We're excited to announce that we have a fantastic educational resource that will make supporting your child at home or at school much easier. Scholastic Teachables is searchable by grade level, subject and theme, and provides a variety of materials that can be printed at home or one of our branches. We're especially excited about…
Fast Fashion Facts and Shopping Secondhand
A message from the KDL Green Team: Fast fashion is “an approach to the design, creation, and marketing of clothing fashions that emphasizes making fashion trends quickly and cheaply available to consumers.” While this sounds great for consumers, it wreaks havoc on our planet. Fast Facts About Fast Fashion Fast fashion is second only to…
We Will Miss You, Barb!
Barb Malburg is retiring on October 30 and we sure are going to miss her. She has worked at our Comstock Park Branch as an Assistant Branch Librarian (formerly known as Circulation Assistant) for over 22 years. She likes to show people how easy it is to use Libby and Hoopla and appreciates that KDL…
Write Michigan: What previous winners have to say
If you are questioning whether or not to enter the Write Michigan Short Story Contest, do it! And don't just take our word for it. Here's what some previous winners have to say... "The Write Michigan Short Story Contest is an amazing doorway into publication for the aspiring writer. It offered me an effective process…
Winners of the KDL Teen Fall Photo Challenge
The pictures have arrived and the votes are in! With 76 submissions from students all over Kent County, and more than 200 participants in our online judging, we are thrilled to announce the winners of this season’s Teen Photo Challenge. See all the photos from the competition In the “Abstract” category: Jack Ashley-Oswalt: Reeds Lake…
Privacy Settings in the New Catalog
We want you to be up to speed on the privacy settings in our new catalog so you don't share anything you would rather not share. Shelf Privacy Settings Titles added to your BiblioCommons account "shelves" are public by default, meaning they are visible to any other user. (This is to encourage sharing and discovery.…
Book Giveaway for Educators a Huge Success
Educators of all types were welcomed recently at the Kent District Library Service Center as a “thank you” for their courageous work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 7,000 books were distributed for FREE to teachers and home school parents on October 17. Since the onset of the pandemic, KDL’s ‘weeded’ collection grew to more than…
The Season for Ghosts and Gobbling
It’s that time of year… chilly breezes and leaves drifting to the ground. Have you noticed? You might miss the changing seasons this year, as weeks and months tend to run together. Some of us are still wondering what happened to spring! We recognize that autumn likely looks a little different this year due to…
KDL No Longer Holding Materials in Quarantine; Increasing Branch Capacity and Length of Visits
Now: Increased capacity to 50% of building capacity Beginning October 19: Quarantine of returned materials ends Branch visit time expands to two hours Access time for public computers increases to two hours Effective October 19, KDL will stop quarantining returned library materials. This means items will be processed and go back into circulation after they are returned. This…
How to Suggest a Purchase
It’s important to us to get you the items you want! If we don’t have what you are interested in, you can request that we order it.
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