The Summer Reading Program "It's Showtime At Your Library" starts Monday, June 10, and we've got some magical events to celebrate!
Magicians Robert Halbrook, Nathan Stockwell, and Dave Walbridge will officially kick off this year's summer programming at the library with family shows that are fun for all ages.
All the summer fun can be found here on our calendar of events.
These programs are funded by Minnesota's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Library News: Region Wide
Posted June 4, 2019
Yes, you read that correctly ... effective immediately, Great River Regional Library will not collect overdue fines on materials for children and young adults.
Why? Simply put - it benefits our young patrons. Eliminating fines on these items keeps the library within their reach, always. We want all of central Minnesota’s kids to become lifelong readers and library users.
Here's the skinny on the change.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Overdue children's and young...
Posted May 14, 2019
The GRRL Board of Trustees will meet in regular session on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the St. Cloud Library Mississippi Room. The Finance Committee will meet that evening at 5:30 p.m.
All GRRL Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and held at the St. Cloud Public Library.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend and will need assisted services should contact the Administrative Assistant three business days prior to the...
Posted April 16, 2019
Great River Regional Library's New, Best & Fun page provides reading lists to help you explore award-winning titles, find read-alikes for favorite books or offer “Year in Reading” challenges to help you read outside your norm.
Art is the theme for April 2019. Art helps paint a picture of our lives through the ages. Explore it, and stories inspired by it in this month’s “Year in Reading” challenge with these titles.
"Art Journey American Landscapes: 89 Painters' Perspectives"...
Posted April 8, 2019
The GRRL Board of Trustees will meet in special session on Tuesday, April 16, at 6:00 p.m. in the St. Cloud Library Mississippi Room. The Finance Committee will meet that evening at 5:30 p.m.
All GRRL Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and held at the St. Cloud Public Library.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend and will need assisted services should contact the Administrative Assistant three business days prior to the...
Posted April 8, 2019
How does your library make your community stronger?
That’s the big question this year during National Library Week, sponsored by the American Library Association, which runs from April 7-13.
The theme of this year’s National Library Week is, “Libraries = Strong Communities.” Why? Because libraries are at the heart of their cities and towns. They are public spaces where people of all backgrounds can come together and connect.
National Library Week is an exciting...
Posted April 1, 2019
Spring has sprung, and Great River Regional Library is celebrating new beginnings by raising money for new and fun things for each of our 32 libraries.
Locally Growin’ is GRRL's April fundraiser, and the goal is to help every library raise the funds they need for something special.
Here’s how it works. You get to choose which library you would like to support, and that gift will be put toward a goal set by that library.
Each library’s Locally...
Posted March 14, 2019
The GRRL Board of Trustees will meet in regular session on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the St. Cloud Library Mississippi Room. The Personnel Committee will meet that evening at 5:00 p.m. and the Finance Committee at 5:30 p.m.
All GRRL Board and Committee meetings are open to the public and held at the St. Cloud Public Library.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend and will need assisted services should contact the Administrative...
Posted March 13, 2019
The weather has been awfully unpredictable this year and has forced Great River Regional Library to reschedule a fair amount of author talks, performances and other programs.
One such author is Brian Freeman, who has four speaking dates once again on the books and coming to a library near you.
Join Brian for a funny and entertaining look at his 14-year career writing twist-filled psychological thrillers, including bestsellers like "Alter Ego" (set in Duluth!) and "The Night Bird."...
Posted March 8, 2019
Check these out!
The Big Lake Library hosted a "Poured Line Art on Thursday, March 7th.
The class featured a "no-fail" concept that modified techniques of Jackson Pollock. Pollock was a 20th-century abstract impressionist artist that created light, energy and movement in his pieces by dripping, splattering and dragging paint across his canvases. Pollock would lay his canvases on the floor so that he could paint from all angles as he moved around the...