PAWS TO READ EVENTS

More Paws to Read Summer Reading Program 

Upcoming Events - July 6 thru July 19

Stuffed Animal Sleepover at Pine City Public Library 

Northwoods Humane Society at Wyoming Area Library

McGregor Presents the Lake Superior Zoomobile!

Learn how animals move and groove and meet some animal ambassadors from the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth.  Stop by the McGregor City Hall on Wednesday, July 9 at 10:00 am.  Free and open to the public.

All About Pets at the Pine City Public Library

Staff from the Pine City Animal Hospital will stop by the library on Wednesday, July 9 at 11:15 to talk about their hospital and what they do.  For grades K-6.

Special Storytime Visitor at Milaca Community Library

Join us for a special storytime visitor on Thursday, July 10 at 10:30 am.  Local author Christine Nelson will be reading her book and sharing information about the importance of being patient.  Copies of the book will be available for ale and all proceeds will go to the local food shelf.

Lake Superior Zoomobile to Visit Princeton Area Library 

Learn how animals move and groove and meet some animal ambassadors from the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth.  Stop by the library for the program "Animals in Action" on Thursday, July 10 at 1:00 pm.  Free and open to the public.

Experiment with Nature at the Mora Public Library

Use your sense of wonder to explore nature at the library on Thursday, July 10 at 1:30 pm.  Read a story, ask questions and learn how to be a naturalist through hands on activities with staff from St. John's Arboretum.  For ages 3-12.

Chisago Lakes Paws to Read Sleepover

Lake Superior Zoo to Visit Milaca Community Library and Hinckley Public Library

The "Animals in Action" program will be at the both libraries on Tuesday, July 15.  Stop by the Milaca Community Library at11:00 am or the Hinckley Public Library at 2:00 pm and check out some great animals.  If you missed Cock-a-Doodle Zoo, or you're just an animal lover, stop by and enjoy the program.  All ages are welcome.

Animals In & Near the Garden Program

The Pine Gardeners will present a program for children in grades K-6 about all the animals you may find in or near your garden.  Join us on Wednesday, July 16 at 11:15 am. 

Butterfly Business at the Rush City Public Library

Join the naturalist from St. Croix State Park and learn about the lives of butterflies and how to help them.  Make a butterfly craft to take home.  Stop by the library on Tuesday, July 15 at 3:30 pm. The program is presented by the MN DNR and geared for ages 3-12 years of age.

St. John's Arboretum to Visit Mora Public Library  

Join the staff from St. John's Arboretum on Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 am as they talk about Minnesota animal tracks.  Learn about animal tracks through storytelling, activities and create a field guide of tracks.  

Experiment with Nature at the Cambridge Public Library

Use your sense of wonder to explore nature at the library on Thursday, July 17 at 1:30 pm.  Read a story, ask questions and learn how to be a naturalist through hands on activities with staff from St. John's Arboretum.  For ages 3-12.  To participate, sign up at the front desk or call the library at 763-689-7390.  

Paws to Read Stuffed Animal Sleepover 

at the Rush City Public Library

Vickie Sorn

Youth & Community Services Librarian

Paws to Read Events

More Paws to Read Summer Reading Program 

Upcoming Events - June 24 thru July 3

Minnesota Animal Tracks Program by St. John's Arboretum

Tuesday, June 24 at 1:30 pm - Princeton Area Library

Tuesday, June 24 at 4:00 pm - Cambridge Public Library 

(must pre-register for Cambridge program by calling 763-689-7390)

Join us as we learn about animal tracks through storytelling, activities and create a field guide of Minnesota Animal Tracks to take home with you.  For ages 3-12.  

Hinckley Experiment with Nature Program

Use your sense of wonder to explore nature!  Read a story, ask questions and learn how to be a naturalist through hands-on-activities a the Hinckley Public Library on Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 pm.  For ages 3-12.  Funded by the Hinckley Lions.  

Paws to Read Animal Sleepover at Milaca Community Library 

Chisago Lakes Reach Out 'n' Read Storytime with Pete the Cat

(Sherlock the Fox - ECRL's Mascot will also appear)

"Bear" Necessessities Program at the Pine City Public Library 

Kids in grades K-6 are welcome to join us as the MN Department of Natural Resources teaches us all about bears.

Lake Superior Zoo - Animals in Action 

at Cambridge Public Library

Learn how animals move and groove and meet some animal ambassadors from the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth on Tuesday, July 1 at 1:00 pm at the Cambridge Public Library.  

Rush to Rescue Program at the Rush City Pubic Library 

Join us on Tuesday, July 1 at 3:30 pm as we learn about the Rescued Tails Animal Sanctuary and their work with pairing homeless dogs with prison inmates.  Meet one or more of the dogs being saved through this collaborative effort!

Curious Canines at the Hinckley Public Library

On Wednesday, July 2 at 2:00 pm a naturalist from the St. Croix State Park will teach us about Minnesota's three wild dogs and we'll make a canine mask to take home.

Vickie Sorn

Youth & Community Services Librarian

Forthcoming titles - June 2014

Forthcoming titles - click here to search for and place your hold on the ECRL catalog.


ADULT FICTION

Title	Author
Die Again	Gerritsen, Tess
Dogwood Hill	Woods, Sherryl
The Drop	Lehane, Dennis
Eyes Only	Michaels, Fern
Fool Fools and Ethic	Greaney, Mark
Hush	Robards, Karen
Illicit: Midnight Sun ; In Honor's Shadow	Jackson, Lisa
Saint Odd	Koontz, Dean R.
Scorched Eggs	Childs, Laura

LARGE PRINT

Title	Author
Cut and Thrust	Woods, Stuart
Dating, Dining, and Desperation	Carlson, Melody
Deserves to Die	Jackson, Lisa
The Drop	Lehane, Dennis
Fast Track	Garwood, Julie
Man of Her Dreams	Hoag, Tami
Take Me Home	Garlock, Dorothy
Tom Clancy Support and Defend	Greaney, Mark
Top Secret	Griffin, W. E. B.
Video Kill	Fluke, Joanne

BOOKS ON CD

Title	Author
Killing Kate	Kramer, Julie
Less of a Stranger	Roberts, Nora
Tom Clancy Support and Defend	Greaney, Mark
Top Secret	Griffin, W. E. B.
Wicked Ways	Jackson, Lisa

Marcia Ledin, Technical Services Manager

Upcoming Summer Reading Events at ECRL Branches!

 Upcoming Summer Reading Events at ECRL Branches!

Northwoods Humane Society at Chisago Lakes Area Library 

Check out the Chisago Lakes Paws to Read video, too!

Father's Day Storytime at the Rush City Public Library!

Animal Life Cycles with the Lake Superior Zoo 

at the Pine City Public Library 

Join us on Wednesday, June 11 at 11:15 am – Who hatches from an egg? Who sheds their skin? Students will explore the stages an animal goes through after being born, and how they must learn and develop skills and behaviors in order to survive.  For kids in grades K-6.

Farm Animals Program with the Ambitious Pines 4-H Group

Join us on Wednesday, June 18 at 11:15 am.  For kids in 

grades K-6.

Professor Marvel's Amazing Aussie Adventure 

at the Hinckley Public Library

Our favorite reading magician is back and we're going to the Australian Outback for some "awesome" fun.  Join us on Wednesday, June 18 at 2:00 pm.  The event is funded by the Hinckley Lions.   

Ruff Start Rescue program at Princeton Area Library 

Paws for Poetry at the Cambridge Public Library 

Kids and teens ages 10-18 are invited to join us as we write poems about our favorite pets and/or animals on Thursday, June 19 at 2:00 pm.  To participate sign up at the Cambridge Public Library or call the library at 763-689-7390.

Vickie Sorn

Youth & Community Services Librarian

Cock-a-Doodle Zoo to Visit All 14 ECRL Branches

Check out the flyer for the closest program to you and come help us kick off our 2014 Paws to Read Summer Reading Program.  There will be fun for all ages at your local ECRL branch this summer.  Be sure to stop by and find out more information at any of the ECRL branch:  Aitkin, Cambridge, Chisago Lakes, Hinckey, McGregor, Milaca, Mille Lacs ((Isle), Mora, North Branch, Pine City, Princeton, Rush City, Sandstone and Wyoming!

June is going digital! OverDrive Challenge, Big Library Read, and Audiobook Month

A recent Pew Research study showed that about 28% of Americans read an eBook last year. Of those 28%, only half know they can check out an eBook from their local library. We want to change that, and we need your help! 

OverDrive Challenge
For the month of June, OverDrive, East Central Regional Library's Digital Library vendor, is launching a promotional challenge to help raise awareness of library eBook lending across the world.  Our mission from June 1st-June 30th is to beat our previous record for monthly eBook and eAudiobook checkouts.

ECRL's best month on record?  The number to beat?  Our current monthly record is 5,031 digital library checkouts (March 2014).

Your Goal: checkout as many eBooks and eAudiobooks in June as you can!

Our Goal:

• Increase checkouts by 25% from March 2014 (6,289 checkouts) to earn $1,500 credit to purchase new digital library titles

• Increase checkouts by 50% from March 2014 (7,547 checkouts)  to earn $2,500 credit to purchase new digital library titles
• Be the participating library with the highest percentage increase to receive a grand prize Gadget Jackpot!

For the month of June, every eBook and eAudiobook you check out counts toward our goal!  Get started now!

Big Library Read

You've joined us in 3 previous Big Library Reads.   Now, it's time to join us for the 4th Big Library Read with Laurien Berenson’s murder-mystery A Pedigree to Die For.  

Big Library Read creates a "global book club" connecting readers around the world who read the same eBook at the same time.  From June 3-18, 2014, thousands of libraries are able to lend A Pedigree to Die For eBook to millions of users simultaneously for free.    

To borrow A Pedigree to Die For, simply log in to ECRL’s Digital Library. You’ll see the title on the home page ready to checkout.  For the two weeks of the program, there's never a waiting list!

Get involved even more! 

• Join the Big Library Read discussion forum to share your thoughts.
• Like Laurien Berenson on Facebook.
• Follow @ecrlib and @OverDriveLibs on Twitter and use the hashtag #BigLibraryRead.
• Check out Laurien's Good Reads Fan Page and her personal website.

Audiobook Month
Still need some inspiration to get started with ECRL's Digital Library?  June is Audiobook Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the joys of audiobook listening and promoting the value of audiobooks as a beneficial learning tool supporting literacy and education.  Get started listening by taking a look at our newest eAudiobooks.

Help us---help you!  Let’s work together to get the word out about East Central Regional Library's digital collection in our communities.

Sarah Hawkins, Resource Librarian