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LIBRARY PROGRAMS BEING RE-BROADCAST

Did you miss attending a recent library program such as Antiques Roadshow with Carole Bode, After Hours with Dave Gehrke, First Fridays with Mayor Albrecht or Rep. Paul Torkelson, or the recent talk by author Ed Micus? Well, don't despair, you have more chances to see such events. They and others are being re-broadcast by NuCAT (New Ulm Cable Access Television). Use the pink NuCAT button above to see their current broadcast schedule. Thanks, NuCAT!

AN EVENING WITH DR. FRED DOTY

New Ulm Public Library and the Wanda Gag House Association present An Evening With Dr. Fred Doty on Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m. Dr. Doty, author of A Ministry Remembered, will speak about his 60 years of experience as a minister. This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and is funded in part, or in whole, by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature, with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008.

REGIONAL STORYTELLERS SERIES

Save the dates for Traverse des Sioux's Storytellers series, which is funded in part, or in whole, by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature, with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov. 4, 2008.

Thursday, April 8 at 7 p.m. - Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, Church of St. Peter (1801 Broadway Avenue, St Peter)

Tuesday, May 4 at 7 p.m. - National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths Belt, South Central College (1920 Lee Boulevard, North Mankato)

Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. - Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses, Martin Luther College (1995 Luther Court, New Ulm)

AN EVENING WITH NICOLE HELGET

New Ulm Public Library and the Wanda Gag House Association presented "An Evening With Nicole Helget" on Thursday, February 18th. Ms. Helget, a native of the Sleepy Eye area, is the author of The Summer of Ordinary Ways and The Turtle Catcher. Nicole provided a reading from her works; then spoke on the art of writing and answered questions from an audience of about eighty people.
 

If you missed the event, it was filmed and will be broadcast later on NUCAT. Check the NUCAT button at the top of this page for a schedule.
 

This project was funded in part, or in whole, by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund .

JOIN THE LIBRARY BOOK GROUP

New Ulm Public Library is starting an adult book discussion group. Our first meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the adult fiction section of the library. We'll discuss Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall, a novel set in Depression-era Kentucky. We have copies of the book available, including one large print; stop by the library or contact Kris at 359-8334 to get your copy today.

DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MnKnows?

MnKnows, or read it Minnesota Knows, if you'd like, is a portal to Minnesota's online library services (now including MnLINK). We welcome you to use and explore its various electronic resources. Minnesota's libraries cooperate to connect Minnesotans with the world of information, the content of their collections, and the expertise of their staff members. MnKnows is provided by Minitex, an information and resource sharing program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries.

OFF THE SHELF


A weekly column written by Library staff and published irregularly since 1961. OFF THE SHELF provides library news, book reviews and information on library services. Check also our 2009 Archive of Articles , 2008 Archive of Articles and 2007 Archive of Articles.We hope you find these articles useful and enjoyable!


Mar 01, 2010 - Plug Into Energy Conservation by Mary Schroeder & Kris Wiley
Feb 22, 2010 - Are You Tired of Winter?
by Larry Hlavsa
Feb 15, 2010 - Join the (Book) Club
by Kris Wiley
Feb 08, 2010 - Minnesota's Voices
by JoAnne Griebel
Feb 01, 2010 - Short and Sweet
by Betty Roiger
Jan 25, 2010 - The Winners are...
by Diane Zellmann
Jan 18, 2010 - Antiques, Antiques, Antiques by Linda Lindquist
Jan 11, 2010 - Conversations From the Cubicles
by Kris Wiley and Betty Roiger
Jan 04, 2010 - Have You Tried our 'Green' Computers? by Larry B. Hlavsa

NOTE: This column also appears in the New Ulm JOURNAL and is read on KNUJ-AM.


Last updated: March 10, 2010