NEA Big Read Lakeshore at LDL

Hope College’s NEA Big Read Lakeshore and Little Read Lakeshore bring the community together around a common book for a month each fall, using the shared experience of reading, discussing, and exploring the themes of the book as a springboard to listen to and learn...
Free Pass: Grand Rapids Children’s Museum

Free Pass: Grand Rapids Children’s Museum

As a library patron, you can check out a free day pass for the Grand Rapid’s Children’s Museum! Stop by the youth service desk for more information and to check out your pass. Details: – Each pass allows up to 6 people – Available for a one-week window...
Michigan Activity Pass (MAP)

Michigan Activity Pass (MAP)

We are very pleased to be able to offer the Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) again! Did you know that your library card can be your best travel companion? Discover hundreds of Michigan’s cultural destinations and natural attractions with your library card! You can...

Tips for Teaching from Home

Homeschool 101: Things to Remember:  It’s not going to be perfect, and that’s ok. Maybe you have a day where you need to throw in the towel and let them run around outside. Perfectly acceptable!  It may be important for you to create a daily schedule in order to keep...

Reading and Storytime Resources

A World of Stories | PBS LearningMedia   – Storytelling has been used as entertainment, cultural preservation, and a way to teach values. This collection contains stories from around the world. Storytime From Space  -Astronauts read books from the International...

Early Literacy Resources @ the Library!

Every parent has probably heard that it is important to read to their young children.  A local Young Fives teacher has said that every September she can tell which of her students have been read to and which have not!  So read early and read often! Why read to your...