Library staff are busy planning "welcome week" events, both for pure amusement and learning, through Sept. 1. 

• August 16: welcome gift bags for faculty. Faculty came to the library to pick up a Hekman gift bag, filled with goodies and helpful information about using the library.
• Hekman Open House - August 30, from 2-5pm. The library will join forces with partners in the building, including Peet's Coffee, Nexus, Rhetoric Center, Heritage Hall, CIT, Meeter Center, Career Center, and Student Success tutoring, to welcome students and share resources. This open house will be set up on the main floor, with treats, prizes, and activities at each table
• Get to Know Your Local Library - September 1, 10am-1pm. Library staff from Grand Rapids Public Library will be visiting with information for students, faculty, and staff about their resources, plus offering sign-ups for free library cards. Service Learning will also be here to hand out maps for bus routes to the nearest public library branches and help students sign up for special offer bus passes.