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Social Justice Begins With ME, part of a series

Dec 13th | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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Community Game Night

Dec 17th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Ottawa Hills Branch

Happy Noon Year! | Main Library

Dec 31st | 11:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library

Happy Noon Year! | Madison Square

Dec 31st | 11:30am - 12:30pm
Madison Square Branch

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Hope in the Dark

Join our book club to discuss "Hope in the Dark" by Rebecca Solnit on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm at the Main Branch.
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Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead [GRPL Book Club]

Join us to discuss "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" on Monday, December 15, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Yankee Clipper!
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Better Living Through Birding [GRPL Book Club]

Join our book club to discuss "Better Living Through Birding" on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the West Leonard Branch.
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Hope in the Dark

Join our book club to discuss "Hope in the Dark" by Rebecca Solnit on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm at the Main Branch.
GRPL_ReadersAdvisory

Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead [GRPL Book Club]

Join us to discuss "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" on Monday, December 15, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Yankee Clipper!
GRPL_ReadersAdvisory

Better Living Through Birding [GRPL Book Club]

Join our book club to discuss "Better Living Through Birding" on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the West Leonard Branch.
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Streaming, Apps, & Downloads

Read, stream, watch, and listen. Learn a new hobby. Get free access to apps with your library card.

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Streaming, Apps, & Downloads

Read, stream, watch, and listen. Learn a new hobby. Get free access to apps with your library card.

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Streaming, Apps, & Downloads

Read, stream, watch, and listen. Learn a new hobby. Get free access to apps with your library card.

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Mango Languages

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Grand Rapids History Center

Collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Grand Rapids, through photographs, diaries, posters, maps and other records.

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