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Alden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [2] Located within Helena Township , the community is located upon the shores of Torch Lake .
Bowne Center was a village founded in 1838. [4] Logan was an unincorporated community in the township. In May 1881, it was given a post office named "Keller" for the storekeeper and first postmaster, Christian Keller. It was renamed "Logan" in September 1884 and closed in October 1888. It was restored from November 1899 to January 1906. [5]
The Grand Rapids Public Library was founded in 1871 and was located within the Grand Rapids City Hall. In 1904, the library moved to the Ryerson building which served as a permanent home for the library. The building was a gift from arts and education benefactor, and native son, Martin A. Ryerson. In 1967, the library expanded to more than ...
The Main Branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library; the Ryerson Building, its oldest wing, opened in 1904. K–12 public education is provided by the Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) as well as a number of charter schools. City High-Middle School, a magnet school for academically talented students in the metropolitan region operated by GRPS ...
The city approved the proposal, and library board was elected. The first public library opened in the city hall in 1915. In 1917, Alvah N. Belding donated $50,000 for the construction of a permanent library building. The Grand Rapids architectural firm of Frank P. Allen & Son was selected to design the library. The cornerstone was laid in the ...
In 2006, the City of East Grand Rapids performed a $3 million refurbishing of Wealthy Street with new paving, lighting, and decorative features. A new 27,700 ft 2 (2573.41 m 2) library was opened in August 2006 at the site of the previous library on Reeds Lake, next to the Grand Rapids Yacht Club. [8]
In 1905, the library created a children's collection. [1] In 1965, it participated in a trial (along with the Grand Rapids Public Library) of an electronic article surveillance system that was developed by the American Library Association, which reduced the losses due to thefts in the library from $15,000 to approximately $1,500. [2]
The city of Grand Rapids was incorporated April 2, 1850. [9] It was officially established on May 2, 1850, when the village of Grand Rapids voted to accept the proposed city charter. The population at the time was 2,686. By 1857, the city of Grand Rapids' area totaled 10.5 square miles (27 km 2). In October 1870, Grand Rapids became a desired ...