Community Organizations Contribute Literacy Station to Library

  

Thanks to donations from The Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation, the Friends of the Grand Rapids Area Library, The Grand Rapids Centennial Rotary Club and the Kiwanis Daybreakers  Club of Grand Rapids, children can now use a Literacy Station to play while they learn at the Grand Rapids Area Library.

The literacy station looks different from the other game computers in the library, with brightly colored graphics on a touch screen, a multi-colored keyboard and a child-sized mouse.  The station is loaded with dozens of games chosen for both their educational outcomes and their “fun” factor.  Math, Reading, Science, Drawing, music and history programs are available, as well as popular favorites such as Oregon Trail and Dora’s World Adventure.  All instructional content is aligned to national education standards and has received top ratings in professional journals.

One of the primary goals of the Library is to support parents in preparing their preschoolers for learning success, and to help primary students develop a love of reading and learning.   The literacy station provides one more opportunity for kids to practice learning skills while having fun.

Pictured are Kathy McCarty, Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation, Bill Litchke, Kiwanis Daybreakers Club, Carol Steel and Pat Fideldy of the Friends of the Grand Rapids Library, and Donna Hartung, Grand Rapids Are Library Foundation.

Museum Passes now available at Arrowhead Libraries

Museum passes available again beginning Monday, December 19


They’re back! Passes are now available at the Grand Rapids Library for a variety of popular attractions throughout the region. The process has changed based on experience from the first year. You will be able to check out passes good through Feb 28 and good at all of the participating museums.

Participating Locations:
Duluth Depot,
Great Lakes Aquarium,
 Forest History Center,
Judy Garland & Children’s Museum,
 MN Discovery Center,
Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site,
Dorothy Molter Museum,
North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum,
Ely-Winton Historical Society,
Carlton County Historical Society,
Palkie Grist Mill
Cook County Historical Society
 Some of these are seasonal, so they will not be open in winter.
Due to limited quantities, we must restrict it to 4 passes per family per quarter.
In February we will receive passes that are good March –May.