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October 2016
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Volume 6, Issue 10
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North Branch Area Library to host Play & Learn Space open house Wednesday, Nov. 2
All kids love cars, trucks, trains and everything that moves.
The new "Moving All Around" North Branch Area Library play and learn space focuses on everything transportation and includes a Duplo table along with many My First Duplo Sets, a wallmounted submarine, a sky pilot and safety road manipulative, a car activity center and more!
The play and learn space focuses on "play," one of the five basic literacy skills established by the Every Child Ready to Read program developed by the American Library Association. Those skills include playing, talking, singing, reading and writing. Play is not only inherently valuable as a pleasurable activity, it is how kids learn and is an integral part in the development of the four other literacy skills.
We invite you to join us for the play and learn space open house on Wednesday, November 2 at 11:00 am (following preschool storytime) to celebrate this new learning area at the library. Refreshments will be served by the Friends of the North Branch Area Library. Funds for the space were made possible by an anonymous donor.
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MNLINK just got easier to use with new design
Have you
 seen the new MNLINK?
MNLINK is a statewide system that serves the discovery and interlibrary loan needs of library patrons and staff. Searching MNLINK, patrons have easy access to search the catalogs of most libraries in Minnesota, all in one place. MNLINK also provides access to electronic resources that are available to Minnesotans, including Minnesota Reflections and ELM.
MNLINK received an upgrade in September, updating to a modern and fully responsive design for easier use on any device you choose. MNLINK is your connection to items not owned by East Central Regional Library, including books, articles, movies, images, music, and more. Try the new look at
MNLINK.org!
How does MNLINK work?
Place a request for an item that you want, and let the system do the work finding a library with a copy to lend. It's as easy as 1-2-3:
- Search MNLINK for desired materials.
- Login, select and request the item you want.
- Access online content immediately or retrieve materials from your local library when they have arrived. Your library will contact you when material is available for pickup
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Connect with readers around the globe
Join Big Library Read through East Central Regional Library and watch as the first global eBook club connects millions of readers around the world with the same eBook, simultaneously.
Marieke Nijkamp's "This Is Where It Ends" is the latest title available through October 27. Access the eBook free of charge--with a library card--at http://ecrl.lib.overdrive.com.
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(Events funded with money from
Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
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Starwatch Party with Meteorologist Mike Lynch
Get to know the constellations at three remaining Minnesota Starwatch Party events with meteorologist Mike Lynch.
The program starts with an indoor orientation followed by quality time outside.
Lynch brings a fleet of telescopes, including two of the biggest mobile telescopes in Minnesota for close up views of planets, star clusters, nebulae, and other wonders in early autumn skies. He also brings a video-telescope system for ultra-deep view of galaxies and more!
This program lasts about two hours and is recommended for ages 6 and up. Here's the Starwatch schedule:
Tuesday, October 18
6:30 pm - Mora Public Library
Thursday, October 20
6:30 pm - Milaca Community Library
Monday, October 24
6:30 pm - Aitkin Public Library
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Book talk, art of pie making with Beth Dooley
6:30 pm Tuesday, October 25 
Milaca Community Library
Milaca Community Library is hosting a special Legacy program featuring Beth Dooley. Hear this Minnesota author talk about her latest book, "In Winter's Kitchen," and the art of pie making. A live demonstration will be presented, as well.
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Sherlock Holmes writer presents in Milaca
10:30 am Saturday, October 29 
Pine City Public Library
Pine City Public Library welcomes author Larry Millett as he discusses his Sherlock Holmes books, including the newest installment, "Strongwood." Everyone is invited to this special presentation.
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Author discussion on 'Shadows of Time ... Minnesota's Surviving Railroad Depots'
Author Bill Schrankler will discuss his new book, "Shadows of Time ... Minnesota's Surviving Railroad Depots" at an ECRL branch near you in November.
The book brings to life 168 of Minnesota's remaining railroad depots.
Schrankler will share entertaining, fact-filled information along with hundreds of photographs, maps and other images. His narrative provides a look at Minnesota railroad history through brief studies of the aging structures that range from opulent buildings to small wooden structures. Mark your calendars:
Tuesday, November 1
6:30 pm - Milaca Community Library
Thursday, November 3
6:30 pm - Chisago Lakes Area Library
Saturday, November 5
10:30 am - McGregor Public Library
Monday, November 7
6:30 pm - Princeton Area Library
Thursday, November 10
6:30 pm - Pine City Public Library
Saturday, November 12
10:30 am - Mille Lacs Lake Community Library
Thursday, November 17
6:30 pm - Hinckley Public Library
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Julie Klassen appearance includes book signing
6:30 pm Tuesday, November 15 
Wyoming Area Library
Bestselling, award-winning author Julie Klassen is coming to Wyoming Area Library for a book talk and signing.
Klassen, who with her family live near St. Paul, is known for her inspirational Regency romance novels. She is the winner of several Christy Awards for titles including her latest, "The Painter's Daughter," a story of love and betrayal, family and forgiveness. This and many of her books can be found through the East Central Regional Library.
"If you love romance, British accents,
Jane Eyre
, or anything by Jane Austen, then you and I are soul sisters and I write for you," the author says on www.julieklassen.com.
Wyoming Area Library, 26855 Forest Blvd., can be reached at 651-462-9001.
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Branch libraries closed October 20 & November 11
East Central Regional Library and all 14 of its branch libraries will be closed Thursday, October 20, due to an all staff training day. Regular hours will resume on Friday, October 21. We apologize for any inconvenience. The Outreach van, however, will make its usual stops on Thursday, October 20.
All branch libraries and ECRL Headquarters also will be closed on Friday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day.
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
Adult eBook Titles
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Warriors of the Storm by Bernard Cornwell
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The American Girl by Kate Horsley
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The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot
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Good as Gone by Amy Gentry
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This Was a Man by Jeffrey Archer
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Mischling by Affinity Konar
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The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly
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The Award by Danielle Steel
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Faithful by Alice Hoffman
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The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
Adult eAudio Titles
*The Kind Worth Killing by
Peter Swanson
*Killer Chef by James Patterson
*The Shell Game by Janet Evanovich
*The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly
*Sex, Lies & Serious Money by Stuart Woods
*Faithful by Alice Hoffman
*Swamp Bones by Kathy Reichs
*The Whistler by John Grisham
*A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen Kingsbury
*The Mirror Sisters by V.C. Andrews
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Forthcoming
New
Music CDs
TOP 40
*Revolution Radio by Green Day
*Oh My My by OneRepublic
*Day Breaks by Norah Jones
*Joanne by Lady Gaga
*This House is Not For Sale by Bon Jovi
COUNTRY
*Nobody's Fool by Dan Penn
*Cosmic Hallelujah by Kenny Chesney
*Tattooed Heart by Ronnie Dunn
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Forthcoming Print
Adult Fiction
*Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel
*Treasured Grace by Tracie Peterson
*Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
*Most Dangerous Place by James Grippando
*Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
*The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler
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Power Game
by Christine Feehan
*Bone Box by Faye Kellerman
*Man Overboard by J.A. Jance
*Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton
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Forthcoming Print
Adult Non-Fiction
(Search for any of these titles in the ECRLcatalog)
*George Washington's Secret Spy War by John A. Nagy
*Fields of Battle by Brian Curtis
*Soup Swap by Kathy Gunst
*The Happy Cook by Daphne Oz
*The Seasoned Life by Ayesha Alexander Curry
*Atlas Obscura by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton
*The Tetris Effect by Dan Ackerman
*Daring & Disruptive by Lisa Messenger
*Screenwise by Devorah Heitner
*Habit Changers by M.J. Ryan
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(Search for any of these
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Sully
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Our Kind of Traitor
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Suicide Squad
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A Tale of Love & Darkness
*Ghost Team
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The Light Between Oceans
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Indignation
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Magnificent Seven
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A Man Called Ove
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Bridget Jones's Baby
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Welcome & Farewell
(Recent staff changes reported to the ECRL Board)
Welcome to staff members new to positions:
Cambridge - Candy Sandquist and Cortney Walbridge
, Branch Assistants; ECRL Headquarters -
ReNae Shaw
, ILL Assistant.
Farewell and thank you to departing staff members:
ECRL Headquarters - Ron Misselt, Custodian; Marlys Carlson, Administrative Assistant.
For employment opportunities at East Central Regional Library, v
isit 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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