August Events
Marcia Anderson
What’s Happening at the Grand Rapids Area Library
August 14, 2010
Thank You! Book buyers and volunteers!
The annual HUGE used book sale at Central Square Mall was a success. Thanks to those who volunteered before the sale for sorting transporting or set up, during the sale, or after the sale for clean-up. Thanks to the Village Bookstore and to Central Square Mall for their support! All proceeds of the sale go to the Grand Rapids Area Library Foundation and will be used for Library programs and materials. If you missed the book sale, or still need more books for summer reading, stop by the used book store inside the Library.
This Week’s events: (August 15)
Immigration and Human Rights
On Monday Aug 16 at 3 pm, The 800 Mile Wall documentary
film highlights the construction of the new border walls along the U.S.-Mexico
border as well as the effect on migrants trying to cross into the U.S. This
powerful 90-minute film is an unflinching look at a failed U.S. border strategy
that many believe has caused the death of thousands of migrants and violates
fundamental human rights.
More information and a copy of an ACLU report on migrant death is available at:
www.800milewall.org
Immigration and Human Rights in the United States:
Policy Issues
Monday Aug 16 at 7 pm Linda Osberg Braun will talk about immigrants and
human rights issues. Ms Osberg Braun is a Grand Rapids native and is currently
practicing immigration law in Miami. She is President of the South Florida
Chapter of the American Immigration Law Association.
Both events are cosponsored by the Grand Rapids Human Rights Commission and by the Grand Rapids Branch of AAUW. Everyone is welcome to learn more about this hot topic.
Sustainable Landscaping
Tuesday Aug 17 at 9:00 am experts from the U of M’s Master Gardner program will provide landscaping assistance.
Part 1: "Top 10 Tips for Sustainable Landscaping"
Do you have a landscaping project in mind? Get started by learning 10 tips for
designing and installing a sustainable landscape for your home focused on plant
health and longevity
Part 2: "Residential Shoreland Buffers and Rain Gardens"
Learn how you can conserve and use rain water in your landscape with shore land
buffers and rain gardens that capture water and prevent runoff into lakes and
rivers
Indies on Tuesday
This week's independent film is For My Father from Israel. An International award winning film will continue on Tuesdays through August at the Reif Performing Arts Center. The film series is cosponsored by the Library and the Reif Center, and underwritten by the Boundary Waters Blues Fest. Check the Reif’s web site at www.reifcenter.org for a description of the films.
August 24 7:30 Indie Movie is Troubled Water from Norway
August 31 7:30 Indie Movie is Wind Journeys from Columbia
Splish splash wet fun!
Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop! On Tuesday Aug 17 at 1:00 pm. You are cordially invited to join us for the "Last Splash" of the year! Held outside, we will get wet lots of different ways! Wear swimsuits or clothes that can get wet, and join us for a day filled with water, laughter, (and frogs?) In case of inclement weather, our "rain date" for this event is Wednesday, August 18th.
Fun Family Fridays 10:30
Each Friday in August at 10:30, please join us for Fun Family Fridays! We will spend the month learning about life in the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. Each week we will read a picture book or two and try our hand at a craft that children may have enjoyed during that time. This event is for the whole family, so don't forget to invite Grandma and Grandpa! Week #3: On the Home Front
Week #5: Boom: Life in the Fifties
Comining up Next week: (week of August 22)
A Different Kind of Streetwalker (Dede Emerson) August 23 3 pm
Walking Manhatten Dede Emerson, Grand Rapids Native,
former jazz pianist and United Nations Economic Development Officer, and
author, will show slides of her photographs and talk about her rambles with a
camera around Manhatten.
The result of her wanderings is a book: A Different Kind of Street
Walker: Manhatten by Foot, One Block at a Time.
More info at: dedeemerson.com
Cosponsored by the Grand Rapids Branch of AAUW
August 26 6 pm Family Movie Night
Bring Dinner or a snack and enjoy a movie on the big screen!
Saturday Story Times 10:30
The last Summer Saturday Story Time is Saturday August 28. Come and join the fun! In September we will go back to having story times every Saturday, as well as Mondays.
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.
Advance Notice: We will be Closed Sept. 4, 5 and 6 for Labor Day
Culture and museum passes available
We have passes available to a variety of events and attractions around the region. You must come into the library to check out the passes and exchange them for free tickets. We just recently received passes for the Dorothy Molter Museum in Ely and the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm.
Search for them in the catalog using "Museum Pass" as a keyword in the title field.
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