Idol fever has hit Grand Rapids! Join us for GRPL Idol at the Grand Rapids Public Main library on Thursday, August 13 and hear some great local talent perform original songs. The program begins at 7pm and everyone is welcome to attend, even if you don’t know someone performing! We will have our very own [...]
There’s still an opportunity to attend one of our Graffiti-style urban art programs for teens! The Yankee Clipper branch’s program will be on Monday, July 13 from 1pm – 5pm and the Madison Square branch’s program is on Tuesday, July 14 from 1pm – 5pm. You will get to take home a 2X2 piece of [...]
Besides Saint Swithin’s Day and the “One Life to Live” TV premerie anniversary, it’s also the day that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released in movie theaters across the country! I’ve already purchased my tickets, have you? To help celebrate this momentous occasion, the Grand Rapids Public Library will be showing each [...]
Coe Booth, author of Tyrell and Kendra, visited Grand Rapids on June 11. Her first visit on Thursday was to St. John’s Home where she met with over 30 teens who asked many questions about her books and had lots of opinions on certain details of the plots. Some of those teens attended her writing [...]
The Summer Reading Program is in full swing. Last week, kids turned out to express themselves for Drumminity. Kids banged on bongos and tapped on drums making some pretty interesting sounds all week long.
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This week kids can get creative by crafting their own bookmarks. Just stop by any of our locations [...]
What is urban art, you might ask? It is art done graffiti-style. And if you have always wanted to learn how, now is your chance! The Grand Rapids Public Library, as part of the teen summer reading program, is offering workshops at each of our eight locations with UICA artist Erwin Erkfitz. These 4 hour [...]
Have you signed up for the summer reading program? This week started our weekly performers. Mupharo the Story King entertained kids and adults around the city. He brought in various types of drums, taught us some Swahili, and told some African folktales including The Leopard’s Drum. Mupharo had the audience singing, clapping, and dancing in [...]
Angelic Houston and nine other teens turned out for the Teen Songwriting Workshop at Yankee Clipper Library on Wednesday, 6/17/09. Teens shared their song lyrics, played guitar, and sang for each other. Musician Terry Lancaster gave an overview of the music industry and encouraged everyone to keep writing. He and his assistant, Kurt, performed an [...]
My 9 month old son Sam was so excited about the Summer Reading Program that as soon as we got home, he pulled all of his books out of the bag and started reading them.
“Wait a minute,” you may be thinking, “a 9 month baby would have to be a genius to be able to [...]
Today was your first chance to attend a songwriting workshop here at the library. Don’t worry, though! You have two more chances on Wednesday. The Yankee Clipper branch is hosting on at 3pm and the Main Library is hosting one at 6pm. Bring your poems or songs in to be critiqued and to share with [...]
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