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SUMMARY:Big Read Art Projects
DESCRIPTION: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 canvas that will be part of the community art project. \nRegistration required @ this link.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/big-read-art-projects/
LOCATION:5428 E Apple Ave Muskegon\, MI 49442\, 5428 Apple Ave\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231017T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231017T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
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UID:24489-1697562000-1697567400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:North Branch Art Project (Series #3)
DESCRIPTION: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 art can be used to explore themes like empathy\, growth\, change\, and community. Our young artists will work with local art educators and library staff to develop both individual and group projects. A final\, collaborative art piece will be unveiled on November 7 at a special celebration and will be displayed at the North Branch Library. Registration required at herrickdl.org/events starting Sept. 19. Artists are required to attend the majority of sessions and complete project assignments. Space is limited. Funding for the series is made possible in part by a grant from the Michigan Humanities\, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Arts.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/north-branch-art-project-series-3/
LOCATION:155 Riley St. Holland\, MI 49424\, 155 Riley St\, Holland\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231017T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T031625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T031625Z
UID:24484-1697563800-1697567400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Jewels of Africa
DESCRIPTION: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 open our fall Live at the Library season. You won’t want to miss this group’s colorful costumes\, energetic dancing\, and infectious drumming.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/jewels-of-africa/
LOCATION:1522 Ruddiman Dr. North Muskegon\, MI 49445\, 1522 Ruddiman Dr.\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49445\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231018T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231018T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230917T010718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230917T010718Z
UID:24171-1697616000-1697655600@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Homegoing Book Giveaway
DESCRIPTION:Stop by Howard Miller Public Library to pick up a free copy of Homegoing while supplies last.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/homegoing-book-giveaway/
LOCATION:Howard Miller Public Library 14 S Church St\, Zeeland\, MI 49464
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231018T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231018T180000
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CREATED:20231002T032418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T032418Z
UID:24497-1697648400-1697652000@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Genealogy Series: Going Home with Homegoing: Discover Your Roots
DESCRIPTION:Chapter 2: Explore Your Route– Finding Black Ancestors \n  \nStop into the Muskegon Heights Branch of MADL to explore a different route of genealogical research: finding black ancestors. This presentation by Detroit-based\, guest presenter Rozlyn Kelly discusses the unique challenges of African American genealogical research\, sharing some of the relevant history and resources available to research. It includes a case study of researching freedom seekers (Underground Railroad)\, free blacks and enslaved persons.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/genealogy-series-going-home-with-homegoing-discover-your-roots/
LOCATION:2808 Sanford St Muskegon Heights\, MI 49444\, 2808 Sanford St\, Muskegon Heights\, MI\, 49444\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231019T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231019T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T032739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T032739Z
UID:24503-1697733000-1697736600@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Big/Little Read Community Art Project
DESCRIPTION: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. The canvas tiles will be put together as one piece of community art\, inspired by the Little Read Lakeshore book “Change Sings.” Registration Required @ this link. \n  \n 
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/big-little-read-community-art-project-8/
LOCATION:8778 Ferry St #2 Montague\, MI 49437\, 8778 Ferry St #2\, Montague\, MI\, 49437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231019T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T162732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T162732Z
UID:24519-1697738400-1697742000@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:West Africa Drum and Dance
DESCRIPTION: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 to people of all ages. Nate\, Leah\, and Heather will play\, sing and dance and share some stories about West African culture and life. A demonstration and teaching time will be included so that everyone will be able to take part in this drum and dance party!
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/west-africa-drum-and-dance/
LOCATION:705 Seminole Rd. Norton Shores\, MI 49441\, 705 Seminole Rd.\, Norton Shores\, MI\, 49442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231020T163000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T163009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T163009Z
UID:24522-1697814000-1697819400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Talk\, Read\, and Sing in Everyday Places
DESCRIPTION:Little Read/Mini Read book give away\, Family Fun and Talking is Teaching Scavenger Hunts\, visit www.muskegonisd.org/earlychildhood/rero/calender-events for details\, or text or call 231-299-0182
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/talk-read-and-sing-in-everyday-places-2/
LOCATION:Roosevelt Park Goodwill Retail Store\, 950 W Norton Ave\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read,Mini Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231023T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231023T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T162143Z
UID:24513-1698076800-1698080400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Middle School “New Kid” Book Club Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Come join other middle school readers from Muskegon County as we come together to discuss the book “New Kid” by Jerry Craft at the Coffee Factory in Muskegon.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/middle-school-new-kid-book-club-discussion-2/
LOCATION:The Coffee Factory\, 1402 Hudson St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49441\, United States
CATEGORIES:Middle Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231023T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231023T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T164913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T164913Z
UID:24527-1698078600-1698082200@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Big/Little Read Community Art Project
DESCRIPTION: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. The canvas tiles will be put together as one piece of community art\, inspired by the Little Read Lakeshore book “Change Sings.” Registration Required.https://madl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=8010&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/10/01
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/big-little-read-community-art-project-9/
LOCATION:Egleston Branch
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230919T164418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T164418Z
UID:24173-1698150600-1698154200@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Homegoing
DESCRIPTION:Come discuss Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing with Georgetown Township Library!
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/book-discussion-homegoing-2/
LOCATION:Georgetown Township Public Library\, 1525 Baldwin St.\, Jenison\, MI\, 49428\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230919T164820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T164820Z
UID:24193-1698163200-1698166800@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Middle School “New Kid” Book Club Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Come join other middle school readers from Muskegon County as we come together to discuss the book “New Kid” by Jerry Craft at the Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/middle-school-new-kid-book-club-discussion/
LOCATION:The Book Nook and Java Shop\, 8744 Ferry St.\, Montague\, MI\, 49437\, United States
CATEGORIES:Middle Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T165051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T165051Z
UID:24529-1698166800-1698170400@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Book Club: Homegoing
DESCRIPTION:Every month we will pick a book for our community of readers to read together and talk about. Our goal is to pick a plethora of books from a wide variety of genres and authors. This month\, our book is in partnership with NEA Big Read Lakeshore as we read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Feel free to stop in and check it out or look at some similar reads.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/book-club-homegoing/
LOCATION:Holton Branch\, 8776 Holton-Duck Lake Rd\, Holton\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T183000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T162411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T162411Z
UID:24517-1698166800-1698172200@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:North Branch Art Project (series #4)
DESCRIPTION: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 art can be used to explore themes like empathy\, growth\, change\, and community. Our young artists will work with local art educators and library staff to develop both individual and group projects. A final\, collaborative art piece will be unveiled on November 7 at a special celebration and will be displayed at the North Branch Library. Registration required at herrickdl.org/events starting Sept. 19. Artists are required to attend the majority of sessions and complete project assignments. Space is limited. Funding for the series is made possible in part by a grant from the Michigan Humanities\, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Arts.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/north-branch-art-project-series-4/
LOCATION:Herrick District Library – North Branch
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T165325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T165325Z
UID:24531-1698246000-1698249600@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Big/Little Read Community Art Project
DESCRIPTION: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. The canvas tiles will be put together as one piece of community art\, inspired by the Little Read Lakeshore book “Change Sings.” Registration Required. https://madl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=8011&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/10/01
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/big-little-read-community-art-project-10/
LOCATION:Holton Branch\, 8776 Holton-Duck Lake Rd\, Holton\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T165930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T165930Z
UID:24535-1698247800-1698253200@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Let's Do It Again! Learn\, Play & Grow at Orchard View
DESCRIPTION:Family dinner\, drafts\, activities & storytime featuring BOTH Change Sings and The More We Get Together. For kids birth to 5. FREE books to take home.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/lets-do-it-again-learn-play-grow-at-orchard-view-2/
LOCATION:Orchard View Community Education Building\, 1765 Ada St.\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read,Mini Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T170126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T170126Z
UID:24540-1698253200-1698256800@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Migration\, Identity\, and Return: the African Diaspora & the African American Experience
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Ernest Cole of Hope College for a presentation that explores the experiences of African Americans in the context of legacies of slavery\, racial exclusion\, and marginalization\, liberation\, and the struggle for integration. Dr. Cole will cover the intersections of history\, literature\, and culture to argue for an understanding of cultural identity\, human rights violations\, and possibilities of return to the African continent. Registration required on the www.madl.org/calendar.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/migration-identity-and-return-the-african-diaspora-the-african-american-experience/
LOCATION:Norton Shores Branch
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231025T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T170317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T170317Z
UID:24542-1698253200-1698256800@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Book Club: Homegoing
DESCRIPTION:Every month we will pick a book for our community of readers to read together and talk about. Our goal is to pick a plethora of books from a wide variety of genres and authors. This month\, our book is in partnership with NEA Big Read Lakeshore as we read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Feel free to stop in and check it out or look at some similar reads.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/book-club-homegoing-2/
LOCATION:Dalton Branch
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231027T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231027T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T170622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T170622Z
UID:24544-1698400800-1698408000@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Wash & Learn - Little Read Laundry & Literacy Time
DESCRIPTION:Free family fun while you do your laundry. Lunch\, crafts\, music\, storytime\, FREE DRY TIME and free Little Read and Mini Read books to take home.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/wash-learn-little-read-laundry-literacy-time-2/
LOCATION:Suds of West MI\, 2719 Sanford St\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49444\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read,Mini Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231027T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231027T163000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T170855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T170855Z
UID:24547-1698418800-1698424200@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Talk\, Read\, and Sing in Everyday Places
DESCRIPTION:Little Read/Mini Read book give away\, Family Fun and Talking is Teaching Scavenger Hunts\, visit www.muskegonisd.org/earlychildhood/rero/calender-events for details\, or text or call 231-299-0182
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/talk-read-and-sing-in-everyday-places-3/
LOCATION:North Muskegon Goodwill Retail Store\, 1169 Whitehall Rd\, Muskegon\, MI\, 49445\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231127
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230919T164723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T190158Z
UID:24191-1698620400-1701039599@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:StoryWalk® - "The More We Get Together" by Celeste Cortright
DESCRIPTION:Ottawa County Parks comes together with the Herrick District Library to continue providing StoryWalks this fall for us at Big Read! Walk through the pages of a book as you make your way along the path. The StoryWalks is available to all every day through the scheduled days and is located by the Nature Center at Hemlock Crossing Path.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/storywalk-the-more-we-get-together-by-celeste-cortright/
LOCATION:8115 West Olive Road West Olive\, MI 49460\, 8115 West Olive Road\, West Olive\, MI\, 49640\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mini Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231127
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230919T164949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T165359Z
UID:24197-1698620400-1701039599@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:StoryWalk® - "Change Sings" by Amanda Gorman
DESCRIPTION:Ottawa County Parks comes together with the Herrick District Library to continue providing StoryWalks this fall for us at Big Read! Walk through the pages of a book as you make your way along a park path. The Walks is available to all every day through the scheduled days.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/storywalk-change-sings-by-amanda-gorman/
LOCATION:Paw Paw Park East\, 1230 Paw Paw Dr.\, Holland\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231029
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231201
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230919T165821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T165821Z
UID:24211-1698620400-1701385199@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:Holland Story Project - Oral History Project
DESCRIPTION:The Holland Story Project\, an oral history project by Herrick District Library\, will be collecting stories about what makes home a home. This storytelling celebrates the Lakeshore area and the Big Read by sharing and preserving their unique stories\, experiences\, and histories. Come join be part of this project with us by sharing your stories.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/holland-story-project-oral-history-project/
LOCATION:Herrick District Library 300 S River Ave\, Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Little Read,Middle Read
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231030T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231030T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20231002T171048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T171048Z
UID:24550-1698685200-1698688800@bigreadlakeshore.com
SUMMARY:MADL Crafters: Big Community Art Project
DESCRIPTION: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 canvas that will be part of the community art project. Registration required. https://madl.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=8105&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/10/01
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/madl-crafters-big-community-art-project/
LOCATION:North Muskegon Branch
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231030T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013117
CREATED:20230907T215553Z
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SUMMARY:Kick-Off Event: Why Do Stories Matter?: Engaging History\, Black Identity\, & Return Migration in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing.
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we kick-off our Big Read month! This lecture by Hope College’s Ernest Cole (English department) and Dr. Fred Johnson (History department) will focus on the legacies of slavery in the context of history\, culture\, and identity. It explores the role of neo-slave narratives in engaging official historical narratives of the past and their representations of the human experience. It examines the attempts of African Americans to negotiate the struggle for integration and gestures to the possibilities of returning to their ancestral homeland\, as both a recognition of a hybridized identity with Africans and the projection of an alternate and futuristic form of existence. \nDr. Ernest Cole is the John Dirk Werkman Endowed Professor and Chair of English at Hope College\, Holland\, Michigan\, where he teaches Postcolonial literatures of Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa\, India\, and the Caribbean. Previously he taught African literature at Fourah Bay College\, University of Sierra Leone; The Gambia College; and the University of The Gambia. He has published two monographs — Theorizing the Disfigured Body (2014) and Space and Trauma in the Writing of Aminatta Forna (2017)\, and two collected volumes — Emerging Perspectives on Syl Cheney Coker (2014)\, with Eustace Palmer\, and Ousmane Sembene\, Writer\, Filmmaker\, & Revolutionary Artist (2016)\, with Oumar Cherif Diop. His essay “Decentering Anthropocentrism: Human-Animal Relations in Aminatta Forna’s Happiness” won the Abioseh Porter Prize for the best article on African literary studies published in a major peer-reviewed journal in 2019. His current research is on return migration of the African diaspora and his monograph (under review) is titled Black Bodies in White Spaces: The Challenges to Migration and Possibilities of Return. He is married to Everetta Cole\, and they have two daughters\, Ernesta\, and Tunde. \nDr. Fred Johnson III is the Guy Vander Jagt ’53 Endowed Professor of History at Hope College\, and has taught there since 2000. Dr. Johnson’s primary field of study is 19th century U.S. history\, specifically\, the Civil War. His other areas of expertise are 20th century U.S. history\, U.S. military history and African history. Dr. Johnson is also an award-winning public speaker. A member of the Michigan chapter of the National Speakers’ Association and a member of Toastmasters since 2004\, he advanced to the semifinal round of the Toastmasters World Series of Public Speaking in 2007\, 2008\, 2010\, 2016\, 2017 and 2018\, taking second place in 2017 and 2018. Prior to his career in higher education\, Dr. Johnson served in the United States Marine Corps as a Communications-Electronics Officer and as an Infantry Officer in the Marine Reserves. He subsequently worked as a production scheduler for Packard – Electric Division of General Motors\, an operations specialist for Con-Tel Page Telecommunications\, and as a corporate trainer for Aircraft Braking Systems (formerly Goodyear Aerospace) in Akron\, Ohio.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/2023-big-read-lakeshore-program-kickoff/
LOCATION:Hope College Maas Auditorium 264 Columbia Ave Holland\, MI 49423
CATEGORIES:Big Read,Middle Read
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SUMMARY:Little and Mini Read: Take and Make Activities
DESCRIPTION:Our friends at Allendale library are offering free take & make activities for your friends and family to take home and create! The library is offering one per a child while supplies last.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/little-and-mini-read-take-and-make-activities/
LOCATION:Allendale Library\, 6175 Library Lane\, Allendale\, MI\, 49401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Read,Mini Read
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SUMMARY:"Let's Talk About What Makes You Unique" Play-and-Learn groups
DESCRIPTION:Calling all families with children birth to age 5 (older siblings welcome) to Learn+Play! Join us for an exciting morning featuring storytime\, crafts\, snacks\, and fun activities with our Little Read Book\, Change Sings. You will also enjoy FREE books and family packets to take home with you! For more information\, go here.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/lets-talk-about-what-makes-you-unique-play-and-learn-groups/
LOCATION:Allegan County
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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SUMMARY:Play n Learn groups- Little Read Lakeshore theme!
DESCRIPTION:Calling all families with children birth to age 5 (older siblings welcome) to Learn+Play! Join us for an exciting morning featuring storytime\, crafts\, snacks\, and fun activities with our Little Read Book\, Change Sings. You will also enjoy FREE books and family packets to take home with you!
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/play-n-learn-groups-little-read-lakeshore-theme/
LOCATION:Ottawa County
CATEGORIES:Little Read
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SUMMARY:Big Read Book Raffle at Van Wylen Library!
DESCRIPTION:Hope College Van Wylen Library is celebrating the Big Read with a display at the main entrance and the opportunity to sign up for a book raffle for a free copy of Homegoing. Winners will be announced throughout the month of November.
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/big-read-give-away/
LOCATION:53 Graves Pl\, Holland\, MI 49423\, 53 Graves Pl\, Holland\, MI\, 49423\, United States
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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SUMMARY:Muskegon in the 1960's: Oral Histories of Our Community
DESCRIPTION:During Big Read month\, visit Lakeshore Museum’s\, YouTube channel to listen to oral history videos from community members on their experiences in the 1960s. Discussion sheets are available to accompany the video for conversations with friends\, family\, or classmates! Once on the YouTube channel select\, “Muskegon in the 1960’s; Oral Histories of Our Community.” \n 
URL:https://bigreadlakeshore.com/event/muskegon-in-the-1960s-oral-histories-of-our-community/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Big Read
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