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Newsletter Changes Coming in January
Starting in January the newsletter is going to see significant changes! We hope these changes will provide a better experience for you. We're going to simplify and offer a Reads and Recommendations Newsletter, an Events Newsletter and a Traditional Newsletter.
The
Reads and Recommendations Newsletter will feature upcoming titles, new databases and more. It will be sent out once a month and should arrive at the beginning of the month.
The Events Newsletter will provide a more extensive break down of the programming being offered region-wide. It will be sent out on a monthly basis as well and should arrive during the middle of the month.
The Traditional Newsletter will bring you any significant updates from around our region. This will be sent out whenever there is news to share but will not be on a monthly schedule.
As we implement this change in January, all current newsletter subscribers will be sent all three lists. At that point there will be an option to change your subscription preferences so you can subscribe only to the newsletters that are meaningful for you.
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The region wide Winter Reading Program-Winter Tales kicks off on January 2nd!
Winter Tales will run from January 2
nd to February 29
th, giving you lots of time to reach your goal and providing you the opportunity to win prizes!
All you have to do to get started is pick up an entry form at your local East Central Regional Library location. Then read or listen to books, audiobooks, eBooks, eAudiobooks or complete reading activities for a chance to win prizes!
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Upcoming Events:
Noon Year's Eve Party
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Do you want to celebrate the new year but dread staying up until midnight? Come to the Mora Public Library and celebrate the New Year at noon! We will have music, crafts, festive snacks, and a balloon drop when the clock strikes 12:00. This is a fun event for all ages, and registration is not required.
Join us for Storytime!
Storytime is a great place to learn, to meet new friends, to read and most importantly to have fun! During Storytime we practice talking, singing, writing, reading and playing but we have fun while we do it, making it an impactful learning experience. Practicing these things also helps prepare little ones to be ready to learn to read when they enter Kindergarten. We hope you'll take us up on our offer and join us for Storytime at your local library. Below is the schedule for all of our locations.
Rush City Public Library -Preschool Storytime - Tuesday January 14th & 28th as well at Wednesday January 12th at 10:30am
Many locations offer the program year-round, just visit our events calendar to see the full schedule!
Library Programs are
available
at no cost to you and open to the public.
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Upcoming Closures:
Tuesday, December 24th
Wednesday, December 25th
Tuesday, December 31st
(All Locations Close at 5pm)
Wednesday, January 1st.
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From the author of Printz Medal winner
Bone Gap
comes the unforgettable story of two young women-one living, one dead-dealing with loss, desire, and the fragility of the American dream during WWII.
When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary-just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why Frankie's not prepared for the day that he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket.
Now Frankie and her sister, Toni, are abandoned alongside so many other orphans-two young, unwanted women doing everything they can to survive.
And as the embers of the Great Depression are kindled into the fires of World War II, and the shadows of injustice, poverty, and death walk the streets in broad daylight, it will be up to Frankie to find something worth holding on to in the ruins of this shattered America-every minute of every day spent wondering if the life she's able to carve out will be enough.
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