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Library Advisory Board Meeting

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Event Details:

Quarterly meeting of the Library Advisory Board.

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Event Details:

Quarterly meeting of the Library Advisory Board.

Nimble Fingers

Nimble Fingers Creative Circle

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for this informal group of people that meets weekly to quilt, sew, embroider, and more. Drop in and bring whatever you are working on. All are welcome and no registr...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Please join us for this informal group of people that meets weekly to quilt, sew, embroider, and more. Drop in and bring whatever you are working on. All are welcome and no registration is necessary! 

a cat is leaning on a stack of books while helping to hold up the books is a dog in a yoga pose. Text Yoga Storytime appears above the picture.

Yoga Storytime

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytime and Early Learning
Age Group:
Birth to PreK
Yoga Storytime:

 Breathe, bend and read together with stories, rhymes, and songs. Children will develop literacy and coping skills with simple poses and mindfulness exercises. Following ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Birth to PreK
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime and Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

 Breathe, bend and read together with stories, rhymes, and songs. Children will develop literacy and coping skills with simple poses and mindfulness exercises. Following our storytime session, we will have sensory exploration time. 

Feel free to bring your own mat or the library can provide a special child-sized mat for your practice.  Please register for all the dates you would like to attend.


 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

werq

WERQ fitness

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

WERQ® is the wildly addictive cardio dance workout based on the hottest pop and hip hop music with instructor Marilou Slagter.  Expect to sweat and burn about 500-90...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

WERQ® is the wildly addictive cardio dance workout based on the hottest pop and hip hop music with instructor Marilou Slagter.  Expect to sweat and burn about 500-900 calories each hour of WERQ!

Image of Casey Jones

History Hounds: The Ballad of Casey Jones: Railroad Engineer & Folk Hero

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Live Zoom Program  Learn the story of Casey Jones, whose legacy as a railroad engineer lives on in the iconic folk song bearing his name. Noted for his exceptional punctuality...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Live Zoom Program  

EastmanFarm

Friends Present: Michigan Poor Farms

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
General Programs, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Friends Present: Long before the advent of modern social welfare, county governments in Michigan maintained poorhouses or poor farms. Explore the early history of these facili...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs, Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Friends Present: 

Gatsby

Big Read Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion about this year's Big Read Lakeshore book, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.Starting October 4, you may stop in at the Library to pick up a c...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Join us for a book discussion about this year's Big Read Lakeshore book, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Zumba with Aimee

Zumba with Aimee

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:15am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Zumba mixes low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party.  It’s a total workout, combining all elements of fitness: cardio...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Zumba mixes low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party.  It’s a total workout, combining all elements of fitness: cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility with a serious dose

WREATH

Quilting Class: Holiday Wreath Wall Hanging

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:30pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

2-Day class on Saturdays Nov., 2 & Nov. 9.Learn how to make a Holiday Wreath Wall Hanging with quilter Melissa Huisman. Class is $30/person (includes both Saturday classes), an...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

2-Day class on Saturdays Nov., 2 & Nov. 9.

picture of t-rex holding a tea cup and one holding a tea pot. You are invited to a Tea Rex Party!

"Tea"- Rex Party

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
General Programs
Age Group:
Families
Event Details:

You are invited to a Tea Rex Party! Join us for some fancy fun and light refreshments. We will have dinosaur crafts and games. Of course, you and your family can practice showing o...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: General Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:

You are invited to a Tea Rex Party! Join us for some fancy fun and light refreshments. We will have dinosaur crafts and games. Of course, you and your family can practice showing off your fancy tea party etiquette.

Children dancing with music notes around them. One child is sitting on a speaker listening to music.

Move to the Music

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Storytime and Early Learning
Age Group:
Birth to PreK
Move to the Music:

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!This engaging program is packed with mu...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Birth to PreK
Program Type: Storytime and Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!

This engaging program is packed with music, dancing, swaying, running, and jumping that help young children feel the rhythm and begin to understand how their bodies work. Such movements also help them gain muscle control and improve balance.  All this contributes to a child's gross motor development. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Maker Monday - Painting and Popcorn

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEM
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 9-12), Teens (Ages 13-17)
Event Details:

Hello Makers! November is a busy time of year. Join us for a fun afternoon of munching on popcorn while painting on canvas.  You can determine your creation.  Make a gift...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 9-12), Teens (Ages 13-17)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Hello Makers! November is a busy time of year. Join us for a fun afternoon of munching on popcorn while painting on canvas.  You can determine your creation.  Make a gift for someone? Paint your pet? Keep it abstract?

Children dancing with music notes around them. One child is sitting on a speaker listening to music.

Move to the Music

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Storytime and Early Learning
Age Group:
Birth to PreK
Move to the Music:

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!This engaging program is packed with mu...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Birth to PreK
Program Type: Storytime and Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!

This engaging program is packed with music, dancing, swaying, running, and jumping that help young children feel the rhythm and begin to understand how their bodies work. Such movements also help them gain muscle control and improve balance.  All this contributes to a child's gross motor development. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Image of conservative delegate Ella Koeze

History Hounds: Con-Con Eleven: Women at the 1961-1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Live Zoom Program  The 1693 Michigan Constitution marks the first and only time women have participated in the writing of a Michigan constitution. Learn the story of those ele...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Event Details:

Live Zoom Program  

Autocracity

Serious Readers Book Club

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Our Serious Readers Book Club will be meeting to discuss the book Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum.The group will meet in the Library's Main Level Program Room.If you'd like to ho...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Our Serious Readers Book Club will be meeting to discuss the book Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum.
The group will meet in the Library's Main Level Program Room.

Puzzles & Pie Night

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
General Programs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Adults can come enjoy a puzzle challenge and enjoy some delicious pie in a peaceful setting with other community members. Join us. Seating is limited. Please register yourself or y...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Adults can come enjoy a puzzle challenge and enjoy some delicious pie in a peaceful setting with other community members. Join us. Seating is limited. Please register yourself or your group today.

Nimble Fingers

Nimble Fingers Creative Circle

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for this informal group of people that meets weekly to quilt, sew, embroider, and more. Drop in and bring whatever you are working on. All are welcome and no registr...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Please join us for this informal group of people that meets weekly to quilt, sew, embroider, and more. Drop in and bring whatever you are working on. All are welcome and no registration is necessary! 

a cat is leaning on a stack of books while helping to hold up the books is a dog in a yoga pose. Text Yoga Storytime appears above the picture.

Yoga Storytime

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Storytime and Early Learning
Age Group:
Birth to PreK
Yoga Storytime:

 Breathe, bend and read together with stories, rhymes, and songs. Children will develop literacy and coping skills with simple poses and mindfulness exercises. Following ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Birth to PreK
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime and Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

 Breathe, bend and read together with stories, rhymes, and songs. Children will develop literacy and coping skills with simple poses and mindfulness exercises. Following our storytime session, we will have sensory exploration time. 

Feel free to bring your own mat or the library can provide a special child-sized mat for your practice.  Please register for all the dates you would like to attend.


 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

werq

WERQ fitness

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

WERQ® is the wildly addictive cardio dance workout based on the hottest pop and hip hop music with instructor Marilou Slagter.  Expect to sweat and burn about 500-90...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

WERQ® is the wildly addictive cardio dance workout based on the hottest pop and hip hop music with instructor Marilou Slagter.  Expect to sweat and burn about 500-900 calories each hour of WERQ!

Book Sale

USED BOOK SALE

All Day 11/14 - 11/16
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Used Book Sale hosted by Friends of Gary Byker Library. Books of all kinds for adults and kids, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and more.Thursday 10am-8pmFriday 10am-5pmSaturday* 10am-1pm...

Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Used Book Sale hosted by Friends of Gary Byker Library. 
Books of all kinds for adults and kids, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and more.

Thursday 10am-8pm

Friday 10am-5pm

Dragon and a 20 sided dice. Dungeons and Dragons caption

D&D For Tweens - DM Gus and Jake

Friday, November 15, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 9-12)
D&D for Tweens:

This program is for kids, run by kids!  This game is designed to have players collaboratively explore fantasy worlds, solve intriguing puzzles, and engage in thrilling combat,...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 9-12)
Program Type: Games & Activities
Required
Seats Remaining: 13

This program is for kids, run by kids!  This game is designed to have players collaboratively explore fantasy worlds, solve intriguing puzzles, and engage in thrilling combat, all guided by one of our amazing Dungeon Masters. There are endless possibilities for adventure and excitement. D&D offers tweens and their peer a social gathering that fosters teamwork, problem-solving, and memorable experiences.  With this program being led by kids, awesome attitudes are encouraged. Join the adventure today!!

Children dancing with music notes around them. One child is sitting on a speaker listening to music.

Move to the Music

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Storytime and Early Learning
Age Group:
Birth to PreK
Move to the Music:

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!This engaging program is packed with mu...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Birth to PreK
Program Type: Storytime and Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!

This engaging program is packed with music, dancing, swaying, running, and jumping that help young children feel the rhythm and begin to understand how their bodies work. Such movements also help them gain muscle control and improve balance.  All this contributes to a child's gross motor development. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

kindness club with hands of different colors that have hearts in the palm of the hand.

Kindness Club

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, General Programs
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Welcome to the kindness club! This program is all about spreading kindness and having a lot of fun. Once a month our participants will gather and work on a craft or project. The go...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, General Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Welcome to the kindness club! This program is all about spreading kindness and having a lot of fun. Once a month our participants will gather and work on a craft or project.

Children dancing with music notes around them. One child is sitting on a speaker listening to music.

Move to the Music

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Storytime and Early Learning
Age Group:
Birth to PreK
Move to the Music:

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!This engaging program is packed with mu...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Birth to PreK
Program Type: Storytime and Early Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25

Boogie your way into the library and get ready to move and groove with your little one! We will dance, play with shakers, ice skate and more!

This engaging program is packed with music, dancing, swaying, running, and jumping that help young children feel the rhythm and begin to understand how their bodies work. Such movements also help them gain muscle control and improve balance.  All this contributes to a child's gross motor development. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.