Monday, November 2, 2009

What’s Happening at the Grand Rapids Area Library

What's Happening at the Grand Rapids Area Library

November 2  2009

November 3rd 7 pm    Let's Talk Turkey,

Steve Arbour and Dennis Brown will share cooking secrets about preparing turkey and trimmings. See how to cook turkey upside down and carve it with ease.  Taste testing allowed!

 

November 7th 12:30-2:00 pm Celebrate National Gaming Day (all ages)

Play a board game, a videogame or a Wii game.  Bring your own game or use one of ours.  Games for all ages!

 

November 10th 7 pm     Warrior Traditions: An Honor of Service,

Members of the Leech Lake Tribal Honor Guard will discuss their experiences as military vets and how Native American Traditions influence their respect for service.  They will also share a bit about the Code Talkers of WWII.

 

Library Closed Wednesday November 11th in honor of Veterans Day

 

November 18th 12:00 -1:30 pm   The Arctic  Opportunities, Governance and Environmental Impacts   Great Decisions Discussion Series

Briefing books available at the Library to check out or read in the Library.

More background info on the Foreign Policy Association Website

 

November 19th    Tellabration  4th Annual Celebration of Storytelling

          Morning events for kids at the Library

          10 am – Community room:  Stories for Kids

          10 am – Story Circle:  Stories for Preschoolers

          Evening at the Forest History Center

          7 pm - Tall Tales, Folk Tales and Your Tales,   Storyteller Anne Dunn plus Story Swap for everyone!

 

 Sign up for Computer Classes

We are collaborating with Northern Community Internet to provide a series of workshops on using internet tools.

Going Online Class Series

Continues Tuesdays at 5:30  through November and covers using online social networking tools such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, and doing online searching. 

 

For Businesses:

Online Advertising: Options, cost and measuring your success when your market is local, not international  Tuesday,  November 10   7:30 am

 

Register through Community Education at www.getlearning.org.  You can register for one class or the remainder of the series.  327-5730

 

 Teen Activities

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

Tuesday, November  17 3:30-4:30 Teen Book Talk

          Fever, 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson

         Stop at the Reference Desk to pick up a copy of the book.

Tuesday, November  24, 4:00 -5:00 Teen Advisory Board Meeting.

 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

(none on November 9)

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

 

 Saturday, Story Times @ 10:30 am 

Stop by every Saturday morning for a fun time for kids and families

 

Monday, November 16, 3:30. Kid's Art Workshop with the Creativity Tank    Create Paper Collage similar to Lois Ehlert's books:  . 

This is another fun art workshop for kids in grades K-4.  Pre-registration is required.  Call 327-8823

November 19th, 10 am   Tellabration: Stories for Kids  (see above)

 

New in the Book Store:

Stop in and check out the newly reorganized bookstore in the lobby of the Library.  The bookstore is a project of the Friends of the Grand Rapids Area Library, and all proceeds go to support the Library's programs and collections.  There are books for children and adults, as well as magazines, videos, a home school section, and occasional odd things!

 

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

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