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The weather is warming, spring sports have started and it is time to think about spring reading.… Read the rest
Library Column for April 11, 2025
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April is the last month of school year programming, although we do creep a bit into May.… Read the rest
Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes – March 12, 2025
International Falls Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes
March 12th, 2025
Present: Diane Adams – Library Director, Will Frank, Sasha Moss, Maggie Horning, Mona Johnson
Meeting was called to order at 4:25 pm by Frank.… Read the rest
Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda – April 9, 2025
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
4:30 p.m.
IFPL Staff breakroom
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Minutes
- Bills
- Director’s Report
- Old Business
- a) Upcoming Programs – in-person and take-home
- Grants – Kootasca Family well-being event, NEA Big Reads
- discussion re: rare item(s) in collection
- Pin Pad week @ Super One
- MN state fingerprinting partner program
- 2024 action plan evaluation
- County funding of libraries
6) New Business
- a) Donations – $2000 from United Way of NE Minnesota for book giveaways and SR
- b) Federal funding of libraries
- c) 2025 action plan presentation
- d) Director evaluation
7) Friends of the Library – next book sale – June 6, 11 am – 1 pm
8) What are you reading?… Read the rest
Column for March 28, 2025
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March has been eventful. Reading as escape, release or just a break is all the more important during chaotic times.… Read the rest
Library Column for Friday, March 21, 2025
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Hopefully we have well and truly entered the season of mud. I don’t like it,but know that we have to get through this season to get to spring.… Read the rest
Library Column for March 14, 2025
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I mentioned in last week’s column that I’d be sharing book prompt ideas two weeks in a row, because I forgot to include ideas in the column for February 28.… Read the rest
Library Column for March 7, 2025
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Oops! I was supposed to provide titles for the next reading challenge prompt in last week’s column and didn’t remember until it was too late to change my submission.… Read the rest
Library Column for February 28, 2025
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Two months of 2025 are just about over. That means spring can’t be too far away.… Read the rest
Library Column for February 21, 2025
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New books are such a treat. It is so much fun to see what is new and handle the books or even read them before anyone else.… Read the rest