4700 Kalamazoo Ave. SE Kentwood !/assets/kentwood_hours.jpg! *Branch Manager:* Cheryl Cammenga <p><strong>Rapid Bus Route:</strong> 1/2 mile south of <a href="http://www.ridetherapid.org/ride/routes/2/" target="_blank">Route 2</a> and <a href="http://www.ridetherapid.org/ride/routes/44/" target="_blank">Route 44</a></p> <strong>Branch Amenities:</strong> <ul> <li>Wireless internet</li> <li>Color copier</li> <li>Public computers with online catalog, Internet, word processing and other software</li> <li>Quiet study/reading room</li> <li>Teen space</li> <li>Early literacy area</li> <li>Community meeting room</li> <li>Used book sales</li> <li>Coffee available</li> <li>Express Check self checkout</li> <li>Special collections: Kentwood historical material, career specialties</li> <li>Active Friends of the Library group</li> </ul> <p><strong>Some History:</strong><br> The Kentwood branch had its beginnings as a county library bookmobile stop on South Division near 44th Street in what was then Paris Township. At the request of the township, the county library established the first permanent branch in 1955. The current facility of 15,000 square feet was erected on land donated by Cora Bowen Stauffer, a direct descendent of one on the area's earliest settlers and opened in 1975.</p> 12 42.878771 -85.625826 http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kent+District+Library+4700+Kalamazoo+Ave.+SE,+Kentwood+MI+49508&ie=UTF8&ll=42.877411,-85.625896&spn=0.048997,0.038795&z=14&iwloc=A&om=1 Kentwood Branch 616-784-2007 MI 49508