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The Big Rapids Community Library aims to be the leading local resource for the community to discover, learn, and connect.
 

The library's mission is to encourage literacy by sharing resources and experiences that nurture curiosity, education, and growth to create a connected and thriving community.
 

About

​Vision

​Mission

Meet the Big Rapids Library Staff

Library Director

Lauren Perkins

Head of Programs & Services

Sarah Welch

Lauren Perkins

Favorite Book: Notes from Underground

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

lauren@bigrapidslibrary.org

Sarah Welch

Favorite Book: The Host

by Stephanie Meyer

swelch@bigrapidslibrary.org

Library Assistant

Howard Botma

Library Assistant

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Howard Botma

Favorite Book: The Book with No Pictures

by B.J. Novak

hbotma@bigrapidslibrary.org

Desiree Rowe

Favorite Book: Firekeeper's Daughter

by Angeline Boulley

Library Page

Library Page

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Owen Ettinger

Favorite Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

Library Page

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Library Page

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Ava Cooley 

Favorite Book: The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

Calvin McKay

Favorite Book: The Seventh Gate

by Margaret Weis

Library Board of Trustees
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