The Latest News from Northwest Regional Library

Week of November 19 - 24, 2012

Happening This Week

The Northwest Regional Libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 22 for Thanksgiving!

In the Greenbush Library this week:

November 20: Story Time 10:30 a.m.

Thanksgiving Story Time 6:00 p.m.

In the Godel Memorial Library this week:

November 20: Toddler Time 11:00 a.m.

November 21: Elementary Book Club 4:00 p.m.

November 23: Story Time at 11:00 a.m.

Craft Time at 2:00 p.m.

In the Hallock Library this week:

November 20: Story Time at 11:00 a.m.

In the Red Lake Falls Library this week:

November 21: Family Movie 5:00 p.m.

November 23: Story Time 10:30 a.m.

In the Roseau Library this week:

November 20: Story Time 10:30 a.m.

In the Thief River Falls Library this week:

November 19: Making Lefse with David Lee 6:30 p.m.

November 20: Story Time 9:30 a.m.

November 24: Family Movie 2:00 p.m.

In the Warroad Library

November 18: Annual Book Festival Open House 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

For a complete listing of programs happening at the libraries check the calendar on our website.

Centralized Phone Notification System!

NWRL

One of the library services people appreciate the most in Northwest Regional Library system is being able to request an item and have it delivered to and held for pick-up at any NWRL branch library. When a patron has an e-mail address on file, NWRL sends an e-mail, notifying a patron that their requested items are ready for pick-up. If a person does not have an e-mail on file, NWRL staff call patrons to notify them that items are ready for pick-up.

For those who do not have e-mail, Northwest Regional Library system will soon be introducing a centralized phone notification system which will notify you when an item you requested is available for pick-up. A recorded message informs you that the requested item will be held for 7 days. To insure privacy, the phone notification does not identify specific titles. This same system will call to give notification when an item is overdue.

Please help us make this service work for you! If you have an e-mail address that you check regularly, please visit with a staff member at your library to ensure that e-mail address is listed in your library account. If you do not have an e-mail address, please make sure that the phone number listed in your library account is current and will accept calls from a centralized system.

Our Thief River Falls branch as already started to use this system. The other Northwest Regional Library Branches will be starting centralized phone notifications in December. If you have any questions or concerns please call or stop into your local branch library.

Lefse Making

Thief River Falls Library

Join the Thief River Falls Library and David Lee on November 19, at 6:30 p.m. to learn how to make Lefse. David will share is simple and delicious recipe and technique with you so you can make this great Scandinavian treat for this years Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration!

All material are provided! Just bring yourself. You will make and eat lefse that night!

Festival of Books Open House

Warroad Library

It is time again for the Warroad Library's annual Festival of Books Fundraiser! Sunday, November 18, 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m., will be the open house to kick off this great tradition.

We will have over 800 books with free gift wrap and no sales tax! Plus, 25 percent of book sales go to the library for future book purchases. The Highway Ramblers will be performing at 1:00 p.m. Following, at 2:00 p.m. Children's Author Grant Pylkas will be reading from his book "Lucky Lyle Ortiz." There will also be crafts from Christina Dignan with Duck Tape Totes, Keegan O'Donnell will be folding origami with patrons. And finally, there will be Altered Books by Warroad High School Students.

There will also be door prizes every half hour, a silent auction, and refreshments!

Librarian Book Suggestion

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From Charles in Roseau:

A Wanted Man

by Lee Child

Latest Book Arrivals

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Becca Fitzpatrick

A.S. King

Orson Scott Card

Cinda Williams Chima