Name of book: “Once We Were Here”
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation (GHACF) recently awarded the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District a $12,500 grant from its Youth Fund to fill the Reading Now Network Book Bike with free children’s books.
Loutit District Library’s summer reading program is in full swing, and this year it has been revamped to be more accessible for all participants.
Name of book: “Awake at Sleeping Bear”
NORTON SHORES — A Great Michigan Read book discussion of “The Women of Copper Country,” Mary Doria Russell’s account of the valiant effort in 1913 to unionize the copper miners in Calumet, will take place on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m.
MUSKEGON — Several local students were among those recognized during the 2022 West Michigan Student Showcase.
Local author Melanie Hooyenga said she plans to donate all March proceeds for her gratitude journal, “The Book of Good,” to Mosaic Counseling’s youth counseling and programming.
Summoning a deep breath during a distressing situation can be demanding. But asking a child to perform that task? That was a former Lakeshore resident’s biggest pet peeve.
The revival of the Snowbound Writers’ Contest was a success, organizers said.
It was Harry Potter – or, actually, his buddy Hermione Granger – who made my 6-year-old granddaughter enthusiastic about learning to read.
Like Rip Van Winkle, the Snowbound Writers Contest in Grand Haven has awakened after a long hibernation.
Joe Cron, an author and former resident of the Tri-Cities, will host a book signing at Booked for the Season on Saturday, Nov. 13, from noon to 2 p.m.
Spoiler alert: Betty Crocker isn’t a real person. Still, Cathy Swanson Wheaton is making sure that the 100th birthday of General Mills’ fictitious spokesperson is not going unnoticed.
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HOLLAND — Dr. Ernest Cole of the Hope College English faculty will present the lecture “Negotiating the In-Between: Colonial Education, Spatial Geographies, and the Postcolonial Body in Transition.”
NEW YORK — Near the end of 2020, the pandemic had lasted long enough for author Jodi Picoult to try something that seemed unthinkable for novelists in its early stages – turn it into fiction.
Doug Tjapkes labels himself a self-taught newsman.
Name of book: “Final Refuge”
Loutit District Library hosted this year’s first “Story Time” in Grand Haven’s Central Park on Thursday morning.
Author Robbie Couch will discuss his debut novel, “The Sky Blues,” during an event at The Bookman at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Grand Haven’s public library has reverted to curbside service.
LANSING — State Rep. Jim Lilly, R-Park Township, recently hosted children’s book author and illustrator Aaron Zenz of Spring Lake at the Michigan Capitol in recognizing “March is Reading Month.”
A book on “Prohibition in Southwestern Michigan” written by Grand Haven residents Norma Lewis and Christine Nyholm is now available from Arcadia Publishing.
FRUITPORT — Students at Edgewood Elementary School have a new source of motivation this fall – a book vending machine.
Name of book: “Chasing the Sun”
The misconception is that local public libraries were closed the past several months due to the pandemic. That’s not the case.
MUSKEGON — The public libraries serving Muskegon County – Fruitport District Library, Hackley Public Library, the Muskegon Area District Library and its 10 branches, and the White Lake Community Library – are working together to prepare their buildings to reopen.
Now that Michigan’s governor has given the go-ahead for libraries to open, on June 8, you should be able to return that pile of books that has been sliding around in your car for the past couple of months. Right?
Local bookstores across the country are struggling due to lost revenue during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether it’s a snow day, a random school holiday, or a global pandemic, unforeseen time at home with the kids can be stressful, especially if kids are feeling anxious.
Click Clack Moosic series continues at The Block
CHICAGO — ’Twas a cold December day when, trudging through the vast expanse of the 900 North Michigan Shops, passing Gucci and hand-woven silk fabrics I could never afford, I noticed the strangest of welcome sights. It was a modest reminder that sometimes things get better. It was the time o…
Name of book: “We Are the Voice of the Grass: Interfaith Peace Activism in Northern Uganda”
Name of book: “Destination: The Haven”
Humanity for Prisoners will welcome best-selling author Alex Kotlowitz to West Michigan to raise awareness of issues within our criminal justice system and to highlight the work of the organization.
SPRING LAKE — Whistlestop Playground along the Lakeside Trail non-motorized path has not only gained public art this summer, it’s gained reading material.
Beginning today, the Tribune’s daily comics offering will change.
Name of book: “Clover Blue”
Kyle Brooky of Grand Haven Township has another history-based book of photographs under his belt.
SPRING LAKE — Spring Lake District Library joins libraries nationwide during the week of April 7-13 to celebrate National Library Week.
Joyful Noise Christian Childcare’s C-Fund will be giving away new books to young readers at the fifth annual Pizza Plus Books.
Local author Melanie Hooyenga recently released her latest book, “The Edge Rules.” She’ll hold a book release party today (Saturday, Nov. 3) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Bookman in Grand Haven.
“My Journey to Ephphatha: Discovering Ways God Guides Us to Our Purpose,” a novel by Fruitport resident Bonnie Jeane-Marie Vokits, has been named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group as one of the best indie books of 2018.
Hundreds of people perused Grand Haven’s Central Park on Sunday, selecting from the thousands of free books that were stacked on tables around the park.
Local historian Wallace Ewing and Loutit District Library genealogy specialist Jeanette Weiden recently turned their focus on the columns of former Grand Haven Tribune editor Clarence “Tad” Poel for their recently released book, “Focus on People.”
Local author and historian Wally Ewing was recently honored with a grant and award for his local history book, “Footprints.”
Thanks to a generous gift from Grand Haven residents Carol Alexander and Kevin Carbery, Loutit District Library will host a special exhibition of children’s picture book art on loan from the Mazza Museum at the University of Findlay, located in Findlay, Ohio.
Name of book: “Dispute This! America is crumbling within; Working and existing in today’s society; Our steps to help workers”
Updated: Spring Lake District Library reopened Monday around 2:30 p.m. after being closed for several hours due to a large crane in the parking lot.
Name of book: “Icons of Grand Haven”
Name of book: “The Slope Rules”
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