Weeks of December 30 - January 12, 2014

Happening In the Coming Weeks

In the Red Lake Falls Library:

January: Winter Reading Program begins

January 6: Book Club at 3:00 p.m.

January 8: Permanent Ink Writers Group at 5:30 p.m.

In the Thief River Falls Library:

December 31: Story Time at 9:30 a.m.

December 31: Teen Events at 3:30 p.m.

January 2: Story Time at 6:45 p.m.

January 2: Family Night at 7:00 p.m.

January 4: Family Movie at 2:00 p.m.

January 7: Story Time at 9:30 a.m.

January 7: Learn Bridge at 1:00 p.m.

January 7: Teen Events at 3:30 p.m.

January 9: Story Time at 6:45 p.m.

January 11: Family Movie at 2:00 p.m.

In the Roseau Library:

January 7: Story Time at 10:30 a.m.

January 9: Movie Night at 5:00 p.m.

January 9: Let's Talk About Books at 7:00 p.m.

In the Hallock Library:

December 31: Story Hour at 11:00 a.m.

January 7: Story Hour at 11:00 a.m.

In the Greenbush Library:

December 31: Storytime at 10:30 a.m.

In the Godel Memorial Library:

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

January 6: Star Spangled Banner at 6:30 p.m.

January 7: Toddler Time at 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Little Known History of the Star Spangled Banner

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Professor Jack Haymond will be visiting each library in January to talk about the Star Spangled Banner that was written during the War of 1812. Dr. Haymond will discuss the war and its importance to the Americans and Canadians. He will also discuss the importance of the Star Spangled Banner and how it became our National Anthem.

Monday, January 6
6:30 pm - Godel Memorial Library

Monday, January 13
6:00 pm - Thief River Falls Public Library

Wednesday, January 15
6:30 pm - Red Lake Falls Library

Saturday, January 18
10:30 am - Roseau City Center

Saturday, January 18
2:00 pm - Warroad Public Library

Saturday, January 25
2:00 pm - Hallock City Hall

Wednesday, January 29
6:30 pm - Greenbush Community Center

Check out what librarians across the country are reading for January.

Children's iPads

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The new children's iPads are being installed in each of the libraries. The iPads have many fun games geared towards children uploaded on them. Bring your kids in to try them out!

Warroad and Roseau had theirs recently installed.

Support Your Library with Coke Rewards

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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.