Kent District Library (MI)'s Blog, page 8

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Find the Perfect Read!

One of KDL’s top priorities is creating young readers, so we love helping kids pick the perfect title to fit their reading needs. Whether your child is reading well beyond grade level, or just discovering all the joys reading has to offer, we offer many resources to guide you in your quest for the perfect book.

From highly trained youth staff, to eye-catching displays, and colorful booklists, we work to provide personal service and recommendations within the branch. We also provide digital booklists under Recommended Reading. And our new KDL Catalog includes many tools to help you no matter where you are!

Book records now include Lexile and Accelerated Reader(AR) levels for most of our youth materials. Both Lexile and AR levels are educational tools used by teachers to make sure children are identifying books that fit their reading abilities. To see the Level for any title, simply click on the title and view the record. AR and Lexile scores will be listed in Program Information. You can search for books at specific reading levels to help your child stay on track and satisfy teacher requirements for reading.

Explore our many children’s materials and get to know our new catalog. Find the perfect resources to help your child become a successful reader at KDL!

Holiday Break Boredom Busters

Staying in town for holiday break? We can help keep your kids and teens happy, busy and entertained! Between 

Holiday closing — Christmas Eve & Day

The Kent District Library will be closed for the Christmas holidays Thursday and Friday December 24–25. We will resume

January LibraryReads Staff Picks

Holiday Movies on Hoopla

Are you in the mood for a holiday movie, but either haven’t borrowed one from the library or nothing on TV catches your eye? Have no fear, Hoopla is here, with a wonderful selection of

Quick Facts about MeLCat for KDL Cardholders

Now that MeLCat service has been restored, we thought it’d be a good opportunity to review what exactly MeLCat is, what you as a KDL cardholder can get out of it, and how the service works:

Kent District Library participates in the statewide resource sharing system,

New Year Teen Series Alert

Borrow a Launchpad (An iPad for Kids)

We are excited to announce that we now offer Playaway Launchpads, secure, pre-loaded learning tablets designed for children. The Launchpads come pre-loaded with 10 or more high-quality learning apps that your kids are sure to love.

Several branches have Launchpads available for three-week checkout to KDL cardholders: Alpine Township, Byron Township, Cascade Township, East Grand Rapids, Gaines Township, Grandville, Kentwood (Richard L. Root), Plainfield Township and Wyoming.

Some branches have a Launchpad available for use inside the library: Alpine Township, Byron Township, Cascade Township, Kentwood (Richard L. Root), Nelson Township/Sand Lake, Spencer Township, Walker and Wyoming.

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