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June 20, 2013

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: June 20, 2013 11:00 am
End: June 20, 2013 11:45 am
Venue: Ottawa Hills Branch
Phone: 616.988.5412
Address:
1150 Giddings SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Cost: Free

June 26, 2013

Dinosaur Encounters

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs! Author and dino expert Janet Riehecky will explore how the dinosaurs lived and show more than 40 fossils and museum-quality replicas of real dinosaur bones. See a Tyrannosaur’s tooth, an Iguanodon’s thumb, a Velociraptor’s claw, a five-foot-seven-inch Apatosaurus femur, and even an entire Tyrannosaurus foot.


Start: June 26, 2013 10:30 am
End: June 26, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: West Side Branch
Phone: 616.988.5414
Address:
713 Bridge NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Cost: Free

Dinosaur Encounters

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs! Author and dino expert Janet Riehecky will explore how the dinosaurs lived and show more than 40 fossils and museum-quality replicas of real dinosaur bones. See a Tyrannosaur’s tooth, an Iguanodon’s thumb, a Velociraptor’s claw, a five-foot-seven-inch Apatosaurus femur, and even an entire Tyrannosaurus foot.


Start: June 26, 2013 2:00 pm
End: June 26, 2013 3:00 pm
Venue: Ottawa Hills Branch
Phone: 616.988.5412
Address:
1150 Giddings SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Cost: Free

Dinosaur Encounters

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs! Author and dino expert Janet Riehecky will explore how the dinosaurs lived and show more than 40 fossils and museum-quality replicas of real dinosaur bones. See a Tyrannosaur’s tooth, an Iguanodon’s thumb, a Velociraptor’s claw, a five-foot-seven-inch Apatosaurus femur, and even an entire Tyrannosaurus foot.


Start: June 26, 2013 6:30 pm
End: June 26, 2013 7:30 pm
Venue: Main Library
Phone: 616.988.5400
Address:
111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Cost: Free

June 27, 2013

Dinosaur Encounters

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs! Author and dino expert Janet Riehecky will explore how the dinosaurs lived and show more than 40 fossils and museum-quality replicas of real dinosaur bones. See a Tyrannosaur’s tooth, an Iguanodon’s thumb, a Velociraptor’s claw, a five-foot-seven-inch Apatosaurus femur, and even an entire Tyrannosaurus foot.


Start: June 27, 2013 10:30 am
End: June 27, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: Van Belkum Branch
Phone: 616.988.5410
Address:
1563 Plainfield NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49505, United States
Cost: Free

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: June 27, 2013 10:30 am
End: June 27, 2013 11:15 am
Venue: Yankee Clipper Branch
Phone: 616.988.5415
Address:
2025 Leonard NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49505, United States
Cost: Free

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: June 27, 2013 11:00 am
End: June 27, 2013 11:45 am
Venue: Ottawa Hills Branch
Phone: 616.988.5412
Address:
1150 Giddings SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Cost: Free

Dinosaur Encounters

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs! Author and dino expert Janet Riehecky will explore how the dinosaurs lived and show more than 40 fossils and museum-quality replicas of real dinosaur bones. See a Tyrannosaur’s tooth, an Iguanodon’s thumb, a Velociraptor’s claw, a five-foot-seven-inch Apatosaurus femur, and even an entire Tyrannosaurus foot.


Start: June 27, 2013 2:00 pm
End: June 27, 2013 3:00 pm
Venue: Madison Square Branch
Phone: 616.988.5411
Address:
1201 Madison Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507, United States
Cost: Free

July 3, 2013

Pre-Reading Classes for Kids

Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their preschool children, ages 3 to 5, to 45-minute classes featuring literacy-rich activities such as interactive storytelling using puppets, dramatic play, and hands-on fun. Related songs, fingerplays, and activities are interspersed between books. Classes end with a fun and creative art activity.


Start: July 3, 2013 11:00 am
End: July 3, 2013 11:45 am
Venue: West Leonard Branch
Phone: 616.988.5416
Address:
1017 Leonard NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States
Cost: Free

July 9, 2013

RockGarden Party

“There’s magic in the music, inside of you. Use its power to bring the rain.” Suspend your disbelief, harness your imagination and enter the garden with SkaterDude. ROCKgarden Party is an interactive, fun, and educational performance about our changing environments. Charlie Kert and Little Fingers Music bring lots of instruments and teach you (Garden Pixies) how to bring the rain by getting them to sing, dance, and drum (GardenGames). Come and help us throw a ROCKgarden Party.


Start: July 9, 2013 10:30 am
End: July 9, 2013 11:30 am
Venue: Main Library
Phone: 616.988.5400
Address:
111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Cost: Free
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