Your kids or grand kids brought home a Summer Reading Program flyer from school. You saw the blue SRP t-shirts and the lawn signs. You attended one or more of the 88 programs offered for youth this summer. It was fun, but do you realize that according to the results of The Dominican Study: Public [...]
OK…some of you might already know this but there has been some changes with the GRPL’s got Talent showcase. It was decided that instead of having separate nights of different types of performances we are going to just have one mind-blowing evening of total teen talent! So… scratch the “Wow off” from your calendar and [...]
Don’t forget about the teen finisher parties. These parties at your local branch are for any teens who finished the Teen Summer Reading Program. Come enjoy food, fun, and hanging out at library. Monday, August 9 at Seymour Branch at 4pm Monday, August 9 at Main Library at 6pm Tuesday, August 10 at West Side [...]
Nathan, Subarna, Priyanka, Rachel, and Anna enjoyed making sea creatures with Miss Diana during the Amigurumi Program at Yankee Clipper. Many children and teens have enjoyed reading, crafts, and shows during our Summer Reading Program 2010!
Let us know you’ve been reading by turning in your reading record! August 7 is the last day to get your t-shirt, coupons, and be registered for drawings. It’s important to us to know that you’ve been reading during the summer. Parents and community members, we keep track of how many youth in the [...]
Attention Teens: Make your own sea creature by learning the Japanese art of crocheting of small creatures or create a sea creature out of a sock. For more ideas look at these books that can be found at your local library. Monday, July 26 at Main Library at 6pm Tuesday, July 27 at Seymour Branch [...]
Nobody, absolutely nobody, was sitting still or was quiet for THIS Summer Reading Program! Wazobia got everyone in the building movin’ and groovin.’ Wazobia even let many kids try out the drums, percussion, and their dance steps! Here’s Ella enjoying the drums… Lila is ready and waiting for directions… and Kennedy joins in [...]
Be on the look out for a crazy science dude in a white lab coat. He’ll be making the rounds to every library location to teach teens to solve mysteries and mix up mysterious slime – all using the power of water! Check out the Mad Water Science schedule online. He even showed up on [...]
Sixty-eight excited people had a chance to interact with animals from the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary yesterday at Yankee Clipper Library. Come join us at one of our free summer reading programs at your local Grand Rapids Public Library Branch!
Check out this interview from WGVU’s Shelley Irwin show. Kekla talks about her book, The Rock and the River, as well as her visit to Grand Rapids. Her visit was the kick-off to the Teen Summer Reading program. More great events are coming up. Check the calendar for details! [Audio clip: view full post to [...]
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