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Million Milkweed Challenge

11:00am - 1:00pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Egelston Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Egelston Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Plant butterfly food! Winter sowing is a fun and easy way to get a jump start on the growing season. Melissa Eikenberry will present information about local plants needed by our winged friends.

Big Read Block Party at Bethlehem Park

4:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read, Community, Early Literacy
Event Details:

You're invited to kick off the Big Read Lakeshore with MADL in style! Bring your neighbors and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon featuring:

Live at the Library: Gabriel Estrada and Isela Alvarez

6:30pm - 7:30pm
All Ages
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read, Music, Performance
Event Details:

This concert will be held at Community United Methodist Church (1614 Ruddiman Dr, North Muskegon, MI 49445).

Cruisin' with the Library

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Big Read, History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Back by popular demand: Join us for this awesome cruise to kick off our series of Big Read Lakeshore events.

Morning Book Club

10:30am - 11:30am
Adults
Norton Shores Branch
Library Branch: Norton Shores Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Book Club
Event Details:

Gather and discuss the book of the month with fellow book lovers from your local community. Copies of the monthly selection are available at the library. New participants are always welcome!

 

October: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

 

Roaring 20's Trivia Extravaganza

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:

Let's raise a glass (and a cup of joe!) to good times and even better trivia. Join us for a night of nostalgic fun at Community House Coffee (4095 Grand Haven Rd) where we'll test your knowledge of the Jazz Age.

Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher

12:00pm - 2:00pm
All Ages
Montague Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Montague Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher using tissue paper squares.

Teen Junk Journals

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
North Muskegon Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North Muskegon Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Teens and tweens in 6-12th grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal.

Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher

12:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages
Holton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Holton Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher using tissue paper squares.

Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher

4:30pm - 6:30pm
All Ages
Muskegon Township Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Muskegon Township Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher using tissue paper squares.

Voices of Immigration: Muskegon's Story

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Norton Shores Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Norton Shores Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Community, Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 97
Event Details:

Join us for an event about immigration in Muskegon County! It's a big topic in the news today, and we'll learn about how it's impacted Muskegon County throughout history and what's happening now.

Teen Junk Journals

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Montague Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Montague Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Teens and tweens in 6-12th grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal.

MADL Movie Night: Coco

4:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
Muskegon Heights Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Muskegon Heights Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read, Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Event Details:

Join us for a screening of the hit film, Coco. Popcorn will be provided. Registration required.

Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher

3:00pm - 5:00pm
All Ages
Dalton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Dalton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher using tissue paper squares.

Million Milkweed Challenge

11:00am - 1:00pm
5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Dalton Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Dalton Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 5-12, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Community, Education
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Plant butterfly food! Winter sowing is a fun and easy way to get a jump start on the growing season. Melissa Eikenberry will present information about local plants needed by our winged friends.

Staff Training

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Dalton Branch, Egelston Branch, Holton Branch, Laketon Township Branch, LVPD, Montague Branch, Muskegon Heights Branch, Muskegon Township Branch, North Muskegon Branch, Norton Shores Branch, Ravenna Branch, Bookmobile, Off Site, Online

Morning Movie

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
LVPD
Registration
Library Branch: LVPD
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read, Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:

Enjoy a family friendly movie on the big screen. Popcorn provided.

Registration required.

Oct 15 (Tuesday): Coco* 

Nov 12 (Tuesday): The Princess Bride

Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher

10:00am - 12:00pm
All Ages
North Muskegon Branch
Registration
Library Branch: North Muskegon Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher using tissue paper squares.

Movie Afternoon

1:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages
LVPD
Registration
Library Branch: LVPD
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read, Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Enjoy a family friendly movie on the big screen. Popcorn provided.

Oct 15 (Tuesday): Coco*

Nov 12 (Tuesday): The Princess Bride

Tissue Paper Butterfly Suncatcher

4:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
Egelston Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Egelston Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Celebrate the Big Read with us and create a beautiful mosaic butterfly suncatcher that you can take home and hang in your window. Show your creativity in making this suncatcher using tissue paper squares.

Teen Junk Journals

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Norton Shores Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Norton Shores Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Big Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Teens and tweens in 6th through 12 grade, use a variety of materials to tell your story at this Big Read Lakeshore event and make your own Junk Journal.

Gatsby at the Hackley and Hume

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Off Site
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Big Read, History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join us at the Hackley & Hume Historic Site for a two-part program! Begin the evening in the City Barn with a discussion led by Dr. Michael Van Dyke of Hope College on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, The Great Gatsby. Dr.

Thursday Night Music Club: Original Wooden Shoe Dixieland Band

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Norton Shores Branch
Library Branch: Norton Shores Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Big Read, Music
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of lively pre-swing era jazz with the Original Wooden Show Dixieland Band. This a free concert:  no tickets/registration required.

Family Storytime

9:30am - 10:15am
0-5
Egelston Branch
Library Branch: Egelston Branch
Room: Library
Age Group: 0-5
Program Type: Big Read, Storytime
Event Details:

Enjoy reading, singing, talking, and playing featuring stories, rhymes, music, and movement to entertain and educate your children. For children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers. 

Special Big Read Storytime will feature Little Read book Dreamers by Yuyi Morales.