CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR October

Click here for our October events calendar.

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How to Say North

Brothers Bart and Russ Sutter to perform at the library on 11/8/24

The Grand Marais Public Library is pleased to host “How to Say North” with the Sutter Brothers, a free program at the Grand Marais Public Library on Friday, November 8, at 3:30 PM.
 
The Sutter Brothers present a program that blends poems from Bart’s new book, Cotton Grass, with Ross’ versions of songs and tunes from the American, Celtic, and Scandinavian folk traditions. Best known for his singing, Ross also plays guitar, button accordion, dulcimer, and Irish drum. A three-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award, Bart has given hundreds of readings and had four plays produced.
 
Come hear The Sutter Brothers offer praise for a farm wife famous for kindness and butchering chickens, ragtime lyrics for a river otter, an original hymn to Lake Superior, and much more about our region. With its wry wit and evocative tunes, this free program is 50 minutes long and geared towards adults.
 
Sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, this program was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACFH). 
 

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Nature & the Creative Process

A Writing Workshop with Climate Scientist, Author, & Writing Teacher Anna Farro Henderson

The Grand Marais Public Library is delighted to host climate scientist and writer Anna Farro Henderson to lead a writing workshop a free program at the Grand Marais Public Library on Saturday, November 9, at 10:30 AM.
 
This workshop will focus on our relationship to nature and creative process. Attendees will explore poetry, fiction, and non-fiction through a range of readings, creative writing exercises, and mini-lectures. This free class is designed for writers of all levels, so whether attendees are trying this out for the first time or are experienced authors, all are welcome.
 
Anna Farro Henderson is an award-winning writer, PhD scientist, and environmental policy expert. She is a fellow at the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, teaches at the Loft Literary Center, and works in climate advocacy.
 
Her book, Core Samples: a Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood, is out October 22 of this year. Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, wrote, "This is a remarkably honest book—and therefore funny, moving, and eminently worth reading. Anna Farro Henderson’s deep encounters with Big Science and Big Bureaucracy will help you understand why progress on matters of life and death can be so maddeningly slow; her encounters with herself may help you figure out how to live your own life."
 
Later in the day, she will give an author talk at Drury Lane Books from 6-7:30 PM, and will be on hand to sign her new book.
 
This workshop is made possible by a generous grant from the Library Friends of Cook County. 
 

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Donations of Books, magazines, and more

If space permits, the library accepts small donations of books, magazines and DVDs in good condition. Check in at the front desk with your proposed donation.

Do you have a box of books? A bag of magazines? We have suggestions! Call the library at 218-387-1140 to receive referrals on places that may be able to help give the materials a second life.

Please do not abandon unwanted materials in the library, but choose to take responsible action and deliver your items to places that can process them for you.
 

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