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Minnesota’s Greatest Generation Film & Discussion August 23 at Moorhead Library

By LARL | Published: May 23, 2010

Join us on Monday, August 23 at 7 p.m. in Moorhead Library to watch a series of short documentary films based on the lives of Minnesota’s Greatest Generation. After the films, join those from the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County and Senior Connections for a discussion with members of Minnesota’s Greatest Generation.

Our grandparents, parents and neighbors are part of Minnesota’s Greatest Generation. Yet, we may have never heard their stories. These remarkable people grew up during the Depression and came of age during World War II and lived the post-war boom. They’ve created a lasting legacy that shapes us all.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and the Minnesota Historical Society and supported in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

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Teen SRP

By Youth Services | Published: May 19, 2010

2010 Teen Summer Reading Program

Make Waves at Your Library

1.Visit your local branch or LINK Site to pick up a Teen Reading Log. Or, print a Teen Reading Log here.

2. Read 15 books or 15 hours. Bring your completed reading log to your local branch or LINK to be entered in a weekly drawing. BTW, books on CDs, magazines, and websites count, too.

3. Submit online book reviews from June 1st- August 31st to have your name entered in an end-of-the-year drawing.


Visit your local library or LINK Site’s event calendar to view a variety of teen events around the region.

Make Waves Book Reviews
Submit book reviews to be entered in an end-of-the summer drawing for a prize. Please include the name of the book and the author.  What did you think of the book?  Who or what was your favorite character and why?  Did you read it or listen to it?  Would you recommend it to others?

Dive into Saving for College
MN 529 ProgramVisit your local branch library to pick up an entry form and sticker for a chance to win $1000 towards your college education! Click here to enter your sticker number between June 1st & August 13th for a chance to win a $10 Target gift card.

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Youth SRP

By Youth Services | Published: May 19, 2010





1. Visit your local LARL branch or LINK Site to pick up a reading log.
Or, print your SRP Reading Log here!

2. You may read books yourself, listen to audiobooks, have someone else read books to you, or do some of each. When you have completed 15 books OR 15 hours, bring your completed reading log to your local branch or LINK Site for a prize.

3. KEEP ON READING!!! After completing the SRP Reading log, pick up a Read Every Day reading log. Keep track of the books/time you spend reading during the rest of the summer for a chance to win a prize at the end of August. Submit as many Read Every Day logs as you want!!!


Visit your local library or LINK Site’s event calendar to view a variety of family friendly events.

Click here for Teen SRP info!

Dive into Saving for College
MN 529 ProgramVisit your local branch library to pick up an entry form and sticker for a chance to win $1000 towards your college education! Click here to enter your sticker number between June 1st & August 13th for a chance to win a $10 Target gift card.



Cargill Inc: Corn Milling, Wahpeton; Financial Service Center, Fargo; Horizon Milling LLC, Fairmount (a joint venture between CHS Inc & Cargill Inc.)
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Teen Poetry

By Youth Services | Published: May 18, 2010

Academy of American Poets
Library of Congress: Poetry
Neurotic Poets.com
PoemHunter.com
PoeStories.com
Poets.org: MN
Teen Ink

Check Out these Books!

19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
by Naomi Shihab Nye
J 811.54 Nye

Americans’ Favorite Poems: The favorite poem project anthology
by Robert Pinsky & Maggie Dietz
808.81 Ame

Beyond Silence: Selected shorter poems
by Daniel Hoffman
811.54 Hof

In the Next Galaxy
by Ruth Stone
811.54 Sto

Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman
811.2 Whi

The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, hip-hop, and poetry of a new generation
by Billy Collins
811.5 Spo

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Pirate Storyteller “Captain Jeff” Coming to LARL June 28!

By LARL | Published: May 15, 2010

Captain Jeff says,“It’s not what ya look like, it’s what ya arrrrrrre!”

This message is part of his fun and exciting storytelling show. His show was born out of his effort to promote the reading program he developed while teaching second grade. The show includes a beautiful island backdrop, three peppy songs, and FREE magic sea shells for all of the children in attendance. His storytelling show has been captured in his YA novel “A Captain Without A Ship” and is available for purchase after his show,  along with “Read A-way,” a complete reading program through the use of storytelling.

Captain Jeff will give three FREE performances on Monday, June 28.

10 a.m.-Moorhead Library

2 p.m.-Fertile Library

5 p.m.-Hendrum LINK Site

Programming is sponsored by LAKE Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part or in whole by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

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CLIMB Theatre Presents “Anansi the Spider” June 25-26!

By LARL | Published: May 11, 2010

CLIMB Theatre

Kids and families will love Anansi’s sly ways!

Join us for a FREE performance of “Anansi the Spider!”

  • Friday, June 25 at 11 a.m. in Crookston Library
  • Friday, June 25 at 3 p.m. in Fertile Library
  • Saturday, June 26 at the Norman County Fair in Ada at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.
    (Under the White Entertainment Tent on the Fairgrounds!)

Anansi the Spider is a master of trickery. Using a rock that has magical powers, Anansi tricks the Elephant, the Rhino, the Giraffe and even the Lion out of their suppers. But when Anansi tries to trick the clever spotted Deer, the tables are turned…

CLIMB’s theatre artists write, produce and present plays and drama classes on topics like bullying, self-control, respect, friendship, acceptance of differences, methamphetamine-use prevention, and the environment.

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

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Douglas Wood Returns July 14-16 to Give 9 Free Concerts!

By LARL | Published: May 7, 2010

Author and Musician Douglas Wood

Author and musician Douglas Wood will return to Lake Agassiz Regional Library to give nine FREE concerts in July! His performance schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, July 14
Moorhead Library-10 a.m.
Twin Valley LINK Site-2 p.m.
Hawley Library(with the Wild Spirit Band)-7 p.m.

Thursday, July 15
Barnesville Library-10:30 a.m.
Breckenridge Library-2 p.m.
Rothsay Community Center (with the Wild Spirit Band)-7 p.m.

Friday, July 16
Bagley Library-10:30 a.m.
McIntosh Library-2:30 p.m.
Gonvick Community Center (with the Wild Spirit Band)-7 p.m.

Douglas Wood has been called Minnesota’s “renaissance man” — author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide. As a writer of books for children and adults he has almost two million copies in print, including the classics “Old Turtle” and “Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth.” Among his many honors and awards have been the Christopher Medal, ABBY Award, International Reading Association Book of the Year, Minnesota Book Award, Midwest Publishers Association Book of the Year, Parent’s Choice Award, Barnes and Noble Star of the North, and Story Telling World Award.

This program is supported in part or in whole by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

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Research & Tools for Teens

By Youth Services | Published: May 5, 2010

Research & Tools:

Citation Styles:

Recommended Sites:

  • Library of Congress – History…log on, play around, learn something!
  • MPR newsQ – Regional, National & World News
  • NPR – National & World News & Entertainment
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Dewey Decimal System

By Youth Services | Published: May 5, 2010

Guide to the Dewey Decimal System

000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Science
400 Language
500 Natural Science & Mathematics
600 Technology (applied sciences)
700 The Arts
800 Literature & Rhetoric
900 Geography & History

000 Generalities
010 Bibliography
020 Library & information sciences
030 General encyclopedic works
040 Special topics
050 General serials & their indexes
060 General organizations & museums
070 News media, journalism, publishing
080 General collections
090 Manuscripts & rare books

100 Philosophy & Psychology
110 Metaphysics
120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
130 Paranormal phenomena
140 Specific philosophical schools
150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics (moral philosophy)
180 Ancient, medieval, oriental philosophy
190 Modern western philosophy

200 Religion
210 Natural theology
220 Bible
230 Christian theology
240 Christian moral & devotional theology
250 Christian orders & local churches
260 Christian social theology
270 Christian church history
280 Christian denominations & sects
290 Other & comparative religions

300 Social Science
310 General statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration
360 Social problems & services
370 Education
380 Commerce, communications, transport
390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

400 Language
410 Linguistics
420 English & Anglo-Saxon languages
430 Germanic languages (German)
440 Romance languages (French)
450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
470 Italic languages (Latin)
480 Hellenic languages (Classical Greek)
490 Other languages

500 Natural Science & Mathematics
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy & allied sciences
530 Physics
540 Chemistry & allied sciences
550 Earth sciences
560 Paleontology & Paleozoology
570 Life sciences
580 Botanical sciences
590 Zoological sciences

600 Technology (applied sciences)
610 Medical sciences (Medicine, Psychiatry)
620 Engineering
630 Agriculture
640 Home economics & family living
650 Management
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for specific use
690 Buildings

700 The Arts
710 Civic & landscape art
720 Architecture
730 Sculpture
740 Drawings & decorative arts
750 Paintings & painters
760 Graphic arts (Printmaking & prints)
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Recreational & performing arts

800 Literature & Rhetoric
810 American literature in English
820 English literature
830 Literature of Germanic language
840 Literatures of Romance language
850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic Literatures
860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
870 Italic literatures (Latin)
880 Hellenic literatures (Classical Greek)
890 Literatures of other languages

900 Geography & History
910 Geography & travel
920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
930 History of the ancient world
940 General history of Europe
950 General history of Asia (Far East)
960 General history of Africa
970 General history of North America
980 General history of South America
990 General history of other areas

When using the Dewey Decimal System, remember that the longer the string of numbers, the more specific the subject.
Example:
641 – Cookery (Cookbooks)
641.8 – Baking
641.81 – Appetizers
641.815 – Baking Bread

Books are shelved digit-by-digit, not by whole number. Here is an example of how books are shelved according to Dewey:
641
641.01
641.013
641.1
641.12
641.3
641.37
641.373
641.5
641.594

OCLC’s Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries

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ChalkFEST 2010 Featuring Penny & Pals July 28 at Moorhead Library!

By LARL | Published: May 4, 2010

Join us on Wednesday, July 28 at 2 p.m. outside Moorhead Library for ChalkFEST 2010!

ChalkFEST 2010 is a celebration of the Arts for the whole family! Come and watch Art in action as local artists create sidewalk murals. Then, get inspired to make your own and help us decorate the sidewalks all around the library.

Penny and Pals will perform at 2 p.m.

This program is free and designed to encourage children to read over the summer months. Studies show that students who read over the summer are better prepared for school success in the fall. The LARL Summer Reading Program “Make A Splash: READ!” makes summer reading more fun with good books, special events and reading incentives.

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

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