Cook Public Library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 am – 4 pm.
The library will continue to offer lobby pick up on Mondays from 10 am – 4 pm.
Things to know before your visit:
Visitors are asked to limit time in the building to 30 minutes or less
Hand sanitizer is available
Social distance guidelines are in place
Two public computers are available
Bathroom is open
If you feel sick, please visit another day.
Services available during Open Hours: Browsing, checkouts, computers, copies and faxes.
Services not available during Open Hours: Meeting room, in-person programs, seating areas, newspapers, headphones, children’s toys, games and puzzles.
Please visit the library website or Facebook page for updates on reopening.
Excitement and fun await those who participate in the Cook Public Library’s summer reading program. This year’s theme is Reading Colors Your World and everyone is invited to read!
Preschool – Elementary
Kids will receive a Reading Colors Your World book log, activity book, stickers and book mark.
Turn in reading logs at the Cook Public Library by July 30 to receive a prize.
Anyone can request a book log by calling the Cook Public Library, 218-666-2210 or emailing crystal.phillips@alslib.info.
Adult & Teen
Time for a BINGO Challenge!
Pick up the Summer Reading BINGO card at the Cook Public Library or click here to download and print.
Earn a BINGO in any direction, turn in your card by July 30 at the Cook Public Library and receive a prize!
Need book ideas? Call 218-666-2210 or email crystal.phillips@alslib.info
The Art of Tying Knots:
Macramé Take & Make Kits
Learn the basic three knots of macramé and create a trendy micro-macramé zipper pull! This DIY project, created by Minnesota artist Jen Anfinson, can be used on jackets, backpacks, purses – anything with a zipper! A great hands-on opportunity to create an artistic gift or even start a new hobby!
This program is geared towards adults and kids ages 10 and up
(younger kids may need help from an adult).
Stop by the library or call 218-666-2210 to reserve your kit.
Please note each location has a limited number of kits.
This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. To learn more about Arrowhead Legacy Events, please see our calendar at www.alslib.info or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/alslibinfo.
FRIENDS OF THE COOK PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVE TIMBER DAYS DONATION
Cook’s Annual Timber Days Committee donates a portion of their raffle ticket sales
to a local non-profit organization each year. The Friends of the Cook Public Library was designated as the recipient in 2021.
Photo shows Carrolle Wood presenting the $2,000 check to the President of the Friends of the Library, Kathy Sacchetti, at the Friends annual meeting on Tuesday, June 22nd.
Try Creativebug!
Enjoy unlimited access to more than 1,000 award-winning arts and crafts video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. There are creative projects for every occasion with downloadable patterns, templates, and recipes. The easy to navigate website features classes on topics in art and design, sewing, paperwork, holidays and parties, knitting and crochet, quilting, jewelry, and more! Users can
browse by skill difficulty levels, quick or multi-part classes, specialty techniques, or those video
tutorials best suited for children.
“We have found that do-it-yourself activities are extremely popular in the Arrowhead Library
System region, and we are happy to support the maker movement with this new free resource for
patrons,” said ALS Regional Librarian Mollie Stanford.
Patrons will need a library card number to log into the Creativebug site and to create an account.
ON THE SHELVES
Adult Fiction
Fortune Favors the Dead—Stephen Spotswood
Golden Girl—Elin Hilderbrand
Great Circle—Maggie Shipstead
Hour of the Witch—Chris Bohjalian
Local Woman Missing—Mary Kubica
Malibu Rising—Taylor Jenkins Reid
Of Women and Salt—Gabriela Garcia
Old Lovegood Girls—Gail Godwin
On Borrowed Crime—Kate Young
Our Woman in Moscow—Beatriz Williams
Seven Days in June—Tia Williams
That Summer—Jennifer Weiner
The Deep, Deep Snow—Brian Freeman
The Final Twist—Jeffery Deaver
The Last Bookshop in London—Madeline Martin
The Last Thing He Told Me—Laura Dave
The Music of Bees—Eileen Garvin
The Path to Sunshine Cove—RaeAnne Thayne
The Summer of Lost and Found—Mary Alice Monroe
Surviving Savannah—Patti Callahan
Unfinished Business—J.A. Jance
What Doesn’t Kill Us—David Housewright
Adult Nonfiction
Bicycling with Butterflies—Sara Dykman
Facts and Fears—James R. Clapper
French Like Moi—Scott Dominic Carpenter
The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel
Juvenile
Allergic—Megan Wagner Lloyd
My Backyard Bird Book—Cheryl Johnson
Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories—Jeff Kinney
Show Me A Sign—Ann Clare LeZotte
Sisters of the Neversea—Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Sea in Winter—Christine Day
Early Readers Badger’s Perfect Garden—Marsha Diane Arnold
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners—Joanna Ho
Me & Mama—Cozbi A. Cabrera
‘Ohana Means Family—Ilima Loomis
Swashby and the Sea—Beth Ferry
The Most Beautiful Thing—Kao Kalia Yang
Tiny Travelers: Puerto Rico—Steven Wolfe Pereira
Recommend a Good Book
Did you read a good book over the Winter?
Did you find a new author you love?
Your recommendation will be displayed on our website, in the e-newsletter and/or in print with your first name and review.
You have the option to remain anonymous.
