The Latest News from Northwest Regional Library

Week of September 16 - September 29, 2013

Happening In the Coming Weeks

In the Godel Memorial Library:

Closed starting September 17th.

Hoping to reopen October 1st.

In the Red Lake Falls Library:

September 20: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

September 20: Beer and Brewing at 5:00 p.m.

September 25: Permanent Ink Writers Group at 5:30 p.m.
September 27: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

In the Thief River Falls Library:

September 17: Story Time at 9:30 a.m.

September 18: Teen Events at 3:30 p.m.

September 19: Evening Bookclub at 5:15 p.m.

September 19: Story Time at 6:45 p.m.

September 19: Family Time at 7:00 p.m.

September 21: Beer and Brewing at 10:30 a.m.

September 21: Family Movie at 2:00 p.m.

September 24: Story Time at 9:30 a.m.

September 24: Afternoon Bookclub at 2:00 p.m.

September 24: Teen Events at 3:30 p.m.

September 24: Home Loans: An Overview at 6:30 p.m.

September 26: Story Time at 6:45 p.m.

September 28: Family Movie at 2:00 p.m.

In the Roseau Library:

September 17: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

September 18: Beer and Brewing at 6:00 p.m.

September 19: Family Fun at 5:00 p.m.

September 24: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

In the Hallock Library:

September 17: Story Hour at 11:00 a.m.

September 21: Beer and Brewing at 2:30 p.m.

September 24: Story Hour at 11:00 a.m.

September 26: Family Nite at 6:30 p.m.

In the Warroad Library:

September 17: Beer and Brewing at 6:00 p.m.

In the Greenbush Library:

September 17: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

September 19: Beer and Brewing at 6:00 p.m.

September 24: 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

Construction in Warren

Godel Memorial Library

The Godel Memorial Library will be closed starting Tuesday, September 17, 2013. You will still be able to return items to the night drop off. You may also keep the items until we are open again. Notices are automatically sent out when they come due. Don't worry about any notice you may receive. Any late fees during our closing will be waived.

Godel Memorial Library is part of the Northwest Regional Library network. You are able to use your library card at any of the libraries in our region as well as the Lake Agassiz Regional Library network. Branch libraries in our region are in Roseau, Greenbush, Red Lake Falls, Hallock, Warroad and Thief River Falls, as well link sites in Karlstad and Grygla. If you wish to renew library material during this time please call any of the branches in Northwest Regional library or renew the items online.

Please feel free to stock up on any items you would like before the 17th. All check-outs will be extended as needed. Inter-library loans will be limited until after October 1st. Our Virtual Library will still be available 24/7. You can download 4 audio or e-books at a time, as well as unlimited magazines, (using Zinio) on the website. Please check the Godel Memorial Library Facebook page for updates on the construction. We are hoping to be open again by October 1st.

Here is a look at the progress being made at the Godel Memorial Library in Warren.

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.