Grand Rapids Public Library

Join us this Saturday at 1 pm to meet the dogs of Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary, also called the Mack Pack. Mackenzie’s is the midwest’s largest no-kill sanctuary for dogs. Located in Lake Odessa, their main focus is to find loving homes for abused, abandoned and neglected dogs. Families can learn about the good work of [...]

Do you want to be a hero for an animal in need? Join us for a two part series to learn how to help make sure that every dog and cat has a safe, loving home to call their own with our Animal Rescue Family Education Series. This series kicks off this weekend with Crash’s [...]

Monday is Foursquare Day, so what better time to remind you that the library gives away some super nerdy pins when you check in at any of our branches that show off your library love. Each branch has a different pin, so you can go to each branch to collect all 8! That’s right – [...]

Over the weekend, the Canadian government announced that they would cease production of the penny, which currently costs them 1.5 cents to produce. That means they would save $11 million a year on its production. Apparently, they are following the lead of other countries, as New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden have [...]

Today marks the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry – the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.  At 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979, a pressure valve in one of the reactors failed to close, allowing large amounts of coolant to escape. Cooling water, contaminated with radiation, drained from the [...]

We’re teaming up with LaughFest to bring you the Library’s first ever Teen Improv Night! Are you the class clown? Do you always want to be the center of attention? Do you enjoy an audience? Then why not perform at our Teen Improv Night? Performers will create characters, scenes and songs on the spot, based [...]

The Grand Rapids Public Library has teamed up with Foursquare, the mobile-based social network! Normally you check out from us, but we want you to check in to us also! The Library is rewarding your Foursquare check ins with a limited series of library-themed buttons! Each of our branch locations will carry a different button. [...]

Next time you’re at our downtown Main Library, be sure to take a moment to look at our rain garden, which is in full bloom right now. It’s between the parking lot and the building – you can’t miss it. If you’re lucky, you’ll catch the butterflies and bees happily fluttering amongst the many native [...]

On Saturday, April 23rd, the parking lot of the West Leonard Branch Library will transform into a bustling outdoor market! Swing by to support local farmers, vendors, and artists.  Farmers will be selling a variety of local, free-range and chemical-free goods like cheese, maple syrup, honey, meat and herbs to get your garden going.  Local [...]

Did you know that not only can you keep up with your favorite Library on Twitter and Facebook, but you can also check out images of our programs and other fun stuff on our Flickr Photostream?  Flickr is where we share with you our most favorite photos of programs and other fun goings on around [...]