The Latest News from Northwest Regional Library

Weeks of December 1 - December 15, 2013

Happening In the Coming Weeks

In the Red Lake Falls Library:

December 2: Bookclub at 3:00 p.m.

December 13: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

In the Thief River Falls Library:

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

December 3: Teen Events at 3:30 p.m.

December 4: Classic Movie Matinee at 2:00 p.m.

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

December 5: Family Night at 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

December 11: Classic Movie Matinee at 2:00 p.m.

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

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

In the Roseau Library:

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

December 5: Let's Talk About Books at 7:00 p.m.

December 7: Santa Claus Day at 10:00 a.m.

December 8: Christmas Treasures at 1:00 p.m.

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

December 12: Movie Night at 5:00 p.m.

In the Hallock Library:

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

December 7: Library Board Fundraiser at 11:00 a.m.

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

In the Warroad Library:

December 1: Young Writers Unite at 1:30 p.m.

December 1: Henry Boucha Book Signing at 1:00 p.m.

December 8: Book Fair Open House at 1:00 p.m.

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

Festival of Books

Warroad Public Library

Henry Boucha, Ojibwa Native American Olympian will be doing a book signing at the Warroad Library Sunday, Dec 1 from 1-4 p.m.

On December 1st students in grades 4 through 8 are welcome to participate in the "Young Writers Unite" workshop from 1:30 - 3:30pm hosted by Kim Hruba and Emily Mashak. The winners of the Gift Certificate Silent Auction will be announced at 4pm. Guest author Henry Boucha will introduce his new book, "Ojibwa, Native American Olympian Vol. 1" at 2pm with a reading and book signing.

December 8th will round out the Open House and "Festival of Books" Fundraiser with artists Doug and Arlene Hudson, special guests AJ's Winery, Irish Dance music, several young local authors and kid's crafts, with readings and book signings from visiting authors Jeanne Cooney and her book "Hot Dish Heaven" at 2pm and Hazel Martin-McKeever and "The Chief's Granddaughter" at 3pm. The Gift Basket Silent Auction winners will be announced at 4pm along with the closing of the book sale.

Proceeds from this annual fundraiser stay within the Warroad Public Library and help to purchase new books both in-house and digital, along with other library materials. We welcome you to find out what is new at the library and to visit us on Facebook at Warroad Public Library or Twitter @WarroadLibrary.

Author Marjorie Haack reading a selection from her book

Irish Dancers performing for the audience

Jon Anderson-winner of our Kindle Raffle

Clifford with the kids

Check out the books librarians are reading this month including one of our Thief River Falls librarians.

Check out what librarians across the country are reading this month including one of our own librarians from Thief River Falls.

Support Your Library with Coke Rewards

NWRL

Drop off your coke rewards points and support your local library.

Reward points can be found under caps, inside the cardboard containers of 12 and 24 packs, and on multi-pack wraps.

Codes can be found on 14 brands: Coca-cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, DANSANI, Powerade, Minute Maid, Fanta, Barq's, Fresca, Pibb, Mello Yello, FUZE, Seagram's and TaB.

These points are used to buy library materials such as magazines.

Just find the red bin with Coke Rewards on the front and drop your points inside.