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May 2017
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Volume 7, Issue 5
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Welcome Rachel Howell, ECRL's new Assistant Director
ECRL is pleased to welcome Rachel Howell to the organization as the new Assistant Director.
Rachel received her Master of Library and Information Science with an emphasis on Archives/Archival Administration and a Master of Arts in American History from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1992. She also possesses BA's in English and History from Hiram College in Ohio.
Prior to moving to Minnesota, Rachel spent eleven years at the Dallas (TX) Public Library as Assistant Manager, overseeing two floors of the central research library. Since moving to Minnesota, she has worked as the Curator of Books at the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis and has been assisting the Museum of Lake Minnetonka with its archives.
Rachel is excited to be back in the public library, working with a wide variety of customers again. She began with ECRL on Monday, May 8 and is in the process of touring all of our branches and meeting staff. Please join us in welcoming her to East Central Minnesota.
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Check out ECRL's new events calendar!
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Looking for a Lego club or another hands-on activity for your kids to attend? How about the next author event at a nearby library? Or perhaps a book club to join?
It is now much easier for people to find out what's going on at any of the 14 ECRL branches and Outreach with the launching of our new events calendar. Simply
CLICK HERE or visit
www.ecrlib.org and click on Events Calendar in the upper right hand corner of the page.
You'll see a brand new calendar that gives you several options. Whether you want to search by type of event (i.e. storytime, arts & crafts, genealogy/history, home/garden, etc.) or by age group (i.e. adults, preschool, etc.) or by location (all 14 ECRL branches, Outreach), you now have the option. You can narrow your search as much as you'd like by using the drop-down menus.
Once you've chosen your options, hit search and your results will appear on the calendar. You can also simply search month by month and click on any of the events listed on a specific date. When you click on a certain event, a window will open that will list more information including the date, time, location, description of the event, registration information (if needed) and more.
Do you have any idea how busy our libraries have been planning programming and activities for you and your family? We hope this new tool will easily assist you to find what is happening at all our East Central Regional Library branches each and every day. Plus remember: you can always call your local ECRL branch, and staff will provide you with more information.
The
EVENTS CALENDAR is very new, and we are still in the process of adding more events each day. So check back periodically in case you missed something! It's going to be a very busy summer at our ECRL branches. Come be a part of all the excitement!
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2017 Summer Reading Program to Begin
Readers of all ages are encouraged to help build a better world by reading this summer as part of East Central Regional Library's 2017 summer reading program,
Reading by Design! Age's preschool through teen are welcome to participate by picking up a starter kit starting May 30 or May 31 (depending on your local ECRL branch). Several ECRL branches will also be offering a Rubber Ducky Program for age's birth to 35 months.
Special programs, contests, and other activities such as Lego clubs, storytimes, robotic events, button designing and more will be held throughout the summer. All are free and open to the public. Stop by your local ECRL branch and pick up a children's or teen flyer that lists all the activities, incentives, program guidelines and more! Plus check out our new events
calendar for all summer programming.
Children's musician Duke Otherwise will also be stopping by your local ECRL branch to kick-off the Reading by Design program with lots of audience participation and outrageous fun. See
"Upcoming Legacy Programming" below for his schedule.
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(Events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
William Kent Krueger visit
Thursday, May 18, 6:30 pm
Mille Lacs Lake Community Library, Isle
Join ECRL in welcoming
New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger for a special visit.
Krueger has won numerous awards for his novels including a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. Sulfur Springs, number 16 in his Cork O'Connor series, will be released in September 2017.
 Guthrie acting program for teens
Saturday, May 20, 10:30 am - noon
Mora Public Library
Hey teens, learn the tricks of the trade in acting from an experienced Guthrie Theatre teaching artist.
No experience is necessary for Act Out for Teens: Acting Games for Beginners, but get ready to rev up your creative juices and learn to stay in the moment. Grades 6-9 will make up one group; grades 9-12 another.
Pre-registration is required. Contact the Mora Public Library at 320-679-2642 or visit the library at 200 W. Maple Ave.
Children's Musician, Duke Otherwise
Families and children of all ages are invited to join us kick off the summer with children's musician Duke Otherwise. With his guitar, tap shoes and distinct baritone, Duke sings hilarious and imaginati
ve songs that all ages can delight in
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ogether. Each performance is filled with audience participation and outrageous fun!
Due to fire code restrictions,
space is limited at most locations.
*free tickets available starting May 30;
**free tickets available starting May 31
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
10:30 am - Aitkin Public Library*
2:00 pm - McGregor Public Library**
Wednesday, June 7
10:00 am - Mille Lacs Lake Community Library**
1:00 pm - Milaca Community Library (no tickets required)
3:30 pm - Sandstone Public Library**
Thursday, June 8
10:00 am - Mora Public Library*
1:00 pm - Hinckley Public Library**
3:30 pm - Rush City Public Library (no tickets required)
Monday, June 12
10:00 am - Princeton Area Library*
1:00 pm - Cambridge Primary School Multi-purpose Room (no tickets required)
3:30 pm - North Branch Area Library*
Tuesday, June 13
10:00 am - Pine City Public Library**
1:00 pm - Wyoming Area Library**
3:30 pm - Chisago Lakes Area Library*
ECRL
Outreach Presents
Pro
f
e
ssor Marvel's DIY Magic Show
Join
u
s
for non-stop action as Professor Marvel brings books to life with ma
gi
c, story-telling and comedy. Selected children's books will b
e interwoven in to this magical presentation filled with audience participation and more.
Friday, June 2
10:30 am - Braham Event Center
Monday, June 5
10:30 am - Hill City Community Room
1:00 pm- Jacobson Community Center
Wednesday, June 7
10:00 am- Giese - Wagner Town Hall
1:00 pm- Duquette Town Hall
Thursday, June 8
10:00 am- Onamia - ROC, Rolf Olsen Community Center
1:30 pm- McGrath - Zion Lutheran Church
6:30 pm - Isanti Community Center
Minnesota's Own, a presentation by Larry Millett
Saturday, June 10, 10:30 am
Cambridge Public Library
In
Minnesota's Own, he and photographer Matt Schmitt welcome readers into homes from across the state that have been lovingly preserved, saved so that they can remain jewels among the state's living architecture. It is a
lavishly illustrated account of 22 great Minnesota houses and the remarkable people who built and preserved them.
Creating Music with Computers
Tuesday, June 20, 6:30 pm
McGregor Public Library
George Maurer presents
Creating Music with Computers to illustrate the impact of music on today's culture while using technology to enhance appreciation for the arts. He has toured the country, sharing his program with schools and children of all ages. He teaches how music is composed with computers and digital technology for albums, movie soundtracks, television shows, video games and more. This program is recommended for students K-12 and adults.
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
Adult eBook Titles
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Down a Dark Road by Linda Castillo
*Hiss Before Dying by Rita Mae Brown
*Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
*Price of Duty by Dale Brown
*You Will Pay by Lisa Jackson
Adult eAudio Titles
*Deadmen Walking by Sherrilyn Kenyon
*Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child
*Indecent Exposure by Stuart Woods
*Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank
*Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
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April Music CDs
*Back To Us - Rascal Flatts
*Harry Styles - Harry Styles
*Mosaic - 311
*Welcome Home - Zac Brown Band
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Forthcoming
Adult Fiction Books
*Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton
*Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
*He Said / She Said by Erin Kelly
*The Heirs by Susan Rieger
*Perish the Day by John Farrow
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Forthcoming
Adult
Non-Fiction Books
(Search for any of these titles in the ECRL catalog)
*America and the Great War by Margaret E. Wagner
*Approaching the Buddhist Path by Dalai Lama XIV
*Food Swings by Jessica Seinfeld
*Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott
*Raising Trump by Ivana Trump
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(Search for any of these
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Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
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Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner by Julie Gassman
*Forever Garden by Laurel Snyder
*Littles by Kelly Dipucchio
*Zoo Zen, a Yoga Story for Kids by Kristen Fischer
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(Search for any of these
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Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner
*Curse of Einstein's Pencil by Deborah Zemke
*It All Comes Down to This by Karen English
*Mrs. Master is a Disaster! by Dan Gutman
*Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
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(Search for any of these
*Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin
*Dividing Eden by Joelle Charbonneau
*Firebrand by A.J. Hartley
*I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
*Unlikelies by Carrie Firestone
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(Search for any of these
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Beach House for Rent by Mary Alice Monroe
*Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
*A House Among the Trees by Julia Glass
*Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
*Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
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(Search for any of these
*Before I Fall
*Chrystal
*Last Word
*Unleashing Mr. Darcy
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Welcome & Farewell
(Recent staff changes reported to the ECRL Board)
Welcome to staff members new to positions:
Rachel Howell, Assistant Director, Headquarters; and Eric Ryberg, Technical Services Assistant II (Cataloger), Headquarters.
Farewell to the following staff members:
Candy Sandquist, Cambridge Branch Assistant
Patty Thompson, Mora Branch 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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