Do you like pizza? Do you like adventure? Do you like both at the same time? Then join the discussion on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 4pm of Caroline Cooney’s book Code Orange. Pick up a copy at the Main Library or check one out from any of our branch libraries.
Book Description: “In top, utterly [...]
What does caregiving have to do with teens and young adults? When the typical caregiver is an older female we may not think that teens are involved in caregiving. But they are. The National Family Caregivers Association reports 1.4 million children ages 8 to 18 provide care for an adult relative with 72% caring for [...]
Pick up an application for the Teen Advisory Group today at any of our 8 locations!
Of course, there are a FEW requirements. We would love to have you apply if:
you are in grades 6 – 12
you are willing to come up with ideas to improve the Library’s teen services
you want to participate in fun monthly [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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