Grand Rapids Public Library

Toast the exciting partnership between Wayne State University Press and The Meijer Foundation in an evening with the authors at the Grand Rapids Public Museum – Meijer Theater and Lobby. The evening will include keynote readings by Made in Michigan Writers Series authors Bonnie Jo Campbell (National Book Award finalist, American Salvage) and Gloria Whelan [...]

For his new book, Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations, Detroit News art writer Michael H. Hodges photographed and profiled 31 depots across the state, from Detroit to Three Oaks to Iron Mountain. Hodges will be at the Main Library on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 7:00pm as part of the 2013 Michigan Notable Book Tour. In [...]

Pirate Alley by Stephen Coonts A Step of Faith by Richard Paul Evans Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris The Innocence Game by Michael Harvey A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart A House Divided by Kimberla Lawson Roby Silken Prey by John Sandford  

It’s a terrible thing to admit but I discriminate against books. I don’t want to read books from the bestseller list (with a very, very few exceptions). I don’t want to read romance or chick lit or urban fiction. I can live with all these self-imposed limits, except one: I especially don’t want to read [...]

Happy Star Wars Day!Come to the main library and check out our collection of Star Wars books, movies, and music on display. We have the originals, we have the dreaded prequels, we have cartoons, we have comics.  There may also be an R2D2 coming out of our new book shelves so keep an eye out, [...]

Opera Grand Rapids has once again generously donated tickets to the dress rehearsal of La Traviata on May 1 at 7:30 pm. The performance will take place at DeVos Hall. Verdi’s opera tells the tale of Parisian courtesan Violetta who lives a life of grandeur, filled with parties and high society thrills. That is until [...]

The Hit by David Baldacci Decadence by Eric Jerome Dickey Fly Away by Kristin Hannah Wedding Night by Sophia Kinsella The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick Paris by Edward Rutherfurd Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris  

Children’s books are a unique blend of pictures and art.  This 75th anniversary of the Caldecott Medal celebrates the most distinguished picture book of the year.   The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.  A committee from the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library [...]

Meet the stars of the book Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him on Wednesday, May 1

Last night, I frantically (yet carefully so I did not miss anything!) finished reading my e-book that was about to expire. This morning, I remembered I had to write this blog post. The book I just finished was Veronica Roth’s Divergent, and I was inspired to talk about strong female characters. There are so many [...]