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December 9   2009

This week at the Library

Book Sale

This Week! "Clear the shelves" sale in the Friends of the Library Bookstore and the Community room!  Everything will be pulled out and put on sale so we can move all donated books from the workroom and the bookstore.

Thursday December 10 9-6

Friday December 11 9-3

We need to clear out the books because the workroom, group study room and Teen Universe will be re-carpeted beginning December 21. We will not be accepting any donated books during December, so please wait until January to bring books in for the Friends of the Library bookstore!!

Teen Activities

Teen Book Discussion: Friday, December 11^th   3:30

 The book is Crusader by Edward Bloor 

 Prizes!  Stop in Teen Universe and answer the question of the month for a chance to win a prize! 

More info and the complete schedule is on the Teen page at:  www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us/teens.htm

 

Kids' events:

Book Times on Mondays at 9:30 and 10:30 through December 14

Have a fun time with books, rhymes and songs, plus a snack and a craft.

 

 Saturday, Story Times @ 10:30 am 

December 12 and 19^th   in December

Mom's Day out

          An opportunity for Mom (or Dad) to go shopping, take a nap, or do something else fun:  A Girl Scout troop is volunteering to provide supervision and activities for children age 3-10 on Saturday December 19^th from 10-2:00

Space is limited. Pre-registration required.  Call the Children's Department at 327-8823 to register.

 

Library open limited hours in late December

Saturday the 19th is also the last day to stop and pick up reading/listening/viewing material until December 28. We will be open only for picking up reserved books and for limited computer use from 2pm -6 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 21-23.  We will be closed December 24 –December 27.  We will open at 2 pm on Monday, December 28 and will resume a normal schedule after that. We will be closing at 5 pm on December 31, and remain closed until Monday morning January 4 at 9 am.

 

December 29^th Noon  David Lien on Climbing Mt. Mckinley

Adventurer and Grand Rapids native, David Lien, will present a program at the Grand Rapids Library, Tuesday, December 29 at 12:00 noon. Lien will recount his experiences of climbing Mt. McKinley in Alaska, one of the "coldest mountains on Earth." He will share photos and hair-raising tales of the exhilarating climb up one of the most deadly mountains in North America. The program is open to the public free of charge.

 

Check out the Library's Blog at www.grandrapidsarealibrary.blogspot.com

For more details on any of the programs, go to the Library's Web Site: www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us

News release: Blandin Foundation receives approval from Court following regular review

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

 

Blandin Foundation receives approval from Court following regular review

 

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (Dec. 1, 2009)–Ramsey County District Court approved on Nov. 20, 2009, the petition of the Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust for approval of its accounts and also reviewed the Blandin Foundation’s commitments to the Itasca County area for the years 2006-2008.

 

In accordance with Charles K. Blandin’s will, every three years Ramsey County District Court reviews the accounts of the trust created upon his death that funds the Blandin Foundation.  Trust and Foundation leadership reported to the Court that the Trust had provided $56.8 million in funds for the Foundation over the reporting period. 

 

The Blandin Foundation also reported to the Court that over the past six years 76% of the Foundation’s grant-making had been in the Grand Rapids and Itasca County area, exceeding the Foundation’s commitment of a 55% average.  Over the next year, the Trust and Foundation will continue to discuss with the Court ways to ensure stable grant-making in the Grand Rapids area in times of exceptionally bad or good economic conditions.

 

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Blandin Foundation, Minnesota’s largest rural-based private foundation is located in Grand Rapids, Minn.  Its mission is to strengthen rural Minnesota communities, especially the Grand Rapids area, through grants, leadership development programs and public policy initiatives. www.blandinfoundation.org.

 

For additional information, contact:

Allison Rajala Ahcan

Director of Communications, Blandin Foundation

arahcan@blandinfoundation.org, direct: 218-327-8717, cell: 218-259-2893

www.blandinfoundation.org