Where Do You Want to Go This Summer?
Why not let Reading Takes You Everywhere? Excitement and fun await those who want to take the journey with us. Join the East Central Regional Library 2018 summer reading program, Reading Takes You Everywhere starting Tuesday, May 29. Throughout the summer, check out great books, earn prizes and attend lots of fun and exciting library […]
All ECRL Branch Hours to Change Starting March 4, 2018
In an effort to better serve the public and their busy schedules, in December the East Central Regional Library Board approved new operating hours at all 14 library branches across the six county area. The new hours will begin on Sunday, March 4, 2018, and can be viewed by clicking on any of the listed […]
Inside the Library at Downton Abbey
East Central Regional Library has a unique event in store for Edwardian era history buffs and fans of a certain British drama series that has captured the hearts of America. A free presentation on the library at Highclere Castle, or Downton Abbey—as it’s known to the legion of followers of the PBS series, is set for […]
Creating Art with Nature
Hey, adults! Discover the art of nature printmaking, a process in which an object (leaf or flower, for instance) is pressed into a plane surface to make a direct printing surface or matrix. Learn how to transfer the beauty found in nature into art with a nature printmaking workshop for adults at the North Branch […]
SCOTT and ZELDA — ECHOES OF THE JAZZ AGE
During his lifetime, The Great Gatsby brought F. Scott Fitzgerald only $8397.00 in royalties. Today the book is a staple in high school and university English classrooms and is widely regarded as one of the greatest 20th century American novels. On June 10, 2009, a first edition copy sold for $180,000.00 […]
NEW BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS at Your Library!
Publishers are gearing up for fall! New biographies and memoirs are sure to be popular and many will hit the bestseller lists. Check the ECRL catalog in the coming weeks for the following: Bruce by Peter A. Carlin – the life of Bruce Springsteen based on interviews with family, band members, friends, and ex-girlfriends But […]
April 15, 1912 – TITANIC SINKS IN NORTH ATLANTIC!
It was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time. Captained by Edward J. Smith, the RMS Titanic left Southhampton, England, for New York City on April 10, 1912. Four days later, at 11:40 pm on April 14th, the ship struck on iceberg in the North Atlantic, south of Newfoundland, Canada. In the […]
ECRL PRESENTS: Fool in a Mask Productions !
From June 28th through July 9th the library will present Fool in a Mask Productions in “The Amazing Adventures of Stuart Lindman and Other Short Plays”. Four young actors will perform in four short plays commissioned for the “Minnesota’s Greatest Generation Project”. This program is made possible through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and […]
It’s TWELFTH NIGHT at Anoka-Ramsey!
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was first performed over 400 years ago on Candlemas night, 2 February 1602, in England. Some of the greatest names in 20th century English and American theatre have since performed in the play – Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and Helen Hayes, to name a […]
82nd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
On the evening of March 7, 2010, the 82nd annual Academy Awards were presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was officially organized on May 4, 1927, but the first “Oscars” were not awarded until May 16, 1929. That evening, in the ballroom of the Hollywood Roosevelt […]