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Your Life in Speech Bubbles

430 W. Clay Ave Muskegon, MI 49440 430 W Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, United States

As part of the Lakeshore Big Read, learn about using art to help show your daily life and address issues within it like in the book New Kid. Participants will...

Big/Little Read Community Art Project

2808 Sanford St Muskegon Heights, MI 49444 2808 Sanford St, Muskegon Heights, MI, United States

Kids, teens, and adults -- add your creativity to a community art piece that will be displayed around Muskegon this fall! Come to your local library branch and create a...

Community Art Project

316 W Webster Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440 316 W Webster Ave, Muskegon, MI, United States

Kids and teens add your creativity to a community art piece that will be displayed around Muskegon this fall! Come to Hackley Public Library and create a canvas. The canvas...

Big Read Art Projects

5428 E Apple Ave Muskegon, MI 49442 5428 Apple Ave, Muskegon, MI, United States

Join us to create something beautiful! Create two pieces of art: a cut paper illustration of this year's Big Read, Homecoming by Yaa Gaysi to take home, and a mini...

North Branch Art Project (Series #3)

155 Riley St. Holland, MI 49424 155 Riley St, Holland, MI, United States

Over the course of four Tuesdays in October, the North Branch Art Project will use the 2023 Little and Middle Read selections, Change Sings and New Kid, to see how...

Jewels of Africa

1522 Ruddiman Dr. North Muskegon, MI 49445 1522 Ruddiman Dr., Muskegon, MI, United States

The West Michigan Jewels of Africa, a Grand Rapids drum and dance corps, will kick off MADL's NEA Big Read Lakeshore initiative with the book Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, and...

Homegoing Book Giveaway

Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St, Zeeland, MI 49464

Stop by Howard Miller Public Library to pick up a free copy of Homegoing while supplies last.

Genealogy Series: Going Home with Homegoing: Discover Your Roots

2808 Sanford St Muskegon Heights, MI 49444 2808 Sanford St, Muskegon Heights, MI, United States

Chapter 2: Explore Your Route-- Finding Black Ancestors   Stop into the Muskegon Heights Branch of MADL to explore a different route of genealogical research: finding black ancestors. This presentation...

Big/Little Read Community Art Project

8778 Ferry St #2 Montague, MI 49437 8778 Ferry St #2, Montague, MI, United States

Kids, teens, and adults -- add your creativity to a community art piece that will be displayed around Muskegon this fall! Come to your local library branch and create a...

West Africa Drum and Dance

705 Seminole Rd. Norton Shores, MI 49441 705 Seminole Rd., Norton Shores, MI, United States

Come and experience traditional West African drum and dance with Nathaniel Waller, Leah Ivory, and Heather Mitchell in this immersive and interactive event! This high energy music and dance speaks...

Big/Little Read Community Art Project

Egleston Branch

Kids, teens, and adults add your creativity to a community art piece that will be displayed around Muskegon this fall! Come to your local library branch and create a canvas....

Book Discussion: Homegoing

Georgetown Township Public Library 1525 Baldwin St., Jenison, MI, United States

Come discuss Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing with Georgetown Township Library!