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Word Weaver: Nikki Grimes

2025-04-11 16:30:00 2025-04-11 17:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Word Weaver: Nikki Grimes Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Friday, April 11
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-11 16:30:00 2025-04-11 17:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Word Weaver: Nikki Grimes Practice your powers of imagination and expression while we explore poetry by African-American poet Nikki Grimes. Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room

Pontiac Branch

Meeting Room

Practice your powers of imagination and expression while we explore poetry by African-American poet Nikki Grimes.

Poet Nikki Grimes features the Golden Shovel poetry form in her book One Last Word. After listening to several of her poems, we will create and share our own Golden Shovel poems.

Space is limited: register in advance to reserve your spot and receive reminders. Registration will guarantee your seat until the event begins. Accessibility needs? Please contact ask@acpl.info as soon as possible - we’d love to help. 

AGE GROUP: | 4th-6th Grade |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading & Writing |

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Pontiac Branch

Phone: 260-421-1350

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Pontiac Branch shares a campus with the Fort Wayne Urban League and Brightpoint’s Hanna Creighton Head Start. It has a 2 story playscape for children and artwork on the pillars by Theoplis Smith. Don’t miss the stained glass window that was designed by William L. Lupkin Designs and donated by the building’s architect, Alan R.Grinsfelder. The Pontiac Branch is a community destination for neighborhood kids, organizations & clubs, and those in need of computer access.  

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