KENT DISTRICT LIBRARYGRANDVILLE BRANCH

PRESENTS

January- March 2011

Grandville Reads is a community reading

event that seeks to engage all ages in the enjoyment of

reading.

Why Grandville Reads?

A reading community is a healthy

community.

Reading together broadens and deepens our appreciation for the power of books to teach and

inspire.

Reading helps us gain a better understanding of

ourselves and our world.

3 TALES OF PLACE & BELONGING

“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home but more important, it finds a home for us everywhere.” Jean Rhys

SPECIAL THANKS

GRANDVILLE READS PROGRAMS

CURIOUS GEORGE PRESCHOOL READING CLUB

BATTLE OF THE

BOOKSART

BLAST !

ADULT BOOK

DISCUSSION

RYAN SPENCER

REED

Curious George

PRESCHOOL READING CLUB

DID YOU KNOW ? KDL- Grandville got the early literacy message outto over 600 preschoolers and their families.

BE CURIOUS, READ! KICK-OFF PARTY

January 22

EVENT SPONSOR KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORE- GRANDVILLE

175Attended

CRAFTS

READING

CORNER

A VISIT

FROM

GEORGE

GAMESFAMILY

FUN

296 Grandville preschoolers completed their reading logs and received prize

bags.

PREPARE FOR BATTLE !BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

A Book Trivia Tournament for Tweens & Teens

BATTLE BOOKS

BATTLE BREAKDOWN

28 Teams

150 Kids

350Attended

Battle Event

8 of 10GrandvilleSchools

Represented1000 Books Read

150Attended

Battle Strategy

ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION“LITTLE BEE”

Maple Tree Book Discussion Group

An Evening with Photographer Ryan Spencer Reed

Sudan: The Cost of Silence

Ryan talks to 1200 at Grandville

Middle School

Ryan talks to 50 at the Grandville

Branch

ART BLAST & GALA30 entries submitted

representingthe theme of place & belonging

GRANDVILLE READS Happy Endings

2035Attended

Grandville Reads programs

1500Books Read

11 community

sponsorsdonated over$6800 to

Grandville Reads!

545Grandville Reads & Battle books

purchased

100%OF READERSEXPANDED

THEIR WORLDVIEW