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When you hear Groundhog Day, what comes to mind? For most, it’s the title of a movie starring Bill Murray; but there is so much more. Do you know where the idea behind Groundhog Day comes from? Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions have roots in the Delaware Indians’ creation...

Do you know who the first U. S. figure skating superstar was? You have to go way back before Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill, or Peggy Fleming to a fourteen year old in 1927. She was the winner of 10 consecutive world championships, and set a record that hasn’t been broken while...

Did you know Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech almost didn’t have a dream? According to The Guardian, King’s advisor, Wyatt Walker, told him the phrase was cliché and he had already used it too much, so Dr. King left it out of the typed version of the...

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causing gradual loss of sight. The...

He was a once-in-a-lifetime dog. From the moment you brought him home until the day he left, you never had a minutes’ problem. He was easy to teach, easy to trust, easy to love and, unfortunately, too easy to lose. You’ll never forget your once-in-a-lifetime dog — nobody...

Human Trafficking Awareness Day is Jan. 11. As we take time to learn more, our human nature presses us to ask how wide spread the problem is; you may find that there is an emphasis on how unreliable the statistics are by the very nature of the crimes involved. According to The...

It’s time for Lake Agassiz Regional Library’s “Hot Reads for Cold Nights,” a reading program for adults! The challenge gets underway Jan. 2, and goes through March. For every four books that a participant reads (or listens to), they are entitled to an entry in the prize...

DULUTH, Minn. -- A few months ago, my cousin and I were talking about reading books on our new tablets. She said she enjoyed the convenience...

“Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. “No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given — when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our...

Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) invites you to snuggle up with a good book this winter and participate in Hot Reads for Cold Nights, a winter reading program for adults. Read (or listen) to four books, audiobooks, eBooks, or eAudiobooks for a chance to win prizes. To participate,...

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. According to MADD (in 2013), “Everyday in America, another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes.” That’s a sobering statement isn’t it? The staff at Detroit Lakes Library wishes everyone a safe...

Many of us are familiar with the classic movie “A Christmas Story,” where Ralphie is asked what he would like for Christmas. He replies, “An official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!” His mother promptly replies, “No, you’ll shoot your...

Your credit card was declined. Such an annoyance. You paid your bill, the expiration date was right, your signature was on the back, and it should’ve worked. Eventually it did, much to your relief, but that made you think. Is your credit report, your privacy, your identity safe...