Add more fun to your reading by joining the library's Winter Reading Program.
The 2017 program theme is "Escape the Ordinary." Adults and teens in sixth grade and up may take part. It runs from Tuesday, Jan. 3 through Tuesday, Feb. 28. You can complete drawing slips for each five books read during the program to take part in drawings for collectible Winter Reading Program mugs and other prizes. Register for the program online or at any Great River Regional Library branch location. Readers...
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Posted December 29, 2016
Do you ever look at the shelves of the library or all the book review sites and think, how will I ever keep track of what I want to read? There are so many good books out there!
Fear not, reading enthusiasts. We've got a neat solution for you.
Goodreads.com is a free website with a built-in bookshelf feature that allows you to not only keep track of books you have read, but also mark books you want to read in the future. It also has a community of millions, which means you can check out...
Posted December 29, 2016
Coming Saturday, Jan. 21 to a library webpage near you .... Great River Regional Library's 2nd Annual Winter Reading Program Trivia Contest!
Join your fellow trivia enthusiasts in a seven hour online trivia contest you can play at your local Great River Regional Library branch or from the comfort of your own home. Questions will range from general knowledge to specific GRRL-related questions. But stay close to a computer, because the correct answers to all of the questions can be found using...
Posted December 28, 2016
2017 is upon us, and it introduces a whole new Year in Reading. Not sure what to read next? Fear not, we have lots of suggestions for every kind of reader, and especially for those of you willing to expand your reading. Check out our Year in Reading lists every month for specially curated suggestions based on our monthly themes. Up first for January is Men Without Rules. Join these adventurers and gadabouts on a literary romp to kick off the new year!
Posted December 21, 2016
Join us at the Paynesville Public Library for a week of 'something to do!'
The kids have the week off from school, and cold weather can keep everyone inside, so why not stop in to the library for fun, games and crafts. We'll provide the supplies and toys (AND clean up the mess afterwards!). Stop in any time during the times listed below.
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Captain Underpants Day! We'll have games (Underwear Fling, Toilet Seat Beanbag Toss), color sheets...
Posted December 9, 2016
Here's an opportunity for children and teens to reduce their library fines.
“Read Down Your Fines” will take place Monday, Dec. 19 through Saturday, Dec. 31 at all 32 branches of the Great River Regional Library.
Children and teens younger than 17 who are unable to borrow library materials because of outstanding fines can regain library privileges just by reading at the library.
Record the time you spend reading at the library on coupons available at the library desk. You can read...
Posted December 9, 2016
This has been an extraordinary year for Great River Regional Library. Here are a few of the things that happened in 2016
• Staff launched a new website and online catalog that reshape themselves so as to meet the needs of patrons who access our services on smartphones and other digital devices.
• Staff responded quickly to a fire that closed the St. Cloud Public Library for ten weeks. Despite not having ready access to their offices, staff maintained vital...
Posted December 2, 2016
If you have an iPhone, you have probably heard of Siri. She's the computery voice that can talk to you from your phone. She is basically a hands-free way of searching for information.
To access Siri, just hold down on your home button (the small round button on the bottom of your iPhone) and ask your question.
What kinds of questions can you ask Siri?
Anything!
Ask her what movie times are.
Ask her to find local coffee shops.
Ask her for directions to an address....
Posted November 30, 2016
Each November, the Snappy Elmdalers 4H Club hangs its club banner at the Upsala Public Library. This year’s banner highlights the theme, “Believe In Yourself.” The members designed and crafted the banner. Snappy Elmdalers pictured L to R (front) Daniel Gunderson and Eli Thielen, (middle) Jacob Gunderson, Anna Blonigen and Alli Thielen, (back) Annika Gunderson, Shelby Krebs, and Lucy Thelen.
Posted November 30, 2016
Welcome to the Short Story Month Writing Challenge.
You are invited to write a short story based on the historical photo you see here. When was this taken? It could have been one hundred years ago, or 50 years in the future. Where are the women, and where was the photo taken? Bolivia maybe, or in a salt mine on Siberian plains. Make your own story in 32 words (one each for Great River Regional Library's 32 branch locations) and let us see it. Some stories may be posted on GRRL's website or in...