A downtown Farmington coffee shop is offering a special event for kids and collecting books for Detroit kids in need.
Starbucks, at 33199 Grand River, invites youngsters to story times on March 18 and 25, 1:30 p.m. The shop is also collecting gently used books for the library in Detroit’s Durfee Community Innovation Center.

The Center, which opens in April, is located in a former Detroit elementary school and is focused on entrepreneurship, employment, education and community. For more information, visit liferemodeled.com/2018-project.