

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Behind the Scenes: Detroit Public Library Main Branch
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: On sale now! 

The steel frame skeleton of the Detroit Public Library’s Main Branch sat naked and unfinished through much of 1915 and 1916 as library leadership awaited voter passage of a bond issue intended to finance the structure’s completion in a fashion true to the board’s lofty vision. That passage occurred on Election Day of 1916 and its cornerstone was laid early the following year. Four more years of construction would then ensue, culminating in the 1921 dedication of what is today considered one of the city and state’s top architectural attractions; a veritable museum unto itself. 

Join author, photographer and architectural historian Dale A. Carlson for a tour and discussion of the architectural and artistic highlights of the Detroit Public Library's Main Branch at Woodward &amp; Kirby Street.

Detroit Historical Society members $25
Guests $35
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/detroit/behind-the-scenes-detroit-public-library-main-branch/200029833292121
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://1066.blackbaudhosting.com/1066/BTS---Detroit-Public-Library-Main-Branch?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=detroit-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Detroit
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Detroit Public Library
- **lat**: 42.35832797816
- **long**: -83.067094431415
- **full address**: Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave,Detroit, Michigan, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Detroit Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/detroit-historical-society/1650564)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Ave,Detroit, Michigan, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Detroit Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Behind the Scenes: Detroit Public Library Main Branch ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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