The Latest News from Northwest Regional Library

Week of September 2 - September 15, 2013

Happening In the Coming Weeks

In the Godel Memorial Library:

September 3: Toddler Time at 11:00 a.m.

September 6: Story Time at 11:00 a.m.

September 10: Toddler Time at 11:00 a.m.

September 13: Story Time at 11:00 a.m.

In the Red Lake Falls Library:

September 2: Closed for Labor Day

September 4: Permanent Ink Writers Group at 5:30 p.m.

September 6: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.
September 13: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

In the Thief River Falls Library:

September 2: Closed for Labor Day

September 3: Story Time at 9:30 a.m.

September 5: Story Time at 6:45 p.m.

September 5: Family Time at 7:00 p.m.

September 7: Family Movie at 2:00 p.m.

September 10: Story Time at 9:30 a.m.

September 10: Teen Events at 3:30 p.m.

September 12: Story Time at 6:45 p.m.

September 14: Family Movie at 2:00 p.m.

In the Roseau Library:

September 3: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

September 5: Movie Night at 5:00 p.m.

September 10: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

September 12: Let's Talk About Books Planning Session at 7:00 p.m.

In the Hallock Library:

September 3: Story Hour at 11:00 a.m.

September 10: Story Hour at 11:00 a.m.

September 12: Movie Nite at 6:00 p.m.

In the Warroad Library:

September 13: Headstart at 10:30 a.m.

In the Greenbush Library:

September 10: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

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

Beer and Brewing in the Land of Sky Blue Waters

Northwest Regional Libraries

Explore the history of Minnesota's beer scene, the innovators and home brewers that spurred a new generation of breweries, and the very basics of brewing itself for been novices and fledgling beer geeks alike. It will be a hoppin' good time!

Visit your local library to enjoy this program:

Tuesday, September 17

6:00 p.m. - Warroad

Wednesday, September 18

6:00 p.m. - Roseau

Thursday, September 19

6:00 p.m. - Greenbush

Friday, September 20

5:00 p.m. - Red Lake Falls

Saturday, September 21

10:30 a.m. - Thief River Falls

2:30 p.m. - Hallock

New eBooks and AudioBooks

NWRL

Here are a few new additions to NWRL's Overdrive site:

Sometimes a Rogue by Mary Jo Putney (ebook)
The Returned by Jason Mott (ebook)
Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi (ebook)
The Hero by Robyn Carr (ebook)
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (audio)
The Ocean at the End of the Land by Neil Gaiman (audio)

And you also now have the option of checking out ebooks and audiobooks for 21, 14 or 7 days. Just go into your account under Settings and choose the default checkout time you would prefer.

Enjoy eBooks and Audio Books

Anytime, Anywhere

Northwest Regional Library is proud to announce our collection has grown to include 1645 eBooks and 344 audiobooks thanks to several generous donations. The NWRL virtual library is available 24/7 from the library's Overdrive site, http://overdrive.nwrlib.org/ .

You can browse the collection, borrow with your library card, and enjoy on your computer, tablet, smartphone or eReader device. Most borrowed eBooks can be enjoyed immediately in your web browser with the recently launched OverDrive Read. Or, you can download eBooks into free software, Adobe® Digital Editions, or send to your Kindle® device or app. Downloaded eBooks can be transferred to eReader devices such as NOOK®, Sony® Reader™ and many more.

Audiobooks can be downloaded into OverDrive® Media Console™ (just MP3 audiobooks for Mac® users). Once downloaded, titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including iPod® and many others. Some audio titles can also be burned to CD to listen on-the-go.

Users with smartphones or tablets can install the OverDrive Media Console app to directly download EPUB eBooks and MP3 audiobooks titles to their device. No matter how you plan to enjoy, titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!

With hundreds of popular fiction and non-fiction titles to choose from, this new collection is guaranteed to have something for everyone. You can enjoy best-selling novels, well-known classics, self-improvement guides, and much more all on your own time, wherever you may be.

This service, powered by OverDrive, is free with your library card. To view the collection of eBooks and audiobooks, visit http://overdrive.nwrlib.org/ . You can find helpful tools and information, as well as a link to contact support.

Requesting Materials

Northwest Regional Library

We've been ordering a lot of new materials lately for the Northwest Regional Library System. When you want a book or other material from the library make sure you put a request in for it. You can either call your local library and ask them to put it on hold for you or you can follow these simple steps to do it online.

For materials selected from the Northwest Regional Library/Lake Agassiz Regional Library shared catalog http://ils.larl.org/ :

-Click "Request", located under the author/title information if you are on the main browse page or if you are on the record page click " Request" which is towards the top of the page.

-Enter your library card barcode number and PIN. Submit.

-Select the NWRL Branch library where you will pick up the materials.

-Select a "Cancel" date. When materials cannot be filled by this date, NWRL will automatically cancel your reserve on the materials for you. Submit.

-You will receive a confirmation of your reserves.

For materials that are not in the Northwest Regional Library/Lake Agassiz Regional Library shared catalog, go to MnLINK for access to catalogs of other Minnesota libraries or ask for assistance from any NWRL Branch library.

Librarian Book Suggestion

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From Karen in Grygla Link:

Mrs. Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans

Emily Brightwell

Latest Book Arrivals

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Terry Goodkind

Debbie Macomber

Robert Galbraith

Frederick Forsyth