Explore nature and the pages of our Little Read book, Change Sings, through a Storytrail at Bethlehem Park!
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| 9 events,  This event occurs EVERY SATURDAY in October from Noon -1:30pm. Sing, play, read and learn! Join us for storytime and activities featuring both Change Sings and The More We Get... Explore nature and the pages of our Little Read book, Change Sings, through a Storytrail at While Lake Bike Trail. Explore nature and the pages of our Little Read book, Change Sings, through a Storytrail at Smith Ryerson Park!  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...  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...  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... -  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...  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... | 13 events,  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...  The North Branch of Herrick District Library joins us at the Big Read by choosing Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi for their community of readers. This Book Club welcomes all during...  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...  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... 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... 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... | 14 events, -  Join us to discuss Homegoing with other Lakeshore readers at the Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague! Enjoy delicious food, a cozy atmosphere, and good conversation at this book... -  The lecture focuses 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... | 15 events, -  Join us for a special Preschool Storytime to celebrate this year’s Big Read Lakeshore Mini Read title, “The More We Get Together,” by Celeste Cortright. This program is geared towards... -  Come to Phelps Dining Hall for a Globe station takeover of Ghanaian food to celebrate Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing! Dinner is $16 for the public, and $9 for Hope faculty/staff. Menu:... -  Kids in Grades 4-8 are invited to come and discuss the graphic novel "New Kid" by Jerry Craft. Books will be availible at the youth desk. Registration required at https://www.loutitlibrary.org/. | 14 events, - Stories, art, music, and more for kids 2-5 & their caregivers, featuring the book The More We Get Together by Celeste Cortright. - 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 | 17 events, -  StrikeTime Dance Theatre will celebrate Amanda Gorman's, Change Sings, A Children's Anthem. Through dance and music, this interactive performance invites the audience to join in and embrace community and one's... -  Animals communicate in amazing ways! They can change colors, make themselves bigger, use smells, and they can make some silly sounds! Join us as we learn about the different sounds... - Join other local students to eat pizza and talk about the graphic novel The New Kid by Jerry Craft. Free copy of the book for the first 10 kids to... - StrikeTime Dance Theatre will celebrate Amanda Gorman's, Change Sings, A Children's Anthem. Through dance and music, this interactive performance invites the audience to join in and embrace community and one's... - Round out your genealogy experience and join us for a presentation on genealogy research using physical resources at the Hackley District Library. This presentation from the Muskegon County Genealogical Society... | 13 events,  Take a StoryWalk® in Grand Haven's Central Park! While you enjoy the short stroll, read "The More We Get Together" by Celeste Cortright in English or Spanish. Pages from this... |
| 13 events, | 19 events,  Visit the Kruizenga Museum to explore the juxtaposed African and African American works aesthetically and historically in the exhibition "Parallels." Immerse yourself in the themes and issues raised by Homegoing... - Enjoy a reading of “The More We Get Together” and explore early literacy skills like stories, bouncing, and music! For children ages 0-18 months with a caregiver. - Come listen to our Mini Read book put to music! - Charles Mason, KAM director, will lead a gallery walk of the Focus Exhibition Parallels after which there will be a book discussion of Homegoing. -  In conjunction with the Big Read and in partnership with Hope's Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Kruizenga Art Museum this event will feature the Motherland Culture Connections who... -  The collaborative art piece created by participants of our North Branch Art Project will be unveiled at a special gallery celebration. Join us to learn about this month-long series, meet... | 16 events, -  Come read Change Sings at Herrick North Branch Library, and explore early literacy skills by sharing stories, singing, and other activities! -  Throughout Homegoing, characters exchange fables, folklore, and beliefs. How are fables and folklore connected to belief throughout the novel? What forms of belief are depicted in the book and what... | 20 events, - Come read The More We Get Together, and explore early literacy skills with fingerplays, songs, and stories! For ages 18mos-3 with a caregiver. - Join us to read Change Sings and participate in an accompanying craft! -  Kick off a Community Art project by creating your own art inspired by any of the NEA Big Read Lakeshore books that will be added to a larger display! Can't... - Calling all Hope College students—join Sara Sanchez, Resident Director of Scott Hall, and the Phelps Scholars program in discussing Homegoing! -  Join Byron Borger, a bookstore owner from Pennsylvania, as he discusses the subject of literature and why it matters, especially now in today’s society. - | 14 events, | 15 events, -  Come to this annual Hope College event and enjoy performances: THE JAZZ ARTS COLLECTIVE (JAZZ ENSEMBLE BIG BAND) STEPS AHEAD COMBO JAZZ GUITAR COMBO | 14 events, |
| 17 events, -  Discuss Yaa Gyasi’s book Homegoing & learn about family history resources at White Lake Community Library Mon., Nov. 13th, at 5:30pm. At 7pm, watch the livestream of Gyasi’s Hope College... - We'll discuss the book "Homegoing" at 6:00 pm, followed by a live stream of author Yaa Gyasi's talk at Hope College at 7:00 pm. -  Born in Ghana and raised in Alabama, Gyasi will reflect on the personal experiences that inspired her to write her breathtaking debut novel Homegoing and explore the complexities and intersections... - Can't attend the author event in Holland, MI? Join a livestream event at Allegan District Library, Saugatuck-Douglas District Library, or Georgetown Township Library! | 21 events, - Hope College English Education Students visit Freedom Village to have a book discussion of our Big Read Book, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Open to Freedom Village Residents only. -  Jerry’s presentation to middle and upper elementary school students will take kids on his journey from being a VERY reluctant reader to becoming a Newbery-Award-Winning author. Jerry loves kids and... - Allegan District library celebrates our Mini Read book with a read aloud of The More We Get Together and a craft inspired by the book! All are welcome! -  Jerry visits Muskegon! His presentation takes students on his journey from being a VERY reluctant reader to becoming a Newbery-Award-Winning author. Through an interactive presentation, Jerry will share art and... - Join the Saugatuck-Douglas Library for an afternoon book discussion the Big Read Book, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. All are welcome! - Join the Allegan District Library for a group discussion of our Big Read Book, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Meet the Book Club at the library's riverfront reading area. All are... - Join a public discourse and discussion of Kwame Alexander’s book, Door of No Return, led by local author and educator, Dana VanderLugt. Some Zeeland High School students have been reading... - Join the Muskegon Community Foundation's Muskegon County’s Annual Gathering event – Celebrating HOME -- featuring Newbery-Award-Winning and New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft. | 17 events, 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... - Middle School students from West Ottawa Public Schools will gather to hear NYT Bestselling Author Jerry Craft. Jerry’s presentation takes kids on his journey from being a VERY reluctant reader... -  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... - 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... | 20 events, - Join us for a special play and learn around the Lakeshore Mini Read book "The More We Get Together". We will have activities, a craft, and storytime. Participants will get... - Celebrate books and music with Herrick District Library and a brass quintet from the Holland Symphony Orchestra at Jack Miller Concert Hall at Hope College! You'll learn a little bit... - Celebrate books and music with Herrick District Library and a brass quintet from the Holland Symphony Orchestra! You'll learn a little bit about each of the instruments, and then the... - Stories Alive: White Lake Library brings our little Read book, Change Sings, to life with crafts, activities, music, and movement for the whole family. All are welcome to join in... - Allendale Library joins Big Read with a book discussion of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. Limited copies will be available to borrow starting Friday, October 27. All are welcome to participate... | 14 events, | 14 events, | 14 events, |
| 15 events, -  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... | 15 events, -  Join us for an evening showing of the dramatic movie hosted by the Howard Miller Library, “12 Years a Slave,” which depicts the memoir of an African American who was... | 14 events, | 14 events, | 14 events, | 14 events, | 14 events, |
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