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Voice your Vision at Community Listening Sessions
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The surveys are done, and East Central Regional Library is now excited to hear your thoughts, ideas and vision for its future in person during six upcoming community listening sessions.
Bring a friend. Bring your neighbor!
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s part of a new strategic plan, we want to hear from you to make sure
the library is serving your needs. The following facilitated sessions are for anyone and everyone. Mark your calendars!
- Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 p.m., Mora Public Library
- Thursday, July 19, 6:30 p.m., Pine City Public Library
- Tuesday, Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m., Chisago Lakes Area Library
- Tuesday, Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m., Milaca Community Library
- Thursday, Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m., Aitkin Public Library
- Tuesday, Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m., Cambridge Public Library
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| Where will reading take you this summer? |
Many summer library events require pre-registration.
Check them out on the
Events Calendar today!
Hear Mark Rivard's inspirational story of becoming a professional artist and apply his techniques to create an original work of art on an actual skateboard deck using Sharpie markers. At the end of the workshop, take your customized board deck and Sharpies home. (Wheels and hardware
not included.)
Registration open. Space is limited.
- Saturday, July 14
- Monday, July 16
Imagination-
Tuesday, July 17, 2-4 pm - Hinckley Public Library
Visiting artist Angee Emerson will be using visual, verbal and kinesthetic learning styles to help participants sculpt their very own clay friend out of bright, colorful polymer clay. Everyone will get to leave with their finished masterpiece along with some basic sculpting techniques for future projects on their own. All supplies will be provided.
Registration open. Space is limited.
American Indian Culture-
Thursday, July 19, 1-2 pm - Sandstone Public
Library
Learn how to make a corn husk doll to take home. Corn husk do
lls are made from the outer covering of an ear of corn and typically made during the fall.
Workshop instructed by the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post. Registration open. Space is limited.
Thursday, July 26, 11 am-12 pm - McGregor Public Library
Learn how to decorate an Ojibwe-style shoulder bag to take home. Workshop instructed by the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post. Registration open. Space is limited.
Africa-
Join Siama and his wife, Dallas, for songs and stories that bring Siama's Congolese culture to life. The program will engage both kids and adults to sing along to catchy songs in Kikongo, Lingala and Swahili and play fun hand percussion instruments.
No registration necessary.
- Tuesday, July 17
- Tuesday, July 24
- Tuesday, July 31
These programs are funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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- A Wild West version of Pride and Prejudice with dual love stories.
- From now through July 23, borrow the eBook with no wait lists or holds.
- Join the international reading program, connecting with millions of readers world-wide.
- For more information or to join an online discussion about the book, visit BigLibraryRead.com.
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