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Apr 2016
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Volume 6, Issue 4
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Library Legislative Day
Every year library supporters from across the state go to Library Day at the Capitol, sponsored by the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) and Information and Technology Educators of Minnesota (ITEM). This year the ECRL contingent of 3 Board members and 7 staff had appointments with the 11 legislators that represent east central Minnesota. Library concerns this year are a $10 million bonding request for library construction funds and initiatives to support border-to-border broadband access.
ECRL visitors to the Capitol: Lisa Wagner, Carolyn Avaire, Bob Jensen, Jon Tatting, Nancy Dunbar, Barbara Misselt, Mike Warring, Carla Lydon, Barbara Kruschel. Not pictured - Heidi Anderson-Ferdinand. For more photos link to
Library Legislative Day!
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Regional Library Directors Meet
ECRL hosted CRPLSA (Council of Regional Public Library System Directors) March 29-31 at Headquarters in Cambridge. CRPLSA, made up of the Directors for each of the Minnesota regional public library systems, rotates their quarterly meetings at regions across the state. The meeting also was attended by State Librarian Jennifer Nelson, Minitex Director Valerie Horton, and MLA lobbyist Elaine Keefe.
Scout and Morgan bookstore hosted a reception, at which Cambridge Mayor Marlys Palmer welcomed the group to Cambridge.
Pictured from left to right: Karen Pundsack, Great River, St Cloud; Judith Kissner, Scout and Morgan; Barbara Misselt, East Central, Cambridge; Laurie Ortega, Pioneerland, Willmar; Jim Weikum, Arrowhead, Mountain Iron; Cambridge Mayor Marlys Palmer; Kristi Hanson, Northwest, Thief River Falls; Bob Boese, Interim Director at Traverse des Sioux, Mankato; Ann Hutton, SELCO, Rochester; Peg Werner, Viking, Fergus Falls; Ken Behringer, MELSA, St Paul; Liz Lynch, Lake Agassiz, Moorhead.
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Brain Fitness Kits
The Cambridge Public Library, a branch of East Central Regional Library, has received a grant from the Cambridge ACT on Alzheimer's group to purchase resources on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, care-giving, and brain health, to increase awareness and provide support information in order to create a dementia-friendly community. In addition to purchasing books, DVDs, and books on CD, East Central Regional Library seeks to be proactive in stimulating and engaging the brain.
With thi
s grant funding, East Central Regional Library has developed 18 Brain Fitness Kits. Studies have shown a direct link
between playing games and retaining brain functions. Each Brain Fitness Kit contain 4 games, recommended by the Alzheimer's Association and Mayo Clinic as being designed to keep or build brain power. The kits were created with this purpose, but all ages will enjoy the games.
- Brain Fitness Kits are available for checkout to any registered card holder of East Central Regional Library in good standing.
- Brain Fitness Kits can be checked out for 3 weeks.
- Brain Fitness Kits can be renewed once, if no one else has requested the kit.
- Brain Fitness Kits can be searched for and requested via the ECRL catalog.
- Details of the games in each kit are listed in the Catalog and in the Kit Guide below.
- Kits must be returned to any branch during open hours, as they do not fit in book returns
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Need to Do Some Auto Repair?
April is National Car Care Month, what are you doing to show your vehicle some love? Look to ChiltonLibrary found on our website for your car's maintenance intervals and service bulletins. ChiltonLibary has domestic and import vehicle information through the current model year, updated continuously. Simply click
here to access the database:
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15 Weeks of Free Listening
for Teens
SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Starting May 5th 2016, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week - pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download at
www.audiobooksync.com
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Staff Reviews
Come Hell or Highball
by Maia Chance (Fiction)
Instead of a New Jersey girl, the main character in the story is a Flapper. However, the adventures and mishaps she gets into while solving a crime are just as much fun. This is a great historical fiction mystery that takes place during prohibition. Fans of Janet Evanovich's novels will love this one.
Darlene Johnson, Princeton Library Assistant
The Things We Keep
by Sally Hepworth (Fiction, Large Print, Bk on CD)
This is a story about thirty-eight year old Anna who has early onset Alzheimer's. She moves into an assisted living facility and meets Luke, the only other resident her age. It is a story about what we remember and what is important in our lives. Bad things can happen, but Anna fights to hold on to what she knows.
Betty Evans, Milaca Library Assistant
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
(TF, Book on CD) 
This teen book is a wonderful historical fiction story about the single greatest tragedy in maritime history during WWII, a fact not known by many. Yes, even worse than the Titanic or
Lusitania! The story is told in short alternating chapters between four individuals from different countries, each hunted and haunted with their own tragedy. As they cross paths, each must decide how much to hide or to tell to ensure their survival.
Vickie Sorn, Youth & Community Services Librarian
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
Watch for many upcoming events in the May 2016 eNewsletter including the 2016 Summer Reading Program, Read for the Win, opening entertainment and more!
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
Adult eBook Titles
*The Apartment by Danielle Steel
*Bakery Sisters Bundle by Susan Mallery
*Cold Judgment by Joanne Fluke
*Girl From Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux
*Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
*Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova
*Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
*The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
*Toni Tennille by Toni Tennille
*What We Find by Robyn Carr
Adult eAudio Titles
*4th of July: Women's Murder Club by James Patterson
*After You by Jojo Moyes
*As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark
*Extreme Prey by John Sandford
*Field of Prey by John Sandford
*Family Jewels by Stuart Woods
*Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
*Last Mile by David Baldacci
*Loving Eleanor by Susan Albert
*Monster by Jonthan Kellerman
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Forthcoming New Music CDs
TOP 40
*Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello by Cheap Trick
*White Album by Weezer
*Cleopatra by The Lumineers
*NOW That's What I Call Music 58
*Santana IV by Santana
COUNTRY
*Music is Medicine by Marie Osmond
*New Lane Road by Josh Kelley
*Reckless by Martina McBride
*Upland Stories by Robbie Fulks
*Never Enders by Lonestar
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Forthcoming Print Fiction in the ECRL catalog
*Apprentice in Death by J. D. Robb
*Bullseye by James Patterson
*Love Transormed by Tracie Peterson
*Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger
*Pirate by Clive Cussler
*Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen
*Rushing Waters by Danielle Steel
*Second Half by Lauraine Snelling
*Sting by Sandra Brown
*The Wish by Beverly Lewis
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Forthcoming Print Adult Non-Fiction Books in
the ECRL Catalog
Search for any of these titles in the ECRL Catalog:
*Book of Alzheimer's Activities by Virginia Bell
*Brilliant Beacons: a History of the American Lighthouse by Eric Jay Dolin
*The Caregiver: A Life with Alzheimer's by Aaron Alterra
*The End of Heart Disease by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
*Junk: Digging through America's Love Affair with Stuff by Alison Stewart
*Loom Knitting Primer by Isela Phelps
*Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore: Dinner for Everyone at the Table by Anna Thomas
*The War on Leakers: National Security and American Democracy, From Eugene V. Debs to Edward Snowden by Lloyd C. Gardner
*Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad by Terry Jennings
*Your Best Age is Now by Robi Ludwig, Psy.D.
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New Print Teen Books in the catalog
*Burned
by Ellen Hopkins
*Finding Hope
by Colleen Nelson
*Frozen Tides by Morgan Rhodes
*I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan
*Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking
*Identical by Ellen Hopkins
*Isle by Jordana Frankel
*Nghtstruck by Jenna Black
*Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Gavin
*Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake
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Welcome and Farewell
Recent staff changes reported to the ECRL Board:
Welcome to staff members new to positions:
ECRL Headquarters in Cambridge - Sandy Buckingham, Human Resources Coordinator
For employment opportunities at ECRL, visit our
Jobs page.
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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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