Make a Book!

How 2 B Books Tuesday, October 4, 3:30-4:45 pm


Do you know "How 2"? How do you eat spaghetti Put bait on your hook? Fly to the moon? With Creativity Tank artists, we'll look to classic children's author Munro Leaf, and his illustrations for inspiration. You will create a pullout pocket book to draw and write your own "How To" instructions for any number of fun and fantastical things we know how to do!

Open to all ages. Children 0-6 must be accompanied by adult.

This is a FREE Children First! Event.

Registration required. Please register online www.getlearning.org Select ChildrenFirst! or call ISD 318 Comm. Ed 327-5730 or the Children's Library 327-8823.

School bus #41 arrives at the library at 3:30 p.m.

Kindle Books now available @ your (virtual) library

 Ebooks available through the Arrowhead Library System are now compatible with Kindle readers or Kindle apps.  There are nearly 2000 ebooks available that can be read on Sony, Nook and some other readers, and are now available for Kindles. 
Go to the Overdrive Website for the Arrowhead Library System here:
http://arrowhead.lib.overdrive.com 
On the left side, click on any category under "ebook" to browse different fiction and nonfiction titles.  You can also search for a particular title or author. 
When you find a title, choose the Kindle option for format.  It will allow you to check out the book, if it is available.  Once it is checked out, the book will be sent to Amazon.com where you can sync your Kindle and download it.   If the title is already checked out, you can request it!
Have fun reading!

Riverfront Energy Center: Painting Done!

The interior of the building has been painted white.  The trim is green to match the trim on the Library.  The grass has been re-seeded.  Now we are waiting for the equipment!

Family Pizza and Movie Night at the Grand Rapids Library

Thursday, August 25
At 5:30 we will all join together to celebrate a great summer of reading with pizzas donated by Papa Murphy's! Then, at 6:00, we will begin our movie. This month we are exploring new galaxies with the blockbuster "Mars Needs Moms." Don't miss dinner and a show!

Walls Completed on Riverfront Energy Center

The exterior walls and the roof are now complete and work should begin on the interior.

Bricks on the outside of the energy building! August 2nd

This is west of the Grand Rapids Library.

Energy Building Wednesday july 20 and Monday July 25

They finished putting the walls up on Monday!

Work continues on the Riverfront Energy Project

Excavating for the building

Digging Trenches for the pipes into the library.

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Sam Miltich and Friends at the Library

Sam Miltich and Friends play a great concert with lots of interesting music tidbits for an appreciative crowd in front of the KAXE/Rotary tent.  The preschoolers were dancing, and the seniors were tapping their toes!

Titambe west african dance ensemble

A crowd of about 100 people learned about drums this morning at the Library, and about dancing!

Beginning construction on energy building at Library

 

The digging began on June 24 in preparation for construction of a small building to house heat transfer equipment which will extract heat from the waste water discharged from the paper mill and use the heat in the Library's heating system.  The work is expected to be completed by November 1.

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Finches like libraries too!

Two finches stopped by the Grand Rapids Area Library today and rested on the window sill while watching the activity inside. Perhaps they wanted to sign up for the summer reading program.  We have programs for all ages, including:

 Novel Destinations

Our adult summer reading program. Pick up a book bingo card and expand your reading horizons! Read something you would not otherwise read. If you are in a book group and would like a Library staff person to do a short talk on free downloadable ebooks and audiobooks available from the library, let us know!

You are Here

Our teen summer reading program  Read a book, complete a review and enter a drawing each week for fun prizes! Our 2nd Annual Teen Photo Contest begins this week also. Teens can submit photos until July 23rd. Stop at the reference desk for a submission form.

One World Many Stories

Kids (ages 0-14) can sign up for our summer reading program, pick up a reading log, and keep track of their reading. Bring back the completed log and get a free book to keep! Children under age 5 completing the summer reading program are eligible for Baby Steps Coupons.

Everyone is welcome to sign up!

Free tickets @ your Library

The Grand Rapids Area Library just received some last minute tickets to area attractions.

These  tickets must be used by June 13:

Judy Garland/Children’s Museum
Minnesota Discovery Center
Great Lakes Aquarium
Historic Union Depot (Duluth)
Split rock Lighthouse
Lake County Historical Society (Two Harbors)

Bring in your Arrowhead Library System card to pick up the tickets.  The supply is limited, so hurry in! As long as you're stopping by, pick up a calendar of events and activities for the summer!

These passes have been funded with money from the sales tax which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s arts and cultural heritage.  The Legislature did not pass a bill to distribute these funds, so funding for future programs is in limbo.

Use your tickets!

If you picked up a ticket at the Library to visit a local museum, historical society or other attraction in the region, use it this weekend!  Most tickets expire May 30.  Check the back of the ticket for an expiration date. 

Note: The museum pass program has been funded through the Arts and Cultural Legacy funding. (remember the small addition to the sales tax?)   A bill reauthorizing  funding for Arts, Environment and Clean Water was not passed by the Legislature before they adjourned, so funding is in limbo for now.

Inheritance Cycle

Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr...Inheritance. The final book in the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini will be released on November 8, 2011!

Grand Rapids Library - Carpet update april 12

The east half is nearly finished!  The carpet needs to sit for a few days before the heavy stacks are moved over it.  The movers will be back on Monday  and Tuesday to move everything into place.

Library carpet progress: east half ready for carpet

The guys with the big grinding machines finished Friday night.  The carpet will be put down next week!

Library Carpet project continuing

 Scraping and grinding the floor

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Picture books snaking down the aisle

The movers were in on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday moving everything down the the west half of the library.  The "carpet guys" started ripping out carpet on Thursday morning and the guys with the grinding machines starting prepping the floor on Thursday afternoon. 

Library Carpet: west half is done!

The carpet layers just finished laying carpet in the west half of the Grand Rapids Library.

It needs to sit for a few days before the heavy stacks are moved back onto it.  The movers will come back on Monday to move everything from the east end to the west end, then the ripping and grinding will begin again!

Progress on Library Floor

Carpet is being laid this week on the first half of the floor at the Grand Rapids Library, after the concrete was resurfaced.  The movers will be back next week to move everything to the completed half, and the process will begin again on the second half.  We should be moving back in during the last week of April. 

      In the meantime, we are open for limited hours with limited services Monday - Friday from 12:30 - 5:30, and Saturday 10 - 2. 

We  have computers available, a small collection of children's and adult's materials for check out and newspapers and magazines.  You can pick up material requested in advance.  Thanks for your patience!.

Above Left: Resurfacing Floor

Right: Carpet and glue ready to go on the clean floor   

Right:  the first carpet tiles go down.