late July activities
Marcia Anderson
Check it out @ your Library™
What’s Happening at the Grand Rapids Area Library
July 15, 2011
Coming up in July
In the neighborhood on Saturday July 16: KAXE’s Mississippi River Festival. Great music beginning at 1:00 in the KAXE amphitheater. Tickets available at the door. www.kaxe.org for more details.
Indies on Tuesdays
Our independent film series continues at the Myles Reif Performing Art Center on Tuesdays through August. Each Tuesday, an international award-winning independent film will be shown at 7:30 at the Reif. The remaining July films are:
July 19 How I Ended This Summer a drama set on a meteorological station in the Arctic Circle. (filmed in Russia in Russian)
July 26 Illegal, a drama of home, country, and belonging, (Filmed in Belgium, Luxumbourg and France in French and Russian)
Great Decisions Discussion: Sanctions and Nonproliferation
Wednesday, July 20 at noon in the Riverview Room of the Library.
Sanctions have been created to curb nations in violation of international law, especially agreements concerning nuclear nonproliferation. How successfully have sanctions been applied against past violators? Is there any chance sanctions can curtail North Korea and Iran from continuing to develop nuclear weapons? http://www.fpa.org
(Don’t forget the cake decorating class for kids at 12:30 on Wednesday if you are already registered! If you can’t attend, let us know so we can call someone on the waiting list.)
Humanitarian Help for Haiti Wednesday, July 20, 7 pm
Renee Perrington was part of a small group from northern Minnesota that made a humanitarian mission trip to Haiti. Members of her team will share observations from their experiences and what is still needed.
Chess Club
Come and play chess! All levels and all ages are welcome, from beginner to master. Come to play and share the love of the game. Friday, July 29, 10 am – noon.
Dazzling Dave the YoYo Master! Tuesday, July 26 4:30 pm
Don't Miss This! Come and meet Dazzling Dave, one of only 13 National Yo-Yo masters! Dazzling Dave has been seen all over the world...and now he is coming to the Grand Rapids Area Library. For more on Dazzling Dave, visit www.dazzlingdave.com
Family Movie Night Thursday, July 28, 6 pm Up
Join us for another in our popular Family Movie Night Series! Back by popular demand, we will be showing the movie Up on the big screen! Bring dinner or a snack and join us!
Summer Reading For Everyone!
Novel Destinations
Adults: Pick up a book bingo card
and expand your reading horizons! Read something you would not otherwise read,
complete a bingo card and enter a drawing.
You are Here
Our teen summer reading program is still in
progress. Read a book, complete a review and enter a drawing each week for fun
prizes! Our 2nd Annual Teen Photo Contest continues 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 by July 30 and get a free book to keep! Children under age 5
completing the summer reading program are eligible for Baby Steps Coupons.
Also be sure to pick up a list of all the fun programs
scheduled for the summer.
Story times will continue all summer. Bring the little ones for a fun time.
Saturdays at 10:30 with teachers from ECFE
Mondays 10:30. Story Time with Darla (and occasionally Marcia!)
Books needed
We are accepting gently used books, CDs and DVDs and
puzzles for our annual used book sale to be held during Tall Timber Days in
August. Bring items to the circulation desk at the library through August 3rd.
If you need a cart, or help getting boxes from your car, let us know. All
proceeds go towards purchasing new materials and for programs at the library.
Thanks!
The book sale will be in Central Square Mall on Friday, August 5th from 8:30 am – 8:00 pm, Saturday, 9:00-6:00, Sunday 11:00 – 4:00 (bag sale)
Go Fish!
We have fishing rods for loan thanks to the local DNR Fisheries Division,
local merchants and the Grand Rapids Evening Rotary Club. Fishing rods and
PFDs for children and adults can be used on the fishing pier or along the
river or borrowed for guests if you don’t have enough!
Construction Zone
Hawk Construction is beginning work on a small building on the west end of the Library grounds. This will house a heat exchange unit that will transfer waste heat from the water discharged by the paper mill to the Library’s heating system. Watch the progress on our blog at www.grandrapidsarealibrary.blogspot.com
Summer Hours until Labor Day:
M-Thurs 9 am – 7 pm, Friday 9 am -5 pm, Sat. 10 am-2 pm
You can renew or request material
online through our web site at www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us. You can also call the automated renewal line at
218-741-9085
Find more upcoming events on our Event Calendar
A direct link to the Library’s online event calendar is here. A link to just the events for children is available by clicking on the “kids” button on the Library's web site.
For more details on any of the programs, go to the Library’s Web Site: www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us You can also find a calendar on the left side of the page. Click on “Calendar” for a link to the complete list of events at the library.
Marcia L. Anderson
Director
Grand
Rapids Area Library
Grand
Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-7640