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September 2016
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Volume 6, Issue 9
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ILL Aide Betty Ferguson retires from ECRL
Betty Ferguson is saying goodbye to the East Central Regional Library family after 24-plus years of handling Interlibrary Loan requests for ECRL branch libraries and libraries across Minnesota.
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The job Betty is leaving today is vastly different than the job she began in 1992. When she was hired as an Interlibrary Loan Aide she used microfiche and card catalogs from the University of Minnesota and other libraries to find books and other items that were requested by patrons that ECRL did not own. Some library systems had automated their catalogs and barcoded their materials, and some, including ECRL, were in the process. When library automation was complete across Minnesota, ECRL
ultimately experienced big increases in volume and speed in processing the requests from the new technology.
"We went from 20 items to a couple hundred a day," said Betty of the items ordered through Interlibrary Loan. Over time, the process became even more efficient with
MNLINK, an online library catalog that makes the collections of almost all Minnesota's libraries accessible to library patrons via one website.
The time has come for Betty to embark on a new chapter; she's looking forward to change and spending more time with family. Yet she will always treasure the years working with the people who became her friends at East Central Regional Library.
"I took pride in being part of the team, in service to the patrons," she said. "The people have been great, and I learned a lot, too. The job kept me up with the times in computers and technology and all of the opportunities at the library."
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Talk Like a Pirate' and join the fun!
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19, so why not join the fun with a contest online and an event for kids at Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library?
Mango's Pirate Council has launched a search for the best library lubbin' pirates in the land, and the languages database is giving away iPads to mark the initiation into the official pirate collective. To prove your pirate prowess, access Mango's Pirate course through the
ECRL website, then create a video showcasing ye' skills.
Post your video on Twitter or Instagram with the hastag #LibraryLubber and you may win an iPad Pro! Click
here to enter and for more information.
Mango is a self-p aced online language-learning system that teaches conversation skills and cultural awareness for 72 languages, including English. Create a profile to track your progress. (Subscription purchased by East Central Regional Library.) Click here to visit Mango.
Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library is celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day with a special event for kids Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Go on a treasure hunt, walk the plank, make your very own eye patch and help Dastardly Dave find his parrots! This event is recommended for ages 3-8, though older and younger mateys are welcome. Following Pirate Storytime at 10:30 a.m., it's come and go as you please until 4:30 pm. See you there!
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Boy at the Top of the Mountain
The author of the acclaimed book,
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, delivers yet another haunting story of WWII. Pierrot becomes an orphan and leaves France to live with his aunt, a servant in the home of Adolf Hitler in Austria. Will Pierrot fall under the spell of Hitler's propaganda or will he resist? A very powerful and unsettling story. (Teen Fiction)
-- Vickie Sorn is Youth & Community Services Librarian
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(Events funded with money from
Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
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Poet Thomas R. Smith to visit Sandstone
Sandstone Public Library
Saturday, September 17, 10:00 am
Poet Thomas R. Smith, instructor at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, teaches a summer nature poetry class. Come listen as you learn about writing nature poetry from this published poet whose poems have been featured on Garrison Keillor's public radio program and The Writer's Almanac.
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Starwatch Party with Meteorologist Mike Lynch
Get to know the constellations like The Big Bear, Cygnus the Swan, Pegasus the Winged Horse, Aquila the Eagle and many more at a Minnesota Starwatch Party with meteorologist Mike Lynch.
The program will start off with an indoor orientation followed by quality time outside under the heavens.
Mike will bring 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 late summer and early autumn skies. He'll also bring 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, September 20
7:30 pm - North Branch Area Library
Wednesday, October 5
7:00 pm - Rush City Public Library
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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Great American Musical: The Sound of Music
presented by Dale Blanshan
Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library
Saturday, September 24, 10:30 am
Performer and historian, Dale Blanshan, will enlighten
us about one of the great musicals of all time, based upon a true story, the story of the Von Trapp family.
We'll go behind the scenes to watch the cast and crew as they turned out an American classic. And, of course, we'll try our h
and at singing the songs: "My Favorite Things," "Climb Every Mount
ain," "Do-Re-M, " and more
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Porcupine Quillwork Workshop
Hinckley Public Library
Saturday, October 8, 1:00 pm
Meet a live porcupine and then create a quilled design on a birch bark medallion as the Audubon Center of the North Woods presents a porcupine quillwork workshop. All materials will be provided.
This workshop will last approximately two hours and is recommended for ages 9-adult. Class size is limited. Stop in or call the Hinckley Library at (320) 384-6351 to register.
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Pine City Library welcomes The Sioux Chef
Pine City Public Library
Tuesday, October 11, 6:30 pm
Experience something new and unique as Sioux chef Sean Sherman, pictured, gives us a presentation on the revitalizing of indigenous foods systems in a modern culinary context.
Photo credit: Heidi Ehalt
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Minnesota Author Chad Lewis presents
the bizarre and unusual
Rush City Public Library
Friday, October 14, 6:30 pm
Just in time for Halloween, Chad Lewis will be talking about his book, Paranormal Minnesota: Tales of Ghosts, UFOs, and Mysterious Creatures. His presentation is an eerie combination of all paranormal topics. Lewis combines his strangest cases of alien abductions, haunted places, mysterious creatures, crop circles, and everything else bizarre and unusual.
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Create a Hardcover Sketch Journal
North Branch Area Library
Saturday, October 15, 10:30 am
Adults are welcome to join an instructor from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, as we create a hardcover sketch journal from scratch. All materials will be provided.
Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. This workshop is for adults. Registration begins Monday, October 3. Stop in or call the North Branch Area Library at (651) 674-8443 to register.
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Branch libraries closed October 20
East Central Regional Library and all 14 of its branch libraries will be closed Thursday, October 20, due to a staff training day. Regular hours will resume on Friday, October 21. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
Adult eBook Titles
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Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith
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Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton
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Escape Clause by John Sandford
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Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
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Order to Kill by Kyle Mills & Vince Flynn
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The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay
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The Orphan Mother by Robert Hicks
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Crepe Factor by Laura Childs
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Undead and Done by MaryJanice Davidson
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Missing by James Patterson
Adult eAudio Titles
*Crimson Death by
Laurell K. Hamilton
*No Man's Land by David Baldacci
*Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
*The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
*Order to Kill by Kyle Mills & Vince Flynn
*Santa Fe Rules by Stuart Woods
*Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
*Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand
*The Trespasser by Tana French
*The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
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Forthcoming
New
Music CDs
TOP 40
*Chapter and Verse by Bruce Springsteen
*Yellowcard by Yellowcard
*Cold World by Of Mice & Men
*Stripped by Macy Gray
*Keep Me Singing by Van Morrison
COUNTRY
*They Don't Know by Jason Aldean
*Sinner by Aaron Lewis
*Autumn by Chatham County Line
*Kid Sister by Time Jumpers
*Redemption & Ruin by Devil Makes Three
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Forthcoming Print
Adult Fiction
*Because You're Mine by Colleen Coble
*Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman
*Born of Vengeance by Sherrilyn Kenyon
*My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
*Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
*Fatal by John Lescroart
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A Note Yet Unsung
by Tamera Alexander
*The Cherished Quilt by Amy Clipston
*The Rising by Heather Graham
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Forthcoming Print
Adult Non-Fiction
(Search for any of these titles in the ECRL catalog)
*All at Sea by Decca Aitkinhead
*Around the Way Girl by Taraji P. Henson
*Between Breaths by Elizabeth Vargas
*Gardenista: the Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces by Michelle Slatalla
*A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
*The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
*Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
*Jump: Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance by Steve Harvey
*Havana: a Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky
*Zero Sugar Diet by David Zinczenko
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(Search for any of these
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Children of Syria
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Mystery Beneath the Ice
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India's Wandering Lions
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Space Men
*Churchill's Secret
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I'll Have What Phil's Having
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Visions of Greece
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9/11 Inside the Pentagon
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The Mine Wars
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Shakespeare's Tomb
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Welcome & Farewell
(Recent staff changes reported to the ECRL Board)
Welcome to staff members new to positions:
Hinckley -
Amelia Birkholz
, Branch Librarian; Mille Lacs Lake -
Judy Hunt
, Branch Assistant; Wyoming -
Erica Myhre
, Branch Librarian;
Bruce Willms and
Linda Sunstrom, Branch Assistants
Farewell and thank you to departing staff members:
Cambridge - RaeLynn Satterlee, Branch Assistant; Mille Lacs Lake - April Weinreich, Branch Assistant; Wyoming - Lindi Thatcher, Branch Assistant; Headquarters - Betty Ferguson, ILL Aide.
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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