300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009 | (248) 647-1700

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Books on Foot

This year-round reading challenge is designed to encourage you to enjoy a local pathway or trail while listening to an audiobook. Every month there will be a theme and a suggested route. A recommended list of audiobooks, including the digital service in which you can access them, wil be provided. You are not obligated to follow the suggestions!

Below are previews of monthly themes and suggested titles and walking routes.  Register for the challenge and log your titles via Beanstack.

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300 W. Merrill St.
Birmingham, MI 48009

Library Hours

Monday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Upcoming Closures

December 24: Closed

December 25: Closed

December 31: Closed

January 1, 2025: Closed

 

DECEMBER – FOOD

books on foot November

Suggested Titles

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Eat a Peach by David Chang

The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

 

Suggested Walk

Walk through downtown Birmingham and visit the Winter Markt Dec 6th-8th

 

JANUARY 2025 – QUIET BOOKS

books on foot January 2025 Quiet

Suggested Titles

Small Things Like These – Claire Keegan 

Our Souls at Night – Kent Haruf

Stoner – John Williams

Open City – Teju Cole 

Snow Hunters – Paul Yoon

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times – Katherine May

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot – Robert MacFarlane

 

Suggested Walk

Stage Nature Center trails

 

Parking

Free Two-Hour Parking in Chester Street Deck

Metered street parking around Library

Free Parking on Sundays

248-647-1700

300 W. Merrill St.
Birmingham, MI 48009

Library Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Upcoming Closures:

December 24: Closed

December 25: Closed

December 31: Closed

January 1, 2025: Closed

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