We’re thrilled to partner with the Holland Museum for these “Sailing through Maritime Michigan” videos! We’ve learned ships and boats aren’t solely something for Nantucketers. Get excited for our Lakeshore...
Want to get together with other readers to discuss In the Heart of the Sea? Join our friends at Loutit District Library for a fun, interactive book discussion! Visit Loutit...
Valentina Cruz helped the animals on her Galápagos Island. How can we help the wildlife in our part of the world? Go to the Outdoor Discovery Center and join Joy...
Dr. Kathleen Verduin, Professor of English at Hope College, will answer the question “Why read Moby Dick?” As an American literature professor, Verduin regularly reads Herman Melville’s Moby Dick with...
Alison Teal, the Female Indiana Jones shares her adventures across the globe. Alison Teal spent her childhood exploring remote corners of the Earth, encountering exotic people and places and investigating...
Our Little Read Lakeshore program is thrilled to virtually host this year’s Little Read author, Marsha Diane Arnold. She will share about the inspiration, research and writing of her bilingual...
What would you have done on board the ship, Essex? What moral and ethical choices would you have made? Join Dr. David Stubbs and Dr. Daniel Flores from Western Theological...
Come join us and listen to Hope College professors’ crazy adventure stories. The NEA Big Read’s very own Deb Van Duinen will be talking about her experience with landmines? President...
Reading our Little Read book is only half of the fun! Getting together with others to enjoy our love for the book adds to the fun! Head out to Patmos...
Want to learn more about racial literacy, ways to think about it, and talk about it whilst reading literature? Well, look no further, we’re thrilled to have Dr. Carlin Borsheim-Black,...
Join Daniel Elias from the Nantucket Historical Association, as he discusses race as it relates to In the Heart of the Sea. Race on the island of Nantucket is as...
Whales are awe inspiring giants of the sea. Come and learn more about them by listening to marine biologist and conservationist, Danny Kosiba (Hope College ‘17). Danny has worked on...
