Kent District Library (MI)'s Blog, page 144

Healthy Food, Happy Mood

You probably know your food affects your mood and your ‘tude.

Amy VanFossen, registered dietitian at Metro Health, will share how to make the best mood-boosting food choices to keep you and your family physically and emotionally healthy and happy.

Schedule:

Monday, January 14, 6:30 PM – East Grand Rapids branch

Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 PM – Walker branch

Thursday, January 24, 6:30 PM – Plainfield Township branch

 

What You Eat = How You Feel

You probably know your food affects your mood and your ‘tude.

Amy VanFossen, registered dietitian at Metro Health, will share how to make the best mood-boosting food choices to keep you and your family physically and emotionally healthy and happy.

Monday, January 14, 6:30 PM – East Grand Rapids branch

Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 PM – Walker branch

Thursday, January 24, 6:30 PM – Plainfield Township branch

KDL Top Ten – 1/4/2013

Looking for a way to kick-start your diet?  Feast your eyes on the 10 most checked-out diet books at KDL this year by clicking on the link to the KDL Top Ten List!

Moose on the Loose at Your Library

Hang on to your antlers! KDL is celebrating the Michigan Reads picture book selection, Moose on the Loose by Kathy-Jo Wargin. Hear great moose stories, make your own antlers and more!

Thursday, January 10, 7:00 PM – Cascade Township branch

Tuesday, January 15, 10:00 AM – Alpine Township branch

Wednesday, January 16, 7:00 PM – Alpine Township branch

Tuesday, February 5, 10:30 AM – Sand Lake/Nelson Township branch

Wednesday, February 13, 10:00 AM – Walker branch

Monday, February 18, 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM – Plainfield Township branch

Tuesday, February 19, 10:00 AM and 6:30 PM – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch

Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 AM – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch

Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 AM – Plainfield Township branch

Thursday, February 21, 10:00 AM – Plainfield Township branch

Thursday, February 21, 10:30 AM – Englehardt branch

Monday, February 25, 6:30 PM – Byron Township branch

Wednesday, February 27, 10:00 AM – Gaines Township branch

Wednesday, February 27, 10:30 AM – Comstock Park branch

A Very Short Story of Loss, Reunion and Budgetary Ecstasy

It’s a library miracle, Charlie Brown!

A Cascade Township branch regular inadvertently left five KDL DVDs on an airplane not too long ago. Luckily, a Grandville branch customer came to the rescue, when she happened to take a subsequent flight on the same plane and found the movies. Rather than leave them in baggage claim in Atlanta, she returned them to KDL herself, which means the guy who had just paid more than $100 in replacement charges didn’t have to tell his wife about the unforeseen expense (that has since been removed from his account).

Good Samaritan, if you were here right now I would give your cheeks a big squeeze.

Free Classes for Parents and Caregivers

Parents and caregivers are invited to participate in Early Childhood Essentials classes at KDL this winter. If you have young children or if you work in child care and need professional development hours, this series is for you. Note: classes are for adults and childcare is not provided.

Classes are filling up fast, so sign up today! Register online by clicking on the class you would like to attend in the list below, or call our Patron Services department at 616-784-2007.

RELAX – Calming Down and De-Stressing

Saturday, January 19, 1:00 PM – East Grand Rapids branch

Understanding Feelings and Communicating with Respect

Wednesday, January 23, 6:00 PM – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch

Building Self Worth and Praising Children

Thursday, January 24, 6:30 PM – Byron Township branch

Set Up Your Day to Play

Thursday, February 21, 6:30 PM – Byron Township branch

Adding “What If” to Your Day

Wednesday, February 27, 6:00 PM – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch

The New Health Care Law & You

Find out what the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is all about and what it means for you. Presented by Lisa Ross, consumer outreach coordinator for the State of Michigan.

Schedule:

Wednesday, January 9, 6:30 PM – Alpine Township branch

Friday, January 18, 10:00 AM – Krause Memorial branch

Friday, January 18, 1:00 PM – Sand Lake/Nelson Township branch

Thursday, January 24, 6:30 PM – Wyoming branch

Wednesday, January 30, 6:30 PM – Englehardt branch

Tuesday, February 19, 6:30 PM – Plainfield Township branch

Thursday, February 21, 6:30 PM – Gaines Township branch

 

KDL: Your Happy Place

Happy New Year!

Today kicks off KDL’s own Happiness Project, an 18-month campaign aimed at promoting happy, healthy and helpful attitudes and actions to staff and patrons at our 18 branches. The effort, modeled after the book The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, includes programs for all ages and community involvement projects.

January–February programs, themed “A Happier, Healthier You @ KDL,” include a teddy bear clinic at various branches, “happy dance” parties for kids, and for adults, programs on simple, organized living, detox yoga, the new health care law and vegan desserts. The first community involvement project is a hygiene product drive at all our branches, which will be distributed in cooperation with the Kent Intermediate School District to children in Kent County who are experiencing homelessness.

You can find out about system-wide Happiness Project programming by asking at a branch or perusing our Kaleidoscope seasonal program guide.

 

New Year, New You!

 

The presents have been opened, the carols have been sung and the egg nog and goodies have been consumed. Now it’s time to put 2012 to rest and look forward to a bright future in 2013. As you make your New Year’s Resolutions, we want you to know that KDL is here to help you achieve your goals.

Hoping to learn something new this year? Attend one of our computer classes to brush up your technology skills or learn a new language with Mango, our online language-learning resource.

Are you looking for an easy way to save money? Avoid paying high prices for kid-friendly activities, and visit your local KDL branch for some free fun. Each of our branches offers an area especially for kids. Your little ones will enjoy a huge collection of books, a wide-variety of free programs and special play areas designed to get their imaginations working!

Did you challenge your family to spend less time in front of the television? Reading can be a great substitute! If you need help finding the perfect books, check out our reading lists or our Personalized Picks service. KDL librarians are always happy to assist as well.

No matter what you are hoping to accomplish, KDL most likely has a book, DVD or other resource that can help. We have a huge collection of items about , eating healthy, quitting smoking, saving money, getting organized and more!

Cheers to you being happy and healthy in 2013!

 

Get Newsweek for FREE

Newsweek magazine goes all-digital next week, but fear not, KDL cardholders: you have access to the electronic version for FREE when you subscribe (again, for FREE) to Zinio when you download the – free! – app through our website. And oh, Zinio also gives you free access to dozens of popular magazines through KDL, including Consumer Reports, ESPN The Magazine, Good Housekeeping and US Weekly. Pass it on!