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Polar Explorer & Global Warming Educator Will Steger at Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes February 16!

LARL — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:19:21 +0000

Will Steger

Will Steger, Minnesota native, polar explorer, author and global warming educator will be giving a free presentation at the Holmes Theatre on Thursday, February 16 at 7 p.m.

Will is one of only four people in the world who have been to both the North and South poles.

You can visit his website willsteger.org for more information about him and his adventures.

This event is being sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Library, the Becker County Friends of the Library, The Lodge on the Lake, Lakeshirts, and Seaberg Power Sports and is a part of Polar Fest.

Detroit Lakes Library is a branch of Lake Agassiz Regional Library.

Celebrate Dickens’ 200th Birthday by Reading and Watching His Classics!

LARL — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:14:16 +0000

On February 7, 2012, people the world over will celebrate the literary contributions of Charles Dickens on his 200th Birthday.

Learn about all the events slated in the UK in honor of Dickens.

On this side of the pond, check out some of Dickens’ classics or watch a film adaptations of his work!

A Christmas Carol (DVD)

Oliver! (DVD)

Julie Kramer, Mystery Writer February 22 & 23

LARL — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:12:54 +0000

Julie Kramer, Mystery Writer

Julie Kramer reinvented herself from journalist to novelist. She writes a mystery series set in the desperate world of television news – a world she knows well from her career as a freelance news producer for NBC and CBS. She also ran the WCCO I-Team in Minneapolis, where she won numerous national investigative awards. Her thrillers take readers inside how newsrooms make decisions amid chaos.

An avid reader, she tired of fictional TV reporters always being portrayed as obnoxious, secondary characters who could be killed off whenever the plot started dragging. Her series features reporter Riley Spartz as the heroine.

Learn about Julie’s creative process and visit with her about her mystery series!

Read Stalking Susan, book one in Kramer’s mystery series.

Print and Share the Julie Kramer Event Poster!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22:
7 p.m. – Fertile Library

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23:

4 p.m. – Ada Library

7 p.m. Climax Library

These events are free and open to all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part with money from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

Sugar Rush, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Industry History February 14 & 15

LARL — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:08:28 +0000

Niagra Ground Driven Duster

Allan Dragseth and Roger Odegaard are third generation sugarbeet farmers. Together they co-founded the Red River Sugarbeet Museum in Crookston. Allan is the current president and Roger is the vice president. They both had exhaustive collections of memorabilia related to both sugarbeet farming and sugarbeet industry in the Red River Valley, much of which they have donated to the museum. They have acquired many antique and vintage pieces of equipment for the Sugarbeet Museum, and much of it has been restored. In addition, Allan has collected old movies featuring sugarbeet harvests from the last fifty years and has converted most of them to narrated DVDs for public viewing.

Learn more about our region’s sugarbeet industry history through stories, pictures and video clips with Allan and Roger!

Print and Share the Sugar Rush Event Poster!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14:
10:30 a.m. – Crookston Library
1:30 p.m. – Twin Valley LINK Site
7 p.m. – Lake Park LINK Site

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
10:30 a.m. – Breckenridge Library

1:00 p.m. – Moorhead Library

6:00 p.m. – Halstad Living Center

These events are free and open to all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part with money from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ nominated for 11 Oscars!

LARL — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:32:29 +0000

Director Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ was nominated for 11 Oscars.

Read the news story here.

If you haven’t read ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ by Brian Selznick (the book in which the movie was based), check it out from LARL today and decide which version you like better; the book or the movie!

Check out ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’ by Brian Selznick from LARL today!

2012 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners Announced

LARL — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:42:17 +0000

‘Dead End in Norvelt’ by Jack Gantos 2012 Newbery Medal Winner

(Request the Newberry Medal Winner from LARL)

‘A Ball for Daisy’ by Chris Raschka 2012 Caldecott Medal Winner

(Request the Caldecott Medal Winner from LARL)

More information on the award winners.

Skålmusik, Traditional Scandinavian Music February 10 & 11

LARL — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:45:57 +0000

Founded in 1990, Skålmusik (pronounced Skoalmusik) of Brainerd, Minnesota is a five piece ensemble that performs traditional Scandinavian and Scandinavian/American dance and vocal music. Native Midwesterners often remark that Skålmusik really know how to “put the ‘yump’” in their tunes! They have toured widely in the Midwest and beyond, playing at a variety of events including ethnic festivals, community celebrations, state fairs, and, of course, old time dances.

Print and Share the Skålmusik Event Poster!

Friday, February 10
10:00 a.m. – Climax Community Center
2:00 p.m. – Fertile Library
6:30 p.m. – Shelly LINK Site

Saturday, February 11
10:30 a.m. – Mahnomen Library
1:00 p.m. – Ada Library
7:00 p.m. – Rothsay Community Center

These events are free and open to all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part with money from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

James Wedgwood, Comic Ventriloquist January 24-26

LARL — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:41:52 +0000

James Wedgwood, Comic Ventriloquist

Like a one-man variety show, James makes virtually everything talk – from wooden “associates” to purses, bottles and even audience members. This and much more are all part of the fun!

Print and Share the James Wedgwood Event Poster!

Tuesday, January 24:
10:00 a.m. – Moorhead Library
2:00 p.m. – Rothsay Community Center
7:00 p.m. – Breckenridge Library

Wednesday, January 25:
11:30 a.m. – Detroit Lakes Library
4:00 p.m. – Cormorant LINK Site
7:00 p.m. – Barnesville Library

Thursday, January 26:
10:30 a.m. – Hawley Library
4:00 p.m. – Hendrum LINK Site
7:00 p.m. – Climax Library

These events are free and open to all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part with money from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

Chris Ward, Harpist/Vocalist January 17-18

LARL — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:25:24 +0000

Chris Ward, Harpist/Vocalist

Minnesota harp player and vocalist Chris Ward has appeared in numerous movies and television programs. Chris has appeared at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Eisteddfod in Wales, has performed for the Kings of Sweden and Norway and, most recently, for the Prime Minister of Iceland.

Print and Share the Chris Ward Event Poster!

Tuesday, January 17:
2:00 p.m. – Crookston Library
7:00 p.m. – Climax Library

Wednesday, January 18:
10:30 a.m. – Bagley Library
2:00 p.m. – McIntosh Library
7:00 p.m. – Fosston Library

These events are free and open to all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part with money from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

Greg Breining, A Hard Water World January 10-12

LARL — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:24:21 +0000

Greg Breining

Breining draws on a lifetime of fishing and outdoor experience. He shares his hilarious take on venturing out on first ice, the small cities and lavish ice houses that sprout up on northern lakes, the sometimes controversial sport of ice spearing and odd-ball celebrations such as Walker’s Eelpout Festival. Breining wrote the book, A Hard Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It.

Print and Share the Greg Breining Event Poster!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10:
4:00 p.m. at the Hawley Library
7:00 p.m. at the Moorhead Library

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11:
10:30 a.m. at the Ada Library
3:00 p.m. at the Mahnomen Library
6:30 p.m. at the Fertile Library

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12:
10:30 a.m. at the Barnesville Library
3:00 p.m. at the Frazee LINK Site
5:30 p.m. at the Lake Park LINK Site

These events are free and open to all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part with money from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.