On Tuesday, October 10, ECRL staff from all branches and headquarters gathered at the Braham Event Center for our 2nd annual staff day. Executive Director, Carla Lydon, kicked off the day by reflecting on the previous year's accomplishments. Did you know ECRL libraries saw 484,474 people walk through our doors in 2016? Or that ECRL staff answered 104,069 questions from members of the public? Or that our staff put on 1,021 programs that were attended by 20,074 people? It was a busy year!
You can find out more about the day and the"State of ECRL" here!
ECRL Reads Program Author Visit
Meet the ECRL Reads author Mary Casanova
Casanova is an award-winning Minnesota author. Many of her books stem from her life on the Minnesota-Canadian border; yet some of her stories have taken her as far away as France, Norway, and Belize for research. She is the author of 31 books including several American Girl novels.
Ice-Out, our ECRL Reads title
, was inspired by real events in 1920s Minnesota and her own family history. Come share the evening with us and meet this two time Minnesota Book Award novelist. Books will be available for sale following the program from the author
and Scout and Morgan Books.
Casanova will be at the following ECRL branches:
Monday, November 13 - Aitkin Public Library
Tuesday, November 14 - Princeton Area Library
Wednesday, November 15 - Wyoming Area Library
Thursday, November 16 - Pine City Public Library
All programs will begin at 6:30 pm.
For more information about the ECRL Reads program you can also d
ownload a brochure of all the events happening from September 15 thru November16.
*Don't forget to check out all the other ECRL events on the EVENTS CALENDAR!
Featured Title
Exit West by author Moshin Hamad
Exit West
is the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to aban
don their previous home and lives. This book is a:
· 2017 Man Booker Prize Finalist
· 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction Longlist
· Sarah Jessica Parker's pick for Book Club Central
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.
