Are you ready for some new books for you or your kids, and you aren't exactly sure what titles you want? We can help! We are pleased to introduce Book Bundles, a service where you let us know what types of books you want, and we give you a collection of titles we think you…
Digital Dinner: Socially-Distanced Donors Show Up & Support Literacy
By David Specht, Digital Marketing Strategist At the 2019 Literary Libations gala, one of the presenting authors experienced a fairly lengthy flight delay the morning of the event and therefore was not able to make it to Grand Rapids in time to speak to our guests at dinner that evening. Throughout the day, we worked…
About the Winter Kaleidoscope Cover
Check out the Winter Kaleidoscope For this year's winter cover and winter season artwork, we knew that we wanted to bring back our Let It Snow Yeti and Jackalope and have them in a snowy, winter setting. Beyond that, the options were endless. KDL's Creative Services Coordinator, Brad Baker, had always wanted to have an…
All Locations Closed Tuesday, December 1
All Kent District Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 1 for a staff training day. This means that curbside service will not be available and the Patron Services team will be unavailable. However, all online services remain available. Grandville Construction Update: Possible closure on Wednesday, December 2 Due to construction, the Grandville Branch may…
Binge a Book Series!
Nothing reminds me more of wintery days than finding a series of books, and doing some old fashioned binge reading. My childhood was full of these week to month long jumps into the alternate realities that were created by authors like J. R. R. Tolkien, Anthony Horowitz, Christopher Paolini, Jude Watson, and A. J. Butcher…
Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Giving
By Jen Van Hal, Cascade Twp. Branch With the holidays just around the corner, being environmentally friendly might not be at the top of your worry list. We want our socially-distanced celebratory experiences to be as pleasant and authentic as they can be. That our Zoom family get-togethers helps us cut back on our fuel…
Where are my catalog lists?
UPDATE: Sorry for the mistake. Your lists will import into BiblioCommons as private book lists, not as items on the "For Later" shelf. If you have already begun to explore KDL's new online catalog, you may have noticed that any Lists you made in our old catalog have not yet been transferred. Don't worry! You…
KDL Supports Toys for Tots
This year, KDL will once again participate in Toys for Tots to help spread some holiday cheer. Donate a new, unwrapped toy at any KDL branch by December 14. Because our branches are currently closed to in-person visits, staff will be collecting donations through our curbside pickup service. Park in a designated spot, call the…
Dream It, Screen It: Enter the Teen Film Festival
With so many teens staying home these days, it's the perfect time for them to enter the Kent County Teen Film Festival. It's an awesome opportunity for them to get creative, show off their skills, win prizes and see their film on the big screen! We are accepting entries through January 22, 2021. Every year…
Stand-Out Teen Speculative Fiction
These eight teen books bring the spooky, strange and sinister to elevate your escapism and to open your eyes to the weird world of speculative fiction.
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