Thursday, February 28, 2013
Peeps!!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Grand Rapids Library to host author of Sisterhood of War
Sisterhood of War
Thursday, February 21st, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
With a passion for history of the 1960's, author Kim Heikkila discusses a dramatic story largely overlooked in the literature of that time period: the experiences of women who served as military nurses in the Vietnam War. Heikkila shares the compelling story of what these women did after the war to heal from the traumatic stresses they survived. Heikkila is a professor of history at the College of St. Catherine.
Thursday, February 21st, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
With a passion for history of the 1960's, author Kim Heikkila discusses a dramatic story largely overlooked in the literature of that time period: the experiences of women who served as military nurses in the Vietnam War. Heikkila shares the compelling story of what these women did after the war to heal from the traumatic stresses they survived. Heikkila is a professor of history at the College of St. Catherine.
Teens Read
Teens that participated in winter reading read 70,845 pages! Way to go teens! Keep reading!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Grand Rapids Library to host Filmmaker
Cavavanserai: Culture of Morocco
Wednesday, February 20th, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Moroccan-American Filmmaker, Hakim Belabbes, talks about the culture of his home country using excerpts from his documentary film, A Nest in the Heat. This personal and challenging look at the issues of separation, independence and return, chronicles Belabbes' journey from his "hometown of Boujad to his new home" in Chicago. It explores domestic spaces and religious rituals of intra-family relationships, especially when compounded by one member's break with traditional values.
Wednesday, February 20th, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Moroccan-American Filmmaker, Hakim Belabbes, talks about the culture of his home country using excerpts from his documentary film, A Nest in the Heat. This personal and challenging look at the issues of separation, independence and return, chronicles Belabbes' journey from his "hometown of Boujad to his new home" in Chicago. It explores domestic spaces and religious rituals of intra-family relationships, especially when compounded by one member's break with traditional values.
Grand Rapids Library Receives Muslim journeys bookshelf
The Grand Rapids Area Library is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to receive the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). The program aims to familiarize public audiences in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
YA authors in Twin Cities
Check out the YA authors visiting the Twin Cities this winter. All the authors will be talking on Saturdays so if you're looking for something to do on a weekend check out an author or two!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
2013 Minnesota Teen Video Challenge
The 2013 MN Teen Video Challenge has been announced. It is a national video competition for teens to get involved with reading and the library's summer reading program. Here's the gist of it: teens make a 30-90 second video interpreting the summer reading theme "Beneath the Surface" and they could win $275.00. Click on the links for entry form and model release form (for the actors/actresses in the film). Check out these links for rules, video creation resources, and prizes.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Civil War Soldier at the Grand Rapids Library
Life as a Civil War Soldier
Saturday, December 8, 10:00 am
Civil War soldiers had it rough, when they got hungry, they’d dip their worm-infested hardtack into a tin cup of coffee — coffee made by putting stale coffee beans inside a sock that hadn’t been washed for four months and pounding them with the butt end of a musket.
Dressed as a Union soldier, Arn Kind talks about the Civil War so kids understand the soldiers' experience in this tragic war.
Kind is a member of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, an authentic re-enactment group that has appeared in many documentaries and well known feature films.
The Civil War soldier who visited us on November 15th talked about hard tack as one of the rations for soldiers during the Civil War. If you want to try making the authentic version, or some variation of it, there are recipes and instructions at the Wikimedia cookbook and Wikihow and a great description and history and links to other resources in Wikipedia
Try making a batch and bringing it to the upcoming program with the soldier from the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on December 8th!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Mason Jar Ideas at the Library
50 Gazillion things to do with a Mason Jar!
Tuesday, December 4, 7:00 pm
It's craft night at the library! Come for an idea exchange for ways to use a mason jar. Bring samples of your ideas and leave with inspiration from other's. The famous glass jar with a sealable screw lid can be used for practical or beautiful purposes; for gift-giving or garage. This is a show and tell program with full audience participation
Tuesday, December 4, 7:00 pm
It's craft night at the library! Come for an idea exchange for ways to use a mason jar. Bring samples of your ideas and leave with inspiration from other's. The famous glass jar with a sealable screw lid can be used for practical or beautiful purposes; for gift-giving or garage. This is a show and tell program with full audience participation
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Family Movie Night at the Grand Rapids Library!
Thursday, November 29, 6:00 pm
Join us for another installment in our Family Movie Night Series! Bring dinner or a snack or a fluffy pillow for the floor, and join us for Arthur Christmas on the big screen in the community room.
Santa's youngest son Arthur embarks on a magical adventure to deliver the final gift to a child to save Christmas.
Join us for another installment in our Family Movie Night Series! Bring dinner or a snack or a fluffy pillow for the floor, and join us for Arthur Christmas on the big screen in the community room.
Santa's youngest son Arthur embarks on a magical adventure to deliver the final gift to a child to save Christmas.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Museum Passes Available
We still have a few Museum passes available that are good through November 30 at the Duluth Depot, Great Lakes Aquarium, MN Discovery Center, Judy Garland & Children's Museum and more! Stop in to pick up several if you can use them before next Saturday!
Storyland tickets
We just received tickets available for the Storyland exhibit at the Dutluth Children's Museum valid December 1, 2012 - January 20, 2013. Check the Children's Museum's web site for hours and other current exhibits and programs
Listen to MN History this weekend
Minnesota History opportunity
If you are interested in learning more about Minnesota History, tune in to This American Life on the radio this weekend.
Here is a message from Ben Leonard, Director of the Nicollet County Historical Society and a recent speaker on the U.S. Dakota War of 1862:
• "I’d like to tell you about an amazing opportunity for the Historical Society and upcoming event. The Treaty Site History Center and NCHS Director Ben Leonard are featured in an upcoming episode of the National Public Radio show “This American Life.” The episode will air over Thanksgiving weekend. Mankato native and Gustavus graduate John Biewen, now at Duke University, has created the hour-long radio documentary on the Dakota Nation, War of 1862, and the consequences that are still felt today.
• If you can’t listen to the show on your local NPR affiliate, please download the podcast on Itunes, or here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/. It’s free if you download the week of November 25th."
In northern Minnesota, MPR broadcasts This American Life on Saturday at 1 pm and Sunday at 10 pm at 107.3 FM in Grand Rapids, 91.3 FM in Bemidji, and 92.5 FM in Virginia.
If you are interested in learning more about Minnesota History, tune in to This American Life on the radio this weekend.
Here is a message from Ben Leonard, Director of the Nicollet County Historical Society and a recent speaker on the U.S. Dakota War of 1862:
• "I’d like to tell you about an amazing opportunity for the Historical Society and upcoming event. The Treaty Site History Center and NCHS Director Ben Leonard are featured in an upcoming episode of the National Public Radio show “This American Life.” The episode will air over Thanksgiving weekend. Mankato native and Gustavus graduate John Biewen, now at Duke University, has created the hour-long radio documentary on the Dakota Nation, War of 1862, and the consequences that are still felt today.
• If you can’t listen to the show on your local NPR affiliate, please download the podcast on Itunes, or here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/. It’s free if you download the week of November 25th."
In northern Minnesota, MPR broadcasts This American Life on Saturday at 1 pm and Sunday at 10 pm at 107.3 FM in Grand Rapids, 91.3 FM in Bemidji, and 92.5 FM in Virginia.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Mesabi Iron Range: History and People
Monday, November 19, 7:00 pm.
Hibbing author, Pat McGauley, is a historian, former teacher and taconite miner. He has a deep love for the colorful history of the Mesabi. McGauley has done extensive research for a series of novels that capture romance and drama while blending real and fictional events that shaped the region's landscape. He shares highlights of the Mesabi's evolution, the people that immigrated and the economic impact iron has had on northern Minnesota
Hibbing author, Pat McGauley, is a historian, former teacher and taconite miner. He has a deep love for the colorful history of the Mesabi. McGauley has done extensive research for a series of novels that capture romance and drama while blending real and fictional events that shaped the region's landscape. He shares highlights of the Mesabi's evolution, the people that immigrated and the economic impact iron has had on northern Minnesota
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Civil War Discussion Series
Civil War Discussion Part 5: War & Freedom--Emancipation
Thursday, November 15 @ 7:00 p.m
Jon Maturi, Discussion Leader & John Hayes, Guest
The discussion series "Making Sense of the Civil War," concludes with a conversation about emancipation-the uncompensated, immediate release of four million slaves. John Hayes, American history scholar and historical interpreter joins Jon Maturi in leading the discussion. He brings knowledge of the "history before the history" that influenced the war and its outcomes. He lends a deeper perspective about slavery and servitude and a viewpoint from southern states.
Recommended reading is America's War anthology, part 5. Civil War discussions will continue at the library through 2015 commemorating significant period events.
"Making Sense of the Civil War" is a 5 part discussion series funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Thursday, November 15 @ 7:00 p.m
Jon Maturi, Discussion Leader & John Hayes, Guest
The discussion series "Making Sense of the Civil War," concludes with a conversation about emancipation-the uncompensated, immediate release of four million slaves. John Hayes, American history scholar and historical interpreter joins Jon Maturi in leading the discussion. He brings knowledge of the "history before the history" that influenced the war and its outcomes. He lends a deeper perspective about slavery and servitude and a viewpoint from southern states.
Recommended reading is America's War anthology, part 5. Civil War discussions will continue at the library through 2015 commemorating significant period events.
"Making Sense of the Civil War" is a 5 part discussion series funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Visit from a Confederate Soldier
Making Sense of the Civil War - Re-enacting a Southern Soldier -
**Special Event for Families!**
Thursday, November 15 @ 6:00 p.m.
John Hayes, Civil War Re-enactor
John Hayes grew up in the state of Virginia, trapping, hunting and exploring in places like Bull Run-battlefields of the Civil War. His father and friends told stories of ancestors who had experienced the war first hand. As an adult he became a scholar of 18th and 19th Century history of the American continent. In this program, he dons period clothing and shares artifacts and stories to explain what caused the war, tactics used to fight and a soldier's life. Children and adults are invited to experience history from John's perspective.
**Special Event for Families!**
Thursday, November 15 @ 6:00 p.m.
John Hayes, Civil War Re-enactor
John Hayes grew up in the state of Virginia, trapping, hunting and exploring in places like Bull Run-battlefields of the Civil War. His father and friends told stories of ancestors who had experienced the war first hand. As an adult he became a scholar of 18th and 19th Century history of the American continent. In this program, he dons period clothing and shares artifacts and stories to explain what caused the war, tactics used to fight and a soldier's life. Children and adults are invited to experience history from John's perspective.
Support your library: GiveMN.org
A Letter from the Library Foundation:
Dear Friend,
As you know, the Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation is making a difference every day by helping the Grand Rapids Area Library maintain and grow its collection and provide children with story times, special computers, and activities. In addition, the Foundation works to secure grants and donations for the Riverfront Energy Center. Your generous support means the world to patrons of all ages and interests who use the library’s meeting spaces and computers, attend programs and children’s activities, get help finding information, and simply enjoy a quiet place to read.
Join us on November 15, Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day, and help us win a $1000 Golden Ticket. By partnering with GiveMN, an online giving website for Minnesota nonprofits, the Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation will have 25 chances to maximize your gift on Give to the Max Day and could help us win an extra $1000 for our work in the community.
At the end of Give to the Max Day, one donation from across Minnesota will be randomly selected for a $10,000 Supersized Golden Ticket! Help us increase our odds by making your gift, day or night, on November 15 by visiting www.GiveMN.org and searching for Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation.
Be one of the first 20 donors of $20 or more and there will be a $20 match made to your gift. Together we hope to raise more than $7500 on Give to the Max Day and we’re counting on your help!
Sincerely,
Kathy McCarty
President
Dear Friend,
As you know, the Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation is making a difference every day by helping the Grand Rapids Area Library maintain and grow its collection and provide children with story times, special computers, and activities. In addition, the Foundation works to secure grants and donations for the Riverfront Energy Center. Your generous support means the world to patrons of all ages and interests who use the library’s meeting spaces and computers, attend programs and children’s activities, get help finding information, and simply enjoy a quiet place to read.
Join us on November 15, Minnesota’s Give to the Max Day, and help us win a $1000 Golden Ticket. By partnering with GiveMN, an online giving website for Minnesota nonprofits, the Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation will have 25 chances to maximize your gift on Give to the Max Day and could help us win an extra $1000 for our work in the community.
At the end of Give to the Max Day, one donation from across Minnesota will be randomly selected for a $10,000 Supersized Golden Ticket! Help us increase our odds by making your gift, day or night, on November 15 by visiting www.GiveMN.org and searching for Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation.
Be one of the first 20 donors of $20 or more and there will be a $20 match made to your gift. Together we hope to raise more than $7500 on Give to the Max Day and we’re counting on your help!
Sincerely,
Kathy McCarty
President
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Fleece to Felt at the Library
Make a felted butterfly
Tuesday, November 6 3:30Wow! The Duluth Art Institute is bringing fiber art to the Northland. Learn how to transform fluffy, colorful sheep’s wool into a fun, felted butterfly. All it takes is a little soapy water and a lot of imagination. It’s a very interactive and accessible art project for all ages. This is a family event, so participants must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to 20 kids, so sign up early! 327-8823
Friday, November 02, 2012
Cake Decorating for Kids!
Monday, November 5, 11:30 am
Come and decorate a pumpkin cake! There is no school today, so why not come to the library? Curtis and Michelle will be here to help you decorate a pumpkin cake that you can take home! This class is open to kids ages 7-14. Space is very limited, so register early! 327-8823
Come and decorate a pumpkin cake! There is no school today, so why not come to the library? Curtis and Michelle will be here to help you decorate a pumpkin cake that you can take home! This class is open to kids ages 7-14. Space is very limited, so register early! 327-8823
Thursday, November 01, 2012
International Games Day at the Grand Rapids Library
Fun for the whole family!
Your choice of many board games, or Wii video games.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bhutan: A View from the Top of the World
Thursday, November 1, 7:00 pm
Professional photographer Cal Rice recetly tavelled to Bhutan where he spent 2 weeks documenting monumental cultural changes thaking place. Through Cal's amazing photos experience the beatury of a distant and mysterious land and its people. Take a fascinating look at this Himalyan country as it transitions swiftly from a 17th century to a 21st century society.
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