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July 2017
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Volume 7, Issue 7
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Tools for lifelong learning, boosting job skills
East Central Regional Library via its website is pleased to introduce two new online resources for lifelong learners and those wanting to enhance their computer and job skills. And all you need is your library card.
 Dig deep into a topic of study withUniversal Class, a continuing education database offering courses in Exercise and Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Music, Home and Garden Care, Cooking, Computers and Technology, Health and Medicine, Homeschooling, Job Assistance, Law and Legal, Parenting and Family, Pet and Animal Care, plus hundreds more.
 Under the Atomic Training database, improve your job skills and become more proficient in Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Google and other popular software programs with unlimited access to how-to-training tutorials in the library or anywhere with an Internet connection. Mobile device training is also available, allowing you to learn how to get the most out of your smartphones and tablets.
These new databases are being launched in direct response to local library patrons who have requested these types of resources. Universal Class and Atomic Training can be found at www.ecrlib.org
under Resources and then Databases A to Z. Contact your library with any questions.
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Staff Recommendation:
Twelve Dogs of Christmas (Print, Fiction)
Author David Rosenfelt's self-deprecating humor, love for and understanding of dogs, unforgettable characters, and ability to relay legal procedure without getting bogged down is consistent throughout his writings. His wit and slightly melodramatic character descriptions cause me to laugh out loud, and an author who does that with consistency is a winner in my book!
- Donna Larson, Branch Librarian, Rush City Public Library
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Upcoming Legacy Programming
(Events funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund)
Check out the following events, and don't forget about all the other activities going on throughout ECRL. Simply check the
Events Calendar on our website,
ECRL Facebook page or follow us on Twitter
@ecrlib.
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.
Bunny Clogs: Music fun for all ages
 Monday, July 24
10:30 am - Cambridge Public Library
2:00 pm - Chisago Lakes Area Library
Adam Levy and his two daughters take pop music, make it kid-friendly-sweet and will keep adults and kids groovin' and movin'.
Minnesota Zoomobile presents:
Cool Animals of the North
 Experience a variety of live animals native to our state, and learn about our ecology and how to be good stewards of the environment -- all to celebrate the end of the summer reading program!
Space is limited due to meeting room fire codes. Free tickets required, available starting Tuesday, July 25.
*No tickets required at these locations. Doors will open no earlier than 10 minutes before the program. Animals may vary at each location. Here's the schedule:
 Wednesday, August 2, 2017
10:30 am - McGregor Public Library
1:30 pm - Aitkin Public Library
Thursday, August 3
10:30 am - Chisago Lakes Library
1:30 pm - Wyoming Area Library
Friday, August 4
10:30 am - Milaca Community Library*
1:30 pm - Princeton Area Library
Monday, August 7
10:30 am - Cambridge Primary School Multi-purpose Room*
1:30 pm - North Branch Area Library
Tuesday, August 8
10:30 am - Hinckley Public Library
1:30 pm - Sandstone Public Library
 Wednesday, August 9
10:30 am - Mora Public Library
2:00 pm - Mille Lacs Lake Community Library, Isle
Thursday, August 10
10:30 am - Pine City Public Library
1:30 pm - Rush City Public Library*
Upcoming Arts programming
Check out our Events Calendar for more information about and how to register for each of the following programs. Some programs are for adults and others for only teens or children.
Tuesday, July 18 - 2:00-4:00 pm
(Wait List only)
Tuesday, July 18 - 6:30 -7:30 pm
(Space available)
Thursday, July 20 - 10:00-11:30 am
(Space available)
Thursday, July 20 - 2:00-4:00 pm
(Now open to adults!)
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New Music CDs
Top 40
*Something to Tell You - Haim
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Night & Day (Night Edition) - The Vamps
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Sacred Hearts Club - Foster the People
Country
*American Grandstand - Rhonda Vincent
*Words - Sara Evans
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27861 - Parmalee
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Music in My Heart - Charley Pride
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Dushane Band - Dushane Band
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Forthcoming
Adult Fiction Books
*Enemy of the State by Vince Flynn
*Enigma by Catherine Coulter
*Fairytale by Danielle Steel
*Haunted by James Patterson
*Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
*Need to Know by Fern Michaels
*Origin by Dan Brown
*Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
*Wicked Deeds by Heather Graham
*Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand
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Forthcoming
Adult
Non-Fiction Books
(Search for any of these titles in the ECRL catalog)
*Food Can Fix It by Mehmet Oz, M.D.
*Grant by Ron Chernow
*Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook
*Rediscovering Americanism by Mark Levin
*Zero Belly Breakfasts by David Zinczenko
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(Search for any of these
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Big Words for Little Geniuses by James Patterson
*The Mermaid
by Jan Brett
*Not Ready for Bedtime by Marc Brown
*Pinkalicious and the Babysitter by Victoria Kann
*Thanks from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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(Search for any of these
*Alone in Berlin
(
Emma Thompson)
*The Circle (
Emma Watson)
*Colossal (
Anne Hathaway)
*Fate of the Furious (
Vin Diesel)
*Gifted (
Chris Evans)
*Shack (Sam Worthington)
*Unforgettable (Katherine Heigl)
*Zookeeper's Wife (Jessica Chastain)
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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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