Storywalk at White Lake Bike Trail
Enjoy a calm walk along White Lake Bike Trail while reading pages from Dreamers.
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Storywalk at Smith Ryerson Park
Enjoy a calm walk through Smith Ryerson Park while reading pages from Dreamers. The park is open 5 AM-10 PM
Story Walk at Ottawa Sands: Dreamers
Take a StoryWalk® at Dreamers! While you enjoy a hike in the woods, read "Dreamers" by Yuyi Morales. Pages from this beautifully illustrated picture book will be posted on signs...
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Caterpillar group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Caterpillar group
Join us for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full of joy...
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Live at the Library: Gabriel Estrada and Isela Alvarez
Live at the Library: Gabriel Estrada and Isela Alvarez
Immerse yourself in authentic Mexican culture with the one-man Mariachi band Gabriel Estrada and Mexican Dancer Isela Alvarez. This program is part of the Big Read Lakeshore 2024 and has...
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Teen Book Discussion: American Born Chinese by Yang
Teen Book Discussion: American Born Chinese by Yang
Join us for an exciting book discussion on "American Born Chinese" by Gene Luen Yang! This graphic novel explores themes of identity, acceptance, and cultural heritage. Whether you are new...
5 events,
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Cruisin’ with the Library
Cruisin’ with the Library
Back by popular demand! Join The Big Read for this awesome cruise to kick off our series of Big Read Lakeshore events. We invite you to join us aboard the...
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Great Gatsby Book Club
Great Gatsby Book Club
Join the party (and the book club) and have a grand time discussing The Great Gatsby.
5 events,
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Morning Book Club (Adults)
Morning Book Club (Adults)
The Big Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite you to the morning book club! Gather and discuss the book of the month with fellow book lovers from your local community....
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Great Gatsby Book Club
Great Gatsby Book Club
Join the party (and the book club) and have a grand time discussing The Great Gatsby.
5 events,
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
Join us for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full of joy...
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Roaring 20’s Trivia Extravagnaza (Adults)
Roaring 20’s Trivia Extravagnaza (Adults)
Let's raise a glass (and a cup of joe!) to good times and even better trivia. Join us for a night of nostalgic fun at Community House Coffee (4095 Grand...
4 events,
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Art Deco Stained Glass (Session 1)
Art Deco Stained Glass (Session 1)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make stained glass? Have you ever wanted to make stained glass? Join the Big Read Team and learn to create...
10 events,
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Mini Read Pop Up
Mini Read Pop Up
For Ages 0-5. Come and get a free copy of the Little or Mini read books this year, and have fun with crafts, scavenger hunts, storytime, and more!
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
Join us for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full of joy...
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher...
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Teen Junk Journal
Teen Junk Journal
Join the Big Read for an afternoon of junk journaling and crafting! Teens and tweens in 6-12th grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big...
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Great Gatsby Book Club
Great Gatsby Book Club
Join the party (and the book club) and have a grand time discussing The Great Gatsby.
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Little Read Teacher workshop
Little Read Teacher workshop
The Little Read hosts an event with teachers participating in our programming. This event will be a workshop focusing on the Little Read books for this year.
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Art Deco Stained Glass (Session 2)
Art Deco Stained Glass (Session 2)
Come back for night two! Learn to make an Art Deco-inspired stained glass design. Two templates will be provided along with a selection of colorful glass to choose from. This...
7 events,
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Caterpillar Group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Caterpillar Group
Join us for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full of joy...
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Come to our conference room to celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show...
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher...
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Voices of Immigration: Muskegon’s Story
Voices of Immigration: Muskegon’s Story
Join us for an event about immigration in Muskegon County! It's a big topic in the news today, and we'll learn about how it's impacted Muskegon County throughout history and...
4 events,
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Teen Junk Journal
Teen Junk Journal
Join the Big Read and local teens and tweens in 6-12th grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event, and make your...
4 events,
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher Making
Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher...
6 events,
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Introduction to Urban Sketching
Introduction to Urban Sketching
Join the Big Read and Urban Sketchers West Michigan leader Marcia Schrotenboer will give an introduction to urban sketching, a simple and exciting way to see the world, one sketch...
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Million Milkweed Challenge
Million Milkweed Challenge
Plant butterfly food! Winter sowing is a fun and easy way to get a jump start on the growing season. Melissa Eikenberry will present information about local plants needed by...
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Wicks and Witches
Wicks and Witches
In partnership with Art As A Lifestyle, we are planning the annual Wicks and Witches event as the "Cursed Gatsby Party." This annual ticketed costume event includes themed decor, a...
8 events,
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher...
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Morning Movie
Morning Movie
Enjoy a family-friendly movie on the big screen, featuring Coco! Popcorn provided. Registration is required and is open from Sept 16 @ 10 am to Oct 14 @ 10 am.
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Movie Afternoon
Movie Afternoon
Enjoy a family-friendly movie on the big screen, featuring Coco! Popcorn provided. Registration is required and is open from Sept 16 @ 1 pm to Oct 14 @ 1 pm...
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Great Gatsby Book Club
Great Gatsby Book Club
Join the party (and the book club) and have a grand time discussing The Great Gatsby.
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Let It Storm: How to Brainstorm Better
Let It Storm: How to Brainstorm Better
Through Show and Tell, HDL's Maker-in-Residence, Joel Schoon-Tanis, will talk through all aspects of the creative process, with a special emphasis on brainstorming. Participants will play some creativity starting drawing...
8 events,
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher...
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Drawing for Stories (Beth Trembley)
Drawing for Stories (Beth Trembley)
Graphic memoirist Elizabeth A. Trembley (Look Again) will walk through her “Eight Times for Drawing Stories" zine in this fun and interactive class. Attendees will learn the basics of zine-making...
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Teen Junk Journal
Teen Junk Journal
Teens and tweens in 6th through 12 grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal. Your...
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Gatsby at the Hackley and Hume
Gatsby at the Hackley and Hume
Take a step back in time and join us at the Hackley & Hume Historic Site for a two-part program! Begin the evening in the City Barn with a discussion...
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Family Book Discussion: Mexikid
Family Book Discussion: Mexikid
Join us for a family book discussion of Mexikid! This event is perfect for families who want to read and discuss books with each other and other families!
6 events,
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
Join the Big Read for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full...
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Mocktail Mixology
Mocktail Mixology
Join the Big Read and the Herrick Library North Branch Community Room to celebrate the roarin' 20s as the setting for NEA Lakeshore's Big Read book The Great Gatsby by...
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Thursday Night Music Club: Original Wooden Shoe Dixieland Band
Thursday Night Music Club: Original Wooden Shoe Dixieland Band
Join the Big Read and Muskegon Area District Library for an evening of lively pre-swing-era jazz with the Original Wooden Show Dixieland Band. This is a free concert: no tickets/registration...
13 events,
Indoor Storywalk at Georgetown Library: Dreamers
We're bringing a Storywalk indoors, featuring this year's Little Read book selection, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. Pages of this beautiful picture book will be posted throughout the library to read...
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Family Storytime
Family Storytime
Enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement to entertain and educate your children. For children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
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Family Storytime
Family Storytime
Enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement to entertain and educate your children. For children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers.
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Great Gatsby Book Club
Great Gatsby Book Club
Join the party (and the book club) and have a grand time discussing The Great Gatsby.
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Caterpillar Group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Caterpillar Group
Join us for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full of joy...
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Book Discussion of The Great Gatsby
Book Discussion of The Great Gatsby
Join The Big Read at Georgetown Library for an afternoon book discussion all about Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby. Discuss what you like or dislike, and some of the...
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Drop in Kids Craft Little Read Edition: DIY Journals
Drop in Kids Craft Little Read Edition: DIY Journals
Join us for a drop-in craft session inspired by this year’s Little Read book selection, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. In the book, we see Morales’ journey to becoming an author,...
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Celebrate the Big Read Lakeshore with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this...
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MADL Crafters: Fancy Gloves
MADL Crafters: Fancy Gloves
Craft yourself a little 1920s glamour by making this fancy decorated glove. You'll be the cat's pajamas with this on display! This class is limited to 20 participants. Registration is...
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Big Read Book Club: Mexikid
Big Read Book Club: Mexikid
Get ready for Pedro Martin's author visit with a casual discussion of his all-ages graphic memoir, Mexikid, this year's Middle Read title. Sample some Mexican drinks and snacks while we...
10 events,
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Family Storytime
Family Storytime
The Big Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite you and your family to storytime! Enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement to entertain and...
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Toddler Storytime
Toddler Storytime
The Little Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite families with toddlers to Storytime! Storytime for 2 and 3-year-old toddlers and their caregivers. Includes books, fingerplays, music, movement, and other...
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Family Storytime
Family Storytime
The Big Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite families to Storytime! Enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement to entertain and educate your children....
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Book Discussion of American Born Chinese
Book Discussion of American Born Chinese
Join the Big Read for an afternoon book discussion all about American Born Chinese. Discuss how this book plays a role in our community today, and the lessons that readers...
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Jazz with Edye and Mike
Jazz with Edye and Mike
FOR ADULTS. Enjoy and evening of smooth jazz music with the fabulous duo, Edye and Mike. Registration is encouraged but not required. Go to hacklylibrary.org for details.
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Screening “Up From the Bottoms”
Screening “Up From the Bottoms”
This "Up From the Bottoms" film is of historical significance to the community and adds historical value for students and families of Muskegon Heights.
9 events,
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Family Storytime
Family Storytime
The Mini Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite families for Storytime! Join us in the conference room to enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and...
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Family Storytime
Family Storytime
The Mini Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite families to Storytime! Enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement to entertain and educate your children....
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Celebrate the Big Read Lakeshore with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this...
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Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher
Celebrate the Big Read Lakeshore with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this...
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Dalton Book Club
Dalton Book Club
The Big Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite you to the Dalton Book Club! Gather and discuss the book of the month with fellow book lovers from your local...
7 events,
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Zine Making 101 (Beth Trembley)
Zine Making 101 (Beth Trembley)
Graphic memoirist Elizabeth A. Trembley (Look Again) will teach the history and basic techniques of zine creation. Everyone who participates will leave with an 8-page zine they create. No experience...
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1920’s Fashion Program For All Ages
1920’s Fashion Program For All Ages
Join the Big Read for a night of fashion! 1920s themed in honor of The Great Gatsby. This event is open to all ages and is a perfect way to...
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Gatsby’s Groove
Gatsby’s Groove
Join the Big Read at Hope College for an amazing dance performance! StrikeTime Dance Theatre will present "Gatsby's Groove" and whisk you away to the glamorous 1920s. The dance performance...
8 events,
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Toddler Storytime
Toddler Storytime
The Little Read and Muskegon Area District Library invite families to Toddler Storytime! Storytime for 2 and 3-year-old toddlers and their caregivers. Includes books, fingerplays, music, movement, and other activities.
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“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
“Lets Talk About Love” Play and Learn-Butterfly Group
Join the Little Read for a morning of playful learning! Learn about all different types of love with people from your community. Bring your loved ones for a morning full...
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Learn to Swing Dance
Learn to Swing Dance
Swing your way into the heart of the Jazz Age with our 1920s-themed swing dance class, hosted in the library atrium after hours. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or a...
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Murder at the Grand Gatsby Speakeasy: a Murder Mystery!
Murder at the Grand Gatsby Speakeasy: a Murder Mystery!
It’s the height of Prohibition in 1920s Chicago, and there’s a mob war brewing between the South Side Gangsters and the Northern Chicago Mob Outfit. These two ruthless crime outfits...
5 events,
Hope College Story Walk
Take a story walk through Hope College's Pine Grove featuring this year's Little Read Selection Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. This book is written in both English and Spanish and will...
8 events,
Opening of KAM Exhibit: Whose American Dream?
Kruizenga Art Center introduces "Who's American Dream?" and the exhibit is inspired by this year's Big Read books/theme. "Visitors will follow a handout that guides them to view seven artworks...
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Movie Mondays
Movie Mondays
Watch Coco on the big screen. Popcorn and Juice were provided by the Friends of the Ravenna Library. *This program is part of the Big Read Lakeshore 2024 and has...
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Big Read Kickoff Event
Big Read Kickoff Event
Join us to kick off our fall program with talks by Dr. Kristin VanEyk and Dr. Jeanne Petit and with a special Gatsby-themed dance performance by Striketime
11 events,
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Author Visit: Pedro Martin at Frauenthal
Author Visit: Pedro Martin at Frauenthal
Join The Big Read and author Pedro Martin to talk about Mexikid! For 1000 middle schoolers, 500 copies of the book.
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Author Visit: Pedro Martin at Herrick Main Library
Author Visit: Pedro Martin at Herrick Main Library
Join The Big Read and author Pedro Martin to talk about Mexikid!
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Pedro Martin Zine Workshop
Pedro Martin Zine Workshop
Newbery Honor Award & Pura Belpré Author and Illustrator Award author Pedro Martín will help kids tell their own stories by discussing his process while leading the class in a...
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Gatsby Vinyl Night at the Grand Armory
Gatsby Vinyl Night at the Grand Armory
Step back in time for an evening of opulence and revelry at Gatsby Vinyl Night, a dazzling 1920s-themed event hosted at The Grand Armory! Immerse yourself in the Jazz Age...
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An Evening With Pedro Martin
An Evening With Pedro Martin
Pedro Martín is the Newbery Honor Award, Pura Belpré Author, and Illustrator award-winning creator of this year’s Middle Read Lakeshore pick, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir. Hear about Pedro’s journey from...
8 events,
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Author Visit: Pedro Martin at Hope College
Author Visit: Pedro Martin at Hope College
Join The Big Read and author Pedro Martin to talk about Mexikid!
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Mexikid Trivia Night
Mexikid Trivia Night
Join us for a Big Read Lakeshore event. This event is for 6th to 12th graders. We’ll have walking tacos from Muskegon's famed Navarro's Mexican Restaurant, prizes, and a trivia...
7 events,
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HUM10 – Gatsby’s Unimagined Future: Big Read 2024
HUM10 – Gatsby’s Unimagined Future: Big Read 2024
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1924 novel, The Great Gatsby, remains one of the handful of enduring candidates for the designation “Great American Novel.” For all how Gatsby seems to herald a...
9 events,
Illustration Station: Dreamers
This month, kids can try their hand at creating art inspired by the illustrations of Yuyi Morales' Dreamers, which is this year's Little Read Lakeshore. Drop into the North Branch...
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Friday Movie Matinee
Friday Movie Matinee
Stop in for a free matinee showing! Feel free to bring snacks and drinks to enjoy during the film. Registering for one event in the Friday Matinee series registers you...
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Drop in Kids Craft Little Read Edition: DIY Journals
Drop in Kids Craft Little Read Edition: DIY Journals
Join us for a drop-in craft session inspired by this year’s Little Read book selection, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. In the book, we see Morales’ journey to becoming an author,...
7 events,
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Zine Open Studio (Beth Trembley)
Zine Open Studio (Beth Trembley)
Paper! Pens! Prompts! All you need to make your own zine will be available during our open studio hours. Parental supervision is required for our younger makers. This event is...