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    March 5, 2013
    Dr. Neal Barnard's prescription for a healthy brain includes a vegan diet, identifying specific benefits from various items such as broccoli, grapes and carrots. (Troy Becker / The Forum)
    Brain-friendly food: Fargo native's book tackles Alzheimer's
    When Dr.
    entertainment/booksMarch 5, 2013 - 9:03am
    February 20, 2013
    This week in entertainment
    Wednesday, Feb. 20 LITERARY EVENTS • Hooray for Hollywood: 2 to 4 p.m., Public Library, 1000 Washington Ave., Detroit Lakes. Lighten up winter by celebrating the 85th annual Academy Awards. Come dressed as your favorite movie character and be prepared to take part in a fun movie...
    entertainment/booksFebruary 20, 2013 - 10:49am
    February 15, 2013
    'Washington: A Life' is one of many resources available to learn more about such iconic U.S. presidents as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. You'll have to wait until Tuesday, though: The library is closed Monday in observance of President's Day. Submitted Photo
    Honoring nation's presidents at library
    Monday, Feb. 18 is Presidents' Day! Your library has a healthy collection of materials on the subject of Presidents Washington or Lincoln,...
    entertainment/booksFebruary 15, 2013 - 12:23pm
    February 6, 2013
    "Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye" is a fascinating, exhilarating, and often funny look at the Arctic and its mysteries, including the enigmatic polar bear. Submitted Photo
    The Bookworm Sez: Author discovers Arctic's mysteries are far from being black and white
    For sure, it was a case of Cute Overload in black-and-white. Nobody could've set up a shot that adorable: two pure white polar bear cubs, romping...
    entertainment/booksFebruary 6, 2013 - 11:29am
    February 1, 2013
    'Upstairs & Downstairs' is a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse into an upper-crust English home of the Edwardian era. It is available at the Detroit Lakes Library. Submitted Photo
    Step into your past at the DL Library
    "Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey," now in its third season, is creating quite a stir on both sides of the pond. It has become one of the...
    life/libraryFebruary 1, 2013 - 2:50pm
    January 25, 2013
    'Alice's Tea Cup' offers up a host of delictable recipes and anecdotes gleaned from almost 10 years of history at New York City's popular tea shop of the same name. Submitted Photo
    It's tea time at the Detroit Lakes Library
    Have you heard there are more benefits to drinking tea than water? Quite a few of us must have, since tea is the most widely consumed beverage...
    entertainment/booksJanuary 25, 2013 - 3:56pm
    January 18, 2013
    'Cut the Scraps' is one of several resources to help spur your creativity that can be found at the Detroit Lakes Public Library. Submitted Photo
    Get creative at the library
    January is "Creativity Month!" Hobbies can be expensive, so let your library take some of the financial sting out of the creative process....
    life/libraryJanuary 18, 2013 - 3:10pm
    January 11, 2013
    'Polar Bear Scientists' is one of several resources on this threatened species that can be found at the Detroit Lakes Public Library. Submitted Photo
    Celebrating the polar bear
    The polar bear has made the news often since 2008, because they have been considered a threatened species since May of that year. Any conversation...
    entertainment/booksJanuary 11, 2013 - 2:16pm
    January 9, 2013
    "The Great Peshtigo Fire" by Scott Knickelbine Submitted Photo
    The Bookworm Sez - New kids' book a good match for aspiring firefighters, historians
    Don't play with matches! Even before you entered first grade, that was a lesson you learned from your parents, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors. Matches...
    entertainment/booksJanuary 9, 2013 - 10:44am
    January 4, 2013
    'A Hard Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It' is one of several resources on ice fishing available at the Detroit Lakes Public Library. Submitted Photo
    Brush up on your ice fishing know-how at the local library
    Ever try explaining to a Hawaiian tour guide how we here in Minnesota walk on the lakes? How about how we drive a vehicle on the lakes? It's...
    life/libraryJanuary 4, 2013 - 2:21pm
    January 2, 2013
    Snuggle up with a book this winter
    Lake Agassiz Regional Library 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 Audiobooks, books or eBooks for a chance to win prizes. To participate, simply pick up an...
    entertainment/booksJanuary 2, 2013 - 9:55am
    December 21, 2012
    Christmas at the library
    Christmas is upon us! Your library has Christmas favorites like the classic movies "It's a Wonderful Life," and "A Christmas Carol, and the more contemporary movie "12 Dogs of Christmas." Our Christmas music CDs include "Let it Snow" by Michael Buble, "The Christmas Collection"...
    entertainment/booksDecember 21, 2012 - 2:32pm
    December 14, 2012
    Learn all about vegetarianism and veganism
    There is a big push in our society to eat healthy. Daily we are bombarded with ads on just what we should eat, and sometimes healthcare providers...
    entertainment/booksDecember 14, 2012 - 2:40pm
    December 12, 2012
    Katriana's design was reproduced as a bookmark and shared throughout the region. Submitted Photo
    Shark attack
    Katriana Mehlhaff, holy rosary School, Detroit Lakes, took second place in the Lake Agassiz Regional Library's Teen Read Bookmark Design Contest....
    life/libraryDecember 12, 2012 - 10:11am
    December 7, 2012
    Though "A Flower in the Snow" is just 32 pages long, it tells a charming holiday story. Submitted Photo
    'A Flower in the Snow' is the perfect gift
    Who doesn't like presents? Not you! You love getting presents. You love wondering what's hiding beneath the paper, wrapped up so nicely. You...
    entertainment/booksDecember 7, 2012 - 3:43pm
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