Grant County Writers Group: Will meet on the 2nd Tuesday, they will meet from 1 - 3p at the Thorson Memorial Library. Their next meeting will be January 10.
Hot Reads for Cold Nights ~ Read 15 books between December 1st and April 1st and receive a free mug. Each week that you read books you are also eligible for a free hot drink packet. Print and audio books count towards Hot Reads.
Library-A-Thon: April 13!
Adult Book Club: the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Check this site and our Facebook page frequently to learn about special events at the library.
Building Common Ground Event Dates:
February 16 at 7:00 p.m. A Community Gathering to introduce our project and begin the conversation: Elbow Lake Library/Community Building
March 1 at 7:00 p.m. Film: The Visitor: Elbow Lake Library/Community Building.
March 27 at 7:00 p.m. Book Discussion on The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle Elbow Lake Library/Community Building.
April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Unveiled a play featuring Rohina Malik: Roosevelt Hall in Barrett ~
May 8 t 7:00 p.m. Film: To Be announced Elbow Lake Library/Community Building.
October 2 at 7:00 p.m. Art Exhibit Faces of Change with Joan Ellison Elbow Lake Library/Community Building.
November 8 at 7:00 p.m. Community Gathering and Call to Action: Elbow Lake Library/Community Building, Sanford Room.
The books to read:
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong,
Choosing Civility by P.M. Forni
The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle. We will have additional reading recommendations posted soon.
Multiple copies of the books are available for check out at the public library.
Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion has been made possible through a grant from the American Library Association and the Fetzer Institute; with additional support from Thorson Memorial Library, The Friends of the Library, The Elbow Lake Arts Council & Prairie Wind
218-685-6850 library@runestone.net