Weekly Columns Archives
Library Column for January 27, 2023
@ Your Library It is only the last Friday of January and I already feel behind in 2023. I have
Library Column for January 20, 2023
@ Your Library READ! I know I probably sound like a broken record player (how many get that dated reference)
Library Column for January 13, 2023
@ Your Library Don’t let time get away from you without your consent! Make time to read regularly. It helps
Library Column for January 6, 2023
@ Your Library Happy New Year! The library is ready to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions. We can
Library Column for December 23, 2022
@ Your Library Merry Christmas from your local library! May your holidays be filled with wonderful books and cozy time
Library Column for December 16, 2022
@ Your Library There are just over 2 weeks remaining in 2022. What do you still plan to accomplish this
Library Column for December 9, 2022
@ Your Library Christmas is coming. Do you know one of the very best presents to give the littles in
Library Column for December 2, 2022
@ Your Library Welcome to the last month of 2022! How are your reading goals for the year coming? Do
Library Column for November 25, 2022
@ Your Library Happy Thanksgiving weekend! I hope your days can be filled with good food, great books, awesome family
Library Column for November 18, 2022
@ Your Library Happy Thanksgiving! May you and yours find plenty to be grateful for as we start the busy
Library Column for November 11, 2022
@ Your Library The library may be closed today, (a very grateful thanks to our Veterans), but you can still
Library Column for November 4, 2022
@ Your Library November is here. This year continues to sprint. Hunting season, Thanksgiving and then Christmas which are all
Library Column for October 28, 2022
@ Your Library Trade paperback books are seeing a resurgence in popularity by publishers. They are more willing to take
Library Column for October 21, 2022
@ Your Library Students have been in school for about six weeks. It is time to check in and see
Library Column for October 14, 2022
@ Your Library I have certainly enjoyed the fall colors and cooler weather. I have also enjoyed my fall reading.
Library Column for October 7, 2022
@ Your Library The library is hosting an exhibit called “Climate Change in Minnesota” created by the Minnesota Pollution Control
Library Column for September 30, 2022
@ Your Library It is the last day of September and a good time to check in and make sure
Library Column for September 23, 2022
@ Your Library September (and the year) continues to clip along at a mighty fast pace. I hope your fall
Library Column for September 16, 2022
@ Your Library Hope your fall is settling into its routines and the library and reading are part of that
Library Column for September 2, 2022
@ Your Library Whew! Summer whizzed by so fast. Here we are at the beginning of September with the school
Library Column for August 26, 2022
@ Your Library Friends of the Library book sale is today, Friday, August 26th from noon – 4pm. Come stock
Library Column for August 19, 2022
@ Your Library August is over halfway gone. The Bass Tournament is next week and then a week until Labor
Library Column for August 5, 2022
@ Your Library One week of summer reading programming left. Don’t miss out on career exploration on Tuesday, Libratory on
Library Column for July 29, 2022
@ Your Library The end of July is rapidly approaching. I need to spend more time outside before the outside
Library Column for July 15, 2022
@ Your Library Whew! It is already the middle of July. Not quite sure how the days are speeding by
Library Column for July 8, 2022
@ Your Library I love new books. It is one of the best parts of my job. I love seeing
Library Column for July 1, 2022
@ Your Library Happy Canada Day! And an early Happy Independence Day greeting! Enjoy the chance to gather and celebrate
Library Column for June 24, 2022
@ Your Library Summer is marching right along with very rapid speed with less than a week to go in
Library Column for June 17, 2022
@ Your Library The year just keeps chugging along. Here we are past the middle of June. I have done
Library Column for June 10, 2022
@ Your Library Summer reading is here! Hope you caught our first week of programming with plenty more to come.
Library Column for June 3, 2022
@ Your Library Summer Reading for 2022 is “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” and challenges us all to look beyond
Library Column for May 27, 2022
@ Your Library The school year is almost over and summer is just around the corner. That means it is
Library Column for May 20, 2022
@ Your Library Summer can be a great time to explore new learning opportunities and show your kids that learning
Library Column for May 13, 2022
@ Your Library It’s never too early or too late to think about jobs and careers. The library has lots
Library Column for May 6, 2022
@ Your Library Welcome May! I am so excited for this month. The weather is warmer, but not hot yet
Library Column for April 29, 2022
@ Your Library Check out our traveling exhibit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Pollinators, “Bee Aware” emphasizes the importance
Library column for April 22, 2022
@ Your Library It is Earth Day! Take time to appreciate the place you live. Get outside for a walk,
Library Column for April 15, 2022
@ Your Library It is mid-April, the weather has been slowly warming allowing the most snow we have gotten in
Library Column for April 8, 2022
@ Your Library New Takeout activity for teens and adults available at the library. The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) will
Library Column for April 1, 2022
@ Your Library No fooling! It is a very good idea to read aloud to children every single day! Reading
Library Column for March 25, 2022
@ Your Library We have reached the latter part of March and the weather is finally warming. I am so
Library Column for March 18, 2022
@ Your Library It is the middle of March and that means it is time to start seeds indoors that
Library Column for March 11, 2022
@ Your Library March and 2022 are clipping along at a very brisk pace, so be sure and take time
Library Column for March 4, 2022
@ Your Library March may come in like a lion, so I definitely expect it to go out like a
Library Column for February 25, 2022
@ Your Library March starts next week! How did that happen? I certainly hope warmer weather is on the way.
Library Column for February 18, 2022
@ Your Library I know I continue to talk about how amazing juvenile non-fiction material is these days, But it
Library Column for February 11, 2022
@ Your Library February is Library Lover’s month. Show your love for the library by visiting the library this month!
Library Column for February 4, 2022
@ Your Library February in addition to Valentines Day is Library Lovers month. So stop by the library and discover
Library Column for January 28, 2022
@ Your Library The first month of 2022 is almost over. I am enjoying not walking home in the dark
Library Column for January 21, 2022
@ Your Library I have done two 1,000 jigsaw puzzles since the beginning of the year. It has definitely been
Library Column for January 14, 2022
@ Your Library The library Icebox Days programming is an outdoor scavenger hunt downtown. Stop by the library before 3pm
Library Column for January 7, 2022
@ Your Library Happy New Year! Let the library help you succeed with your New Year’s resolutions whether they involve
Library Column for December 31, 2021
@ Your Library The International Falls Public Library wishes everyone a Happy New Year! May your year be filled with
Library Column for December 24, 2021
@ Your Library Merry Christmas! May your holiday be filled with good food, wonderful times with family and friends and
Library Column for December 17, 2021
@ Your Library The holiday season is upon us. I hope you have your gifts purchased and can spend the
Library Column for December 10, 2021
@ Your Library I know I keep talking about the cool, awesome, amazing juvenile non-fiction, but we continue to get
Library Column for December 3, 2021
@ Your Library Winter has descended rapidly. I am definitely enjoying reading under a blanket and preferably a cat or
Library Column for November 19, 2021
@ Your Library The Library staff wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving. We hope you all have plenty
Library Column for November 26, 2021
@ Your Library Thanksgiving is past, tonight is the “Home for the Holidays” parade launching the local holiday season, followed
Library Column for November 12, 2021
@ Your Library The weather has been great to look at, but I’ve much preferred curling up with a good
Library Column for November 5, 2021
@ Your Library Last week I shared some of the great non-fiction in the junior room. I want to talk
Library Column for October 29, 2021
@ Your Library What a beautiful October we have had. I have relished the warm days, the rainy days and
Library Column for October 22, 2021
@ Your Library Whew! The year just keeps flying by. Hopefully everyone is feeling a bit settled and ready to
Library Column for October 8, 2021
@ Your Library It is good to be sharing what is happening at the library again through a local paper.
@ Your Library - 9/9/2021
Hope you and yours have had a great first week of September whether you have anyone in school or not.
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September has begun and the weather is cooler. I am so grateful for cooler weather. I am not a fan
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@ Your Library I created a commercial for Icebox Radio Theater’s live performance last month about the many services available
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@ Your Library Check out our new display of library brochures at The Library Bistro and Pub. Discover the many
Library Column for July 29, 2021
@ Your Library Just over two weeks of programming left in summer reading. We will take the last couple of
@ Your Library - July 22, 2021
@ Your Library Whew! The library air conditioner has been working overtime trying to keep the library cool! Come spend
@ Your Library - July 15, 2021
@ Your Library It is mid-July and I am ready for cooler weather. We have had so little rain, whatever
@ Your Library - July 8, 2021
I grew up reading lots of fantasy but haven’t read as much recently. The new book For the Wolf by
Library Column for July 1, 2021
@ Your Library Summer is a great time to explore new books and relax with a good book. Here are
Library Column for June 24, 2021
@ Your Library Summer Reading is great whether you enjoy light and fun or thick and serious. Grab a book
Library Column for June 17, 2021
@ Your Library Whew! It has been a hot June. My brain doesn’t work so well when it is hot.
Library Column for June 10, 2021
@ Your Library Color Your World with Books! Books and reading other materials open up the world of possibilities and
Library Column for June 3, 2021
@ Your Library The “Reading COLORS Your World” summer reading program starts next week. Everyone can participate by reading and
Library Column for May 6, 2021
@ Your Library Next week, beginning Monday, May 10 the library junior room carpet will be replaced. Most of the
Library Column for May 20, 2021
@ Your Library Summer is coming fast. Only a couple of weeks of school left. Summer reading will begin Monday,
Library Column for May 13, 2021
@ Your Library It is mid-May and things are beginning to bloom around here. I have tulips and apple trees
Library Column for April 29, 2021
@ Your Library Next week is Children’s Book Week with a theme of Reading is a Superpower. Come celebrate with
Library Column for April 22, 2021
@ Your Library Happy Earth Day! Learn something new today that you can do to help protect our home. The
Library Column for April 15, 2021
@ Your Library We are halfway through April and It is beginning to look like spring outside. Time to get
Library Column for April 8, 2021
@ Your Library April showers bring May flowers. I certainly hope the showers are the liquid kind and not the
Library Column for April 1, 2021
@ Your Library No fooling here! Mary Casanova has a new book releasing on Tuesday, April 6th from the University
Library Column for March 25, 2021
@ Your Library April is Citizen Science month. Explore with us many of the ways you can further the cause
Library Column for March 18, 2021
@ Your Library Welcome to spring! This Saturday marks the spring equinox. We have had some gorgeous warm weather the
Library Column for March 11, 2021
@ Your Library The spring equinox is almost here! There still might be lots of winter weather, but I am
Library Column for March 4, 2021
@ Your Library Happy March! Spring is right around the corner! Well, may four or five corners, but the end
Library Column for February 25, 2021
@ Your Library The library continues to play in the dirt and water. We have grown lettuce, sprouted herbs and
Library Column for February 18, 2021
@ Your Library Winter hit! I hope you all had plenty of reading material the last week or so. We
Library Column for February 11, 2021
@ Your Library I’m not walking home in the dark anymore, but if you still struggle with feeling SAD, then
Library Column for February 4, 2021
@ Your Library The first month of the year has passed. I hope everyone has had a chance to read
Library Column for January 28, 2021
@ Your Library The end of January means winter is probably feeling endless about now. While I notice that is
Library Column for January 21, 2021
@ Your Library Have the January doldrums got you down? The library has two full-spectrum lights that can be borrowed
Library Column for January 14, 2021
@ Your Library Get Your Hands on a Good Book! The Winter Reading program is here! Read for six hours
Library Column for January 7, 2021
@ Your Library What are your goals, dreams and aspirations for the coming year? How can the library help you
Library Column for December 31, 2020
@ Your Library Happy New Year! May 2021 be filled with great books, awesome learning experiences and terrific opportunities to
Library Column for December 24, 2020
@ Your Library Merry Christmas from the library to each and every one of you. May you find delightful books
Library Column for December 10, 2020
@ Your Library Books are marvelous, magical entries into other worlds and we believe they make some of the best