Central Minnesota Legal Services is now offering a free legal advice clinic to assist low income persons with matters of family and/or estate and probate law.
Advice clinics will be held every Tuesday during the summer at the St. Cloud Public Library from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. The next clinic will be Tuesday, May 10. Preregistration is required. To schedule an appointment please contact Kathy Wingen at 320-257-4873.
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Posted May 9, 2016
Are you running a small to medium sized business, and wish you had a full time accountant? You need to come to the St. Cloud library Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m. and learn how to use Quickbooks. Need training and guidance in business management, accounting and bookkeeping? We're here to help!
This will be an ongoing class, meeting the second Thursday of the month in Room 208. Free and open to everyone.
Posted May 9, 2016
The Twin Rivers Bella Corda is a classical guitar ensemble of talented high school and junior high guitarists from all over Central MN that rehearse weekly. Come and hear their latest fingerstyle gems from 4:30-5:45 p.m. on Friday, May 13 in the Mississippi Community Room of the St. Cloud Public Library. They look forward to sharing a variety of instrumental 'guitar choir' selections sure to please any listener.
Posted May 6, 2016
Kevin Vollmers, executive director of Gazillion Strong, will be at the St. Cloud Public Library on Saturday, May 7, to lead a discussion about Ms. Marvel, Volume 1; Silk, Volume 0; and Super Indian, Volume 1. This unique program examines comic books and graphic novels in which the central character(s) are from marginalized communities. Gazillion Strong is dedicated to the development of resources and tools that aid marginalized communities.
We'll see you at the library! Saturday, May 7 from...
Posted May 5, 2016
Taylor Hendrickson of Taylor Hendrickson Photography will teach you tips, tricks and tactics so you can shoot better digital photos of yourself, family and friends, and of the world around you. The class will be held Monday, May 16 from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Paynesville Public Library. Bring your digital camera or smartphone camera. For ages 12 though adult. Limit of 15. Register online, or call (320.243.7343) or stop in to the Paynesville Public Library to register.
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Posted May 3, 2016
Thursday, May 5 kicks off the Becker Schools Art Show at the Becker Public Library. This is the fifth year the library has hosted this event. Art teachers from each school location select pieces students have created throughout the year.
"Thursday is the Open House Reception for the students and families. The teachers do a great job with selecting pieces and providing refreshments. The library provides the space and the background music. It's a great community collaboration," said Jeannette...
Posted April 26, 2016
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program has openings in Staples.
The Staples Public Library has openings in its 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. The goal of the program is to have parents read to their children from the time they are born until they begin school and beyond. Parents begin by signing their child up for the program. They will receive a folder for tracking books read and a free book bag. When the child reaches the 1,000 book mark they graduate from the program and...
Posted April 25, 2016
Our Year in Reading adventure continues with May’s challenge to read a book by a Minnesota author.
If you like ‘literature’ that may mean one of Jon Hassler’s books, or something by Louise Erdrich or Anne Tyler. If you like thrillers, maybe you’ll pick a novel by John Sandford or Steve Thayer.
You can turn to the classics and read something by Upton Sinclair or F. Scott Fitzgerald.
And there are plenty of mysteries written by Minnesotans such as Erin Hart, Tami Hoag, David Housewright...
Posted April 25, 2016
Learning Express Library has resources for all ages including practice tests for GED, GRE, SAT, ACT, TOEFL, ESL, civil service and citizenship exams, ESL and AP courses, and a Job and Career Help Center.
Learning Express Library is not just great for preparing for tests, it’s also an excellent resource when applying for jobs! This great resource has tips for interviews, templates for writing resumes and cover letters, links to great jobs in all sorts of fields, and it can even help you...
Posted April 19, 2016
An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Becker Senior Center on Tuesday, April 19, for Phil Lancaster's presentation of Riders on the Orphan Train. Phil is an internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter who travels and presents the story of 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on trains in New York between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the United States to be given away.
Phil sang original music, ran a picture slide show and presented film clips from interviews with actual...