Collection

Learning a language can be a challenge! However, Great River Regional Library has resources available to help.
 

GRRL offers Pronunciator, an online Language Learning service offering more than 80 languages with interactive quizzes and personalized lesson planning.
 

Digital Materials

E-cards and registered library cards in good standing can access all digital library services.  Service for Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla is limited to residents of GRRL's six county service area: Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright counties.

If you are a reciprocal borrower at GRRL you will not be able to access eBooks & Downloadable Audiobooks because of contract and budget limitations. A number of Minnesota Library systems offer eBook and/or eAudiobook services to their residents; please check with your home library system.

Great River Regional Libraries offer a wide variety of Video material on DVD & VHS to meet the needs of library patrons of all ages. GRRL makes this material available with one restriction: material with an MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) R rating cannot be checked out by anyone with a minor card (under 17) or anyone under the age of 17 (minors) on another person's card.

GRRL adds one of three kinds of label information to videos:

GRRL provides Book Club Kits.  Each book club kit contains multiple copies of a book (often including an audiobook version and a large print version) as well as a study guide for use by book clubs. The kits check out just like books, but for six (6) weeks instead of three (3).

Audiobooks provide listening enjoyment for all ages and interests. Many popular adult and young adult books, fiction and non-fiction, are published as audiobooks, and GRRL has a large collection on CD and cassette. 

You will find a shortcut to many of the new titles on the New, Best & Fun list for Audiobooks.

GRRL has music on CD for all ages and musical interests, including rock, folk, popular, world, jazz, classical and children’s favorites.

You will find a shortcut to many of the new titles on the New, Best & Fun list for Music CDs.

GRRL libraries have many Large Print books for the convenience of readers who prefer larger type. Many new books are published in regular and Large Print at the same time.

Catalog searching techniques will allow you to specify large print as a format. For instance, in the Basic search you can type Large Print Grisham to find a list of Large Print by John Grisham.

Great River Regional Library has many books on numerous topics. Books are categorized generally by age group (adult, young adult, and children’s) and as fiction or non-fiction. We also have board books for infants and easy readers for children just developing their reading skills. Older adults who need a larger text appreciate the large print collection. Our reference books provide authoritative resources for those seeking help in answering questions.