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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

This "Up From the Bottoms" film is of historical significance to the community and adds historical value for students and families of Muskegon Heights.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Join The Big Read and author Pedro Martin to talk about Mexikid!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...