Beginning June 6 with "Make & Take Craft: Washer Necklaces,"' Paynesville Public Library's popular weekly programs will run every Thursday through Aug. 8. Story times, visits from Professor Marvel and the Minnesota Zoomobile, workshops on Origami and terrarium-building are just some of the programs in the schedule. Read more »

The Legacy Bill that provides arts and cultural heritage funding for libraries is due for consideration this week in conference committee at the Minnesota State Legislature. It will seek to find compromise between the Senate Legacy Bill (SF 1051), authored by Senator Richard Cohen (D-St. Paul) and the House companion bill (HF 1183). Read more »