About This Event
175 YEARS OF STORIES. ONE UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT. 📚✨
For 175 years, the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library has been part of Flint’s story—a place where generations have come to discover, imagine, connect, create, and Learn for Life.
Now, it’s time to celebrate.
Join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, for Looks as Books: Celebrating 175 Years of Stories with Style, an extraordinary evening honoring the Library’s remarkable past while raising a glass to the chapters still waiting to be written.
From the moment you make your Red Carpet entrance, expect an evening filled with literary-inspired style, live entertainment, a strolling dinner, cocktails, music, celebration, and a few surprises along the way.
And when the evening’s main celebration concludes, the story isn’t over—the party continues upstairs at our Glow Up After Party!
📖 LOOKS AS BOOKS: WHAT WILL YOU WEAR?
The theme is literary. The look is entirely yours.
Take inspiration from the stories you love and make them your own. Channel your favorite book cover, beloved author or character, iconic series, literary era, or simply the colors, mood, or aesthetic of a favorite read.
Go bold. Keep it subtle. Get glamorous. Be clever. Be classic.
This isn't a costume party—it's an invitation to have a little fun with your formalwear and let literature inspire your look.
Come inspired. Dress with a literary twist. Turn the page in style.
✨ YOUR EVENING
6:00 PM | Welcome Reception & Red Carpet Arrivals
Make your entrance, enjoy the reception, and settle in for an unforgettable night.
7:00 PM | Strolling Dinner & Celebration
Enjoy dinner, entertainment, literary style, immersive Library experiences, and a celebration 175 years in the making.
9:00 PM | Glow Up After Party
Turn the page and head upstairs as the celebration continues with music, late-night bites, and plenty more fun.
11:00 PM | The Final Page
🎟️ TICKETS | $100 PER GUEST
Your ticket includes the full Gala experience—Welcome Reception, Red Carpet Experience, strolling dinner, live entertainment, literary style showcase, and Glow Up After Party.
Guests may also choose to designate $20 of their $100 ticket price toward a one-year membership with the Friends of the Flint Public Library at no additional cost. With this option, $80 supports your Gala admission + $20 provides your annual Friends membership = $100 total.
The Friends proudly champion the Library and its mission through advocacy, fundraising, marketing, and promotion—making this a wonderful way to keep your connection to the Library going long after the Gala’s final page.
🚘 MAKE YOUR ENTRANCE: RED CARPET & PARKING
Your Gala experience begins before you step through the doors!
For the full Red Carpet Experience, guests should arrive via the Library’s Kearsley Street entrance.
Complimentary valet parking will be available at the Flint Board of Education Building, at the corner of Crapo & Kearsley Streets. Park there and valet service will bring you directly to the Library’s Kearsley Street entrance for your Red Carpet arrival.
Overflow parking will also be available in the Library parking lot. Please note that guests who park in the Library lot will not enter through the Red Carpet Experience.
📚 BE PART OF OUR NEXT CHAPTER.
This is more than a Gala. It is a celebration of 175 years of stories, service, learning, access, and community—and of everyone who has helped make the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library the institution it is today.
Whether the Library has been part of your story for decades or you're just beginning your chapter with us, we invite you to be part of this historic evening.
Space is limited to 200 guests, so reserve your place in the story today.
Dress to impress. Come inspired. Make your entrance. And celebrate 175 years with us.
Looks as Books: Celebrating 175 Years of Stories with Style
Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 6:00–11:00 PM
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library
Presented by Big John’s Steak & Onion
About This Event
175 YEARS OF STORIES. ONE UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT. 📚✨
For 175 years, the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library has been part of Flint’s story—a place where generations have come to discover, imagine, connect, create, and Learn for Life.
Now, it’s time to celebrate.
Join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, for Looks as Books: Celebrating 175 Years of Stories with Style, an extraordinary evening honoring the Library’s remarkable past while raising a glass to the chapters still waiting to be written.
From the moment you make your Red Carpet entrance, expect an evening filled with literary-inspired style, live entertainment, a strolling dinner, cocktails, music, celebration, and a few surprises along the way.
And when the evening’s main celebration concludes, the story isn’t over—the party continues upstairs at our Glow Up After Party!
📖 LOOKS AS BOOKS: WHAT WILL YOU WEAR?
The theme is literary. The look is entirely yours.
Take inspiration from the stories you love and make them your own. Channel your favorite book cover, beloved author or character, iconic series, literary era, or simply the colors, mood, or aesthetic of a favorite read.
Go bold. Keep it subtle. Get glamorous. Be clever. Be classic.
This isn't a costume party—it's an invitation to have a little fun with your formalwear and let literature inspire your look.
Come inspired. Dress with a literary twist. Turn the page in style.
✨ YOUR EVENING
6:00 PM | Welcome Reception & Red Carpet Arrivals
Make your entrance, enjoy the reception, and settle in for an unforgettable night.
7:00 PM | Strolling Dinner & Celebration
Enjoy dinner, entertainment, literary style, immersive Library experiences, and a celebration 175 years in the making.
9:00 PM | Glow Up After Party
Turn the page and head upstairs as the celebration continues with music, late-night bites, and plenty more fun.
11:00 PM | The Final Page
🎟️ TICKETS | $100 PER GUEST
Your ticket includes the full Gala experience—Welcome Reception, Red Carpet Experience, strolling dinner, live entertainment, literary style showcase, and Glow Up After Party.
Guests may also choose to designate $20 of their $100 ticket price toward a one-year membership with the Friends of the Flint Public Library at no additional cost. With this option, $80 supports your Gala admission + $20 provides your annual Friends membership = $100 total.
The Friends proudly champion the Library and its mission through advocacy, fundraising, marketing, and promotion—making this a wonderful way to keep your connection to the Library going long after the Gala’s final page.
🚘 MAKE YOUR ENTRANCE: RED CARPET & PARKING
Your Gala experience begins before you step through the doors!
For the full Red Carpet Experience, guests should arrive via the Library’s Kearsley Street entrance.
Complimentary valet parking will be available at the Flint Board of Education Building, at the corner of Crapo & Kearsley Streets. Park there and valet service will bring you directly to the Library’s Kearsley Street entrance for your Red Carpet arrival.
Overflow parking will also be available in the Library parking lot. Please note that guests who park in the Library lot will not enter through the Red Carpet Experience.
📚 BE PART OF OUR NEXT CHAPTER.
This is more than a Gala. It is a celebration of 175 years of stories, service, learning, access, and community—and of everyone who has helped make the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library the institution it is today.
Whether the Library has been part of your story for decades or you're just beginning your chapter with us, we invite you to be part of this historic evening.
Space is limited to 200 guests, so reserve your place in the story today.
Dress to impress. Come inspired. Make your entrance. And celebrate 175 years with us.
Looks as Books: Celebrating 175 Years of Stories with Style
Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 6:00–11:00 PM
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library
Presented by Big John’s Steak & Onion