Library News
DVDs at the Library
The library's DVD collection has all kinds of great films: classics, blockbusters, fitness programs, foreign film, concerts, kids' movies and more. It's a large collection that is best searched online. Some of the most recent purchases appear on two lists: DVD - U.S. Read more »
Enjoy Audiobooks!
Books have a wonderful ability to transport the reader, to take you away to other worlds and into the imagination. It's magical. You can enjoy an audiobook when you are on the move and your hands are busy, and just as easily sitting back with your eyes closed. Read more »
Act Now On Legacy!
In the past two years, the 12 Regional Public Library Systems in the state of Minnesota have done a magnificent job in delivering outstanding programs in the arts, history and cultural heritage. This was possible because revenue from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund (also known as the Legacy fund) was distributed according to an already in place funding distribution formu Read more »
Kids' Picture Books
Children's picture books are filled with wonder. Magical things happen on their pages. A picture book can be a place where a child learns right from wrong and learns values such as kindness and honesty. Picture books can make a child laugh out loud (a parent, too) but they can also be educational. Children's picture books can be the foundation of literacy. Read more »
52 Library Card Uses
Join a book discussion group. Number 17 in a series of uses for your library card. Read more »
Try New Nonfiction!
Fans of "Downton Abbey" may be attracted to "Servants' Hall: A real life upstairs, downstairs romance" by Margaret Powell, the true story of a romance between a maid and a family heir in the era between the wars when the rigidity of England's class system began to break down. Read more »
Beginning Chapter Books
Children don't leap from picture books to novels. Their comfort with reading complex stories develops over time. The next step from picture books is easy readers, and after easy readers they begin chapter books written specially for children. These combine pictures with text in a longer format. Some have more text or more pictures than others. Read more »
52 Library Card Uses
Attend a lecture or workshop. Number 15 in a series of uses for your library card. Read more »
Customer Satisfaction Survey Prizewinners Drawn
Congratulations to Connie Barnier of Elk River and Renee Stafsholt of St. Cloud. Their names were drawn as prizewinners from among thousands who completed the recent customer satisfaction survey for Great River Regional Library (GRRL). Connie will receive a Nook e-reader device suitable for downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks. Renee will receive a $30 gift card to Wal-Mart.* Read more »
Kids Nonfiction
Those men in black surrounding the President are bodyguards. There's one on the front of Bodyguards!: From gladiators to the secret service, a new title on the library's New, Best & Fun Kids Nonfiction list. Read more »
