Steve Harsin
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Library unveils health portal
Steve Harsin | October 25, 2019
The Grand Marais Public Library has undertaken to make reliable health information available to the community. Access to the portal may be gained at the library home page www.grandmaraislibrary.org, and clicking on the Red Cross symbol labeled “Health Topics” in the jewel bar near the top of the page. (Scroll left or right if it doesn’t appear immediately on the... READ MORE >
Local climate change solutions
Steve Harsin | October 11, 2019
Grand Marais Public Library will host the Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) on Saturday, October 12, for their third installment of “Local Climate Change Solutions” speaking series. The event is scheduled from 5 until 7 p.m. It is free and open to the general public. The discussion at this meeting is intended to build upon the previous events held... READ MORE >
Create your own comic book character at the library
Steve Harsin | October 04, 2019
The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to present Create Your Own Comic Character Workshop with Trisha Speed Shaskan & Stephen Shaskan, a free 2-hour workshop being offered for ages grade 5 and older at the Grand Marais Public Library on Friday, October 18, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. Do you like to read graphic novels or comics? Do you like to... READ MORE >
Summer reading celebration picnic at the library
Steve Harsin | August 09, 2019
Calling all Kids! Parents, grandparents and friends too! Everyone is welcome to attend the celebration picnic that will be held rain or shine at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13. Join us for the end of Summer Reading 2019 Celebration Picnic on the library lawn. The celebration starts with a musical story time for all ages. A picnic will follow... READ MORE >
Brave Girls & Wise Women coming to the library
Steve Harsin | August 02, 2019
Grand Marais Public Library is pleased to present Brave Girls & Wise Women with Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux on Monday, August 5 at 1 p.m. Join Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux for a storytelling adventure and hear how Tatterhood battles a band of trolls, Manka solves impossible riddles, and Vasalisa dares to knock at the witch’s door. Daring heroines reclaim fairytales as fierce,... READ MORE >
Amish Midwife to appear at library
Steve Harsin | July 12, 2019
Kim Woodward Osterholzer, aka the Amish Midwife, is scheduled to appear at the Grand Marais Public Library on Wednesday, July 24, at 6 p.m. Osterholzer plans to follow up on her very popular event held last summer with the presentation of her two new books Homebirth: safe & sacred, and Nourish and thrive: happy healthy childbearing. Homebirth describes American homebirth... READ MORE >
To Laugh is to Live! at the Grand Marais Library
Steve Harsin | July 05, 2019
Grand Marais Public Library is pleased to present To Laugh is to Live!, a family program presented by comic Kenny Ahern, on Monday, July 8 at 3 p.m. To Laugh is to Live! is a hilarious family escapade. You are introduced to a whimsical, comic world where the audience happily becomes partners with Kenny’s lovable eccentric character. Extraordinary artistry mingles... READ MORE >
Touch, See, Write, Draw: at the Grand Marais Library
Steve Harsin | June 07, 2019
Lake Superior Science Story Scouts meet for the first time this summer on the Grand Marais library lawn. We are a free, drop-in, pop-up science, writing and illustration lab for kids entering grades K-12 held on Wednesdays, July 1-August 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. What? In this hands-on, eyes-focused, feet-walking, arts-infused science writing workshop we joyfully explore Lake Superior... READ MORE >
It’s show time at the library: Summer reading program begins June 3
Steve Harsin | May 31, 2019
Sign-ups for the Grand Marais Public Library’s summer reading program, “It’s Showtime at Your Library,” begin on Monday, June 3. Kids ages zero to 18 can choose between several ways of tracking their reading and learning activities and earning free books and other prizes. All the materials and instructions will be available at the library throughout the summer, so kids... READ MORE >
Mueller report online at Grand Marais library
Steve Harsin | May 10, 2019
The Grand Marais Public Library now provides direct access to the Mueller report (officially titled: Report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election). The report can be accessed through the library website www.grandmaraislibrary.org by searching the keywords Mueller and report at the library website. The library makes the report available in two different forms. For those... READ MORE >