Upcoming Events at HPL

Earth Day Green Craft 2:00 pm, Saturday, April 21 Kids get information on what it means to be green and how to reduce the amount of trash you accumulate (shrink your carbon footprint) during Earth Day week. Bring in an interesting piece of trash and let’s see what treasure we can make out of it. Old t-shirts, bottles, milk jugs, cereal boxes, cans etc. are just a few items we can use to upcycle. Youth Services

Winter evening storytimes 6:45 pm, Monday, April 23 Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holidays tales and special fun. Each session ends with a craft. Registration required. Please call 722-7276, x230 Youth Services

Preplanning a Funeral 6:00 PM, Monday, April 23 Carla Yerke from Sytsema Funeral Home will discuss how to pre-plan a funeral. Free and open to the public.

Winter morning storytimes 11:00 am, Tuesday, April 24 Storytelling, picture books, finger plays, holidays tales and special fun. Each session ends with a craft. Registration required. Please call 722-7276, x230 Youth Services

Geocaching 101 6:00 PM Tuesday, April 24 Geocachingis a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online. Learn the ins and outs with Scott Miller of Whitehall, a Charter member of Groundspeak, the organization for Geocachers, and an EarthCache Master, Bronze Level. Scott has found over 1200 caches and has hidden 41. He has been Geocaching since 2001. Meets in the Julia Hackley Room. Free and open to the public. For more information about Geocaching: http://www.geocaching.com/

Good Yarn Knitters 5:30 pm, Wednesday, April 25 Open to knitters of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Learn to knit, hone your skills, help other knitters! For more information call 231-722-7276 and ask for Jocelyn

Computer Class Internet and Email 10:00 am, Thursday, April 26 Computer classes are offered on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. We provide the computers. Attendees should already be comfortable using a mouse and with basic computer skills. Space is limited to 18 people, and you may have to share a computer. Call 231-722-7276 two weeks before the start of class to register.

Computer Class Internet and Email 1:00 pm, Thursday, April 26 Computer classes are offered on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. We provide the computers. Attendees should already be comfortable using a mouse and with basic computer skills. Space is limited to 18 people, and you may have to share a computer. Call 231-722-7276 two weeks before the start of class to register.

Investing 1:00 pm, Friday, April 27 Mike Hansen from Edward Jones Investments will talk about the importance of investing as part of Money Smart Week.

Muskegon County Genealogical Society 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Tuesday, May 1 Muskegon County Genealogical Society Board meeting at the Torrent House.

True Crime in the Civil War 6:00 PM, Tuesday May 1 Tobin Buhk returns to talk about his latest book, True Crime in the Civil War. Tobin is one speaker not to miss! His talks are always fascinating and full of information. Tobin T. Buhk is a Grand Rapids-based freelance writer and coauthor (with Dr. Stephen D. Cohle, Kent County Medical Examiner) of Cause of Death: Forensic Files of a Medical Examiner (2007) and Skeletons in the Closet: Tales from the County Morgue (2008). For more information : www.TobinBuhk.com

Tech Wednesday-Facebook 2:30 pm, Wednesday, May 2 Tech Wednesdays Each class will cover a specific topic and run from 30 – 60 minutes. No registration is required, just show up! All classes will start at 2:30 pm in the Julia Hackley Room. If you have your own laptop feel free to bring it along, otherwise these are watch and learn classes. May 2 Facebook