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08/29/2026

Our Summer Reading Challenge is coming to an end!
Bring your completed booklet with you to any GRPL location to receive your prize while supplies last. The last day to claim finisher prizes and enter the bonus prize drawing is today, Saturday, August 29. Bonus prize winners will be notified after Labor Day.

Youth Prize
Ages 0 - 17
A tote bag that you can color. Crayons provided.

Adult Prize
Ages 18+
A specialty canvas tote bag

08/28/2026

September is just around the corner...

Mark your calendar! 🗓️ The Friends of the Library Book Sale is back. Join us at one of the library’s biggest book sales ...
08/27/2026

Mark your calendar! 🗓️ The Friends of the Library Book Sale is back.

Join us at one of the library’s biggest book sales of the year! During this popular fundraiser, find bargains to help fill your home bookshelf, office, or classroom. Materials are added throughout the day. Cash, Venmo, and credit cards are accepted at this event.

Main Library – 111 Library Street NE
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
All books are 50 cents each.

Sunday, October 18, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Fill a grocery bag for $5.00. Bring your own bag.

This event is presented by the Friends of the Grand Rapids Public Library. All proceeds benefit the Grand Rapids Public Library.

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Venta de libros de los Amigos de la Biblioteca
El sábado, 17 de octubre – el domingo, 18 de octubre de 2026
Biblioteca Principal – 111 Library St NE

¡Únase a nosotros en una de las ventas de libros más importantes del año! Durante este popular evento benéfico, encuentre ofertas para llenar su hogar, oficina o salón de clases. Se agregan materiales durante todo el día. Se acepta efectivo, Venmo y tarjetas de crédito.

El sábado, 17 de octubre de 2026, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Todos los libros cuestan 50 centavos.

El domingo, 18 de octubre de 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Llene una bolsa de supermercado por $5.00. Traiga su propia bolsa.

Este evento es presentado por Friends of the Grand Rapids Public Library. Todas las ganancias benefician a la Biblioteca PĂşblica de Grand Rapids.

Send this post to your trivia team! 📤 Join GRPL for two fun evenings of trivia and craft b**r at Speciation Cellars! Thi...
08/26/2026

Send this post to your trivia team! 📤

Join GRPL for two fun evenings of trivia and craft b**r at Speciation Cellars! This multi-round, multi-topic trivia night is a great chance to connect with friends in a relaxed, local setting. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase, outside food can be brought in. For adults.

🗓️ September 10 and October 8, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
📍 Speciation Cellars – 928 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506

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Únase a GRPL para una divertida velada de trivia y ce***za artesanal en Speciation Cellars. Esta noche de trivia de múltiples rondas y temas es una excelente oportunidad para conectarse con amigos en un ambiente relajado y local. Habrá bebidas alcohólicas y no alcohólicas disponibles para comprar, y se puede traer comida de afuera. Para adultos.

🗓️ 10 de septiembre, 8 de octubre, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
📍Speciation Cellars – 928 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Calling all poets! The Grand Rapids Public Library is accepting applications from local poets interested in becoming the...
08/24/2026

Calling all poets!

The Grand Rapids Public Library is accepting applications from local poets interested in becoming the next Poet Laureate.

Applications and nominations are accepted September 1 – October 31, 2026.
Learn more → www.grpl.org/poet-laureate/

📝 🍎 It's that time of year again and we're highlighting a digital resource for educators and parents: Educate Station! E...
08/20/2026

📝 🍎 It's that time of year again and we're highlighting a digital resource for educators and parents: Educate Station!

Explore a variety of fun, hands-on activities for students in grades Pre-K through 5. This resource is perfect for parents, caregivers, and teachers. Simply log in with your library card to get started. You can also create a "My Classroom" account to save and organize your favorite lessons in Math, Science, Reading, and more.

Learn more at www.grpl.org/schools/

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Two upcoming Michigan author talks at the Main Library. On September 9, Lynn Liberato will discu...
08/19/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Two upcoming Michigan author talks at the Main Library.

On September 9, Lynn Liberato will discuss her book Michigan's CON-CON 11: Women and State Constitution-making in 1961. Learn about these pioneering women, including Grand Rapids delegates Dorothy Judd and Ella Koeze, and what it means to be a delegate engaged in revising Michigan's highest law.

On November 3, explore our city's early history through Charles E. Belknap’s "The Yesterdays of Grand Rapids." This classic work, which began as a popular column in the Grand Rapids Press, features Belknap's firsthand accounts of life in the Grand River valley. Local historian Colleen Alles recently edited and expanded this collection, adding new stories by Belknap and providing her own contextual essays.

Learn more → www.grpl.org/events

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