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    December 30, 2016
    'Cool Nature' really rocks: Author explores science in a way kids will love
    Got books? Yep, if you were me, the answer would be, "Ohhh, yeah!" Shelves of them, in fact, over the last 52 weeks, and here are some of...
    entertainment/booksDecember 30, 2016 - 12:50pm
    November 24, 2016
    Submitted photo Mary Ostyn's book "Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting" is available at the Detroit Lakes Public Library.
    November is National Adoption Month
    National Adoption Month has its roots in Massachusetts, where in 1976, Governor Michael Dukakis declared an adoption week. By 1984, President...
    entertainment/booksNovember 24, 2016 - 3:05pm
    November 23, 2016
    Submitted photo A closeup look at the current "Book as Art" exhibit at the Cultural Center in New York Mills.
    Books as art; NYM Cultural Center calls for old books, sets gallery reception Dec.3
    The Cultural Center announces its new gallery show, Book as Art, which is open now, and seeks old books from the public to join the exhibition,...
    entertainment/booksNovember 23, 2016 - 3:09pm
    November 10, 2016
    Submitted photo At under 100 pages, Fredrik Backman's latest novella, 'And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer" is a quick read, but an emotional one, so bring plenty of tissues when you sit down to read it.
    'And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer'; It’s a short read, but make sure to have plenty of tissues handy for this one
    You can't remember a thing these days. Whatchamacallit's name doesn't come quite as easily anymore. You can't recall the title of that movie...
    entertainment/booksNovember 10, 2016 - 9:19am
    November 4, 2016
    Submitted photo The book "Deadly Election" by Lindsey Davis is available at the Detroit Lakes Public Library.
    Exercise your right to vote; Election Day 2016 is this Tuesday
    Ever wondered why we vote on a Tuesday in November? According to the History Channel's website, our agrarian past is the reason. Most people...
    entertainment/booksNovember 4, 2016 - 3:53pm
    October 16, 2016
    Submitted photo Katrina Dohm, left, and Jayne Jones Beehler are the co-creators of the Official Adventures children's book series, which focuses on the game of hockey. The third book in the series will be on bookshelves Wednesday, Oct. 19. Jones Beehler, the daughter of Dave and Marge Jones, is a former Detroit Lakes resident.
    New children's hockey book, authored by former DL resident, to be on shelves Wednesday
    Since former Detroit Lakes resident Jayne Jones Beehler published her first children's book, "Drop the Puck! It's Hockey Season," in May 2015,...
    entertainment/booksOctober 16, 2016 - 5:36am
    October 10, 2016
    Submitted photo Learn more about cultural and familial traditions of food preparation in “My Food, Your Food,” by Christine M. Schneider, available at the Detroit Lakes Public Library.
    Oct. 16 is World Food Day
    World Food Day is one of the United Nations' most celebrated days! According to the Food and Agriculture Organization page on the UN website,...
    entertainment/booksOctober 10, 2016 - 5:00am
    October 6, 2016
    'Everybody's Heard About the Bird'
    Author Rick Shefchik will be in Wadena Friday, Oct. 14 for a 7 p.m. presentation at the Robertson Theatre, where he will talk about his book, "Everybody's Heard About the Bird: The true story of 1960s Rock and Roll in Minnesota." If you didn't experience rock and roll in Minnesota...
    entertainment/booksOctober 6, 2016 - 5:00am
    October 1, 2016
    "Apples in Fall" and "The Apple Cookbook" are two of the resources available at the Detroit Lakes Public Library to help you learn more about apples during National Apple Month. (Submitted photos)
    October is National Apple Month!
    How many times have you heard this old saying? An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Where did it come from? The earliest known example of this...
    entertainment/booksOctober 1, 2016 - 11:02am
    September 25, 2016
    'Silent No More' by Aaron Fisher and 'Bullying with Words' by Addy Ferguson are both available at the Detroit Lakes Public Library. (Submitted photo)
    It's time to put a stop to bullying
    Did you know the government has a website that deals solely with bullying? It is stopbullying.gov. On that website they have posted the first...
    entertainment/booksSeptember 25, 2016 - 6:53am
    September 17, 2016
    Who will be the Great American storyteller?
    Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council (PRLAAC) issued a call to Minnesota storytellers in April to submit a 10-minute recorded story for competition. Storytellers responded, judges selected the top four, and those finalists will travel to Park Rapids to determine who wears the Great...
    entertainment/booksSeptember 17, 2016 - 5:00am
    September 14, 2016
    Author Rae Meadows’ latest novel, ‘I Will Send Rain,' packs quite an emotional wallop. This dark, Armageddon-like tale chronicles the lives, loves and laments of the Bell family, who make their home in the Oklahoma panhandle during the “Dirty Thirties” — when the region comes to be known as the Dust Bowl due to an extreme drought that creates devastating dust storms. (Submitted photo)
    'I Will Send Rain' might just leave you in a puddle of tears
    Rain, rain, go away. That never worked, did it? You could chant those four words all you want, trying to keep your picnic, reunion, or party...
    entertainment/booksSeptember 14, 2016 - 8:48am
    August 28, 2016
    Time to head back to school with your friends at the library
    It's back to school time again! Parents are dashing here and there for those last minute school supplies, and kids are starting to feel a bit...
    entertainment/booksAugust 28, 2016 - 5:00am
    August 20, 2016
    Let your local library help you update your home
    You can still beat old man winter, and accomplish those plans to update your home. Whether it's as simple as a new coat of paint or as extensive...
    entertainment/booksAugust 20, 2016 - 5:00am
    August 13, 2016
    Explore the fascinating world of aviation
    National Aviation Day is Thursday, Aug. 19. According to the United States Department of Transportation statistics the total number of passenger enplanements for scheduled domestic flights during 2015 was 696,027. That’s a lot of potential readers on the subject of aviation. If...
    entertainment/booksAugust 13, 2016 - 6:00am
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