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July 2016
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Volume 6, Issue 7
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Is your library open when you need it?
East Central Regional Library is looking for public opinion on the hours that each of the system's 14 branch libraries should be open.
You a
re e
ncouraged to participate in the ECRL library hours survey, which is available
here
and in print form
at a
t all branches.
Results of the survey will
be considered as ECRL determines the appropriate distribution of hours and staffing that provides the best customer service for each branch library in the regional library system and makes the best use of public funding.
East Central Regional Library is a consolidated regional library system with 14 branch locations that are open a combined total of 543 hours per week. It has been many years since a review of hours and staffing was done. Community profiles and habits have changed over time, as do the needs for staff support at the libraries. Do the open hours of the library that were established 10 or more years ago match what people need now? Recognizing that budget and thus staff resources are limited, what would be the most beneficial hours for each library to be open?
For more information, questions or any comments on this survey, send an email to ecregion@ecrlib.org or contact ECRL Director Barbara Misselt at 763-689-0643.
The survey will close at the end of July 20, 2016.
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Library advocacy theme for 2017 unveiled
Library advocates from across Minnesota began planning for the 2017
Minnesota Legislative session during the annual Library Legisl
ative Forum on July 12.
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Minnesota Loves Libraries is the advocacy theme for 2017. |
advocacy theme for 2017 --
Minnesota Loves Libraries -- was
unveiled at t
he forum hosted by the
St. Cloud Public Library
. The campaign, which is being designed by an advocacy committee appointed from Minnesota's regional library systems, includes Jon
Tatting, marketing assistant at East Central Regional Library. ECRL Director Barbara Misselt is the 2016 Legislative Chair of the Minnesota Library Association.
Minnesotans do indeed love libraries. State Librarian Jen Nelson reported to the forum that there were 24,340,258 visits to Minnesota's 355 public libraries in 2015. She also said that 3,860,346 library card holders checked out 52,512,434 physical and electronic library items.
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Mora Public Library accepts quite a gift
Both patrons and staff at Mora Public Library are enjoying a new public service desk that has helped modernize and "open up" space at 200 West Maple Avenue.
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The new public service desk at Mora Public Library. |
Branch Librarian Wendy Prokosch said the custom centerpiece was a three-year project made possible by a gift from Vernon Smith, of Mora, who expressed his wish to make a substantial donation posthumously. Following his death in 2010, the Vernon Smith Memorial dedicated $18,000 to that wish.
"Vernon always stopped in at the library. He loved to see the kids and always talked to them," Prokosch said of Vernon's frequent visits to the library. "Mora was his home town. He told me he had gone to every Mora home football game ... this when he was in his 90s."
Several people had a hand in the design, architecture and construction of the public service desk, which was installed last May. It's a wooden structure topped with a smooth, stone-like counter with the book return slot situated on one end and a table top on the other. Indented compartments for various book displays is another eye-catching touch for patrons as they approach and leave the center check-out area.
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Staff recommendation:
'Wintering' by Peter Geye
Finally, another book by Minnesota author Peter Geye.
Wintering is set in the town of Gunflint and specifically on Lighthouse Road, the title of one of his other books. Peter Geye only gets better with each book he writes, this one, the story of a father son relationship that eventually takes place in the Quetico Superior area and is retold to a special acquaintance of the fathers after his death.
Geye uses eloquent and thoughtful prose to describe not only the area but about the strengths and weaknesses of these two characters that make them unforgettable. This is a book I couldn't put down and recommend highly.
-- Jeanne Coffey is the branch librarian at Sandstone Public Library
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
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Duke it out!
Tuesday, July 19
1:00 pm
Learn the secrets of Stage Combat from an experienced Guthrie Teaching Artist. Slap, punch and kick without hurting anyone -- just like the actors on stage! It looks real, but it's just pretend. No experience necessary!
Class size is limited. Please pre-register at the Wyoming Area Library by stopping in or calling 651-462-9001.
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Thematic Pop-Out Book Workshop
North Branch Area Library
Tuesday, July 26
2:00 pm
Create a frog pop-out book of your own at the library!
Class size is limited for this workshop, recommended for ages 5-11. Stop in or call the North Branch Area Library at 651-674-8443.
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Comic Magician Jerry Frasier
2016 Read - For the Win!
Summer Reading Closing Program
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Jerry Frasier
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Fun and laughs happen fast when comic magician Jerry Frasier comes to the library! With a jolt of imagination and amazement, Jerry encourages all ages to exercise their magical minds. A lucky volunteer from the audience may even float on air...no wires...no forklift...no kidding!
*Notice: Due to fire code restrictions, tickets will be required at designated locations. Contact the library for the date free tickets will be available.
Tuesday, August 2
10:00 am - Aitkin Public Library*tickets necessary
1:00 pm - Mille Lacs Lake Community Library*tickets necessary
Wednesday, August 3
10:00 am - McGregor Public Library*tickets necessary
1:30 pm - Milaca Community Library
3:30 pm - Princeton Area Library*tickets necessary
Thursday, August 4
10:00 am - Chisago Lakes Area Library*tickets necessary
1:00 pm - Hinckley Public Library*tickets necessary
3:00 pm - Rush City Public Library
Monday, August 8
10:00 am - Mora Public Library*tickets necessary
1:00 pm - Cambridge Primary School Multipurpose Room
3:30 pm - North Branch Area Library*tickets necessary
Tuesday, August 9
10:00 am - Wyoming Area Library*tickets necessary
1:00 pm - Sandstone Public Library*tickets necessary
3:30 pm - Pine City Public Library*tickets necessary
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
Adult eBook Titles
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Sunday Kind of Love by Dorothy Garlock
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The Trap by Melanie Raabe
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Bullseye by James Patterson
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Dark Carousel by Christine Feehan
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Knit Your Own Murder by Monica Ferris
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Smooth Operator by Stuart Woods
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Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
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Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
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Where Hope Prevails by Janette Oke
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Fatal Identity by Marie Force
Adult eAudio Titles
*Deadly Fate by
Heather Graham
*Chase by James Patterson
*Sweet Tomorrows by Debbie Macomber
*Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
*See Me by Nicholas Sparks
*All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
*The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
*Killer Look by Linda Fairstein
*The Sorcerer's Daughter by Terry Brooks
*Insomnia by Stephen King
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Forthcoming
New
Music CDs
TOP 40
*California by Blink 182
*Beautiful Broken by Heart
*What We Live For by American Authors
*Black Summers' Night by Maxwell
*The Definition Of... by Fantasia
COUNTRY
*Fighter by David Nail
*We're All Somebody From Somewhere by Steven Tyler
*You Don't Know Me by Neal McCoy
*American Love by Jake Owen
*Tradition Lives by Mark Chesnutt
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Forthcoming Print
Adult Fiction
*Waves of Mercy by Lynn Austin
*Tangled Webs by Irene Hannon
*Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs
*A Sister's Wish by Shelley Shepard Gray
*The Seventh Plague by James Rollins
*From This Day Forward by Lauraine Snelling
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The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine
by Kate Angell
*Pasta Wars by Elisa Lorello
*Leopard's Fury by Christine Feehan
*The Vanished by Lotte and Søren Hammer
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Forthcoming Print
Adult Non-Fiction
(Search for any of these titles in the ECRL catalog)
*The Brain Warrior's Way by Daniel G. Amen and Tana Amen
*Thank You for Being Late by Thomas L. Friedman
*Close Encounters of the Furred Kind by Tom Cox
*Guilty as Sin by Edward Klein
*In Trump We Trust by Ann Coulter
*You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein
*The Last Punisher by Kevin Lacz
*Freedom by Jaycee Dugard
*Tong Wars by Scott D. Seligman
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(Search for any of these
*Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry
*Shuffle, Repeat by Jen Klein
*Secrets, Lies, and Scandals by Amanda Morgan
*This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
*The Memory Book by Lara Avery
*Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch
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What Happens Now by Jennifer Castle
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Tumbling by Caela Carter
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Losing Gabriel by Lurlene McDaniel
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Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh
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Job opportunities
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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