2023 WINTER READING PROGRAMS
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ADULT ALPHABET READING CHALLENGE
It starts with the letter... Pick up an Alphabet Reading Challenge card at the Cook Public Library. Scratch off a circle to reveal a letter. Read a book that starts with that letter. Complete all nine circles. Turn in by March 30 for a prize. |
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Preschool - Elementary
Yeti to Read Activity Books & BINGO Card Winter activity booklets have a BINGO card on the inside cover. Complete a BINGO and turn in your card between March 1 - 30 at the Cook Public Library to receive a prize. All North Woods Elementary students will receive an activity booklet in January. |
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One Book One Community 2023
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WINNER The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue Stop by the library to request a copy of the book and read with us! Book Discussion Thursday, March 9 at 4:00 pm |
2023 Teen Advisory Board Program
Cook Public Library
January 3 – May 31
Earn 100 points and receive an Invitation to a
HARRY POTTER/STAR WARS
Overnight Party in the Library in June
Stop by the library to sign up
Ways to Earn Points
Teen Advisory Board Member (TAB) (20)
Read a Book from the TAB list (20 per book)
Check out Library Books (1 per item)
Attend an Event (10)
Write a Book Review (5)
TAB Book List
The Alchemist—Paulo Coelho
Anne of Green Gables—L.M. Montgomery
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe—C.S. Lewis
i am the messenger—Markus Zusak
Berserk Volume 1—Kentaro Miura
The Pull of Stars—Emma Donoghue
Events
Escape Room: February 27, 5:00 pm
Adult Mystery Event: March 30, 5:30 pm
Game Night: April (date to be determined)
Cook Public Library
January 3 – May 31
Earn 100 points and receive an Invitation to a
HARRY POTTER/STAR WARS
Overnight Party in the Library in June
Stop by the library to sign up
Ways to Earn Points
Teen Advisory Board Member (TAB) (20)
Read a Book from the TAB list (20 per book)
Check out Library Books (1 per item)
Attend an Event (10)
Write a Book Review (5)
TAB Book List
The Alchemist—Paulo Coelho
Anne of Green Gables—L.M. Montgomery
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe—C.S. Lewis
i am the messenger—Markus Zusak
Berserk Volume 1—Kentaro Miura
The Pull of Stars—Emma Donoghue
Events
Escape Room: February 27, 5:00 pm
Adult Mystery Event: March 30, 5:30 pm
Game Night: April (date to be determined)
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
All the Broken Places—John Boyne
Code 6—James Grippando
Dead and Gondola—Ann Claire
Girls of Flight City—Lorraine Heath
Just the Nicest Couple—Mary Kubica
Lessons in Chemistry—Bonnie Garmus
Local Gone Missing—Fiona Barton
Marple: Twelve New Stories
Now is Not the Time to Panic—Kevin Wilson
The Hidden Palace—Dinah Jefferies
The House in the Pines—Ana Reyes
The Nurse’s Secret—Amanda Skenandore
The Pull of the Stars—Emma Donoghue
The 6:20 Man—David Baldacci
The Unsinkable Greta James—Jennifer E. Smith
The Whittiers—Danielle Steel
Trespasses—Louise Kennedy
Adult Non-fiction
Bibi—Benjamin Netanyahu
Bigfoot Chronicles—Mike Quast
Svenska Fortitude: Memoirs of John Ostlund—Jenny Ostlund--Evens
Juvenile
The Ogress and the Orphans—Kelly Barnhill
DVD
Bluey: Season 1
Adult Fiction
All the Broken Places—John Boyne
Code 6—James Grippando
Dead and Gondola—Ann Claire
Girls of Flight City—Lorraine Heath
Just the Nicest Couple—Mary Kubica
Lessons in Chemistry—Bonnie Garmus
Local Gone Missing—Fiona Barton
Marple: Twelve New Stories
Now is Not the Time to Panic—Kevin Wilson
The Hidden Palace—Dinah Jefferies
The House in the Pines—Ana Reyes
The Nurse’s Secret—Amanda Skenandore
The Pull of the Stars—Emma Donoghue
The 6:20 Man—David Baldacci
The Unsinkable Greta James—Jennifer E. Smith
The Whittiers—Danielle Steel
Trespasses—Louise Kennedy
Adult Non-fiction
Bibi—Benjamin Netanyahu
Bigfoot Chronicles—Mike Quast
Svenska Fortitude: Memoirs of John Ostlund—Jenny Ostlund--Evens
Juvenile
The Ogress and the Orphans—Kelly Barnhill
DVD
Bluey: Season 1