Corn Husk Doll Workshop at Sandstone Public Library
Join the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post for a kids craft workshop! Participants will learn how to make a corn husk doll to take home. Corn husk dolls are an American Indian toy, made from the outer covering of an ear of corn and typically made during the fall. Register yourself online, from wherever […]
Sandstone Public Library to Reopen on Saturday
Sandstone Public Library is set to reopen on Saturday, February 10th at 9:00am.
Sandstone Public Library Closing
Update: We expect to reopen tomorrow, Saturday, February 10th at 9:00am. For the safety of our staff and patrons, Sandstone Public Library is closing immediately, due to a facility issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Tin Lizzie: Mr. Ford’s Model T: an ECRL Reads program
The ECRL Reads program includes numerous programs and events based on the life and culture of 1920s Minnesota. An integral part of the 1920s was the introduction of the automobile. Join us for the very first ECRL Reads event at the Sandstone Public Library on Saturday, September 16 at 10:30 am for a special program entitled The Tin Lizzie: […]
Folk Dance Series Continues with Finn Hall
East Central Regional Library in partnership with the Pine County Historical Society in Askov welcome people of all generations and dance levels to check out a series of folk dance instruction and live performance at the Pine County Historical Society in Askov. On Saturday, April 1 at 1 p.m. join us for the second event in […]
Service Interruption
The Hinckley, McGregor, Mille Lacs Lake, and Sandstone branches are without internet and phone access today due to a fiber being cut. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Save Energy by Checking Out a Power Check Meter
Everyone wants to save energy – whether it’s to lower your monthly bills and/or to help save the environment. East Central Regional Library has partnered with Xcel Energy to help members of the community learn more about their energy use and determine ways they can save money and conserve energy. All of East Central Regional […]
Sandstone Classics Corner Open House
With Friends Like These…the Sky’s the Limit!The Sandstone Friends of the Library recently celebrated their new CLASSICS CORNER with an open house. Having purchased over 175 volumes from the Library of America series, the Sandstone library now has an outstanding collection of the best literature America has produced over the centuries. The Library of America […]
ELECTION 2008
November 4, 2008 is election day! You may want to look at the following websites and familiarize yourself with your Federal and State governments. Become an informed citizen! In this election year you may also need to locate your polling place or view election results. Check out these sites: USA.gov http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml This is the official […]
FAMILY HISTORY…OR THE MISSING LINK!
Are you interested in exploring the history of your family? Perhaps you’d like to look at old census or land records. Or maybe you were told that your great-great grandfather fought in the Civil War. The Ancestry Library Edition database, an unmatched resource for genealogical research, can help you locate that “missing link”! It can […]