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Caught in the Vortex: The Armistice Day Storm of 1940, Presented by Valerie van Heest

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Gary Byker Library welcomes author and underwater explorer, Valerie van Heest, She will commemorate the tragic Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 in which five ships and 64 sailors wer...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Gary Byker Library welcomes author and underwater explorer, Valerie van Heest, She will commemorate the tragic Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 in which five ships and 64 sailors were lost.

The title of the book with flames coming out of the letters against a black background

Diverse Readers Book Club

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Diverse Readers Book Club:

The Hudsonville Library Diversity Reading Group has as its mission the goal of bringing together people from all over the City of Hudsonville to stimulate discussions of diversity,...

Event Details:

November Book -This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed★ “[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect.” –Publisher's ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

The Hudsonville Library Diversity Reading Group has as its mission the goal of bringing together people from all over the City of Hudsonville to stimulate discussions of diversity, equality, and inclusion within the context of each month's book selection.

November Book -This Book Won't Burn by Samira Ahmed

★ “[Ahmed] employs high stakes, increasing tensions, romantic near-misses, and adult hypocrisy to powerful effect.” –Publisher's Weekly, starred review

Nimble Fingers

Nimble Fingers Creative Circle

Wednesday, November 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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 the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

History Hounds: A Complicated Legacy: Civil Rights Cases & the Supreme Court

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Live Zoom Program  The Michigan Supreme Court’s history of civil rights cases is a complicated legacy. Join this presentation to unpack some of its earliest decisions and impa...

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

Live Zoom Program  

Zumba with Aimee

Zumba with Aimee

Friday, November 22, 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

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

Move to the Music

Monday, November 25, 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.

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

Move to the Music

Tuesday, November 26, 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.

Nimble Fingers

Nimble Fingers Creative Circle

Wednesday, November 27, 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! 

werq

WERQ fitness

Wednesday, November 27, 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!

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

Move to the Music

Monday, December 2, 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.

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

Move to the Music

Tuesday, December 3, 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.

Nimble Fingers

Nimble Fingers Creative Circle

Wednesday, December 4, 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, December 4, 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, December 4, 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!

Zumba with Aimee

Zumba with Aimee

Friday, December 6, 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

charcuterieboard

Charcuterie Board Class

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lower Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
General Programs
Age Group:
Teens (Ages 13-17), Adults
Event Details:

Come to this FREE program and learn to make your own Charcuterie Board.Melissa Brandt from Jean Allen Charcuterie will bring pre-cut meats, cheeses, and other accoutrements for you...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Lower Level Program Room
Age Group: Teens (Ages 13-17), Adults
Program Type: General Programs
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Come to this FREE program and learn to make your own Charcuterie Board.

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

Move to the Music

Monday, December 9, 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.

santa with sunglasses. Holiday party with food, games, and crafts.

Maker Monday - Holiday Party

Monday, December 9, 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! It is Party Time! It is time for our annual holiday party. We will have food, games, crafts, and FUN! Feel free to wear something festive or bring that swagger. We wi...

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: 8
Event Details:

Hello Makers! It is Party Time! It is time for our annual holiday party. We will have food, games, crafts, and FUN! Feel free to wear something festive or bring that swagger. We will have a merry good time! See you then.

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

Move to the Music

Tuesday, December 10, 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.

Book Coming Soon

This Is NOT Your Normal Book Club

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Level Program Room at Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Tweens (Ages 9-12)
This is NOT your normal Book Club:

This is NOT a Book Club is not your traditional book club. Patrons ages 9 and up are invited to join us at the library for a club just for kids. On the day of the program, we ...

Event Details:

Our December book is TBD  Parents are encouraged to read book reviews of each month’s chosen title in advance to determine if the book is one their child will enjoy. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Gary Byker Library of Hudsonville
Room: Main Level Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 9-12)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

This is NOT a Book Club is not your traditional book club. Patrons ages 9 and up are invited to join us at the library for a club just for kids. On the day of the program, we will hang out, talk about the book, create a themed craft, and play games. Once you have registered for our program, you can swing by the library to pick up your copy! New Policy: If you register for the children's book club and don't attend (without canceling your registration by the start of the program) twice in a row, you will not be able to register for children's book club for two months.

Our December book is TBD

 

 

Parents are encouraged to read book reviews of each month’s chosen title in advance to determine if the book is one their child will enjoy. 

Nimble Fingers

Nimble Fingers Creative Circle

Wednesday, December 11, 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, December 11, 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.