Kent District Library finalist for national award

Madalyn Buursma
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Kent District Library finalist for national award

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Kent County’s library system has been named as a finalist for a national award.

The Kent District Library is one of 15 libraries that are finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, an annual award given by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Fifteen museums were also named as finalists.

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KDL, which last year won the national Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, was the only Michigan institution to make the list.

“We are thrilled and humbled to be among the finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service,” KDL Executive Director Lance Werner said in a release. “This recognition affirms our commitment to serving our community and highlights the invaluable role libraries play as vital community hubs for learning, connection and growth.”

The winners will be announced in late May.

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