Turkey day is fast approaching and I know my mouth is already watering at the thought of the glorious feasting it entails. Alright so there are no Thanksgiving presents, but when there is good food to be had I could care less. Thanksgiving is probably one of my favorite holidays (yep even better than Christmas [...]
I was at the Humane Society the other day, and that prompted me to get out the old Jasnowski photo albums. I was struck by two things: the Humane Society had a lot of Pit Bulls up for adoption– really a lot, and I remembered my dad telling me often about the wonderful dog he’d [...]
On Wed, November 11, 2009, Jim McClurken did a presentation for the Grand Rapids Public Library on his work in researching the history of Michigan Indians. He commented that when he started his research in the 1970s at the Grand Rapids Public Library there were only three books on Michigan’s Native Americans. Since that time [...]
Are you one of the many who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the
newest Twilight Saga movie New Moon? Did you know you could visit actual places in the books and movies? Did you know they were ACTUAL cities? Stephenie Meyer did not make them up! They are real and Forks, WA and Volterra, Italy [...]
What book do we all reach for before the holidays? No, silly– not Martha Stewart, the DSM-IV, (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) .
Do you get stressed just thinking about seeing your smarty-pants brother-in-law, your know-it-all sister with her great job in the capital, your annoying parents, the second and third spouses, politically incorrect [...]
In addition to Spanish language materials, which all of our branches offer, the Main branch also has books in Bosnian, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Vietnamese. This past year we actively added to the Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian and Vietnamese collections (and, of course, Spanish). A whole new collection [...]
Perhaps you don’t think of yourself as a caregiver but, according to the National Family Caregivers Association, “more than 50 million people provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year.”
November is National Family Caregivers Month and the Grand Rapids Public Library has partnered with the Caregiver [...]
Do you just love this time of year? You may enjoy this slideshow of photos taken at Grand Rapids’ Oakhill Cemetery recently. The photos and the music were both done by local artists. The scenery is beautiful at Oakhill, the monuments are fascinating and there are many familiar names. If you [...]
Handling your own common legal issues can save time and costly attorney’s fees, but it can also be an intimidating and confusing process. One way the GRPL can help is with the Gale Legal Forms Database. The database offers thousands of common forms covering an extensive variety of issues, including leases, real estate, contracts, bills [...]
I just read Living Simply with Children by Marie Sherlock. Before I was a parent I took a simplicity discussion class. At that point, I made a series of small life changes. Now that I am a parent and therefore living a more complex life, I thought it would be worth reading up again. Many [...]
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