By Leigh Verburg, Branch Librarian Native American Heritage Month has progressed from a week-long celebration starting in 1986 to a whole month celebration of the value of the Native American culture and it’s people in 1995. “The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions and histories and to acknowledge the important…
Winners of the 2021 KDL Teen Photo Challenge
The pictures have arrived and the votes are in! With 53 submissions from students all over Kent County and more than 130 participants in our online judging, we are thrilled to announce the winners of this season’s Teen Photo Challenge. Special thanks to our guest judge, Ashlee McGreevy, Visiting Professor of Photography at Grand Valley…
Vote for your favorite Teen Photo entries!
The Teen Photo Contest submissions are in, and it's time to vote for your favorites! Pick the best of the best in photography from across Kent County.
Kent District Library partners with Kent County Health Department to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing efforts
By David Specht, Digital Marketing Strategist People unfamiliar with KDL are often surprised to learn about what all the library has to offer: from bicycles to ukuleles to vinyl records. People might also be surprised to learn about how we’ve pivoted to support services that are not traditionally related to the library. One such instance…
Learn relevant, professional skills on LinkedIn Learning
Coming soon to all patrons with your KDL library card. Starting Thursday, April 1, LinkedIn Learning gives you access to: 16,000+ online courses in 7 languages. Expert Instructors with real-world experience. 60 new courses added each week! Courses cover: Leadership Project Management Excel Sales Job Hunting Cloud Computing Python DevOps Data Science Digital Marketing Photography…
On Healing & Hope
By Julia Hawkins, Administrative Assistant for Engagement First, I would like to say to those of you reading this: we may be battered and bruised, but we’re still here. There is more ahead, as there always is, but we got this far. I invite you to take a moment – just a moment – to…
Bending Toward Justice
By Julia Hawkins, Administrative Assistant for Engagement Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated just 53 years ago in Memphis, TN at the age of 39. In his short time on our planet, he became the most well-known civil rights figure in the United States. On Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK Jr.) Day, we celebrate the…
Borrowing History and your BiblioCommons Shelves
Borrowing History is useful, but it has some limits. We recommend you copy your borrowing history to your Completed Shelf.
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…
It could always be worse
While there’s been a seemingly endless deluge of bad news this year, there’s plenty of dystopian novels to show us that things could always be worse. Probably.
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