A Message from the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom: At a time when LGBTQIA+ books and books that focus on racism and racial justice are challenged for removal from library and school bookshelves, this year's Banned Books Week, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, is a reminder of the unifying power of stories and [...]
The Fifth Chapter of the One Book | One Minnesota statewide book club has been announced -- Murder on the Red River by Marcie Rendon. All Minnesotans are invited to participate and can access this title for FREE now until September 26, 2021 via Ebooks Minnesota here: https://bit.ly/2XbTA8l Marcie Rendon will take part in a [...]
The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) will be providing Kinder Konzerts in a Bag Kits to member public libraries to distribute August 1-31, 2021. These kits, developed by the FRIENDS of the Minnesota Orchestra, contain everything needed for kids and families/caregivers to create a musical storytelling experience at home. The [...]
Are you a teen who loves to write? The Arrowhead Library System invites you to join award-winning Minnesota Author Mary Casanova in a virtual writing workshop experience July 26-30, 2021. With a small group of other teen writers, you’ll create new work, share with others and discuss the writer’s craft and journey. This free, week-long [...]
The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) will be providing The Art of Tying Knots: Macramé Take & Make Kits to member public libraries to distribute July 1-31, 2021. 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, [...]
Arrowhead Library System (ALS) now offers free access to the popular Creativebug online resource for patrons residing in Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods and St. Louis counties. Enjoy unlimited access to more than 1,000 award-winning arts and crafts video classes taught by recognized design experts [...]
To help get kids and families prepared for summer reading, a select number of public libraries in the Arrowhead Library System (ALS) region will be offering overdue fines amnesty for patrons ages 0-18 now until May 31, 2021. During this time, kids can return those long overdue library books from the following locations and all [...]
I Went Walking Story Stroll @ Arrowhead Library System! You’re invited to a Story Stroll at Arrowhead Library System (ALS) on Thursday, May 20, 1-4 p.m.! The featured title will be I Went Walking by Sue Williams and illustrated by Julie Vivas. The Story Stroll will contain laminated big book pages attached to metal stakes [...]
Arrowhead Library System (ALS) has a long-standing commitment to maintaining a collection of current publication titles of interest to librarians, library staff and library trustees. The collection is housed at the ALS Headquarters in Mountain Iron, but all titles can be requested via the online catalog (if you have a borrower’s card from an ALS library) [...]
The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) will be providing Juggling: A Not-So-Brief Introduction Take-and-Move Art Kits to member public libraries to distribute May 1-31, 2021. These kits, designed by COMPAS Teaching Artist Benjamin Domask-Ruh, include an entire culture of juggling! Kits provide recipients a primer on the ancient artform introducing the history, science, theory, and beginning [...]