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October is Fiber Arts Month

We've expanded Quilt Month to include all Fiber Arts!
Come to the library all month long to see local fiber art pieces including quilting, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, weaving, spinning and felting.  Antique/vintage needlework and tools from local collections will also be on display.
 
Fiber art themed books for all ages will be available for check out.  Each check out earns a chance to win one of several prizes.
 
The Friends of the Cook Public Library are sponsoring a ticket raffle for a chance to win a beautifully embroidered and quilted wall hanging, donated by a local artist.
 
Special Events
Spinning Demo: Thursday, October 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Fiber Arts Tea: Tuesday, October 30, 5:00 pm

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Cook Public Library's Great Read

The Count of Monte Cristo--Alexandre Dumas

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BFF Club Starts October 11
4:00 pm

Theme: Book Author/Illustrators

All elementary-aged children are welcome
Snacks are provided


October Illustrator: Lois Ehlert
Do you remember Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom? Eating the Alphabet? Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf? Nuts to You? 
Lois Ehlert wrote and illustrated those books.  We’ll look at her books, learn how she illustrated them, then create our own illustrations using the same techniques. 

The BFF Club meets the second Thursday of the month October - May at 4:00 pm at the library.
Each month will feature a different author/illustrator and a different technique for us to try. 

We’re looking forward to working with you soon!  Kathy and Kristi

The BFF Club is supported by The Friends of the Cook Public Library

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2018 Summer Reading Program
THANK YOU

Program Volunteers
Kristi Sopoci and Kathy Sacchetti

Special Event Volunteers
Jerry Storm, JoAnn Anderson, Bailey Conger, Steven Sopoci,
Emily Trip, Kohen Briggs, Lydia Trip
 
Donors
Arrowhead Library System
Art Unlimited
B.I.C. Realty
Briggs Builders

Comet Theater
Cook Lions Club
Cook’s Country Connection
Cook Building Center
The Country Store
Disability Specialists
DreamWeaver
Elizabeth Storm
Friends of the Cook Public Library
First National Bank

McDonald’s
Moosebirds
Nancy Hakala
Norene & Roger Butalla
North Star Credit Union
North Star Insurance
Rice River Farm
State Farm Insurance
Subway
Timbuktu Marina
Vermilion Club Inc.
The Watering Can
Zup’s

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Cook Public Library receives
“The Great American Read” programming grants
from ALA and PBS

Grant will support library programs about Americans’ best-loved books
 
Cook, MN — Cook Public Library will receive a grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and PBS to host programs around “The Great American Read,” an eight-part television series and multi-platform initiative that celebrates the joy of reading and the books we love.
 
“This grant will allow us to host programs and events throughout the summer and purchase books for our collection,” said Cook Library Director Crystal Phillips.  “We are honored to be the only library in Minnesota to receive this grant.”
 
More than 220 public libraries applied for the $2,000 grants, which will support public programs around the series. Cook Public Library was one of just 50 libraries nationwide to be selected.

In addition to the grant money, Cook Public Library will receive a DVD collection of the series with public performance rights; a hardcover copy of the companion book, “The Great American Read: The Book of Books” by PBS (Black Dog & Leventhal, August 21, 2018); and other resources.

The libraries will also have the opportunity to host “sneak peek” screenings of the series premiere and five theme episodes before they broadcast to the public.

Premiering May 22, “The Great American Read” will engage audiences with a list of 100 diverse books, encouraging audiences to read the books, vote from the list of 100, and share their personal connections to the titles.

The two-hour launch episode will kick off a summer of reading and voting. In fall 2018, seven new episodes will air, featuring appearances by celebrities, athletes, experts, authors and everyday Americans advocating for their favorite book, culminating with a finale that reveals America’s best-loved novel as chosen by the American public.

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