The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) will be providing Create A Comic Take and Make kits to member public libraries to distribute January 14-31, 2022. Create and draw your own wacky characters and insert them into a comic strip of your own design using the cartoon-panel pages provided. Follow the helpful draw-along instructions to determine your [...]
The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to present Minnesota Athletes in the Olympics with Minnesota Author Patrick Mader, a free program being offered at the following dates and locations: *Monday, January 24, 1 p.m. Babbitt Public Library *Monday, January 24, 6 p.m. Calumet Public Library *Tuesday, January 25, Noon Virginia Public Library *Wednesday, January 26 [...]
Greetings! We are happy to announce the winner of the 2021 ALS Library Card Design Contest -- Ramona Wickstrom! Ramona's original watercolor artwork was selected by the ALS staff judging panel out of the designs submitted by patrons ages 18 and older across the seven county region. The new ALS library card design will be available [...]
Here’s a round-up of Arrowhead Library System Mini Grants that were completed in 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic School Library, Vermilion Community College Library, Hibbing Public Library, Two Harbors Public Library, Iron Range Historical Society, Aurora Public Library, Cloquet Public Library, Hoyt Lakes Public Library, and Baudette Public Library. Project: STEM Magna-Tiles Kit Feedback from Barb [...]
Here’s a round-up of Arrowhead Library System Mini Grants that were completed in 2021 at Baudette Public Library, North Woods School Library, Grand Marais Public Library, Congdon Park Elementary School Library, Hoyt Lakes Public Library, Nashwauk-Keewatin High School Library, Virginia Public Library, International Falls Public Library, Cook Public Library, and Mountain Iron Public Library. Project: [...]
You’re invited to an Outdoor Story Stroll at Arrowhead Library System (ALS) on Thursday, November 18, 2-4 p.m.! The featured title will be Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle. The Story Stroll will contain laminated big book pages attached to metal stakes placed at [...]
Calling all artists! Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is holding an art contest for a new library card! Adults ages 18 and older who live in Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis counties may participate in the contest. Entries will be accepted now until November 24, 2021. The winner will [...]
The Arrowhead Library System (ALS) will be providing Three Button Bowl Take and Make Kits to member public libraries to distribute November 1-30, 2021. These kits, designed by Mary Mulari, include fabric, supplies, and instructions to hand or machine sew your own three button bowl. Make a gift for yourself, your family member, or your [...]
Arrowhead Library System is celebrating the sixth chapter of One Book | One Minnesota, a statewide book club that invites Minnesotans of all ages to read a common title and come together virtually to enjoy, reflect, and discuss. The sixth title for the program is The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father by Minnesota [...]
CALL TO ARTISTS: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ARROWHEAD LIBRARY SYSTEM LEGACY PUBLIC LIBRARY ART PROJECT PARTICIPATING LIBRARY: Arrowhead Library System (ALS) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Arrowhead Library System is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to create an artistic design for a metal book drop for the ALS Headquarters in Mountain Iron, MN. The artwork [...]