Grand Rapids Public Library

Pre-Reading Classes for Babies

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

Parents and caregivers are invited to introduce their babies, birth through 18 months, to music, movement, and language in these 30-minute classes designed just for their specific developmental stages. Babies will enjoy hearing a story and learning...

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Pre-Reading Classes for Babies

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

Parents and caregivers are invited to introduce their babies, birth through 18 months, to music, movement, and language in these 30-minute classes designed just for their specific developmental stages. Babies will enjoy hearing a story and learning...

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Let's Play! Workshops

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Let's Play! is a four-week workshop for children 0-5 and their parents or caregivers. Let's Play! teaches the benefits of interactive play. Each week an early childhood specialist will be available to answer questions parents may have about...

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Small Business Class: MI-SBTDC Market Research Series

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

No matter your level, entrepreneurship is about risk. The most effective entrepreneurs understand how to reduce and understand their risk through information, specifically market research. But how does an entrepreneur actually do research in terms...

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Día de los Muertos: Honoring Day of the Dead

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

Come celebrate Día de los Muertos with the Grand Rapids Public Library. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that honors family and friends who have passed on. Loved ones come together to build altars that celebrate the life and memory of the dead....

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Resource Roundtable Volunteer Event

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

Join nationally recognized gerontologist, author and speaker, Dr. Henry Holstege, to learn how you can make a difference in your community. Dr. Holstege's inspirational keynote address will be followed by a resource roundtable session designed...

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Still Missing: Michigan's Mysterious Unsolved Disappearances

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

What do a mild-mannered grocery store manager from Michigan and the infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper have in common? How can a married couple and the aircraft they were traveling in just disappear over a populated area? What happened to the freighter...

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Genealogy Lock-In

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

Come to the Grand Rapids History and Special Collections department for a free after-hours program just for genealogists! Learn how to use the microfilm reader/scanner/printer, save images, and take advantage of free copying and printing during the...

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Early Childhood Essentials Class: Mindful Eating

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

Autopilot is the way we typically respond. Our brain is wired to go down the same pathways we have used before, to have the same thoughts and feelings, to behave the same way we have before. Mindfulness offers a way out of this trap. In this class,...

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Small Business Class: Using Facebook to Promote Your Business

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Submitted 08-15-2014 under

One of the first rules of marketing is 'go where your customers are.' Where are your customers? Increasingly, they are found online. Join the Business Librarian for an informative session on how to use Facebook and other social media tools...

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