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Book Madness Bracket 4
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Cook Public Library's Great Read
Vote for the book you want to read as a community during the One Book, One Community Winter Reading Program Vote August 17 - 23 One vote per day Top vote getter will advance to the Book Madness Final Four Bracket Round 4 Winner will be announced Friday, August 24 |
Heebie Jeebies with Glen Everhart
August 21
2:30 pm
Cook Public Library
Heebie Jeebies Family Comedy Music Show is the perfect entertainment! Kids will laugh, move, and dance their way through Glen Everhart's show of original kids’ comedy songs.
This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
August 21
2:30 pm
Cook Public Library
Heebie Jeebies Family Comedy Music Show is the perfect entertainment! Kids will laugh, move, and dance their way through Glen Everhart's show of original kids’ comedy songs.
This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
2nd Annual Stories and Poems at the Speed of Life
Wednesday, August 29
6:30 pm
Cook Public Library
Join friends -- and make some new ones -- for an evening of poetry and very short stories. Warren Bradbury will lead us in enjoying remarkable poetry, and anyone with a story to tell will gather us in.
All are invited to read or recite something self-authored or a passage or poem that you would like to share. Each participant will have up to six minutes to present their material. We will also have a collection of notable poems to “adopt” and share and discuss. Families welcome.
Beverages will be available. You might bring a small plate of favorite cookies or bars.
Questions? Please contact Kathy Nylund or Warren Bradbury:
Kathy: kathynylund@comcast.net
Warren: bradbury245@gmail.com
Wednesday, August 29
6:30 pm
Cook Public Library
Join friends -- and make some new ones -- for an evening of poetry and very short stories. Warren Bradbury will lead us in enjoying remarkable poetry, and anyone with a story to tell will gather us in.
All are invited to read or recite something self-authored or a passage or poem that you would like to share. Each participant will have up to six minutes to present their material. We will also have a collection of notable poems to “adopt” and share and discuss. Families welcome.
Beverages will be available. You might bring a small plate of favorite cookies or bars.
Questions? Please contact Kathy Nylund or Warren Bradbury:
Kathy: kathynylund@comcast.net
Warren: bradbury245@gmail.com
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
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
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.