Albert Lea Public Library

Non-fiction Book Club to meet

The Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Information Library Computer Lab.  Join the group, led by Library Director Peggy Havener, as they discuss this month's selection, From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: a history of the fight for free speech in Americaby Christopher Finan.

Non-fiction Book Club to Meet

The Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Information Library Computer Lab.  Join the group, led by Library Director Peggy Havener, as they discuss this month's selection, This Republic of Suffering : death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust.

Children's Programs this Week

Storytime- Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. 
Join Patty to hear stories and sing songs about autumn leaves.  We will also be making a neat craft to take home and have a snack. 
Families are welcome.
L.A.F. (Library Afternoon Fun)- Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. 
April and the kids will be painting glass stones and play some fun games.  
Kids K-5th grade.
Movie Day- Wednesdays @ 3:30 p.m. 
We will be showing a different movie each week.  Must have at least five people in attendance to show. 
All ages welcome- popcorn provided.
Night-time Storytime- Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
Same fun- just later.

There is no fee and no need to register for any of these programs. 

Programs are Back!!

Children's Fall programming begins this week.
Storytime- Monday &Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. 
Patty will read stories, sing songs and everyone will do a craft and have a snack.  Families are welcome.
L.A.F. Library Afternoon Fun- every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Join April for neat crafts and fun games.  K- 5th grade.  Snack and drink provided.
Movie Day- every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Different movie each week.  Parents are welcome and popcorn is provided.
Night-time Storytime- every Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Same great fun, just at night.
Join us for these great events.  No registration is required.

Non-Fiction Book Club to Meet

The Albert Lea Public Library Non-fiction Book Club will meet on Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 in the library computer lab.  Led this month by Sandy Soli, the group enjoys a lively discussion which this month will be about the book, The Tipping Point: how little things can make a difference by Malcolm Gladwell.

Fountain Lake Readers to Meet

The Fountain Lake Readers Club will meet Friday, September 11 at 10:15 in the Information Library. One group is reading The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson, and the other group is reading Mrs.Dalloway by Virginia Wolff.  Join us for coffee and lively discussion.

Nonfiction Book Club Reading The Tipping Point

"The best way to understand the dramatic transformation of unknown books into bestsellers, or the rise of teenage smoking, or the phenomena of word of mouth or any number of the other mysterious changes that mark everyday life," writes Malcolm Gladwell, "is to think of them as epidemics. Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do."

Author Malcolm Gladwell presents the idea that ideas. . .are, well, contagious. He presents his own theory about how concepts and products are embraced by large populations of people to become trends.

The Nonfiction Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Computer Lab. New members are welcome.

Daycare Delivery Starts Soon

September is the start of our Daycare Delivery program.  Each month the Library serves 42 sites and reaches over 320 children in Albert Lea and Freeborn County.  Library staff send age appropriate books with wonderful stories and colorful illustrations to the delight of the children.  With the help of our volunteers, who make it possible to send these rotating collections.  If you own a daycare or know of someone who would be interested in participating in this program, let us know by calling the Children's Room at (507)377-4356.

NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB TO MEET

The Non-Fiction Book Club will meet on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Information Library Computer Lab.  Join the group, led by Library Director, Peggy Havener, as they discuss this month's selection, Into Thin Air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster  by Jon Krakauer.

Children's Programs this Week

Storytime- Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. 
Join Patty to hear stories and sing songs about frogs and do activities.  We will also be making a frog blower to take home and have a snack. 
Families are welcome.
L.A.F. (Library Afternoon Fun)- Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. 
April and the kids will be making a surprise craft and play some fun games.  
Kids K-5th grade.
Art Zones Studio- Wednesdays @ 10:30 a.m. 
Children of all ages are encouraged to come and explore their artistic side.
Movie Day- Wednesdays @ 3:00 p.m. 
We will be showing Lilo & Stitch (84 minutes) 
All ages welcome- popcorn provided.
Music Program-  Thursday at 3:00 p.m. 
Demonstrations and creating our own instruments.
Night-time Storytime- Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
Same fun- just later.

There is no fee and no need to register for any of these programs. 
Also, don't forget to try out the guessing games and sign-up for a chance to be our "Reader of the Week".

Fountain Lake Reader Book Club to Meet

Come to the library's book club on Friday, July 10 at 10:15 in the Information Library.  Meeting monthly, the group has a lively discussion of the selection for the month, along with a cup of coffee and a treat.  The group has grown, so we have two groups...each group reads a different book and then switches books the next month.  For July and August, we are reading  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland.

Children's Programs this Week

Storytime-Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. 
Join Patty to hear stories and sing songs about butterflies and do activities.  We will also be coloring a butterfly to take home and have a snack. 
Families are welcome.
L.A.F. (Library Afternoon Fun)- Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. 
April and the kids will be making and decorating pin wheels.  We will also play some fun games.  
Kids K-5th grade.
Art Zones Studio- Wednesdays @ 10:30 a.m. 
Children of all ages are encouraged to come and explore their artistic side.
Movie Day- Wednesdays @ 3:00 p.m. 
We will be showing  Dr. Doolittle- Million Dollar Mutts (87 minutes) 
All ages welcome- popcorn provided.
Tye-Dye-  Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Come anytime in between) 
Bring something with to tye-dye. 
Night-time Storytime- Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
Same fun- just later.

There is no fee and no need to register for any of these programs. 
Also, don't forget to try out the guessing games and sign-up for a chance to be our "Reader of the Week".

Summer Reading Program Sign-up

Crafty Kid- For children who read picture books or easy-readers, or for the younger ones who have books read to them.



Junior Artist- For children who
read chapter books on their own. 

The ALPL Non-Fiction Book Club to Meet

 The library's non-fiction book club will meet  Tuesday, June 16 in the Information Library at 7:00 p.m. Led by Peggy Havener, the group is reading Dewey, the Small-Town Cat who Touched the World by Vicky Myron. A kitten abandoned in a library book drop transforms the small library, saves a classic American town, and eventually becomes famous around the world.  A charming story.

Summer Programs Begin Today!

Summer seems to have taken forever to get here.  You have probably been looking forward to getting out of school, right?  You weren't the only ones waiting for the end of the school year.  We have been too!  Yes, the Children's Library is ready for summer because a library full of kids is a wonderful thing!!

We have so many great activities and programs planned.  The Summer Reading Program, "Be Creative @ Your Library" kicks off today and it is going to be great!  Read books and recieve prizes.  What could be better than that?

Here are some of the fun programs at YOUR library this summer:

Storytime- Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Families welcome.
L.A.F. (Library Afternoon Fun)- Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m.
Kids K-5th grade.
Movie Day- Wednesdays @ 3 p.m.
All ages welcome- popcorn provided.
Special Programs- Every Thursday @ 3 p.m.
Some of which include; a magician, tie-dye, music program and more!!
Night-time Storytime- every Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.
Same fun- just later.