WE'VE MOVED TO OUR TEMPORARY LOCATION
Cook Public Library Construction Began on August 25
We are pleased to announce that work to restore the Cook Public Library to pre-flood condition began on Monday, August 25, 2025.
The construction project to restore walls, carpet and electrical outlets damaged by the flood also includes a roof replacement and HVAC relocation.
The book drop in front of the public library will be open during construction.
Wi-Fi outside the library will be available but there may be times of interrupted service.
Temporary Location
Trinity Lutheran Church, 231 2nd Street East, Cook
South side parking lot and entrance (behind Park State Bank)
Library Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
9 am – 4 pm
Limited Services Available
Books and DVDs for check out
Interlibrary loan pick up and drop off
Copy/Printing
Reference/Technology help
Puzzle Exchange
For More Information
Email: [email protected]
Call: 218-256-4401
Thank you for your patience during the construction phase.
Library Board Member Application
The Cook Public Library is seeking applicants who live in the City of Cook to serve on the Library Board. Terms start on January 1, 2026.
Library Board members are appointed by the Cook City Council. There is no monetary compensation for the board position. Terms are three years with the option of serving three consecutive terms.
The Cook Public Library Board meets six times per year, usually the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm.
If you are interested in applying, please download an application or pick up a paper application at the library. Completed applications can be dropped off at the Cook Public Library (temporary location) or emailed to [email protected].
Application deadline: November 18, 2025 by 4:00 pm
LIBRARY BOARD APPLICATION
Library Board members are appointed by the Cook City Council. There is no monetary compensation for the board position. Terms are three years with the option of serving three consecutive terms.
The Cook Public Library Board meets six times per year, usually the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm.
If you are interested in applying, please download an application or pick up a paper application at the library. Completed applications can be dropped off at the Cook Public Library (temporary location) or emailed to [email protected].
Application deadline: November 18, 2025 by 4:00 pm
LIBRARY BOARD APPLICATION
Upcoming Programs
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Timber! Tales of Lumberjacks, Settlers, and Lumber Barons in Northern Minnesota with Author Susan Hawkinson
Thursday, November 13 6:00 pm Cook Community Center TIMBER! This sound echoed throughout the forest of northern Minnesota at the turn of the 19th century when lumber barons, harvesting white pine, opened up Minnesota's Northwoods to settlement. Join Susan Hawkinson as she tells the raucous and entertaining lumberjack and settler stories and the equally astounding tales of the Joyce lumber baron family from her co-authored book, Timber Connections: The Joyce Lumber Story, a past Minnesota Book Award finalist. Susan Hawkinson’s presentation includes a chance for one attendee at each library event to win a copy of her book Timber Connections! This program is one hour long and is appropriate for high school students and adults. This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF). |
Songs of Mesabi with Greg Tiburzi
Tuesday, November 18 5:00 pm Cook Community Center Inspired by pop radio, the American songbook, rock, and folk and world music, Greg Tiburzi blends guitar and harmonica to back his compositions. Tiburzi reveres the healing quality of music and its ability to lift and connect us to each other, our surroundings, and ourselves. Songs of Mesabi is a concert featuring a pastiche of musical styles from the 19th through the 21st-century. Come along on this colorful journey with original tunes paying homage to Greg Tiburzi's homeland – Minnesota's Iron Range. This program is one hour long and is suited for audiences of all ages. This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF). |
NEW BOOKS ON OUR SHELVES
FICTION
Circle of Days--Ken Follett
Remain--Nicholas Sparks
The Impossible Fortune--Richard Osman
The Intruder--Freida McFadden
The Sisterhood--Tasha Alexander
The Widow--John Grisham
Twice--Mitch Albom
NONFICTION
107 Days--Kamala Harris
1929--Andrew Ross Sorkin
The Allure of Elsewhere--Karen Babine
The Big One--Michael T. Osterholm
The Gales of November--John U. Bacon
DVD
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
KIDS
Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo--Bess Kalb
Greta Ever After--Melissa Dassori
The Haunting of Bellington Cottage--Laura Parnum
The Last Resort--Erin Entrada Kelly
FICTION
Circle of Days--Ken Follett
Remain--Nicholas Sparks
The Impossible Fortune--Richard Osman
The Intruder--Freida McFadden
The Sisterhood--Tasha Alexander
The Widow--John Grisham
Twice--Mitch Albom
NONFICTION
107 Days--Kamala Harris
1929--Andrew Ross Sorkin
The Allure of Elsewhere--Karen Babine
The Big One--Michael T. Osterholm
The Gales of November--John U. Bacon
DVD
F1
Jurassic World Rebirth
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
KIDS
Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo--Bess Kalb
Greta Ever After--Melissa Dassori
The Haunting of Bellington Cottage--Laura Parnum
The Last Resort--Erin Entrada Kelly