Bemidji Public Library - Directions to Library
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Programming Schedule & Complete Monthly Calendar of Events:
May 2008
New! Two Program Lecture Series at the Bemidji Public Library
~Practical Tips for Gardening - next presentation on diagnosing plant problems is Wednesday, May 7, 12:00-1:00pm
~A Taste for Travel - next presentation on the Boundary Waters is Tuesday, May 13, 12:30-1:30pm
These two mid-day programs will run monthly in the spring and autumn and are
presented in collaboration with the Friends of the Bemidji Public Library.
Beverages will be provided so feel welcome to bring a brown bag lunch.
Adult Book Discussion
A monthly book discussion is offered, typically the second week of the month, Monday at noon and Thursday at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome. "Book Club in a Bag" titles are selected each month. See the programming schedule for details of date, time and book title. Please contact the library 751-3963 to reserve a copy of book that will be discussed.
Blackduck Public Library - Directions to Library
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Brainerd Public Library - Directions to Library
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BROWN BAG LUNCH SUMMER SPEAKERS' SERIES
2008 event dates to be announced.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the library's small conference room.
Everyone is welcome. Book Club in a Bag titles are selected each month.
Book selection for April 2008 is:
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner.
Come join the discussion on Thursday, April 10th, 7-8 pm.
Request a copy at the library's front desk.
SENIOR CENTER BOOK CLUB
Meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:30-11:30 am at the
Lakes Area Senior Activity Center, 803 Kingwood Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
Book selection for April 16th, 2008 is:
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Request a copy at the Lakes Area Senior Center.
TEEN ADVISORY BOARD
Meets the first Thursday of every month 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.
HCYE Events Calendar (pdf)
TEEN EXTREME BOOK CLUB
Meets on the second Thursday of each month at 4 pm in the library's large meeting room.
All people aged 12-18 are welcome!
For more information, call Stacy at the library, 829-5574.
Cass Lake Community Library - Directions to Library
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Margaret Welch Memorial Library - Directions to Library
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First Friday Book Club
Meets at 9:30am on the 1st Friday of each month
at the Common Grounds in Longville until further notice.
The 2007 - 2008 reading list is included below:
January - Isle of View/Piers Anthony
February - Bel Canto/Ann Patchett
March - (canceled due to blizzard)
April - A Team of Rivals/Doris Goodwin
May - Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time/Mark Haddon
June - Memory Keepers Daughter/Kim Edwards
July - The Ladies of Covington/Joan Medlicott
August - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan/Lisa See
September - Ahab's Wife/Sena Jeter Naslund
October - The Great Gatsby/F. Scott Fitzgerald
November - Emma/Jane Austen
December - A Red Bird Christmas/Fanny Flagg
January - The House of Sand and Fog/Andre Dubus
February - To Kill a Mockingbird/Harper Lee
Mobile Library - Directions to Library
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Park Rapids Area Library - Directions to Library
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Pine River Public Library - Directions to Library
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Wadena City Library - Directions to Library
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Meets the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 1pm
at the St. Helens Episcopal Church (across the parking lot from the library).
2008 Book Discussion Titles
Walker Public Library - Directions to Library
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Meets 4th Thursday of each month at 7 PM.
Contact library for titles to be discussed.
