Diane Adams

Diane @YOUR LIBRARY Students have been in school for about six weeks. It is time to check in and see how your schedule and routines are working for everyone.

Diane @YOUR LIBRARY By Diane Adams I have certainly enjoyed the fall colors and cooler weather. I have also enjoyed my fall reading.

@YOUR LIBRARY The library is hosting an exhibit called “Climate Change in Minnesota” created by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. It will be at the library until Oct.

It is the last day of September and a good time to check in and make sure everyone is doing a bit of reading each and every day. It can be a good way to wind down at the end of the day and ease the eye strain of staring at screens and make going to sleep easier (unless you get caught up in a good story).

September (and the year) continues to clip along at a mighty fast pace. I hope your fall is allowing you plenty of reading time. I enjoy reading cookbooks and finding new recipes to try. “Bread Song” by Kitty and Al Tait is a wonderful combination of story and recipes. “The Steger Homestead Kitchen: simple recipes for an abundant life” by Will and Rita Mae Steger with Beth Dooley includes some story about establishing their farm, but recipes are definitely focused on northland culture. Homemade bread and a hearty soup are my favorite signs fall has arrived. Don’t forget to get outside and enjoy some of the lovely fall weather we’ve been having. Looking for fun things to do then be sure and borrow “100 Things to Do in Minnesota Northwoods before You Die” by Julie Jo Larson. New fiction is always such a thrill to me. I love reading book descriptions even if they aren’t books I’d enjoy reading to see the amazing variety of topics and the creativity of authors. “The Codebreaker’s Secret” by Sara Ackerman combines wartime codebreaking, grand hotels, missing persons and fledgling journalists to create a riveting read. Titles which play on words are always popular in my book and “The Homewreckers” by Mary Kay Andrews stars a young woman who restores homes and of course has to do a lot of wreckage before remodeling. And then she gets a chance to star on the hot TV show “The Homewreckers.” Can she flip the home or will it flop? Candice Fox writes fast paced thrillers and “The Chase” begins as more than 600 inmates are released from a correctional facility in Nevada after a hostage situation.

@YOUR LIBRARY Hope your fall is settling into its routines and the library and reading are part of that routine. I have been amazed at the trees that are already showing brilliant colors.

Hope everyone’s first week of back to school has gone well and routines are being established that will help everyone be successful this year. Don’t forget that beginning tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 10, the library will be open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fall programming begins next week. Tuesday afternoons we will put out a new LIBRATORY bag for elementary families to pick up and do together. We would love to have you register for a bag as it will make it much easier to plan quantities. Please stop by the library or call 218-283-8051 to register for a weekly activity bag. Thursday at 10:30 a.m is Storytime followed by early learning playtime. Storytime is about 30 minutes of stories, rhymes and more around a loose theme each week. We will start the Storytime year off with stories about the self followed the next week with stories about family. Storytime is aimed at the under 3 crowd but will work for any child first grade and under. Caregivers are encouraged to participate in Storytime as their youngsters will follow their lead. The library then puts out a variety of early learning toys that are focused on science, technology, engineering and math for little ones. Some of the toys encourage cooperative play and others are geared towards individual play, allowing children to play and learn at their own pace. The days are definitely getting shorter and while I hope we can have a beautiful, sunny fall I am enjoying some fall reading including a new book that is encouraging me to get out into the woods around me. “Forest Walking: discovering the trees and woodlands of North America” by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst teaches us how to decode nature’s signs and dive deeply into the ecosystem around us. I have also really enjoyed “52 Ways to Walk: the surprising science of walking for wellness and joy” by Annabel Streets. Between the two, I think I might be ready to explore “The Complete Guide to Winter Camping” by Kevin Callan or “Rock Climbing Minnesot

@ Your Library By DIANE ADAMS Whew! Summer whizzed by so fast. Here we are at the beginning of September with the school year starting next week.

Friends of the Library book sale is today, Friday, Aug. 26. from noon-4 p.m. Come stock up your cabin or home book supply. There is a great selection of used books in many categories from fiction to non-fiction, juvenile books, CD books and more. All sales are by donation with proceeds benefiting the Friends support of library programming.

August is over halfway gone. The International Falls Bass Championship is next week and then a week until Labor Day and it is all just going way too fast. I want to call a halt to time and just have a week where we all just read. And if we’re being magical, then let’s just make all our meals appear and we all have the perfect books for us to enjoy all week long.