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• 15th Annual Community Literary Awards Featuring Jaimy Gordon

  Posted April 14, 2011 in  Books and More, Events
  Fifteen years ago, the Kalamazoo Gazette began a program called the Community Literary Awards to encourage aspiring writers and poets by giving them a chance to submit their short stories and poems in a juried competition. This writing competition and awards ceremony are sponsored by the Kalamazoo Continue…

• April Book Sale Date

  Posted April 11, 2011 in  Books and More, Events
  The next Friends of the Portage District Library book sale will happen Saturday, April 16th, from 9 am to 3 pm. Welcome spring with a new book! Held at the Portage District Library, the book sale is always in the lower level meeting rooms. If you are a member of the Friends, you are also eligible Continue…

• Changes to Overdrive Service

  Posted March 8, 2011 in  Books and More
  Overdrive, the service that Portage District Library uses to circulate ebooks and downloadable audio books, is now only available to Portage Residents and purchased Non-Resident cards. Reciprocal borrowers must to use their home libraries and library card to download from OverDrive. The Willard Continue…

• National Reading Month for Kids!

  Posted March 1, 2011 in  Books and More, Events, Parents and Kids, Teens
  In March, the Youth Department is Celebrating National Reading Month with Reading Programs for all ages! The Preschool Reading Program has a Dr. Seuss theme and kicks-off at our Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss event on March 2nd. The Elementary Reading Program has a western theme, Wanted: Readers. Both Continue…

• Reading Together 2011

  Posted March 1, 2011 in  Books and More, Events
  Reading Together invites people of all ages from all walks of life to read a single book. Thousands of county residents have participated in Reading Together programs since 2003. This year’s book is Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder. The author is coming to Kalamazoo on March 10.The Continue…