Magical Creatures, Going Green, and More @ KDL

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Going Green with KDL

Going Green In celebration of Earth Day this April, KDL invites you to join us for programs encouraging sustainability and green living. Our Going Green program for children, featuring gardening-related crafts and activities, will take place at multiple KDL branch locations throughout the month. KDL's Gardening Organically with Victoria Schreur program, for ages 10 and up, will take place at the Englehardt branch on Tuesday, April 26. Learn organic tips for growing, harvesting, and using popular herbs and vegetables. Registration is recommended.

This April, we encourage you go green with KDL!

Discover Magical Creatures

Wave a magic wand and enter a fantastical realm of magic, wizardry and other-worldly fun. Families are invited to attend KDL's Magical Creatures program, taking place at multiple KDL branch locations this spring. Enjoy games and crafts featuring elves, giants, fairies, unicorns and other fabulous creatures!

Join us for a magical time this spring at KDL!

Meet the Authors: Timmerman and Deeb

L.C. Timmerman and John H. Timmerman, co-authors of The Color of Night: A Young Mother, a Missing Child and a Cold Blooded Killer will visit KDL's Sand Lake/Nelson Twp. branch at 1:30 pm on Saturday, April 16. Join us as they discuss their riveting, true-crime novel. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Sand Lake Library.

On Tuesday, April 12, Dr. Michael Deeb, author of a fictional series on the Civil War, will visit KDL's Englehardt branch at 7:00 pm. Deeb will speak on his latest book in the series, The Lincoln Assassination: Who Helped John Wilkes Booth Murder Lincoln?, which features a main character from Lowell, Michigan. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will take place following the program.

Refreshments will be provided at both events and books will be available for purchase.

Spring Anime Festival

Whether you're into Naruto, InuYasha, or Bleach, KDL's Spring Anime Festival will get anime fans animated. Join us at KDL's Grandville branch on Saturday, April 9, at 1:00 pm for this fun event. Meet other anime fans and enjoy a common bond, learn more about various forms of anime, and expand your knowledge of anime and Japanese culture.

Anime expert Mark Ritzema will join us to answer your questions and watch some great anime films. Whether you're new to anime or a complete fanatic, this is the place to be! For teens grades 6-12. Registration is required.

You're Invited to KDLville!

KDL invites you to our newest KDLville learning centers opening this spring at multiple KDL branch locations. Enjoy crafts, games, face painting, refreshments and more at these special ribbon-cutting events.

KDLville offers an engaging learning center where young children and their caregivers can play, grow, and read. These interactive spaces provide developmentally appropriate books and activities carefully selected to help parents and caregivers prepare their young children to enter school ready to learn to read, write, and listen. Help foster a lifelong love of reading and learning in your child and visit a KDLville location today!