The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) has again this year designated February as Love Your Library month for our annual fund-raising campaign. In 2019, we received generous donations totaling just shy of $11,500! 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 [...]
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On December 12, the ALS Governing Board said farewell to two board members who are leaving the ALS Board at the end of this year after many years of service. Audrey Stattelman has represented Cook County on the ALS Board since 2009, and Steve Bean from the Itasca Community College has represented Academic Libraries on [...]
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Mary Murphy has served in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 1977 and we are thrilled that she was recently able to visit the ALS building in Mountain Iron for the first time. Representative Murphy is a strong library supporter (and user!) and her efforts have been recognized by the Minnesota Library Association. Here at [...]
Tom Rukavina represented the Iron Range in Minnesota's House of Representatives from 1987 until retiring in 2012. He then served as a Saint Louis County Commissioner from 2015 until 2018. Although he passed away earlier this year, throughout his career he remained a strong advocate for libraries. The Arrowhead Library System has recognized Rukavina's long [...]
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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 [...]