Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Forthcoming Titles - December edition

Forthcoming Titles - Click here to search for and place your hold on the ECRL catalog.


Adult Fiction

12TH OF NEVER Patterson, James 04/29/2013
BALANCING ACT Michaels, Fern 04/01/2013
BEST KEPT SECRET Archer, Jeffrey 05/14/2013
COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Michaels, Fern 10/16/2012
GOTCHA! Michaels, Fern 02/26/2013
HIT Baldacci, David 04/23/2013
KING'S DECEPTION: A NOVEL Berry, Steve 05/07/2013
PIECES OF SUMMER Brunstetter, Wanda E. 05/01/2013
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES Woods, Stuart 04/16/2013

Large Print

12TH OF NEVER Patterson, James 04/29/2013
AFTER TEX Woods, Sherryl 02/01/2013
BIG SKY RIVER Miller, Linda Lael 02/01/2013
COLLATERAL DAMAGE Woods, Stuart 01/08/2013
DREAM EYES Krentz, Jayne Ann 01/02/2013
EMPIRE AND HONOR Griffin, W. E. B. 01/02/2013
KINSEY AND ME Grafton, Sue 01/02/2013
THREAT VECTOR Clancy, Tom 01/02/2013

Books on CD

12TH OF NEVER Patterson, James 04/29/2013
7TH MONTH: A DETECTIVE D. D. WARREN STORY Gardner, Lisa 12/18/2012
AFTER TEX Woods, Sherryl 12/18/2012
APPLE ORCHARD Wiggs, Susan 04/30/2013
BEYOND EDEN Coulter, Catherine 12/31/2012
BY RIGHT OF ARMS Carr, Robyn 02/26/2013
DEADLY STAKES: A NOVEL Jance, Judith A. 02/05/2013
EDGE: A NOVEL, SPECIAL PROMO Deaver, Jeffery 03/12/2013
EVERLASTING COVENANT Carr, Robyn 02/26/2013
FALSE PRETENSES Coulter, Catherine 01/29/2013
GIFT: A HORSE, A BOY, AND A MIRACLE OF LOVE Snelling, Lauraine 10/15/2012
HEARTBREAKER Garwood, Julie 12/04/2012
HERE COMES TROUBLE Macomber, Debbie 11/20/2012
HIT Baldacci, David 04/23/2013
IMPULSE Coulter, Catherine 11/20/2012
KING'S DECEPTION Berry, Steve 05/07/2013
LAST LINE OF DEFENSE Flynn, Vince 05/07/2013
LET IT SNOW Macomber, Debbie 11/20/2012
LONESOME COWBOY Macomber, Debbie 02/26/2013
MOONLIT MIND: A TALE OF SUSPENSE Koontz, Dean R. 11/27/2012
PRINCE CHARMING Garwood, Julie 12/04/2012
SIX YEARS Coben, Harlan 03/19/2013
TEXAS TWO-STEP Macomber, Debbie 02/26/2013
TRUTH-STAINED LIES Blackstock, Terri 03/12/2013

Marcia Ledin, Technical Services Coordinator

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Library Resources for Making Homemade Gifts

Photo by Flickr user asenat29. Creative Commons License.


Looking for a way to save money on holiday gifts for friends and family? Have you ever considered making homemade gifts but aren't sure how to get started?

Your local ECRL library has got you covered! We've got books that can help you learn to make handmade toys, gift baskets, greeting cards, gifts in a jar, home-baked goodies, and more. Whether you're a beginner or a pro at being handy & crafty, we've got something for you.

Here's a brief sample:

Simply green giving: create beautiful gift wrapping, tags, and handmade materials from everyday materials
http://tinyurl.com/a8nlrlf


Simply handmade: 365 easy gifts & decorations you can make
http://tinyurl.com/bkuhdx2


Simply handmade: 365 easy projects for every occasion
http://tinyurl.com/abuzk22

Country gifts: handmade & homebaked
http://tinyurl.com/bcwy42v



Better Homes & Gardens handcrafted gifts & toys


The gift basket design book
http://tinyurl.com/a8bdm8l


The how to's of gift baskets
http://tinyurl.com/azlasas


Creating the happiest of holidays


Creating the happiest of holidays, book 2
http://tinyurl.com/a3rqu9k


Handmade gift cards: over 50 original designs for all occasions


Gifts to make: 365 beautifully easy ideas


Mary Engelbreit wrap it up!: gifts to make, wrap, and give


Pretty gifts that say I love you: over 35 projects with step-by-step instructions


Homemade gifts in a jar


Last-minute Christmas gifts: crafting quick & classy presents for everyone on your list


Martha's homemade holidays (DVD)


Gooseberry Patch Christmas: book 12


Gifts for the family



To find more items on this same topic, try searching the ECRL catalog with the following subject terms (which will give you more targeted results than you'd get searching with keywords):

handicraft
textile crafts
gifts
gift baskets
baskets
greeting cards
toy making
holiday decorations
Christmas decorations
holiday cookery
Christmas cookery
Christmas cooking


If you're looking for children's materials, try adding a second subject term, “juvenile literature,” to your search.

Don't forget that each ECRL branch library also has current magazines that may be able to help you with project ideas (such as Martha Stewart Living, Crafts 'n Things, Better Homes & Gardens, etc.). 

As always, your friendly local librarian is happy to help you with all your information needs. Give us a call or stop in today!

Robin Duple, Pine City Branch Librarian

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota


Digital Delights
A monthly glimpse into the collections at
Minnesota Reflections
a project of the Minnesota Digital Library
 
Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota
By Greta Bahnemann, MDL Metadata Coordinator
Marian Rengel, MDL Outreach Coordinator
November 1, 2012
 
Young men left family and friends and traveled to the Civilian Conservation Corps camps across Minnesota in the 1930s and 1940s to work, provide for their families, and leave a lasting mark on the state’s history.
A major new collection in Minnesota Reflections captures the stories of these men in their own words. Now, more than 500 issues of weekly newsletters from camps in Cook County and on Minnesota’s Iron Range provide students and teachers, researchers and descendents with first-hand accounts of daily life for the men working in those camps.
The Minnesota Historical Society contributed the newsletters to Minnesota Reflections. These newsletters complement a wide array of photographs that document camp life that the Cook County Historical Society and the Iron Range Research Center had already contributed to Minnesota Reflections.
MDL Metadata Coordinator Greta Bahnemann and MDL Outreach Coordinator Marian Rengel selected just a few newsletters and photographs to highlight this amazing collection of materials about the CCC. The chart on the following pages gives readers a sense of the depth of the treasures they can now find in the collection.
Once you have explored our offering here, you may wish to find more within Minnesota Reflections. Here’s the shortest way to find only the newsletters.
To find all of the newsletters, go to the Minnesota Historical Society’s landing page in Minnesota Reflections http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/mhs; then click on “Browse Minnesota Historical Society.” After that page loads, look to the left under “Narrow your search by” for “Item Physical Type.” From that drop-down menu, choose “newsletters (513).” You can then Browse those results or narrow your search.
CCC Newsletter
Location
Camp Chips
1935-1937
April 14, 1935
(First of 18)
Hovland, Minnesota
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Link to 35 images for “Hovland” in Cook County Historical Society:
Selected Individual Images:
 
The Caribou Ripsaw
1934-1935
April 20, 1935
Lutsen, Minnesota
Link to 33 images for “Lutsen” in Cook County Historical Society:
Selected Individual Images:
 
Gunflint Trailer (Company 712)
1935, 1939-1941
April 23, 1940
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Link to 11 images for “Company 712” in Cook County Historical Society:
Selected Individual Images:
 
Sawbill Sez-All
March 1939
Tofte, Minnesota
Link to 11 images for “Tofte” in Cook County Historical Society:
Selected Individual Images:
 
Northern Hi-Lights
March 1939 (one issue)
 
Cusson, Minnesota
Results for “Cusson” in Cook County Historical Society:
Link to 4 results for “Cusson” in Iron Range Research Center collection:
 
Deer Lake Echo
1939
April 25, 1942
Effie, Minnesota
Results for “Effie” in Iron Range Research Center collection: 
 
The Blue Ox
1936-1937
April 23, 1937
Nevis, Minnesota
Results for “Nevis” in Iron Range Research Center collection:
 
The Sullivanite
1935-1936
July 11, 1936
Brimson, Minnesota
Results for “Brimson” in Iron Range Research Center collection:
 
The Big Lake Breeze
1935, 1937
April 17, 1935
Cloquet, Minnesota
Results for “Company 1760” in Iron Range Research Center collection:
 

 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Forthcoming Titles

Each month on the ECRL blog, we will post a list of recently added titles to the our catalog. Click here to search for and place your hold on the ECRL catalog.


Adult Fiction
Title
Author
Pub Date
BOSTON NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS
11/06/2012
BREAKING POINT
Box, C. J.
03/12/2013
CHANCE: A NOVEL
Kingsbury, Karen
03/05/2013
DADDY'S GONE A HUNTING
Clark, Mary Higgins
04/09/2013
DON'T GO
Scottoline, Lisa
04/09/2013
FLY AWAY
Hannah, Kristin
04/23/2013
HEADED FOR TROUBLE
Brockmann, Suzanne
04/30/2013
HOPE OF SPRING
Brunstetter, Wanda E.
04/01/2013
JACK REACHER'S RULES
Child, Lee
11/06/2012
KINSEY AND ME: STORIES
Grafton, Sue
01/08/2013
MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE
Deveraux, Jude
01/22/2013
MRS. LINCOLN'S DRESSMAKER
Chiaverini, Jennifer
01/15/2013
PLACE TO BELONG
Snelling, Lauraine
04/01/2013
RED VELVET CUPCAKE MURDER
Fluke, Joanne
02/26/2013
SOMETHING WICKED LIBRARY ED
Jackson, Lisa
01/29/2013
STARTING NOW
Macomber, Debbie
04/16/2013
SWEET TEA REVENGE
Childs, Laura
03/05/2013
TAKING EVE
Johansen, Iris
04/16/2013
THREAT VECTOR
Clancy, Tom
12/04/2012
TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: UNTITLED
Telep, Peter
12/31/2012
TRUTH-STAINED LIES
Blackstock, Terri
03/12/2013
UNDEAD AND UNDERWATER
Davidson, MaryJanice
03/05/2013
WANDERER
Carr, Robyn
03/26/2013
YOU AND I, ME AND YOU
Davidson, MaryJanice
03/19/2013



Large Print Fiction
AFRAID TO DIE
Jackson, Lisa
09/01/2012
BY STARLIGHT
Garlock, Dorothy
09/05/2012
GIVING QUILT
Chiaverini, Jennifer
11/01/2012
GUILT: AN ALEX DELAWARE NOVEL
Kellerman, Jonathan
02/12/2013
HIDDEN FIRES
Brown, Sandra
09/04/2012
HUSBAND LIST
Evanovich, Janet
01/08/2013
MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS
Carr, Robyn
11/01/2012
PLACE TO BELONG
Snelling, Lauraine
04/01/2013
POSEIDON'S ARROW
Cussler, Clive
12/05/2012
RIVER'S END
Carlson, Melody
11/01/2012
SANCTUARY
Dekker, Ted
10/30/2012
SHIVER
Robards, Karen
12/05/2012
SHUNNING SARAH
Kramer, Julie
11/22/2012
STARTING NOW: A BLOSSOM STREET NOVEL
Macomber, Debbie
04/16/2013
TO LOVE AND CHERISH
Peterson, Tracie
01/09/2013
TRICKSTER'S POINT
Krueger, William Kent
12/26/2012
TRUTH-STAINED LIES
Blackstock, Terri
04/05/2013
UNDER THE SUMMER SKY
Copeland, Lori
03/06/2013
UNTIL THE END OF TIME: A NOVEL
Steel, Danielle
01/29/2013
YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW
Jackson, Lisa
11/01/2012



Books on CD
ANGEL MINE
Woods, Sherryl
01/29/2013
APPLE FOR THE CREATURE
09/04/2012
BLUE FALCON
Carr, Robyn
01/29/2013
CALCULATED IN DEATH
Robb, J. D.
02/26/2013
CHANCE: A NOVEL
Kingsbury, Karen
03/05/2013
COLLATERAL DAMAGE
Woods, Stuart
01/08/2013
CRY WOLF
Hoag, Tami
10/11/2012
DADDY'S GONE A HUNTING
Clark, Mary Higgins
04/09/2013
DON'T GO
Scottoline, Lisa
04/09/2013
EMPIRE AND HONOR
Griffin, W. E. B.
12/31/2012
FORBIDDEN LOVE
Robards, Karen
01/29/2013
GENERALS
Griffin, W. E. B.
12/18/2012
IN THE TALL GRASS
King, Stephen
10/09/2012
KINSEY AND ME: STORIES
Grafton, Sue
01/08/2013
MERCY
Garwood, Julie
01/30/2013
MONTANA
Macomber, Debbie
12/18/2012
NEW BREED
Griffin, W. E. B.
01/15/2013
OCEAN BETWEEN US
Wiggs, Susan
01/31/2013
ODD INTERLUDE: AN ODD THOMAS NOVEL
Koontz, Dean R.
12/26/2012
SANCTUARY
Dekker, Ted
10/30/2012
SECRET
Garwood, Julie
01/30/2013
SECRET SONG
Coulter, Catherine
01/01/2013
SEVERE CLEAR
Woods, Stuart
09/18/2012
STARTING NOW: A BLOSSOM STREET NOVEL
Macomber, Debbie
04/16/2013
STRONG, HOT WINDS
Johansen, Iris
02/26/2013
SUSPICIONS: A TWIST OF FATE ; TEARS OF PRIDE
Jackson, Lisa
01/28/2013
THREAT VECTOR
Clancy, Tom
12/04/2012
TOUCH & GO
Gardner, Lisa
02/05/2013
TROUBADOUR'S ROMANCE
Carr, Robyn
01/29/2013
UNTIL THE END OF TIME
Steel, Danielle
01/29/2013

Marcia Ledin, Technical Services Coordinator