Mama Flora's Family, a novel by Alex Haley and David Stevens.
Get inspired, share and discuss the book. Check our Book Club page in December for virtual event news. Happy reading!
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
NIRMV 1-2-3 Book Club Enlightening Reads Series 8th selection
Mama Flora's Family, a novel by Alex Haley and David Stevens.
Get inspired, share and discuss the book. Check our Book Club page in December for virtual event news. Happy reading!
It's here! It’s the annual NIRMV November Signature Month.
NIRMV cordially invites everyone to celebrate National Inspirational Role Models Month
(NIRMM). It’s the annual NIRMV November Signature Month.
Check out the ideas below, or download and print (pdf). Then visit nirmm.wordpress.com for more information and
activities.
2024 NIRMM Theme: Discovering More About History, Herstory and Cultural Heritage
2024 NIRMM Historic Role Model: Alex Haley
Ten 2024 NIRMM Celebration Ideas
1) Salute your inspirational role models
2) Interview an elder
3) Read books about historical figures/periods
4) Listen to music linked to/inspired by different cultures
5) View culturally-reflective art/create your own
6) Watch documentaries/travel shows/films about history and culture
7) Share your culture-linked memories and photos with others.
8) Research your family roots
9) Journal/write essays about your cultural experiences
10) Read/listen to poems linked to 2024 NIRMM theme
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Reading Rewards V Stay At Home Party
Calling all readers ages 3 to 17: our 5th Reading Rewards Stay at Home party will be Sat., Aug. 3. This year's theme is Celebrating Culture. To register and receive an age-appropriate activities kit:
- Email nirmvdetroit at gmail.com by Fri., July 12, 2024
- Include the name(s) and age(s) of the participants
- Include the name and postal address of the adult authorizing participation in Reading Rewards
Download and share the flyer (PDF)
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Nominate a High School Graduate
It's graduation season and that means it's time to nominate a high school graduate for our annual salute! Any high school graduate you know is eligible to be included on nirmvkids.org.
Just send the following to nirmvdetroit at gmail.com with the subject line 2024 Inspiring Grads by Monday, July 1:
- Photo, name and graduating school of the honoree
- Graduate's new school and declared major and/or plans
Download and share the flyer (PDF)
Announcing the winners of our 2024 Poetry Contest!
We are very excited to announce the winners of our 2024 poetry contest celebrating our theme, Discovering More About History, Herstory and Cultural Heritage. Congratulations to Elizabeth Timmerman (first place), Given Mukelabai Kolomu (second place) and Anna J. Small Roseboro (third place).
Many thanks to all who entered, our Poetry Contest Chair Maureen McGerty, and especially our esteemed judge Kathleen Ripley Leo. She is a poet, novelist, professor of creative writing, memoirist, author of books of poems, a novel, and editor of teaching the art of creative writing.
Meet our winners, read their wonderful poems and learn more about our judge:
2024 Poetry Contest Winners
NIRMV 1-2-3 Book Club Selection #7
From our Enlightening Read Series, for May 2024 our selection is The Sugar Jar: Create Boundaries, Embrace Self-Healing, and Enjoy the Sweet Things in Life by Yasmine Cheyenne. We hope you find it inspiring! Download the flyer and share this selection (PDF). Looking for past Book Club selections? You can find them along with virtual events discussing the books on our Book Club page.
