2022 Summer Reading Program
Cook Public Library
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
Preschool – 6th grade
Stop by the library to pick up your Summer Reading packet and a free book!
Turn in Reading Logs between August 1 – 31 and receive a prize.
Teens
Read our Teen Advisory book pick Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Stop by the library to request a copy of the book and find out about other teen events
Adults
Bookopoly Reading Challenge
Read 7 books and give us a book recommendation for the next One Book One Community program by August 31 for a prize
Pick up your challenge card at the library
Events
June 30: Story Stroll: If You Give a Moose a Muffin, 11 am – 4 pm
July 7: Story Stroll: Antler, Bear, Canoe, 11 am – 4 pm
July 14: Lawn Games, 12 – 3 pm
July 21: Story Stroll: Planting a Rainbow, 11 am – 4 pm
July 28: Camp Read-a-Lot/Smokey Bear, 12 pm
Cook Public Library
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
Preschool – 6th grade
Stop by the library to pick up your Summer Reading packet and a free book!
Turn in Reading Logs between August 1 – 31 and receive a prize.
Teens
Read our Teen Advisory book pick Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Stop by the library to request a copy of the book and find out about other teen events
Adults
Bookopoly Reading Challenge
Read 7 books and give us a book recommendation for the next One Book One Community program by August 31 for a prize
Pick up your challenge card at the library
Events
June 30: Story Stroll: If You Give a Moose a Muffin, 11 am – 4 pm
July 7: Story Stroll: Antler, Bear, Canoe, 11 am – 4 pm
July 14: Lawn Games, 12 – 3 pm
July 21: Story Stroll: Planting a Rainbow, 11 am – 4 pm
July 28: Camp Read-a-Lot/Smokey Bear, 12 pm
Patrons can now check out a 7-day Minnesota State Parks pass at the Cook Public Library with their library card.
Minnesota State Parks Library Program Details:
Minnesota State Parks Library Program Details:
- Passes are good for seven days and must be displayed in the vehicle’s dashboard on entering a park or recreation area.
- Passes can be recycled after seven days, no return necessary.
- For a complete list of participating libraries, visit mndnr.gov/librarypass.
- Passes must be checked out at the Cook Public Library. Due to the limited number of passes, there may be a wait list.
- Call 218-666-2210 or email cookpubliclibrary@alslib.info for more information.
New on our Shelves
Adult Fiction
A Lady for a Duke—Alexis Hall
Carolina Moonset—Matt Goldman
China—Edward Rutherfurd
Counterfeit—Kirstin Chen
Crossings—Alex Landragin
Search—Michelle Huneven
Sierra Six—Mark Greaney
Something Wicked—David Housewright
The Days of Afrekete—Asali Solomon
The Diva Says Cheesecake!—Krista Davis
The Homewreckers—Mary Kay Andrews
The Hotel Nantucket—Elin Hilderbrand
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions—Kerry Greenwood
The Startup Wife—Tahmima Anam
The Silent Sisters—Robert Dugoni
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu—Tom Lin
Where the Lost Wander—Amy Harmon
Winter Counts—David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Young Adult
Hotel Magnifique—Emily J. Taylor
Mirror Girls—Kelly McWilliams
Sense and Second-Degree Murder—Tirzah Price
Juvenile
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Haunted House Next Door—Andres Miedoso
Duet—Elise Broach
Graveyard Diaries: The Trapdoor to Beyond—Baron Specter
Hardy Boys Adventures: The Battle of Bayport—Franklin W. Dixon
Hardy Boys Adventures: The Vanishing Game—Franklin W. Dixon
Mt. Olympus Theme Park: The Amazing Catapult—Elizabeth Catanese
Mt. Olympus Theme Park: The Spider Drama—Elizabeth Catanese
Nancy Drew Diaries: Sabotage at Willow Woods—Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew Diaries: Secret at Mystic Lake—Carolyn Keene
Planes—Disney Comics
Ratatouille—Disney Comics
Zootopia—Disney Comics
Adult Fiction
A Lady for a Duke—Alexis Hall
Carolina Moonset—Matt Goldman
China—Edward Rutherfurd
Counterfeit—Kirstin Chen
Crossings—Alex Landragin
Search—Michelle Huneven
Sierra Six—Mark Greaney
Something Wicked—David Housewright
The Days of Afrekete—Asali Solomon
The Diva Says Cheesecake!—Krista Davis
The Homewreckers—Mary Kay Andrews
The Hotel Nantucket—Elin Hilderbrand
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions—Kerry Greenwood
The Startup Wife—Tahmima Anam
The Silent Sisters—Robert Dugoni
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu—Tom Lin
Where the Lost Wander—Amy Harmon
Winter Counts—David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Young Adult
Hotel Magnifique—Emily J. Taylor
Mirror Girls—Kelly McWilliams
Sense and Second-Degree Murder—Tirzah Price
Juvenile
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Haunted House Next Door—Andres Miedoso
Duet—Elise Broach
Graveyard Diaries: The Trapdoor to Beyond—Baron Specter
Hardy Boys Adventures: The Battle of Bayport—Franklin W. Dixon
Hardy Boys Adventures: The Vanishing Game—Franklin W. Dixon
Mt. Olympus Theme Park: The Amazing Catapult—Elizabeth Catanese
Mt. Olympus Theme Park: The Spider Drama—Elizabeth Catanese
Nancy Drew Diaries: Sabotage at Willow Woods—Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew Diaries: Secret at Mystic Lake—Carolyn Keene
Planes—Disney Comics
Ratatouille—Disney Comics
Zootopia—Disney Comics