The original building for the Grain Valley Branch was built in 1976. The building was 2,400 square feet. At the time, the population of Grain Valley was approximately 1,300. In 1989, the building was enlarged to 4,200 square feet, and the population was approximately 1,900. In the most recent census, which was 2010, the population was approximately 12,854. That's an increase of 149.1% since the 2000 census.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the Grain Valley Branch Saturday December, 8th at 10:00 a.m. for stories and an opportunity to visit with Santa. Bring the camera and capture this memory forever.
Black Friday is November 23, and people everywhere will be heading out to get really great deals on the items on their Christmas lists. The ads are already hitting the Internet. The website is a great place to view the ads so you can start your plan of attack. Happy shopping.
October 31st is the birthday of Girl Scout founder Juliette Low. We have several biographies on Juliette and her amazing contributions to the Girl Scouts organization.
Do you have a reluctant reader? With short articles and bright pictures, magazines may be just the thing to help build your child's love for reading, and also bridge the gap between easy readers and chapter books.
