Cook Public Library Hours
Monday (Lobby Pickup Only) 10 am - 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm
Thursday 10 am - 4 pm
Things to know before your visit:
Visitors are asked to limit visits to 30 minutes or less
Hand sanitizer is available
Social distance guidelines are in place
Two public computers are available
Bathroom is open
If you feel sick, please visit another day.
Services available: Browsing, checkouts, computers, copies and faxes.
Services not available: Meeting room, indoor programs, seating areas, newspapers, headphones, and children’s toys.
For updates on library hours and services, visit www.cookpubliclibrary.org, call 218-666-2210 or email crystal.phillips@alslib.info.
COMMUNITY SURVEY
The Cook Public Library wants to hear from you!
The Cook Public Library is conducting a community survey to help draft the next strategic plan.
CLICK the link to take the survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X5BPM5R
The survey is open until June 30, 2021.
Survey answers are anonymous. All questions are optional.
Thank you!
The Cook Public Library wants to hear from you!
The Cook Public Library is conducting a community survey to help draft the next strategic plan.
CLICK the link to take the survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X5BPM5R
The survey is open until June 30, 2021.
Survey answers are anonymous. All questions are optional.
Thank you!
2021 Summer Reading Program
Cook Public Library launches its Reading Colors Your World Summer Reading Program
June 1 – July 30
Excitement and fun await those who participate in the Cook Public Library’s summer reading program. This year’s theme is Reading Colors Your World and everyone is invited to read!
Preschool – Elementary
Kids will receive a Reading Colors Your World book log, activity book, stickers and book mark.
Turn in reading logs at the Cook Public Library by July 30 to receive a prize.
Anyone can request a book log by calling the Cook Public Library, 218-666-2210 or emailing crystal.phillips@alslib.info.
North Woods Elementary students will receive summer reading materials at the end of May.
Adult & Teen
Time for a BINGO Challenge!
Pick up the Summer Reading BINGO card at the Cook Public Library or click here to download and print.
Earn a BINGO in any direction, turn in your card by July 30 at the Cook Public Library and receive a prize!
Need book ideas? Call 218-666-2210 or email crystal.phillips@alslib.info
June 1 – July 30
Excitement and fun await those who participate in the Cook Public Library’s summer reading program. This year’s theme is Reading Colors Your World and everyone is invited to read!
Preschool – Elementary
Kids will receive a Reading Colors Your World book log, activity book, stickers and book mark.
Turn in reading logs at the Cook Public Library by July 30 to receive a prize.
Anyone can request a book log by calling the Cook Public Library, 218-666-2210 or emailing crystal.phillips@alslib.info.
North Woods Elementary students will receive summer reading materials at the end of May.
Adult & Teen
Time for a BINGO Challenge!
Pick up the Summer Reading BINGO card at the Cook Public Library or click here to download and print.
Earn a BINGO in any direction, turn in your card by July 30 at the Cook Public Library and receive a prize!
Need book ideas? Call 218-666-2210 or email crystal.phillips@alslib.info
Looking for a book to read? These are new to our shelves.
ADULT FICTION
A Gambling Man—David Baldacci
City of a Thousand Gates—Rebecca Sacks
Dark Tides—Philippa Gregory
Dead West—Matt Goldman
Deadly Cross—James Patterson
Double Jeopardy—Stuart Woods
Eternal—Lisa Scottoline
Every Vow You Break—Peter Swanson
Find You First—Linwood Barclay
Finding Ashley—Danielle Steel
Girl Gone Missing--Marcie R. Rendon
In the Night of Memory--Linda LeGarde Grover
Klara and the Sun—Kazuo Ishiguro
Northernmost--Peter Geye
Ocean Prey—John Sanford
Silenced to Death—Donna Graham
The Bridge to Belle Island--Julie Klassen
The Dirty South—John Connolly
The Happy Ever After Playlist--Abby Jimenez
The Kitchen Front—Jennifer Ryan
The Ladies of the Secret Circus—Constance Sayers
The Lost Manuscript—Cathy Bonidan
The Opposite of Fate--Alison McGhee
The Paris Library—Janet Skeslien Charles
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany—Lori Nelson Spielman
The Sun Collective--Charles Baxter
Trace Elements—Donna Leon
Waterfall—Mary Casanova
We Begin at the End—Chris Whitaker
Wild Women and the Blues—Denny S. Bryce
ADULT NONFICTION
Eye Marty—Marty Feldman
Juggling—Thom Wall
Me and White Supremacy—Layla Saad
So You Want to Talk About Race—Ijeoma Oluo
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?—Beverly Daniel Tatum
YOUNG ADULT
Firekeeper’s Daughter—Angeline Boulley
Legendborn—Tracy Deonn
JUVENILE
12 Reasons to Love Skiing and Snowboarding—Joanne Mattern
Bat—Melissa Gish
Hanukkah—Lori Dittmer
How Tectonic Plates Shaped the Earth—Jane P. Gardner
Jess Owens (Graphic Novel)—Blake Hoena
Kangaroos—Kaitlyn Duling
Kwanzaa—Lori Dittmer
My Life with ADHD—Mari Schuh
Orca Whale Pods—Karen Latchana Kenney
Owls—Valerie Bodden
Ramadan—Lori Dittmer
Something’s Wrong!—Jory John
Stock Cars—Ashley Gish
Superhero Senses: Invisibility—Blake Hoena
Superhero Senses: Super Senses—Paige V. Polinsky
The Life of Ruby Bridges—Elizabeth Raum
Wild Vet Adventures—Gabby Wild
PRESCHOOL-EARLY READERS
Baby Hippopotamuses—Kate Riggs
Baby Orangutans—Kate Riggs
Bobcats—Alissa Thielges
Fire Trucks—Amy McDonald
Harvest—Finley Fraser
Wilderness: The Words of John Muir
Call 218-666-2210 or email crystal.phillips@alslib.info to request and arrange a lobby pickup.