Welcome New Branch Librarians
Congratulations Kirsten Vaughan - Hinckley Branch Librarian
 ECRL would like to congratulate Kirsten Vaughan, the new Hinckley Branch
Librarian. Kirsten is replacing Carolyn Avaire, who accepted the position as the Mille Lacs Lake Library Branch Librarian (see article below)
Kirsten has been with ECRL since 2011 and has worked in a wide variety of positions for the library, most recently as an Outreach Librarian, serving the Isanti outreach site and as a Branch Assistant in the Cambridge Branch. She's also worked in technical services, interlibrary loan and prior to joining ECRL, worked as a Student Assistant at the Jim Dan Hill Library at the University of Wisconsin Superior.
Kirsten is working on her Master in Library Science through Clarion University in Pennsylvania with an expected graduation of August 2016. She also has a Bachelor of Science Degree in English with a minor in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin Superior.
Kirsten says she's excited about the possibilities in Hinckley including a new storytime program and is looking forward to getting to know the community and tailoring programs to their needs. Kirsten started full time in Hinckley on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Stop by the library on Saturday, Dec. 5 between 11-12:30 for an open house to meet Kirsten and welcome her to Hinckley
Congratulations Carolyn Avaire - Mille Lacs Lake Branch Librarian
 ECRL would like to congratulate Carolyn Avaire, the new
Mille Lacs Lake Branch Librarian. Carolyn is replacing longtime Branch Librarian K
athy Morrow who retired at the end of September 2015.
Carolyn is a familiar face in Isle as she started with ECRL as a Branch Aide there in 2009. Most recently, she was the Branch Librarian in Hinckley. Carolyn also worked as a Branch Aide in Mora before her promotion to Branch Librarian earlier this year.
Carolyn has a Master in Library Science from Drexel University in Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's Degree in Education from St. Cloud State University.
Carolyn is so excited to be returning to the Mille Lacs Lake Community Library in Isle, the place she considers her home library. Her first day full time in Isle was Tuesday, November 10. Be sure to stop by and welcome her back.
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MNsure Open Enrollment Assistance Available
In partnership with Lakes & Pines Community Action Council, Inc. four ECRL branches will be hosting MNsure navi
gators during the month of December.
Sjoberg & Holmstrom, the regional MNsure Broke
r Enrollment Center will be
at the following libraries from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the following dates. They will assist those eligible select a qualified health plan.
Pine City Public Library - Tuesday, December 1
Princeton Area Library -
Monday, December 7 & Tuesday, December 8
North Branch Area Library - Monday, December 14 & Tuesday, December 15
Cambridge Public Library - Monday, December 21 & Tuesday,
December 22
For more information or to make an appointment contact:
Lakes & Pines at 320-679-1800, option 4
Sjoberg-Holmstrom at 320-679-5183
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Chisago County Technology Training
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hrough a grant provided by the Blandin Foundation two technology training classes are being offered FREE of charge to businesses and residents of Chisago County.
Cyber Security - Business IT Security 101
Presented by Chris Morgan, Cyber Instructor at Pine Tech
Friday, December 4
8 am - 9 am - Rush City Public Library
12 pm - 1 pm - Wyoming Area Library
Help your business prepare for the possibility of being hacked and experiencing data loss. Explore free resources for employee training on information security.
Facebook for Business
Presented by Katie Englund, Destiny Internet Marketing and Small Business Development Center
Wednesday, December 16
8 am - 9 am - North Branch Area Library
12 pm - 1 pm - Chisago Lakes Area Library
Learn the basics on how to start a business Facebook page and how to market on this social media site.
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Historical ECRL images added to Minnesota Digital Library's Minnesota Reflections
East Central Regional Library is excited to announce that its first digital collection is live in Minnesota Digital Library's Minnesota Reflections, courtesy of the Digital Public Library of America's Public Library Partnerships Project.
DPLA has collaborated with MDL in the Public Library Partnerships Project (PLPP), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
About Minnesota Digital Library:
Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) provides access to unique digital collections shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota.
M
in
n
esota Reflections is the first online project of MDL. It is a
colle
ction of more than 215,000 photographs, postcards, maps, documents, letters, and oral histories depicting the history of Minnesota and includes digital content from more than 157
participating organizations including historical societies, special
archives, universities and colleges, and public libraries from across the state who have shared their original materials with the MDL.
ECRL's contribution to Minnesota Reflections provides insight into the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. The collection includes images used in ECRL's history book,
East Central Regional Library: Fifty Years of Connections, 1959-2009
by Marilyn McGriff, of ECRL. These photographs include library buildings (past and present), retired library services such as the bookmobile, and ECRL staff members over the years.
ECRL has also submitted videos of the Kids Design Glass project. Both the history and glass sculptures projects were funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Check out the MN Reflections link to access ECRL's collection.
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Welcome and Thank you!
These staff changes were reported to the ECRL Board.
Thank you for your public service and best wishes to these staff members who are leaving ECRL employment:
Aitkin - Shirley Pick, Branch Assistant, retire Nov 30
Welcome to new staff members:
Mille Lacs Lake Community Library - Branch Librarian (formerly Branch Librarian at Hinckley Branch)
Hinckley - Kirsten Vaughan, Branch Librarian (formerly Outreach Librarian at Isanti)
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
CHANCE TO DANCE!
(a series of dance instruction and live performance)
Salsa & Merengue Dance Class
Braham Community Center
Tuesday, November 17-7:00-9:00 pm 
Want to learn how to dance the salsa and merengue? A dance instructor from Sossy Mechanics will give you instruction on the basics in this two hour class. Ages 14 and up invited to join the class. No registration necessary. Singles and couples welcome.
Salsabrosa Live Performance
Braham Community Center
Thursday, November 19 - 7:00 pm
Now that you've learned how to dance, join us for live music with Salsabrosa. Salsabrosa leaves a "Havana Hot" buzz wherever it performs! As one of the premier Salsa acts in the Midwest their explosive afro-cuban rhythms, mesmerizing vocal harmonies, and riveting horn solos make even the shyest audiences want to get up and dance.
Pearl Harbor: Day That Will Live in Infamy
North Branch Are Library
Thursday, December 3 - 6:30 pm
"Tora, Tora, Tora!" Japanese Air Commander Fuchida's coded message sent hundreds of fighters and torpedo bombers in a sneak attack against an American Pacific Fleet lying, unsuspecting, at anchor at the U.S. Naval Base on Oahu, Hawaii. By the time the attack was finished, 2,400 were dead, dozens of ships destroyed, and America was at war. Join us as speaker, Dale Blanshan, talks about this infamous day.
19th Annual Christmas Tea
Featuring the Andrew Walesch Trio
Aitkin Public Library
Sunday, December 6 - 3:00 pm
Please pre-register at the library or call 218-927-2339
Andrew Walesch is a dynamic pianist and singer known for his take on songs from the Great American Songbook. He has appeared at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, the legendary Chicago Theater and on NPR's "Mountain Stage". He will be appearing with his trio, which features Pete James Johnson on drums and Jeremy Boettcher on bass.
Plus check out all the other activities going on throughout ECRL.
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
eBook Titles
*Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
*Bittersweet Dreams by V. C. Andrews
*Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
*Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
*Corrupted by Lisa Scottoline
*Depraved Heart by Patricia Cornwell
*Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen
*Shopaholic to the Resuce by Sophie Kinsella
*Theory of Death by Faye Kellerman
*Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
eAudio Titles
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All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark
*Asa: Marked Men Series by Jay Crownover
*Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
*Bittersweet Dreams by V. C. Andrews
*Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
*Cross Justice by James Patterson
*Face of Deception by Iris Johansen
*House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke
*Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans
*Shopaholic to the Rescue by Sophie Kinsella
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Forthcoming Adult Non-FicitionTitles in the ECRL catalog
*The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook by Tracey Singleton and Marshall Paulsen
*Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham
*Essential Oils for Beauty, Wellness and the Home by Alicia Atkinson
*Herbs for Children's Health by Rosemary Gladstar
*A Just and Generous Nation: Abraham Lincoln and the Fight for American Opportunity by Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle
*Optimistic Environmentalist by David R. Boyd
*Simpy Nigella: Feel Good Food by Nigella Lawson
*Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Option Health and Well-Being by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D
*Understanding Autism by Professor Katrina Williams and Professor Jacqueline Roberts
*The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans by Janelle Moore, et al
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Forthcoming Print Fiction in the ECRL catalog
*The Atonement by Beverly Lewis
*Blood Orange by Susan Wittig Albert
*Compromising Positions by Stuart Woods
*Flawless by Heather Graham
*Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
*Most Wanted by Lisa Scottoline
*No Safe Secret by Fern Michaels
*The Obsession by Nora Roberts
*The Preacher's Lady by Lori Copeland
*What We Find by Robyn Carr
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Forthcoming DVDs in
the ECRL Catalog
Search for any of these titles in the ECRL Catalog:
Adult/Family
*Bill Maher: Live from DC
*Breach (Chris Coooper, Ryan Phillippe)
*Disney's Tomorrowland
*Mom: Complete 2nd Season
*Paper Towns (Nat Wolf)
* Return to Sender (Rosamund Pike)
*Simpsons: Complete 4th Season
* Sopranos: 1st Complete Season
*Spy (Melissa McCarthy)
*White Nights (Gregory Hines)
Kids
*101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
*Chugginton, Big Freeze
*Care Bears: Big Wish Movie
*Dear Dumb Diary
*Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
*Elmo Can Do It
*Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9
*Magic School Bus: Season 4
*Peter Rabbit: Christmas Tales
*Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys, The Movie
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New Teen Titles
in the ECRL catalog
*Crash by Eve Silver
*Hired Girl by Laura Schlitz
*Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
*Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt
*Raging Light by Estelle Laure
*Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
*Stick by Michael Harmon
*This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
*Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
*Wanderers by Kate Ormand
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ECRL's Mission
To strengthen communities by connecting people with resources, spaces, and educational experiences that enrich and empower their lives.
*East Central Regional Library is funded by the counties of Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine. ECRL also receives state and federal funds.
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