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September 7, 2021
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Member Public Libraries will receive a stack of "Design Your Own ALS Mascot" postcards via ALS delivery to distribute to patrons if you so choose.  These are also being mailed out to participants of the ALS Summer Activity Postcard program.  Patrons can create a mascot and then pop the card into mail (no postage needed) or if you'd like to collect submissions at the library, those can be sent to Mollie Stanford via ALS delivery.  Let us know if you need more or if you have any questions!
New promotions your library can use
for Library Card Sign-Up Month
from our partners at BrainFuse
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Your library card is your ticket to learning. Get your [name of library] card and use HelpNow for free access to online tutoring, homework help, practice tests, writing reviews, study tools, and more! #LibraryCard #FreeTutoring #BrainfuseCommunity #GetLibraryCarded #LibraryCardSignUp #LibrariesTransform #OnlineTutoring #HomeworkHelp

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Did you know that with your library card you can get FREE job coaching? Visit [your library’s website] to find JobNow for professional assistance with all stages of job hunting including online applications, resumes, interviews, and more!  #jobnow #jobseeker #BrainfuseCommunity #librariestransform #resumereview #findajob #GetLibraryCarded #LibraryCardSignUp
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Friends of the Duluth Public Library
In a normal year, children’s librarians at Duluth Public Library engage and enrich their youngest patrons with a range of tactile activities. When the pandemic forced major and abrupt shifts to the Library’s service model, staff reconceptualized these popular arts and crafts as take-home kits. Dubbed “Curbside Crafts,” this program has featured a wide range of projects, with crowd favorites including origami, watercolors, coffee filter butterflies, garden starter kits, and bead art. Unlike the on-site model, where organizers can collect and store unused materials after each crafting program, Curbside Crafts burns through the department’s stockpile in record time. The Friends received a grant from MALF to boost this supply budget and allow for the continuation of the program.

Friends of the Jackson County Library
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that there are almost 6 million Americans living with a dementia-related disease, and that this figure will jump to 14 million by 2050. Libraries everywhere are making efforts to tailor their resources and services to this population. As one means to that end, Friends of the Jackson County Library sought a mini-grant from MALF to purchase Reminiscence Therapy Kits. Recommended by the American Library Association, these kits are built around a simple but profound finding verified by numerous memory studies: a guided “walk down memory lane” can be therapeutic, for both patient and caregiver! Families in Jackson, Heron Lake and Lakefield can now check out Reminiscence Therapy Kits on topics ranging from seasons, to farm life, to patriotism.
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A Ghost Persists: PW Talks with Louise Erdrich

By Marian Perales |  Aug 27, 2021
       

Erdrich’s The Sentence (Harper, Nov.) centers on the haunting of a Minneapolis bookstore by the ghost of a well-meaning white woman who fabricated an Indigenous identity.

What inspired you to write the book?

I had always wanted to write a ghost story. There’s this anomaly, “I don’t really believe in ghosts,” but I knew people who had inexplicable experiences and would not admit—as I would not—to believing in ghosts. I sometimes would take a poll when I was doing a reading and I would ask everyone in the audience if they believed in ghosts. Very few hands would come up. And then I would ask, “Have you had an experience or know someone who has an experience with a ghost?” and almost every hand would go up. We do have some residual sense of the energy of people who are no longer living. They are living in some way.

I decided in November 2019 I would write it, and then 2020 happened and I thought maybe I would stop, but then I realized this was a haunted time.

Could you talk about the theme of haunting in The Sentence?

The world collectively understood that the virus was something we needed to take action against. It was like a physical menace. Then the George Floyd murder happened. There was a heartsickness experienced here in Minneapolis. So, I thought about the haunting of Minnesota. Minnesota also had officers in the military who were fighting at Fort Snelling. They were enslaving other people and decimating Dakota people. So, this is our history. It became more than a ghost story; it became a story of our collective haunting.

                             

Why ‘shelfies,’ not selfies, are a better snapshot of who you are

By David G. Allan, CNN

Whenever I enter someone’s home, I’m drawn to their bookshelves. It’s not a conscious effort; it’s just the part of a house I find most interesting. Seeing someone’s books offers a glimpse of who they are and what they value. It also makes for good ice-breaker conversation. Some people like to snoop through medicine cabinets, but that only gives you insight into a person’s physical well-being. The books tell a tale about the person’s mind.

This proclivity has paid off for me big-time. Before we started dating, my now-wife, Kate, developed what she called the bookshelf theory of dating. She had met someone at a party in her apartment a couple of years earlier who asked questions about her books, one in particular. That was telling, Kate told her friends; interest in her bookshelf was a quality she wanted in a partner. Years later, on one of our early dates, I brought up the same book, still on her shelf, and she cut me off. “It was you! You were the person who asked me about my books. I developed a whole theory of dating around you!”

Our fate must have been written.

Bookshelves have been surprisingly good for me, but they hold tangible benefits for everyone. You may not have a biography written about your life, but you have a personal bibliography. And many of the books you read influence your thoughts and life in often deeper and longer-lasting ways than film, television, music and other attention-grabbing pleasures.

“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book?” Henry David Thoreau asked rhetorically, referring to nearly everyone. That was long before there were ubiquitous screens, but it’s still true.

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8 Creative Ways to Use Your Library Card (In Addition to Checking Out Books)

By Paula Spencer Scott, parade.com
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To coax Henry, 9, and Maddie Jo, 6, outside, Wisconsin mom Melissa Nieman first heads indoors: to their local public library. She checked out birdwatching Nature Backpacks—filled with binoculars, a magnifying glass, a find-it game, trail info, journal and, of course, books about identifying birds—then hit the woods with their cousins. “They love them,” Nieman says of the borrowable backpacks. “And I love that they learn to explore.”

Books, thankfully, still fill America’s public libraries in the digital age. But dozens of other wonderful objects that feed the brain in different ways are also free for the asking, through creative lending programs.

“Part of our job is to have enjoyable materials of all kinds that encourage curiosity,” says Heidi O’Hare, director of the Tomahawk Public Library in Wisconsin. Its popular Nature Backpack program—choices include insects, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, rocks and minerals and plants—is funded by a grant from local grandparents David and Joyce Weizenicker to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.

What else can a library card get you? More than book smarts. Check out these creative ways to feed your free time.

Related: How the Little Free Library Became an International Phenomenon


Library Benefits


Tool Rental

Need a saw, hammer, weed whacker or unusual screwdriver? The Berkeley (California) Public Library’s Tool Lending Library is one of the oldest such services in the country, founded in 1979. Recently, the library has branched into kitchen-tool loaning: food dehydrators, Instant Pots, ice cream makers and more.

Telehealth Visits

At the Pottsboro (Texas) Area Library, you can schedule your telehealth visit, complete your pre-visit check-in electronically and attend your appointment—all at the library.

Memory Kits

Families who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease might look into checking out Memory Kits (also called Reminiscence Kits or Caregiver Kits) at their local library. Each contains multi-sensory materials designed to spark memories. At Wyoming’s Laramie Public Library in Cheyenne, kits have themes like automobiles, African Americans, music, pets and the ’50s. Based on “reminiscence therapy,” music, photographs and tactile objects (toy cars, cooking utensils, pinecones) are used to call up deeply held memories and stimulate conversation and joy.

Seed Sharing

Librarians have become farmers, or at least, farming midwives, since 2004, when the Hudson Valley Seed Library sprouted at the Gardiner (New York) Public Library. Since then, free seed-sharing programs (like a new one at the Cleveland Public Library) have opened across the country, specializing in heirloom or uniquely local flowers, vegetables and other plants. The idea: To teach people about regional flora, expand seed access and help preserve biodiversity. Some libraries ask you to harvest and return seeds after your plant grows.

Sporting Goods Sharing

Not all kids have access to basketballs, footballs and soccer balls. In southeast Michigan, 15 libraries like the Pontiac and Pinckney Community Public Libraries (partnering with local community groups like YMCA) are supporting physical literacy and play time by letting kids borrow balls through an equipment sharing program.

Dinner + a Book

Unusual circulations are only one type of public library service you may not expect. The variety of interactive opportunities is as creative and unique as the local librarians behind them. Remember story hour? How about sampling great reads paired with local beverages, like wine and coffee at the North Olympic Library System outside Seattle? In St. Augustine, Florida, St. Johns County Public Library System has offered everything from adult coloring events to books matched to meals. Typical menu: True Grit plus campfire cooking.

Meditation Sessions

Boulder Public Library in Colorado offers Midday Music Meditations (“perfect for meditating, reading or knitting”) and includes sensory-friendly performances for those with autism.

SHORT SURVEY ON SUMMER OUTDOOR PROGRAMS
Did you move your summer programs outdoors this year at your public library? Did you offer any self-directed programs that encouraged patrons to engage with nature? If so, we invite you to complete our short survey about this programming. Your responses will be used to demonstrate how libraries are continuing to innovate and serve their communities during the COVID pandemic. Results will be shared broadly within the library profession, and beyond.
 
Click the link below to learn more about the study and to give your consent to complete the survey.
 
Survey link: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXiuwjsilSsu8HY
 
Once you click on the link you will be taken to a consent form where you can choose whether or not to participate in the survey. The survey is anonymous and should take around 15-20 minutes of your time. If you choose to participate, you will be taken directly into the survey. If you have any questions about the study, please contact Katie Campana at kcampan2@kent.edu or Noah Lenstra at njlenstr@uncg.edu.

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Noah Lenstra
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

RESOURCES

 
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Learn to Activate an Explorer Mindset in Your Students
 
A “mindset” is an attitude that helps frame one’s outlook and approach to challenges. Research shows that mindsets can influence student learning and can be fostered by educators in student activities. National Geographic’s Learning Framework helps educators activate the critical attitudes, skills, and knowledge areas of a National Geographic Explorer within their students. The resources within the Learning Framework help students adopt a curious and adventurous spirit, understand and develop empathy for the world, and take action toward positive change—what we call the “Explorer Mindset.”

But as educators, how do we teach it? Here are a five tips to get you started:
  1. Embrace the Explorer Mindset yourself. Educators lead by example. By adopting the attitudes and skills of an Explorer, you’ll be more capable of evoking that mindset within your own students. 
  2. Display the attitudes and skills of the Explorer Mindset in your classroom. The more students practice these attitudes, skills, and knowledge areas, the more natural they will become. Refer to this Learning Framework often, and recognize and celebrate anyone who demonstrates these characteristics.
  3. Encourage students to ask questions. Explorers are curious. By helping students open their minds and ask questions, you are sparking their own curiosity and encouraging them to take risks they might not otherwise take. 
  4. Empower students to solve the problems that matter most to them. The more students feel connected to their work, the more they will feel empowered to make a difference. Help students experience firsthand how problem solving can lead to progress and success.
  5. Give yourself and your students grace. This school year will undoubtedly be difficult. Be patient with yourself and your students. An Explorer Mindset is a process—an ongoing journey that you can take together.
Want to learn more about how to implement the Explorer Mindset in your own classroom? Sign-up for our free Explorer Mindset course to introduce yourself to the National Geographic Learning Framework. 
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State Ecosystem Initiative

Page Banner-One Voice: Building a Strong Library Ecosystem

The State Ecosystem Task Force of the Committee on Library Advocacy (COLA) was created to help build strong coalitions between associations and library organizations at the state level, as well as stronger relationships with ALA.

A library ecosystem is the interconnected network of all types of libraries, library workers, volunteers, and associations that provide and facilitate library services for community members; families; K-20 learners; college and university communities; local, state and federal legislatures and government offices; businesses; nonprofits; and other organizations with specific information needs.

A patron of one library is the potential patron of any other library at a different time of life or location. No library exists independent of the library ecosystem. When we stand together in mutual support using common messaging themes that demonstrate this interconnectedness, every library is stronger.

After a process of information gathering, surveying, debating, drafting and revising, ALA's Ecosystem Task Force offers the ONE VOICE toolkit to help library organizations assess and extend the strength of their ecosystems, and to identify and pursue priorities for advocacy and legislation. While written for ecosystems at the state level, the framework applies to the library ecosystem at any level. The state ecosystem can include a wide range of library organizations, including friends groups and trustees, as well as vendors, literacy groups, and all types of libraries.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Starting Sept 9th

Minnesota Library Professional Development Network

We are excited to announce the launch of a year-long campaign to support libraries as they grapple with today’s fractured and challenging media landscape. 

Campaign Goals Campaign Description Events

Upcoming Events

Upholding Journalism Ethics and Standards – Dave Hage & Kelly Smith
Sept. 9, 2021 – 3:00-4:00 PM
Register Here



Civically Engaging Young Adults Through Media Literacy Education – Jimmeka Anderson
Sept. 14, 2021 – 1:00-2:00 PM
Register Here


Faith and Fake News: Helping Churches Address Misinformation – Rachel Wightman
Oct. 14, 2021 – 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Register Here


Uncovering the Truth in a News Desert – Penny Abernathy
Nov. 10, 2021 – 1:00-2:00 PM
Register Here
 

 
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| CLASSICS REVISITED 

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Join us for the literary adventure of a lifetime: discussing a man’s pursuit against the embodiment of evil. Moby Dick by Herman Melville is the next piece in the Classics Revisited webinar series. Professor Michael Segrue, Ph.D, will be discussing this great classic and answering your questions live. 

REGISTER FOR WEBINAR

"This is a great series! Thoughtful insights and interesting questions from attendees. I even enjoy and learn so much when I haven't read the book... which of course just makes me want to read it!"  Classics Revisited Webinar Attendee

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You are invited to join the free webinar:
SOFT SKILLS: THE TOOLS EVERY LIBRARIAN SHOULD HAVE
Wed September 15 at 2:00 pm US EDT, 11:00 am US PDT

Being a successful librarian means more than knowing how to catalog, read a MARC record, or find resources for a student writing a paper. It means having soft skills that fill in gaps when theory and technical knowledge don’t answer patron questions or tell you how to be a team player.

Soft skills often speak to personality or character or the way a person works – things that are not necessarily definable or even measurable. In reviewing job postings, the soft skills librarians should have cover the ability to be a team player, collaborate, adapt to change. Librarians need to have interpersonal and communication skills, be organized and courteous. 

But, what does it mean to be collegial, creative, or detail-oriented? Most importantly, are they skills that can be taught? The answer is unequivocally yes, but the key is being aware of them first so you can learn how to master them.

In this webinar, Melissa Lockaby will address some of the knowledge, skills, and abilities that aren’t covered in a classroom, why they are important, and how they can make you a better librarian.

If you're interested but not able to attend the live webinar, go ahead and register. We'll send a recording to all registrants after the fact.

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Upcoming Webinars
To access all upcoming events and webinar recordings, go to the Events Calendar.
 
  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
 
CFPB’s Your Money, Your Goals: Financial Empowerment for Your Community
 
3:00 PM–4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 

Whether you’re talking to patrons about Covid-19, searching for a job, going to college, or deciding where to live, money is often a key concern. Guiding patrons through a complicated financial landscape, can be challenging and confusing, and can be unfair when the playing field is not level. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is focused on using all of their tools, including enforcement, rule-writing, and research to address systemic racism and economic inequality in the consumer financial system. One of the ways to address wealth inequality in the U.S. is through empowering people who are developing their financial knowledge. With the right tools and resources, you can start conversations on this essential topic which touches all our lives.

The CFPB provides a comprehensive tool, Your Money, Your Goals (YMYG). YMYG is a set of free financial empowerment materials for organizations that help people meet their financial goals by increasing their knowledge, skills, and resources. Join this session to explore resources you can use with patrons working on their financial goals and hear from the Norfolk Public Library about how they are using YMYG resources to close the financial literacy gap in their community. And also learn about ALA’s Financial Literacy Interest Group—a place to find support and share best practices for financial literacy in all libraries and communities.

Presented by: Cassie Russell, Training and Technical Assistance Consultant, ICF; Patricia Kendalls, Adult Programming Coordinator, Norfolk Public Library (VA); Alex Gabriel, Information Technology Trainer, Norfolk Public Library (VA); and Emily Mross, Business Librarian and Library Outreach Coordinator, Penn State Harrisburg Library, and Chair, RUSA Financial Literacy Interest Group

Register now
 
 
  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
 
International Pandemic Perspectives: Problem-Solving in Times of Crisis
 
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged many cultural institutions to reimagine their practices. Partnerships, programming, and services have all shifted to meet the public's new and changing needs. Some of these changes have been temporary, and others are here to stay. Join us as international library, archive, and museum colleagues discuss the operational changes they will be continuing, regardless of pandemic conditions.

Presented by: Frederic Bertley, President & CEO, COSI, Ohio; Stuart Hunt, Director, University Library & Collections Services and University Librarian, University of Reading, UK; Gwen Mayhew, Head, Collection Access, Canadian Centre for Architecture; and moderated by Kendra Morgan, Senior Program Manager, OCLC

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The CYP Unconference is almost here! Join us! 

When: September 24th, 2021
Where: Zoom
Time: 8:30-12:30 pm

Award-winning Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang will present, ‘Writing hard Stories Gently” as our keynote speaker.

We’ll also learn about Minnesota’s Native-owned publishing house, Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing, presented by founders Betsy Albert-Peacock and Thomas Peacock.

Finally, a panel of BIPOC Minnesota youth librarians will discuss timely and relevant topics such as attracting and retaining BIPOC candidates to the profession, moving beyond representative diversity in collection development, and how Critical Race Theory affects Minnesota libraries.

Attendance fees: $15 MLA members, $30 non-members, $10 students

Registration opens September 1. 


WebJunction Course Catalog

Our Course Catalog is free and open to library staff everywhere whenever you are ready to learn. We offer library-specific self-paced courses, webinar recordings along with other practical learning resources.
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AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open to the public with curbside service also available by request Monday and Friday 10:00-5:00; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 12:00-7:00.  For more information, call 218-229-2021 or visit their Facebook page or blog, aurorapubliclibrarymn.blogspot.com.
 
BABBITT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open to the public and offers curbside service Monday-Thursday 12:00-6:00 and Friday 12:00-5:00.  Return items to the outside book drop. Please call 218-827-3345, see their Facebook page or visit their blog, babbittlibrary.blogspot.com.
 
BAUDETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with restrictions and curbside service also available Monday-Friday 10:00-5:30 and Saturday 10:00-2:00. Returns accepted inside or in book drop. Call 218-634-2329 or see their Facebook Page.
 
BOVEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday 10:00-5:00, Tuesday and Thursday 11:00-5:00 and Wednesday 12:00-6:00, closed on Friday and Saturday. Please call for complete information at 218-245-1633 or see their Facebook page.
 
BUHL PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with restrictions and curbside service also available Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00-6:00. Pick up and drop off available at the side door entrance. For more information, call 218-258-3391 or see their Facebook page.
 
CALUMET PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with restrictions and offering curbside service Monday 11:00-7:00, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00-4:00.  Find out the full details by calling 218-247-3108 or visit their Facebook page.
 
CARLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with limitations and curbside pickup offered Monday 1:00-6:00 and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1:00-5:00. For more information, call 218-384-3322, email bethany.leseman@alslib.info, or see their Facebook page.
 
CHISHOLM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open for express visits (30 minutes) along with curbside pickup of requested materials Monday 10:00-6:00, Wednesday 9:00-5:00 and Friday 9:00-3:00. Return materials to the outside book drop, northeast corner of the building. Call 218-254-7913, email at chisholmlibrarymn@gmail.com or see their page on Facebook.
 
CLOQUET PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:30-5:30 and Thursday 9:30-7:30. Curbside pickup of requested materials available upon request. Call 218-879-1531, email Cloquet.library@gmail.com or see their website at cloquetlibrary.org.

COLERAINE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with curbside pickup also available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9:00-5:00, Wednesday 9:00-6:00 and Friday 9:00-4:00. Call 218-245-2315, message them through Facebook or email colerainepubliclibrary@alslib.info.
 
COOK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday - Thursday 9:30-5:00 with curbside pickup available by appointment. Return books to the outside book drop.  For more information, call 218-666-2210, email crystal.phillips@alslib.info, see their newsletter HERE or their website, cookpubliclibrary.org.

DULUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00-4:00 and Thursday 1:00-7:00. Library Express service offered at Mount Royal on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00-4:00 and Wednesday 1:00-7:00.  West Duluth express services hours are Monday and Wednesday-Friday 10:00-4:00 and Tuesday 1:00-7:00. Returns accepted 24/7 at the book drops of all three branches. For more information, call 218-730-4200 or see their website, duluthlibrary.org.

ELY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday-Friday 9:00-6:30. Return items to the exterior book drop by the main doors. Call 218-365-5140 and more information is available at elylibrary.org.
EVELETH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with restrictions Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11:00-5:00, Wednesday 11:00-6:30. At-the-door pick up services still available. Return items to the book drop. Call 218-744-7499, email to evepublib@gmail.com or check their website, evelethpubliclibrary.com.
 
GILBERT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday-Friday 11:00-5:00. Return all materials to the exterior book drop. To order materials, call 218-748-2230, email gpldirmn@gmail.com, see their Facebook Page or check their website, gilbert.lib.mn.us/home.
 
GRAND MARAIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open to the public with restrictions and also offering contactless service via pickup window Monday through Friday 10:00-5:00 and Saturday 10:00-2:00. Return materials to the exterior drop box. Call 218-387-1140, email gmlib@alslib.info or visit their website, grandmaraislibrary.org

GRAND RAPIDS AREA LIBRARY
Now open to the public with some restrictions Monday-Thursday 12:00-6:00 and Friday 10:00-2:00. Patrons can browse, checkout, use computers, print, fax, copy, scan. Call 218-326-7640, visit cityofgrandrapidsmn.com/library and check their Facebook page for the most current information.

HIBBING PUBLIC LIBRARY
Express browsing and computer use Monday through Thursday 11:00 to 3:00. Curbside pickup offered Monday through Thursday 10:00 to 4:00. Return items to the book drop. Contact them by calling 218-362-5959, message them on their Facebook page or visit their website, ci.hibbing.mn.us/residents/library.
 
HOYT LAKES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with restrictions Monday-Friday 11:00-5:00. Call for information about 24/7 curbside pickup using the exterior book lockers. For full information, call 218-225-2412 or see their website, hoytlakeslibrary.org.
 
INTERNATIONAL FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday-Wednesday 10:00-8:00, Thursday-Friday 10:00-6:00 and Saturday 10:00-3:00 and also offers curbside pickup. Books can be returned inside the library or to the book drop. Call 218-283-8051, email to ifallslibrary@gmail.com or see their website, internationalfallslibrary.us.
 
KEEWATIN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open to the public Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 7:00 and Friday 10:00 - 4:00. For more information call 218-778-6377 or see their website at keewatin.govoffice.com
 
MARBLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open for Summer hours Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 1:00-5:00, Wednesday 1:00-6:00 and Friday 10:00-1:00. For more information, call 218-247-7676, or message them through Facebook.
 
MOOSE LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday-Wednesday and Friday 10:00-5:00, Thursday 10:00-7:00 and curbside pickup is still available. Return items to the interior or exterior book drop.  Call 218-485-4424, visit their website, cityofmooselake.net/284/public-library, or see Facebook for more.
 
MOUNTAIN IRON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Monday - Thursday 10:00-12:00 and 4:00-6:00. Curbside pickup only Monday-Thursday 10:00-6:00 and Friday 10:00-2:00. Return all materials to the interior or exterior book drop.  Call 218-735-8625, message them on Facebook, email anna.amundson@alslib.info or see their website at mountainironlibrary.com.
 
SILVER BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open with summer hours Monday - Thursday 11:00-5:00 and Friday 12:00-6:00, with curbside service available by request. Masks are not required for vaccinated patrons. Call 218-226-4331, email silverbaypubliclibrary@gmail.com or see their blog, silverbaynews.blogspot.com.
 
TWO HARBORS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open and offering curbside service Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30-5:00 and Tuesday & Thursday 11:30-7:00. Return materials to the exterior book drop. Call 218-834-3148, email thplinfo@gmail.com or see their website, twoharborspubliclibrary.com.
 
VIRGINIA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open to the public Monday - Wednesday 10:00-6:00, Thursday 10:00-7:00 and Friday 10:00-5:00. Call the library at 218-748-7525, see their Facebook page or virginiapubliclibrary.info
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