Library News

Paul Imholte delights Royalton audience

Paul Imholte delights Royalton audience

Paul Imholte lived up to his stage name, the musical string man, when he performed for an appreciative audience at the Royalton Public Library on Wednesday evening, April 11.   Read more »

Author Monica Lee visits Royalton Library

Author Monica Lee visits Royalton Library

  Author Monica Lee visited the Royalton Public Library on Saturday, April 6. She was there to discuss her book, "The Percussionist's Wife: A Memoir of Sex, Crime and Betrayal."  Read more »

Digital Library Plus

Digital Library Plus

Great River Regional Library's digital download service, the Digital Library, is now easier to use. The platform used to provide the service has been reconfigured to make it more attractive and more efficient. This new interface is called The Next Generation Digital Library Platform. Read more »

Face Painting for Easter at Sauk Centre

Face Painting for Easter at Sauk Centre

The Great River Regional Library in Sauk Centre sponsored a fantastic face painting EGGtravaganza at the Sauk Centre Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt.
More than 150 children turned out to enjoy the Easter Egg Hunt and to get their faces painted by All About Fun For Kids. The children were lined up to get their faces painted. What a great way to bring in spring!

An Egg-citing Event In Eagle Bend

An Egg-citing Event In Eagle Bend

The Eagle Bend Public Library held an "Egg-citing" Event on March 30. Read more »

Promoting Yourself Through Social Media - St. Cloud

Promoting Yourself Through Social Media - St. Cloud

  Using social media in promoting your artistic business, journey, or life can be useful and and an inexpensive way to raise awareness and customers. How you use it, and not use it, can be instrumental to your long term goals. Read more »

Doug Ohman Presentation at Annandale Library

Doug Ohman Presentation at Annandale Library

The Annandale Public Library recently hosted Doug Ohman and his presentation, “Libraries: Free For All.” Ohman is a photographer, public speaker, and author of the series "Byways of Minnesota.” He has toured the state extensively while compiling photos for his books. Read more »

Mobile Art On View at Staples Public Library

Mobile Art On View at Staples Public Library

Jess Cavazos, a mobile artist from Brainerd, installed three mobiles in the Roundhouse children’s area of the Staples Public Library. Read more »

Delano Girl Scout Jessica Meyer Goes for the Gold!

Delano Girl Scout Jessica Meyer Goes for the Gold!

Jessica Meyer loves the library so much she decided to enhance the book collection at the Delano library by purchasing picture and teen books. In the process, Jessica earned her Girl Scout Gold Award. Read more »

Libraries Bridging Digital Divide Says FCC Chairman

Libraries Bridging Digital Divide Says FCC Chairman

    The role of libraries in bridging the digital divide is acknowledged by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski in a video released recently at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting. Read more »