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June 2017
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Volume 7, Issue 6
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 Listening is reading:
Celebrate June is Audiobook Month
at your library
The buzz over audiobooks is growing louder each year, so why not grab your headphones and join in the fun with June is Audiobook Month at your library!
One way to celebrate is through SYNC, a free summer eAudiobook program for teens (adults can join, too) that gives away two free downloads a week -- titles paired together based on weekly themes. Once downloaded, the eAudiobooks are yours to keep. SYNC 2017 began on April 27 and ends on Aug. 16.
AudiobookSYNC's eighth week of the 2017 season brings you a pair of eAudiobooks that will entertain, educate, and probably even provoke a wide range of emotions.
The Red Umbrella, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, is a moving tale of a 14-year-old girl's journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan -- an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro's revolution. It's a story of country, culture, family, and the true meaning of home (Description from audiobooksync.com).
Listeners of
The Souls of Black Folk
will quickly realize that W.E.B. Du Bois' classic treatise on life in a post-slavery U.S. society still has resonance today. Du Bois examines how black progress was systematically obstructed for two generations after the abolition of slavery. He also discusses the unique and creative ways in which African-Americans must negotiate a system that regularly dehumanizes them and takes their lives (AudioFile review).
Remember to grab these titles before they are replaced by a new pairing on June 22. While the download time is limited, your listening time is not.
 SYNC is sponsored by
AudioFile Magazine
, powered by OverDrive, and supported by East Central Regional Library. Titles are delivered through the
OverDrive app
. If you are not yet an OverDrive user, download the app to your device today and be ready to go! Here's how to get started:
- Text syncya to 25827 to receive text alerts about all the featured titles.
- Visit www.audiobooksync.com and sign up for alerts by email.
- Downloads are in MP3 format and are Mac and Windows compatible. Most listening devices are supported.
- Each SYNC eAudiobook is available for download for a period of 7 days (only).
- Titles, once downloaded, are yours to keep. Titles change every Thursday at 6 a.m. throughout the duration of the program.
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Book Club Kits available soon for checkout
Beginning next week, Book Club Kits will be available on the shelves at all the ECRL branch libraries for checkout. Book Club Kits contain 12 paperback copies plus discussion guides for popular Book Club reads in a plastic tote box.
Check out a kit and share the copies with your club! Starting on June 19, you can search for and place holds for Book Club Kits in the ECRL catalog, just like any other item format! Book Club Kits can be checked out for 6 weeks.
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Libraries closed on Independence Day
All ECRL libraries will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, to observe Independence Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 241 years ago on July 4, 1776. The Outreach site in Onamia will also be closed.
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Staff Recommendation:
Planet Earth II: a New World Revealed (DVD)
This sequel to the lovely original Planet Earth series provides an engaging, beautifully-filmed glimpse of the modern natural world. Narrated by David Attenborough, the series explores life in island, mountain, jungle, desert, grassland and urban biomes. Planet Earth II is a devastating, inspiring, timely visual journey that is well worth taking
- Lisa Wagner, Branch Librarian, Milaca Community Library
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(Events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
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.
 KARE 11's Belinda Jensen to pay
visit with
Bel the Weather Girl
Wednesday, June 21, 10:30 am
Chisago Lakes Area Library
Belinda Jensen, Chief Meteorologist for KARE 11 News, loves to share her passion & enthusiasm for weather-related topics with students. She also helps kids understand the science & mystery of weather with her series of children's books featuring the character,
Bel the Weather Girl, who is already fascinated with weather at age 8.
 Author visit features Caroline Burau
Tuesday, June 27, 6:30 pm
Princeton Area Library
In her new book,
Tell Me Exactly What Happened, veteran 911 operator Caroline Burau shares her experiences, from tragedy
to mind-bending weirdness, for anyone who has needed relief from a stressful job.
 MN author visit: Marge Barrett
Wednesday, June 28, 4:00 pm
Milaca Community Library
Marge Barrett will discuss her book, Called: The Making & Unmaking of a Nun, which tells of her lively youth as part of a large family in small town Minnesota ... of her calling by God ... and of her calling to marriage and life as a mother and teacher.
Inside the Library at Downton Abbey
 Thursday, July 20, 6:30 pm
Pine City Public Library
Learn about the library at Highclere Castle, or Downton Abbey, as it is known to the legion of followers of the PBS series. Insights into life on English country estates and the treasures collected that filled country house libraries are the focus of this presentation. Presented by Tim Johnson, curator of Special Collections & Rare Books/Sherlock Holmes Collections housed at the University of Minnesota.
Upcoming Arts programming
Please check our EVENTS CALENDAR for more information about each program and how to register for each of the following programs. Some programs are for adults and others for only teens or children.
Thursday, June 22 - 6:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday, June 27 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Thursday, June 29 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Thursday, June 29 - 6:30-8:30 pm
Tuesday, July 11 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, July 15 - 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Tuesday, July 18 - 2:00-4:00 pm
Tuesday, July 18 - 6:30 -7:30 pm
Thursday, July 20 - 10:00-11:30 am
Thursday, July 20 - 2:00-4:00 pm
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New ECRL
Overdrive Titles
Adult eBook Titles
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Nooners by James Patterson
*A Princess in Maine by Jen McLaughlin
*Silent Corner by Dean Koontz
*Undaunted by Diana Palmer
*Victoria & Shannon by Marie Force
Adult eAudio Titles
*The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren
*Sexy Summer Flings by Codi Gary
*Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
*Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst
*A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers
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New Music CDs
*The Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
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Heart Break - Lady Antebellum
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If Not For You - Joey Feek
*Love and War - Brad Paisley
*The Weight of These Wings - Miranda Lambert
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New Music CDs -- Juvenile
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Bagels on the Wall
- Sam Levine
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Feel What U Feel - Lisa Loeb
*Mighty Wolf - Jeff & Paige
*Road to Dreamland - Jane Roman Pitt
*You've Got Me - Sara Lovell
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Forthcoming
Adult Fiction Books
*All Signs Point to Murder by Connie DiMarco
*Cold Hearted River by Keith McCafferty
*Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais
*Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas
*When the English Fall by David Williams
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Forthcoming
Adult
Non-Fiction Books
(Search for any of these titles in the ECRL catalog)
*Fighting in the Shadows by Harry G. Lang
*From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
*I Can't Breathe by Matt Taibbi
*The River of Consciousness by Oliver W. Sacks
*We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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(Search for any of these
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Agatha Parrot and the Thirteenth Chicken by Kjartan Poskitt
*Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo
by Jennifer Hamburg
*Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds
*I Don't Want to be Nice! by Sue Graves
*Swish & Squeak's Noisy Day by Birgitta Sif
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(Search for any of these
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The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol
*Beyond the Doors by David Neilsen
*Dirt by Denise Orenstein
*Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy by Gareth Wronski
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(Search for any of these
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A Beginner's Guide to Coding by Marc Scott
*Cells by Karen Bush Gibson
*Innovators by Marcia Amidon Lusted
*Laws that Changed America by Jules Archer
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(Search for any of these
*The Complete Fugitive Archives by James Frey
*Follow Me Back by A. V. Geiger
*Haunt Me by Liz Kessler
*Saints and Misfits by S. K. Ali
*Solo by Kwame Alexander
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(Search for any of these
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
*Death of a Blue Movie Star by Jeffery Deaver
*Killing England by Bill O'Reilly
*Revenge by James Patterson
*Winter Wishes by Fern Michaels
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(Search for any of these
*Lucky's Treasure
*Mean Dreams
*The Eyes of My Mother
*The Young Pope
*Wilson
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(Search for any of these
*Arctic Adventure: On Frozen Pond
*Escape from the Forbidden Matrix
*K-9: World Cup
*The Lego Batman Movie
*Let's Go Pocoyo Playtime
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Welcome & Farewell
(Recent staff changes reported to the ECRL Board)
Farewell and thank you to Kathryn Pierce, Branch Librarian, Aitkin Public Library, whose last day is July 1, 2017.
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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