ECRL Launches New Website
We are proud to announce the launch of our newly redesigned
website. On behalf of all of us here at East Central Regional Library, welcome! Our old website served us well, but technology continues to develop and with this redesign we will be able to take advantage of the most current tools to share the services and resources available at East Central Regional Library.
On our new homepage visitors will find:
* easy access to all of ECRL's social media sites including Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest with a simple click
* the ability to sign up with just a few key strokes to ECRL's monthly online eNewsletter, E-Connnect
* the option to Ask a Librarian (a live interactive chat service that allows you to converse with a librarian in real time. A librarian is available 24/7 to answer questions)
* a "Featured Resource" at the bottom of the homepage to learn more about what ECRL has to offer
* how to put a hold on a book or checkout an eBook by going to Quick Links at the bottom right hand of the homepage and choose the appropriate link
Another new feature of our website is the ability to find out what is happening at all East Central Regional Library branches or just a specific one. By simply choosing the "Events" option at the top of the page, you can see a color coded calendar listing author visits, storytimes, book clubs and more. Just want to know what's happening at "your" library branch? Go to "Locations" - choose your branch library to see a calendar, listing ONLY the events happening at that particular library.
Take a few minutes and explore all the options our new website has to offer including an exhaustive list of databases you have access to; what book club kits ECRL owns; and even make a suggestion online for an item you would like the library to purchase (click Resources, the purchase suggestion) and lots more. Check it out!
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Once Upon a Reader: Minnesota Libraries Bring Young Children and Books Together
Once Upon a Reader is a Minnesota one-book program designed for pre-K children and their families that b
egan
in 2015. The focus of the program is
to promote Minnesota children's literature and authors and encourage families to talk, sing, read, write, and play together - five important practices that build early literacy skills.
Public libraries throughout Minnesota including all East C
ent
ral Regional Library branches will be participating in the 2016
Once Upon a Reader program, engaging young children with books, music, and original programming by Minnesota artists during the months
of March and April. Once Upon a Reader is sponsored by the Coun
cil of Regional Public Library System Administrators (
CRPLSA) and funded from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
 The book chosen for the 2016 Once Upon a Reader program is
Ten Pigs: an Epic Bath Adventure by Minnesota author and illustrator, Derek Anderson. Mr. Anderson will be bringing his traveling "Ten Pigs Trunk" show to the Pine City, Princeton and Wyoming ECRL branches. the book has also been selected as a finalist for the 2016 Minnesota Book Award in Children's Literature.
The remaining eleven ECRL branches will be celebrating the Once Upon a Reader program with the reading of Ten Pigs: an Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson followed by a delig
htful, interactive, original puppet show designed and performed by artist, author and puppeteer, Anne Sawyer-Aitch based on her book Nalah and the Pink Tiger. Throughout the months of March and April all ECRL branches will host these special events along with other programs and activities.
Once again all children enrolled in Head Start in Minnesota will receive a paperback copy of
Ten Pigs: an Epic Adventure by Derek Anderson. Books will be distributed to over 500 Head Start children in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine counties and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibway. This year ECRL also earmarked money from its Legacy funds to purchase a paperback book to be distributed to every licensed daycare provider and center in our 6 county-region as well.
Join us for these special "Once Upon a Reader" shows with music, storytelling and more. See the Upcoming Legacy programming schedule below for dates, times and venues.
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Advanced Hold Option May Be Just for You!
Can't wait to get your hands on a new release? Are you willing to read large print or listen to the audiobook version? Advanced Holds Options might be for you! Advanced holds are used when a user wants to receive the first available copy of a title, regardless of format. It allows you to place a hold and select the formats you are willing to receive.
How to place an advanced hold:
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Log in and search for the title and click on place hold
2. Click on advanced hold options
3. Choose the formats you would be willing to receive, and click submit.
If no formats are selected, any available format will be used. Usually, your options will be Book, CD Book, Large Print Book or some combination of those formats.
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Just a Reminder
Federal tax forms 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ and their corresponding instruction booklets have arrived!
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
Ten Pigs Trunk Show
Derek Anderson, MN Author & Illustrator
Join us for these special "Once Upon a Reader" shows with the author and illustrator of the book, Ten Pigs: an Epic Bath Adventure! He will read the book aloud; lead a reenactment of the book, sketch, sing and more in his portable one-man show. See the poster below for the locations of each program!
Nalah and the Pink Tiger
Anne Sawyer-Aitch, MN Author & Illustrator
Join us for a delightful, interactive, original puppet show designed and performed by artist, author and pup
peteer, Anne Sawyer-Aitch. For ages 3-6
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
3:30 PM - Rush City Public Library
Wednesday, March 16
10:00 AM - Cambridge Public Library
Friday, March 18
11:00 AM - Mora Public Library
Tuesday, March 22
11:15 AM - Mille Lacs Lake Community Library
Wednesday, March 23
10:00 AM - Chisago Lakes Area Library
Thursday, March 31
10:30 AM - Milaca Community Library
Saturday, April 2
10:30 AM - North Branch Area Library
Tuesday, April 12
10:30 AM - Hinckley Public Library
Thursday, April 14
10:30 AM - McGregor Public Library
Friday, April 15
10:30 AM - Aitkin Public Library
Saturday, April 16
10:00 AM - Sandstone Public Library
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Welcome and Farewell
Recent staff changes reported to the ECRL Board:
Welcome to staff members new to positions:
Aitkin Library - Paulette Anderson, Branch Assistant
Cambridge Library - Timothy Jensen, Branch Assistant
Farewell and thank you to departing staff members
Chisago Lakes Library - Elizabeth Shirek, Branch Librarian
For employment opportunities at ECRL, visit our
Jobs page.
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
eBook Titles
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Clawback by J. A. Jance
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Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag
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Full House: Max Holt Series by Janet Evanovich
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Girl in the Woods: a Memoir by Aspen Matis
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Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
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Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Murphy
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Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter by David Schultz
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Slammed by Colleen Hoover
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Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver
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Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
eAudio Titles
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Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer
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Girl's Guide to Moving on by Debbie Macomber
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If I Run by Terri Blackstock
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Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
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NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson
*Remembrance by Meg Cabot
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Sage's Eyes by V. C. Andrews
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Staked by Kevin Hearne
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Survival of the Fittest by Jonathan Kellerman
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Wild Cat by Christine Fenham
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Forthcoming Adult Large Print Titles in the ECRL catalog
*A Brush of Wings by Karen Kingsbury
*Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer
*Devonshire Scream by Laura Childs
*The Gangster by Clive Cussler
*Here's to Us by Elin Hilderbrand
*House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer
*If I Run by Terri Blackstock
*Loving Eleanor by Susan Wittig
*The Pursuit by Janet Evanonvich
*Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
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Forthcoming Print Fiction in the ECRL catalog
*All Summer Long by Melody Carlson
*Beauty Refined by Tracie Peterson
*Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon
*Dishonorable Intentions by Stuart Woods
*First comes Love by Emily Giffin
*Insidious by Catherine Coulter
*Magic by Danielle Steel
*Make Me Love You by Lindsey Johanna
*Private Rio by James Patterson
*The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich
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Forthcoming Books on CDs in
the ECRL Catalog
Search for any of these titles in the ECRL Catalog:
*The Apartment by Danielle Steel
*Boar Island by Nevada Barr
*Larose by Louise Erdrich
*The Last Mile by David Baldacci
*Troublemakers by Linda Howard
*The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews
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Award Winning Children & Teen Books in the catalog
John Newbery Medal Winner
(Juvenile Fiction)
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Last Stop on Market by Matt de la Pena
Randolph Caldecott Winner
(Children's Picture Book)
*Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Troy Andrews
Michael L. Printz Award
(Best Teen Book)
*Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
(Best Beginning Reader
Bk)
*Don't Throw It To Mo! by David A. Adler
Best Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
*Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsburg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin
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ECRL Holiday Closings
The following branches will be closed on Tuesday, February 16
in honor of Martin Luther King Day: Hinckley, McGregor, Milaca, Mille Lacs Lake, Pine City, Rush City, Sandstone & Wyoming.
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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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