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March 16, 2016
We are thrilled to announce that KDL Director Lance Werner has been named a March 14, 2016
Learn a New Language
We offer an awesome resource that allows you to quickly and easily learn practical dialog skills in a new language! March 9, 2016
Another Seed Library Volunteer Opportunity
We need your help! We are looking for people who are willing to help pack and distribute seeds for the Vote for the 2016 Thumbs Up! Award
Teens! Let your voice be heard, and vote for the next Michigan Library Association’s Thumbs Up! Award winner for 2016!
According to the Michigan Library Association, “The purpose of the award is to recognize and promote an outstanding contribution to teen literature that has both literary quality and teen appeal for those 13 to 18 years of age. The Thumbs Up! Award was established in 1986 by the Teen Services Division of the Michigan Library Association. Since 2001, the selection process has also included a teen vote.”
Check out these 10 nominees, and cast your vote to determine the winner!
Anyone, ages 13 to 18 can cast a vote. Voting runs until May 31, 2016, so start reading! May the best book win!
March 8, 2016
No Spring Break plans? We can help!
If robots and smashing and rebuilding things is your kid’s idea of a great time, then do we have the event for you! Join us for the KDL LAB Maker Break starting April 4th through 7th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wyoming Branch. Maker Break takes the STEAM curriculum out of the classroom and into your child’s hands in a creative and collaborative way.
March 7, 2016
Animals on the Move
If you have ever dreamed of having a safari adventure in South Africa, take a moment to browse through some memorable moments of a recent trip. In December of 2015, I travelled to South Africa with my husband to spend six days on a wildlife reserve. During that time we moved through the wilderness in a jeep, as we tracked giraffes, zebras, elephants, cheetahs, hippos and rhinos. This trip could become a reality for you, or at least an armchair excursion, with Fodor’s The Complete Guide to African Safaris, or a video of South Africa.
Click to view slideshow.
Some awesome interactions we witnessed were: an elephant and white rhino confrontation, zebras and giraffes running from a charging rhino, a cheetah on a casual walk…right by our jeep, and a group of hippos munching on dried grasses. Just imagine that you were in the jeep with us, so close that you could see the eyelashes of an elephant, the spots on a cheetah, and ticks on a giraffe’s neck! If this leads you to wanting to know more, you can research all these facts in our South African mammals collection.
Along with these interesting memories, I also enjoyed reading the book, 
The Elephant Whisperer: My life with the herd in the African wild, by Lawrence Anthony.
This inspirational story takes the reader on a journey; with the true -to- life guide that purchased a reserve, and adopted a herd of wild elephants to roam across his magnificent land. This was definitely a trip to dream about!
March 6, 2016
KDL Welcomes New Board Member
There’s a new face on KDL’s Board of Trustees.
Sherrie Barber Willson now represents the City of Wyoming. Her term runs through December 31, 2019.
Sherrie has a BA in English from Northwestern College and a MA in Communications from Grand Valley State University. She worked at Steelcase for 15 years and is currently the Digital Marketing Manager for the Coalesse brand. She is married to Brent and they have two daughters, Lila (7) and Mya (4).
“I think a strong library system is a key component of any healthy community, and KDL does a wonderful job of serving Kent County,” said Sherrie. “I look forward to helping to guide KDL as it seeks to continue serving its patrons in the most effective way.”
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