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Jerry Craft school visit: “I Make the Books I Wish I Had When I was a Kid”

West Ottawa Middle School 1024 136th Ave, Holland, MI, United States

Jerry visits West Ottawa middle school at 10am and then later at 1:30pm! His presentation takes students on his journey from being a VERY reluctant reader to becoming a Newbery-Award-Winning...

Learn to draw Comics with Corinne Roberts

Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave, Grand Haven, MI, United States

Inspired by NEA Big Read Lakeshore's Middle Read "New Kid" by Jerry Craft, Loutit District Library  hosts an art event for all! Learn tips and tricks for drawing comics (sequential...

Jerry Craft: “An Evening with Jerry Craft”

Herrick District Library - North Branch

How does a reluctant reader who was told that Comics would rot his brain grow up to create the graphic that won the Newbery medal? Jerry Craft takes you on...

Lynda Lowery Lecture

Winants Auditorium, Graves Hall, Hope College 263 College Avenue, Holland, MI, United States

As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed nine times before her...

Tween Book Club: A Wish in the Dark

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

Join us for a special book club geared for tweens and teens, where we will discuss A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat. The first 5 people to register...

Teen Night: Taste of Thailand

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

Join us to taste foods from the Thailand-inspired world of A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat. For those in 7th grade and up. Registration appreciated to plan for...

Orb Lights Craft Night

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

Add a cozy glow to your space by joining us to make a beautiful glowing orb light! The lights are reminiscent of the orbs described in this year's Middle Read...