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8th Street String Quartet & Soloist Ben Sung March 7-10

The 8th Street String Quartet performances include a repertoire of classical selections. Solo performances by FM Symphony Concertmaster, Ben Sung, include classical selections and discussions of the violin and its history.

All presenters are musicians with the FM Symphony. Each …

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Digital.larl.org – Penguin Kindle eBook – New restriction

Dear LARL Customers,

LARL was notified yesterday that all Penguin Group USA titles in the Kindle eBook format will have new restrictions on how they can be used.

Basically it comes down to the fact that Penguin USA is trying …

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Library Valentine Bookmarks! Please Print and Use!

Shane Thielges, Moorhead Library Assistant developed these great bookmark Valentines just in time for the holiday!

Feel free to print a few Valentines for that special somebody (PDF).

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LARL February 2012 Email Newsletter

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

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 …

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Julie Kramer, Mystery Writer February 22 & 23

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 …

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

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 …

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Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ nominated for 11 Oscars!

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 …

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2012 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Winners Announced

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

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

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Skålmusik, Traditional Scandinavian Music February 10 & 11

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! …

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