On June 13, the ALS Governing Board recognized two ALS employees for their years of service. MaryLei Barclay and Brian Minor will both celebrate ten years at ALS in 2019. MaryLei has filled several roles at ALS and is currently our Acquisitions & Processing Clerk. Brian Minor is the Graphic Artist here at ALS where [...]
The deer sculpture outside the ALS building was created by Duluth artist Ann Klefstad. The sculpture is one of many public art pieces across the Arrowhead region, courtesy of the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund dollars provided through Minnesota's Legacy Amendment." For a tour of those varied art pieces, follow this link: https://www.alslib.info/services/legacy-events/arrowhead-legacy-public-artworks/
2018's Most Popular Mystery Books By Theresa de Valence Posted on 24 March 2019 Readers of DorothyL listserv recently posted the memorable books read in 2018. The count represents the number of times each title was included in the “voting”. Below are the eighteen most-cited titles. All of the titles are available in the regional [...]
The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) has again this year designated February as Love Your Library month for our annual fund-raising campaign. In 2018, we received generous donations totaling just over $10,800! All proceeds are used to purchase new materials for the Mail-A-Book and Bookmobile collections here at ALS. If you are interested in making a [...]
Temperatures in excess of 40 degrees below zero have been reported. This picture was taken the morning of January 31 at the ALS building in Mountain Iron where it apparently had gotten so cold overnight that the paint fell off our delivery door: Here is one of the "paint chips" that fell off the door: [...]
The classic children's book is now 50 years old! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYwE8qALm9M&feature=youtu.be&ref=PRH3510EBEE49
Kenneth Ray Nielsen, 91, died peacefully on September 30, 2018, at his home in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Ken came to the Arrowhead Library System in 1972 where he served as Assistant Director, Acting Director and finally, from 1977 until his retirement in 1992, as Director. A WWII veteran, Ken earned an undergraduate degree in History and Masters [...]
Mary Murphy was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1976. Not only is she a strong library supporter, but she is also a strong library user. Even at the State Capitol, she makes time to read!
On June 14, the ALS Governing Board recognized Nicole Erickson for 20 years (so far!) as the ALS Bookkeeper. Thank you for your service, Nikki!
Here at the Arrowhead Library System, we received the sad news that Rebecca Patton, a retired long-time ALS employee, passed away on May 26 after a long illness. In 1985, Rebecca was hired as the Director of the North Country Library Cooperative, the multitype library agency serving northeast Minnesota. She was hired by the Arrowhead [...]