Calling all Muskegon County Middle and High School Students! You are invited to participate in our Short Story Contest, inspired by the 2026 Big Read Books. The contest is presented by Muskegon Area District Library (MADL), Muskegon Community College (MCC), Hackley Public Library, and the Career Tech Center. Writing Prompts: MS (6-8th): Write an original short…
Story Project with MADL – Big Read
Teachers, your classroom is invited to participate in writing project inspired by this year’s Big Read Lakeshore! The Little and Middle Read selected for Fall 2026 are What Can A Citizen Do? (Little Read) and The Eyes & the Impossible (Middle Read) both by Dave Eggers, who will be coming to Muskegon's Frauenthal on November…
Lunches at the Library
This year MADL is partnering with Feeding America West Michigan' Gather 2 Grow and Kids Food Basket to provide lunches for youth ages 0-18 and adults with disabilities through age 26 at no-cost. The meals will be available “grab n’ go” style on weekdays early June thru August. Gather 2 Grow is part of Feeding…
New Seed Libraries – Egelston, Muskegon Heights, and Ravenna Branches!
Looking to try your hand at gardening? Looking for some new seeds to try? Stop in to one of our seed libraries: Montague, North Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Egelston, and Ravenna Branches. No library card needed to check out seeds. What is a seed library? Our Seed Libraries are a collection of seeds that are free…
Engage with Middle Read: “A Wish the Dark” by Christina Soontornvat
Looking for a great book to read this fall for kids and teens? Check out this Middle Read selection for 2025. The Middle Read A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat lifts up many issues and leads to great conversations with anyone who has read it or is reading it. Here's a summary from…
Story Project with MADL – Middle Read
Teachers, your classroom is invited to partner with MADL on a writing project inspired by this year’s Big Read Lakeshore! The Little and Middle Read books selected for 2025 are Little Read: Journey and Middle Read: A Wish in the Dark. End result? MADL will publish 3 copies of the hard cover book filled with your students’ writing and illustrations…
Big Read StoryProject at MADL
Teachers, your classroom is invited to partner with MADL on a writing project inspired by this year’s Big Read Lakeshore! The Little and Middle Read books selected for 2025 are Little Read: Journey and Middle Read: A Wish in the Dark. End result? MADL will publish 3 copies of the hard cover book filled with your students’ writing and illustrations…
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