub's Group Show, Material Motives!