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Title
Date
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Time
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Walker Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Time
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Plainfield Township Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Description
Teen-only fun for you and your friends at the library! Stop by for video games, crafts, board games, movies, food and more. For teens grades 6–12.
Library
Grandville Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Time
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Description
Teen-only fun for you and your friends at the library! Stop by for video games, crafts, board games, movies, food and more. For teens grades 6–12.
Library
East Grand Rapids Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Alto Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Time
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Located at the Spencer Twp Pavilion. Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Spencer Township Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Englehardt Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Alpine Township Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Plainfield Township Branch

Title
Date
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description
Teens -- need a concentrated study jam to finish that big project or prepare for a test? How about having the library all to yourselves, with pizza and pop? Bring your assignment, your study partners and your brain. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cascade Library. For teens grades 7-12.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description
Teens -- need a concentrated study jam to finish that big project or prepare for a test? How about having the library all to yourselves, with pizza and pop? Bring your assignment, your study partners and your brain. For teens grades 7-12.
Library
Grandville Branch

Title
Date
Monday, June 03, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Description
Learn to edit, write and publish articles in the world's largest online encyclopedia. Pick a topic you love and share your expertise with the world. In this series of three classes, you will learn the fundamentals of editing in Wikipedia, including adding citations and references, creating a new article, the use of discussion and user talk pages, and uploading images. Bring your own laptop or use one of ours. Presented by Bettina Cousineau, Wikipedia editor and facilitator for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum's Wikipedia project. Prerequisites: Participants must be experienced using the mouse and Internet. Registration for this computer class is required and begins one month before the scheduled class on the first Monday of each month for KDL patrons and the second Monday for non-KDL patrons. Participants should register for all three sessions. To register, call 616-784-2007 or visit your local KDL branch. Please provide your library card number at time of registration. For teens and adults. Computers and Technology.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Wyoming Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Walker Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Time
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after April 15. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Sand Lake / Nelson Township Branch

Title
Date
Monday, June 10, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Monday, June 10, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Description
Learn to edit, write and publish articles in the world's largest online encyclopedia. Pick a topic you love and share your expertise with the world. In this series of three classes, you will learn the fundamentals of editing in Wikipedia, including adding citations and references, creating a new article, the use of discussion and user talk pages, and uploading images. Bring your own laptop or use one of ours. Presented by Bettina Cousineau, Wikipedia editor and facilitator for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum's Wikipedia project. Prerequisites: Participants must be experienced using the mouse and Internet. Registration for this computer class is required and begins one month before the scheduled class on the first Monday of each month for KDL patrons and the second Monday for non-KDL patrons. Participants should register for all three sessions. To register, call 616-784-2007 or visit your local KDL branch. Please provide your library card number at time of registration. For teens and adults. Computers and Technology.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Description
Create interesting food "below the surface." Make the greatest quesadillas ever with your own creative combination of ingredients! Hang out with your friends and enjoy your original delicacies. For teens grades 6-12.
Library
Englehardt Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Create a set of magnets for yourself or a friend. What lies beneath the surface is for you to decide -- they're easy and fun to make! For teens grades 6-12. Arts and Crafts.
Library
Gaines Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
Caricature artist Corey Ruffin unveils the talent hidden in all of us. Are stick figures the full extent of your artistic ability? In a few simple steps, Corey shows you the art of cartooning the human face and will have you drawing like a pro. For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Like to tinker? Are you curious about how things work beneath the surface? Old telephones, keyboards and other gadgets will be provided for teens to take apart and explore. Spark your interest for what's beneath the surface! For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read.
Library
Alpine Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Can you handle the dystopian worlds of popular teen novels? Try your hand at bow and arrow target practice, see if you can blend in with a pack of zombies, hoard items you need to survive and more! For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Wyoming Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Description
Create interesting food "below the surface." Make the greatest quesadillas ever with your own creative combination of ingredients! Hang out with your friends and enjoy your original delicacies. For teens grades 6-12.
Library
Plainfield Township Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Description
Can you handle the dystopian worlds of popular teen novels? Try your hand at bow and arrow target practice, see if you can blend in with a pack of zombies, hoard items you need to survive and more! For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Grandville Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Description
We're looking for a few good teens to volunteer their time to help with our summer reading program. Enthusiasm and energy are a must. Fun times guaranteed! Registration is required via a paper application. Applications available after May 1. Visit your local branch for details. For teens grades 6-12.

Library
East Grand Rapids Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Can you handle the dystopian worlds of popular teen novels? Try your hand at bow and arrow target practice, see if you can blend in with a pack of zombies, hoard items you need to survive and more! For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Krause Memorial Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Create interesting food "below the surface." Make the greatest quesadillas ever with your own creative combination of ingredients! Hang out with your friends and enjoy your original delicacies. For teens grades 6-12.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
Come check out what's going on in the underground music scene, which is the great stuff you won't normally find through more traditional sources. Hear great live local music, get a chance to talk with musicians and musical experts about underground music, check out some great sources of other local and national underground music information (magazines, CDs, DVDs, etc.) and much more! For teens grades 6-12. Music and Dance. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Spencer Township Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Join the West Michigan Tabletop Gamers the third Saturday of each month to play some fun-filled board games. Assorted "gateway" games will be on hand, along with someone to teach them. For teens and adults. Gaming. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Grandville Branch

Title
Date
Monday, June 17, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Description
Learn to edit, write and publish articles in the world's largest online encyclopedia. Pick a topic you love and share your expertise with the world. In this series of three classes, you will learn the fundamentals of editing in Wikipedia, including adding citations and references, creating a new article, the use of discussion and user talk pages and uploading images. Bring your own laptop or use one of ours. Presented by Bettina Cousineau, Wikipedia editor and facilitator for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum's Wikipedia project. Prerequisites: Participants must be experienced using the mouse and Internet. Registration for this computer class is required and begins one month before the scheduled class on the first Monday of each month for KDL patrons and the second Monday for non-KDL patrons. Participants should register for all three sessions. To register, call 616-784-2007 or visit your local KDL branch. Please provide your library card number at time of registration. For teens and adults. Computers and Technology.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
Get your gaming skills ready and join us for some intense Super Smash Bros. action! Many will enter, but only the best will be crowned champions. The tournament features great prizes and snacks. Pre-registration is required and participant spots are limited. For teens grades 6-12. Gaming. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Englehardt Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Description
Create interesting food "below the surface." Make the greatest quesadillas ever with your own creative combination of ingredients! Hang out with your friends and enjoy your original delicacies. For teens grades 6-12.
Library
Gaines Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Description
Caricature artist Corey Ruffin unveils the talent hidden in all of us. Are stick figures the full extent of your artistic ability? In a few simple steps, Corey shows you the art of cartooning the human face and will have you drawing like a pro. For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Wyoming Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Come check out what's going on in the underground music scene, which is the great stuff you won't normally find through more traditional sources. Hear great live local music, get a chance to talk with musicians and musical experts about underground music, check out some great sources of other local and national underground music information (magazines, CDs, DVDs, etc.) and much more! For teens grades 6-12. Music and Dance. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Alpine Township Branch

Title
Date
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Time
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Description
Like to tinker? Are you curious about how things work beneath the surface? Old telephones, keyboards and other gadgets will be provided for teens to take apart and explore. Spark your interest for what's beneath the surface! For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read.
Library
Plainfield Township Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Description
Caricature artist Corey Ruffin unveils the talent hidden in all of us. Are stick figures the full extent of your artistic ability? In a few simple steps, Corey shows you the art of cartooning the human face and will have you drawing like a pro. For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Grandville Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Teen-only fun for you and your friends at the library! Stop by for video games, crafts, board games, movies, food and more. For teens grades 6–12.
Library
Caledonia Township Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Discover your inner photographer! Learn the basics of framing and composition. Bring your own camera and capture images that symbolize your own unique perspective. For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Description
Five hours of Peace, Love and Happiness! We're celebrating the end of school and the beginning of Summer Reading @ KDL with music, food and prizes! Sponsored by the Friends of the Kentwood Library. For teens grades 6-12. Music and Dance. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Kentwood Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Caricature artist Corey Ruffin unveils the talent hidden in all of us. Are stick figures the full extent of your artistic ability? In a few simple steps, Corey shows you the art of cartooning the human face and will have you drawing like a pro. For teens grades 6-12. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Kentwood Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Description
Teen-only fun for you and your friends at the library! Stop by for video games, crafts, board games, movies, food and more. For teens grades 6–12.
Library
Cascade Township Branch

Title
Date
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
Create interesting food "below the surface." Make the greatest quesadillas ever with your own creative combination of ingredients! Hang out with your friends and enjoy your original delicacies. For teens grades 6-12.
Library
Spencer Township Branch

Title
Date
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Time
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Description
Discover what it was like to be a soldier during World War II. For this informal drop-in program, reenactor Andrew Garrison will discuss his collection of authentic uniforms, weapons and equipment used by both American and German soldiers. In partnership with the Byron Center Museum and Historical Society. For teens and adults. Guys Read Approved.
Library
Byron Township Branch

1.Visit your local KDL branch library and complete a printed registration form.

2. Sign up below to keep track of the books you read and write reviews. Read the reviews left by others to find your next great read.

3. Every time you read four books, magazines or audio books, fill out a raffle slip at your local KDL branch and place it in the container for the prize that you want to win. Each raffle slip can go in a different box.

4. The more you read, the more chances you have to win! Remember, only items you finish after June 1 are eligible.

If you have previously enrolled in a program, enter your
user name and password and click on the Login button.
New users click on the Sign Me Up button.

KDL RAFFLE PRIZES:



All Summer Reading Participants 16 & Younger Can Also Enter to Win These WOTV 4 / Maranda PRIZE DRAWINGS:

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