Join Herrick District Library for a very special edition of our Evening with an Author series as we talk with Angela Dominguez, illustrator of the 2020 Little Read book, Galápagos...
Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2 told the amazing true stories of dolphins, Winter and Hope. Their stories inspired people around the world! Our Lakeshore community gets a special backstage...
Gather with Hope College alumni and friends from the Lakeshore community and the world to discuss In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. Sara Sanchez-Timmer (‘12), local English...
In partnership with the NEA Big Read Lakeshore, join our friends at Cultureworks to celebrate the biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands and look at ocean conservation and preservation in the...
Adventure to the Galápagos with Striketime Dance Company as Valentina guides Adela through the Islands. Valentina and Adela learn more about the unique creatures of the Galápagos islands and the...
Join Herrick District Library for an intimate conversation with Skip Finley, author of Whaling Captains of Color: America’s First Meritocracy. Whaling was the first American industry to diversify, and a...
We are thrilled to announce Kwame Alexander will virtually visit Hope College as a result of a collaborative effort of several Hope organizations: NEA Big Read Lakeshore, Black Student Union,...
Inspired by this year’s Little Read book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, Herrick District Library is creating a cookbook composed of recipes and stories...
Stop by your local library to enter a Big Read Lakeshore book raffle! Allegan Library Allendale Township Library Fennville District Library Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville Georgetown Township Public...
Join Dr. Fred Johnson III, associate professor of history at Hope College, as he gives a video lecture about the history of Native Americans and their interactions with early colonists....
Join local Potawatomi ceramicist, Jason Wesaw, for a two-day ceramics workshop that engages the traditional approach to pottery that was once used by indigenous people. All clay will be locally...
After reading and reflecting on Joy Harjo’s journey through verse, Big Read participants will have the opportunity to share their own triumph and tragedy. Voices through Verse, an interactive community...
