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June 2013
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KDL Kaleidoscope
Pick up a copy of KDL's signature seasonal event publication at your local KDL branch.
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FREE Downloads
@ KDL
eBooks, magazines and music -- download them today at KDL.org. |
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Featured
Online Resource
New summer tunes, anytime, anywhere. More songs and music labels just added! |
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Do Stuff for Free
@ KDL
Check our online event calendar
for a complete list of events and activities for all ages. Search by branch, age group and more. |
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 From the Director:
Summer Break Dilemma Solved
Greetings!
As a parent, I know the dilemma: you want to get your kids outdoors and active in the summer, but you
also don't want their literacy skills to backslide. We have solutions.
The Experience Summer @ KDL component of our summer reading programs for children and teens actually reward them for outdoor, cultural and even play activities.
And when it's too hot or rainy to play outside: KDLville early literacy play spaces at all 18 branches offer rotating activities including dress-up, art tables, a puppet stage and market stand, where learning and creativity are the focus. They'll be having so much fun they won't realize they're sharpening their literacy skills.
Lance Werner, KDL Director
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Summer Reading @ KDL:
Lots to Do -- Inside and Outside the Library
With programs for kids, teens and adults, the whole family can get
Grounded in Happiness @ KDL this summer. And if discovering some great books isn't enough incentive to participate, we also have awesome prizes up for grabs, including gift cards to nearly 20 different stores, a John Ball Zoo membership, iPod shuffles and a NOOK eReader.
Summer Reading @ KDL kicked off on Saturday, June 1. Stop by your local branch to sign up, and don't forget to pick up a program guide while you're there. Our summer line-up includes dinosaurs, magic, animals, food and music, just to name a few!
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Music by Teens, for Teens
This free event celebrating the end of the school year and the beginning of Summer Reading @ KDL includes live music, food and prizes. Sponsored by the Friends of the Kentwood Library.
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Adults: Book your Summer @ KDL
 Check out our exciting line-up of programs for adults at our branches this summer. Click on each event title for dates, times, locations and the program's description.
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Fundraising Score! Everybody Wins!
 For KDL Fund Board members, the best part of supporting the library with your gifts is seeing that money spent on programming and materials that will allow KDL to offer you even more materials and programming.
As for next year's Book Bash, mark your calendar for the weekend of April 25, 26 and 27, 2014, for what has become Kent County's best giant book sale ever.
Click here to make a gift to KDL that will expand and enhance programming and collections for all. __________________________________________________________________ |
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Photo of the Month
Bosnian Cultural Celebration
More than 100 people attended the Bosnian Cultural Celebration on April 28 at the Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch to learn about this Eastern European culture that has a growing presence in the city. |
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