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What's Happening at the Grand Rapids Area Library
September 22 - mid-October, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 7 pm: Intelligent Design: a Philosophical Perspective
Professor Rick Hudleson, Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin Superior. Dr. Hudleson regularly teaches a course on the history and philosophy of science.
Thursday, September 25th 7 pm: Bees in the 21st Century: Behavior and Decline
Our River Connections speaker series begins its 3rd season with a talk by Professor Marla Spivak, Professor of Entomology at the U of M. The population of honeybees is declining. Why? And what can we do?
September 27-October 4 Banned Books Week!
Display in the lobby of the Library with books that have been challenged or banned in schools and libraries in the US. Celebrate the Freedom to Read by reading a banned or challenged book. You probably have at least one in your house!
Tuesday September 30th 4:00 pm: Teen Advisory Board meeting
Teen Drawing: Calligraphy set winner will be drawn at 4pm. Entries can be submitted all month in Teen Universe by matching the NFL team with its logo.
Saturday October 4 10-2 Lobby Display of Postcards of Old Grand Rapids.
October 9 7 pm Defining Tribal Society in the 21st Century: An Anthropological Perspective
Professor William Beeman, chair, Department of Anthropology talks about the new directions of modern anthropological studies as they examine what it means to be human.
October 12-18 Teen Read Week Books with Bite
Watch for events, booklists and surveys
October 14 7 pm Humane Population Growth – the Overriding Issue of Our Generation with David Paxson, founder and President of World Population Balance
Grand Rapids Area Library Website Survey
Grand Rapids Area Library needs your input! Library staff is in the process of planning changes to the website and we are interested in your feedback and suggestions. Please take a few moments to complete a short survey linked to the library homepage at www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us (just to the left of "Library Services and Policies") Thanks!
September is Library Card Sign Up Month!
If you don't have a library card, come in to sign up for one. If you have lost yours, or if your card is getting worn, come in for a new one! Replacement library cards are free in September! New cards are always free! It is much easier and faster for us to scan your card than to look up your name or type in a number. Save yourself time and help us out by replacing a lost or worn card and always bringing it to the Library.
If your card is fine, encourage a friend or neighbor to get a card. It's the best deal in town! Kids getting a new card can take it to the Children's Department to pick out a free book!
Mondays , 9:30 and 10:30 am:
Booktimes presented by Early Childhood and Family Education for preschoolers and their families will start again. They will continue each Monday during the school year.
Library blog
We are playing with a blog at www.grandrapidsarealibrary.blogspot.com It has events, announcements, pictures, new books and a calendar. Take a look at it, post a comment and let us know what you think!
Bike Locks Available
We now have bike locks available at the library for use while you are in the building. Ask at the Circulation desk. Bikes have been stolen from outside the building, so locking your bike to the bike rack is a good idea.
Find more details for all these events on the Library's web site at www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us or pick up a calendar of events at the library, or call the Library at 326-7640.
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Marcia L. Anderson
Director
Grand Rapids Area Library
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-7640
