August Calendar of Events

Click here for our August calendar of events.
 

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Now hiring 

• Library Clerk - Part Time 
• Librarian 1 (Adult Services Librarian) - Full Time 

Library Clerk - Part Time 
The Grand Marais Public Library is seeking a part time Library Clerk. When you share your excellent customer service skills, attention to detail, interest in libraries, and technology skills with the library, you help inspire a sense of community belonging in Cook County. You also encourage literacy and support the lifelong love of learning. Starting wage is ($19.73) per hour.

Librarian 1 - Adult Services Librarian - Full Time
The Grand Marais Public Library is seeking a dedicated, community-focused Adult Services Librarian to join our team in a Librarian I capacity. This position plays a crucial role in promoting lifelong learning and access to information for adult library users. The Adult Services Librarian will be responsible for providing engaging, inclusive library services to adults, as well as assisting with the development of programs and services for a wide range of patrons.

Job descriptions and application forms are available at www.ci.grand-marais.mn.us/apply. Cover letters and resumes are welcome. 

More information:
Amanda St. John, Library Director 
amanda.stjohn@alslib.info 
218-387-1140

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Brian malloy: writer in residence 

Writing-in-Progress - Into the Boundary Waters - August 20, 7-8 PM 



Cook County novelist Brian Malloy will read the opening of his work-in-progress, entitled Into the Boundary Waters. While a work of fiction, Into the Boundary Waters is inspired by an actual 2007 incident in which dozens of campers were terrorized by six drunken, gun-wielding men from Ely, who used pistols and an AK-47 to fire off 60 rounds while speeding by in motorboats. They then went ashore and threatened campers with rape and murder, according to the 24-page criminal complaint.

FFI about Brian Malloy and his novels: www.malloywriter.com

Brian has five more workshops coming up this year! All times are from 6-8 PM unless otherwise noted.

9/10: Point of View
10/22: Nature Writing
10/29: Personal Essay
11/12: Novel Structures
11/19: Novel Subplots

Brian Malloy is the author of novels The Year of Ice (St. Martin's Press), Brendan Wolf (St. Martin's Press), After Francesco (Kensington), and the young adult novel Twelve Long Months (Scholastic). His novels have been a New York Times New and Notable title, an Oprah Daily pick, a Women's National Book Association Great Group Reads selection, and a Book Sense Pick. His nonfiction has appeared in Minnesota Monthly, OUT, and the Lambda Award winning anthology, The Man I Might Become: Gay Men Write About Their Fathers (Marlow & Co.). Honors include the Minnesota Book Award, the American Library Association's Alex Award, the Bloomsday Award for Irish American Literature, the Loft Literary Center’s Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, and grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, de Groot Foundation, Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. 
 

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summer reading program is wrapping up

Turn in your reading log and claim a prize!



Dear readers, we're cheering you on as you enter the home stretch! 

There's still time to wrap up your summer reading adventure. Whether you finished the log or made good progress, you've earned a reward. Bring your reading log to the library by the end of August to receive a book voucher to Drury Lane Books, where you can select your own prize book, AND choose a treat coupon or toy.

Everyone who participated is a winner--thank you for being part of Summer Reading this year!



 

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