Branches > Brainerd Public Library
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Hours:
| Sun |
Closed |
| Mon |
9:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m. |
| Tue |
9:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m. |
| Wed |
9:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m. |
| Thu |
9:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m. |
| Fri |
9:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m. |
| Sat |
9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. |
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Staff:
Marta Mersereau, Branch Manager
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Location:
Directions to Branch: Intersection of Highway 210 to 4th Street. Turn on 4th Street. Go two blocks to the stop sign. Turn left on Laurel Street. Go one block. Turn right on 5th Street. Go two blocks. The library will be on your right side.
Brief History: The Brainerd Public Library was established in 1904 and was a founding member of the Kitchigami Regional Library system in 1969. Originally housed in a Carnegie library, the current building was constructed in 1986
Story time hours:
Every Monday at 6:30 p.m. and every Tuesday at 10:15 a.m.
Local Library Board Meetings:
Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 4p.m. in the Library’s large
meeting room. The public is welcome.
Special Events:
2009 SUMMER READING PROGRAM @ BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Theme: Be Creative @ Your Library!
Starts June 1st and ends August 1st (August 8th for teens)
SENIOR SURF CLASSES @ BRAINERD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Classes meet on the third Wednesday of the month, 8 - 10 am
Future dates: TBA
Call the library to reserve a spot: 829 - 5574
Senior LinkAge Line Advocate, Kathie Phillips will introduce participants to
local, state & government senior services online. This includes Medicare, Social Services,
and other state & national senior service programs.
Kathie Phillips can be reached through the Central Minnesota Council on Aging
at the Brainerd office: 824 - 6086, located at the Brainerd Lakes Area Senior Center
or by email: Kathie.Phillips@cmcoa.org
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
The group meets at the library on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2pm.
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion even if you have not read the book.
Book Club in a Bag titles are selected each month.
Book selection for July 8th is: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson.
Request a copy at the library's front desk (this title is not a Book Club in a Bag title).
SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB
Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:30 - 11:30 am
at the Lakes Area Senior Activity Center, 803 Kingwood Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
Book selections for June & July 2009: TBA
Join us for lunch downstairs following the meeting.
Request a copy at the Lakes Area Senior Center.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD
Meets the first Thursday of every month (except June, July, & August) at 4pm.
The High Council of Younger Elders (HCYE) is a volunteer group of teenagers that get together to establish teen activities for the library and is open to anyone in grades 7 - 12. For more information, call Stacy at the library, 829-5574.
BROWN BAG LUNCH SUMMER SPEAKERS' SERIES 2009
Mondays, noon to 1pm, June 1st through July 27th at the Brainerd Public Library
This series is sponsored by the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library.
Link to the schedule.
Available Services:
Free wireless Internet access and public Internet computers
Fax number for library: 218-829-0055
$2/page to send; $1/page to receive
Reference Service:
The Reference Desk is staffed all hours that the Brainerd Public Library is open. Information and reference requests may be called in: 829-2906, emailed to: reference@krls.org , or brought in to the Brainerd Public Library. For more information, please call Linda McIntosh, Reference Supervisor at 829-2906.
Special Collections:
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Resource Center
This resource center, funded by a Susan G. Komen grant, has books, pamphlets, DVDs, and a dedicated PC for information on breast cancer.
Book Club in a Bag
Extensive Grant Writing Collection, including the Foundation Center Cooperating Collection, which is located at only six libraries in the State.
Friends:
Generally meets the first Monday of each month at 6pm.
In June & July, meets at 11am during the Brown Bag Lunch series.
Used book donations accepted and appreciated throughout the year and used for the Friends Biannual Book Sale.
Upcoming Events in 2009:
--Monday, February 9th, 6pm - Annual Meeting and Potluck
--Thursday, March 26th thru Saturday, March 28th - Biannual Used Book Sale
Events and various materials provided by the Friends are free and open to the public.
Please consider a Friends membership - your donation will help bolster the library collection and professional programming.
