KDL is excited to announce a special partnership in conjunction with John Grogan‘s presentation “Life Lessons from Marley and Me” on October 29. 

KDL is partnering with Paws With A Cause to provide items from their “wish list” that will support their efforts to serve people with disabilities through custom trained assistance dogs.

Members from Paws With A Cause will be on hand at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center to accept your donations of new or gently used items for their program.   

• Dog biscuits (all sizes except large)
• Kong^® toys and treat holders
• Nylabone^® snack bones
• Creamy peanut butter 
• Tennis balls
• Gentle Leader^® Headcollars
• Buster^® cubes and Jolly^® balls
• Portable water dishes
• Carbiners^®
• Rubber gloves, grooming scissors, or Dremmel^® nail trimming kits
• 5 gallon buckets with lids
• Nature’s Miracle^® cleaning supplies, paper towels, paper plates, gallon zipper bags, or window cleaner
• AA and AAA batteries
• 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper
• Blank VHS tapes and RW DVDs (standard and mini sizes)

For more information about other items they might need, contact Paws With A Cause at 800-253-7297.

Tickets for A Novel Experience are $10, and proceeds support KDL’s literacy programs for young children. Buy your tickets online, at any KDL branch location or any Schuler Books & Music location in Grand Rapids.

Register To Win tickets to A Novel Experience evening with bestselling author John Grogan at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center on October 29, 2009.  Mr. Grogan will present “Life Lessons from Marley and Me.” 

Enter to win beginning on October 1st at any KDL branch location.  Drawing will be held on  October 21st.  Winners will be notified by email.

If you wish to purchase tickets they are only $10 (in advance) online, at any KDL branch location, or any Grand Rapids area Schuler Books & Music.

Proceeds from A Novel Experience will benefit KDL’s literacy programs for young children. 

May is “Leave a Legacy” Month.

For over 70 years the Kent District Library has been a vital part of our community, working diligently to create a love of reading among its citizens of all ages. KDL has created a legacy of lifelong learning and literacy for our community.

KDL needs your help to ensure this legacy continues for generations to come.

Please consider leaving your legacy by making a charitable bequest to the Kent District Library.

An estate gift to the Kent District Library Fund will allow you to create a legacy of lifelong learning for your library while meeting your own financial and personal objectives. Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to: reduce income, gift and estate taxes; secure a source of cash flow for the rest of your life; or reduce or eliminate capital gains taxes.

Gifts large and small are important, and there are many different ways to “Leave a Legacy” to KDL through planned giving.  For more information contact Janice Fonger at 616-784-2092.

A very special thank you goes out to our friends at Celebration! Cinema for partnering with KDL to present a special event for the movie The Tale of Despereaux on December 20, 2008. This special event raised over $390 for KDL’s early literacy initiatives.

Over 180 guests at Celebration! South and Celebration! Rivertown theaters were treated to a special ticket package that included admission to The Tale of Despereaux, pop, popcorn, games and a drawing for special prizes.  Katie L. and Flick the Movie Kid were on hand to visit with the kids (of all ages).

Thank you to all who attended and supported this wonderful event!

To find out how you too can support KDL’s early literacy initiatives, please visit the KDL Fund section on our website. 

On August 21, 2008 the Kent District Library Board of Trustees approved a policy regarding ethical fundraising and responsible stewardship of donors.

Policy 5.11 states:

• Kent District Library will adhere to the highest ethical standards while engaging in fundraising activities for or on behalf of KDL or its branch libraries. KDL will use as its guide the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethical Principles and Standards of Professional Practice.
• Kent District Library believes that responsible stewardship and respect for donors is essential. As such KDL will adhere to A Donor Bill of Rights to direct our relations with current and prospective donors.

For more information on this or any other aspect of the KDL Fund please contact Janice Fonger at 616-784-2092.

For Today . . . For Tomorrow . . . For Forever!

May is “Leave a Legacy” Month. 

It is a time to inspire people just like you to make a charitable bequest to your favorite organization — such as Kent District Library.

A planned gift to the KDL Fund will allow you to create a legacy for your community libraries while meeting your own financial and personal objectives.  Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to:  reduce income, gift and estate taxes; secure a source of cash flow for the rest of your life; or reduce or eliminate capital gains taxes. 

What better way to thank the people or organizations that have had an impact on your life, than to make a legacy contribution that will live on forever? 

Gifts large and small are important, and there are many different ways to “Leave a Legacy” to KDL through planned giving.  For more information contact Janice Fonger at 616-784-2092.

For Today . . . For Tomorrow . . . For Forever!

How can you celebrate National Library Week? 

April 13 – 19th is National Library Week.  This week we celebrate the amazing programs and services provided to our community by KDL each and every day.   We also celebrate the legacy KDL will leave to our community for generations to come. 

How can you celebrate KDL during National Library Week? 

You can celebrate with a contribution to the KDL Fund.  The KDL Fund was created to support our Kent District Library today, tomorrow and forever.  Donations to the KDL Fund through the KDL Annual Fund and the KDL Endowment Fund help support programs and services that would not otherwise be possible. When you make a gift to the KDL Fund you help ensure that the library will fulfill its mission today and for generations to come.

Celebrate your Kent District Library with a donation today!