Author Candace Simar will appear at the Little Falls Carnegie Library on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. She is an award-winning poet and writer from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, who carries a passion for Minnesota history.
Her historical Abercrombie Trail series (North Star Press), recounts the story of Scandinavian immigrants during the 1862 Sioux Uprising. The fiction series includes "Abercrombie Trail" (2009), "Pomme de Terre" (2010), "Birdie" (2011) and "Blooming Prairie" (2012...
Library News
Posted October 4, 2016
Bill Jamerson will present his "It's Daylight in the Swamps" program on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 3:00 p.m. This program will journey back to the days of sawyers, skidders and swampers. True stories, tall tales, along with authentic songs to create a program that entertains and informs. Bill Jamerson's program will take place at the Sherburne History Center located at 10775 27th Ave S.E. in Becker.
"It's Daylight in the Swamps" is a Legacy event for adults and teens.
Posted September 29, 2016
Join us in Delano for a series of four amazing and "peculiar" programs related to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children after the movie is released this weekend.
1.) October 5 - Miss Peregrine: Intro and Discussion of the Book and Movie - peculiar questions will be asked.
2.) October 12 - Miss Peregrine: The Wonder of Found Art - Ransom Riggs wrote his story based on old photos he found, creating each character from the photo. We will make whimsical art from found objects and...
Posted September 26, 2016
The projected reopening for the St. Cloud Public Library is the end of October. The library has been closed since an arsonist set a fire in the library’s upper level on Aug. 17. The fire destroyed a chair, cracked a window and did structural damage. The library will be closed through most of October in order to make repairs and complete cleaning of light smoke and soot. This process is intended to provide a safe and secure environment for library patrons.
The restoration...
Posted September 15, 2016
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, Paynesville staff discovered at least 25 caterpillars in the tiny, raised-bed 'Mr. McGregor's Garden' in the front lawn of the library. After some research, they decided the green, yellow and orange creatures are probably papilio polyxenes asterius larvae (which transforms into the Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly) and will begin their pupae transition soon, likely in the next 4 or 5 days, (but that's just an educated guess based...
Posted September 9, 2016
On Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. author and appraiser Mark Moran, who has written over 25 books on antiques and collectibles and has appeared on the PBS "Antiques Roadshow" program, will be at the Belgrade library. He will evaluate your items and help you learn more about the history of your own personal objects. Limit one object per person, limit 40 items. Please register for a time slot by calling the Belgrade Lilbrary at 320.254.8842. Additional guests are welcome to attend to...
Posted September 7, 2016
Upsala celebrates Heritage Days the second week of August with a community festival, music concerts and a medallion hunt. This year the five daily clues led seekers on a merry chase through the city park to the flower urns along Main Street, to the Community Center and, finally, to GRRL~Upsala. The medallion had been hidden in a Reader's Digest Condensed book, shelved correctly in FIC REA, located about four feet off the floor. It should have been an easy find, but the...
Posted September 6, 2016
GREAT RIVER REGIONAL LIBRARY
REQUEST FOR BIDS
FOR RESTORATION SERVICES
Great River Regional Library, hereafter known as GRRL, working in partnership with the City of St. Cloud, is requesting proposals from qualified restoration companies to provide fire restoration and remediation related services. Sealed bids for these turnkey services will be delivered at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 16, 2016 to the City of St. Cloud City Hall. Envelopes containing proposals shall be submitted as...
Posted September 2, 2016
The St. Cloud Public Library will remain closed until further notice.
On the afternoon of August 17, 2016 approximately 250 patrons and staff were evacuated after a patron set a fire on the second floor of the St. Cloud Public Library. The St. Cloud Public Library is the headquarters for the Great River Regional Library (GRRL) system which has 32 libraries in six counties in Central Minnesota.
All GRRL locations exist through partnerships between GRRL and the hosting cities. GRRL provides...
Posted August 31, 2016
Visit Our Once Upon a Reader Trunk Shows
Once Upon a Reader is a one-book program for children ages 0-6 and their families. The program promotes children’s literature and encourage families to talk, sing, read, write, and play together – five practices that build early literacy skills. Public libraries throughout Minnesota participate, engaging young children with books, music, and original programming by Minnesota artists.
The featured book in 2016 is “Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure,”...