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Monday:        12-6
Tuesday:       12-6
Wednesday: 10:30-6
Thursday:      12-6
Friday:           10-2
Saturdays:    9-Noon
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PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME

Children were enthralled at Storytime this week when they had an opportunity to see a live raptor up close.  Crex Meadows wildlife educator, Heidi Rusch treated pre-schoolers to a wildlife program that featured the bird along with stories and a video about raptors in Wisconsin.
 

Free Tax Help!

Seniors and income eligible individuals can receive free assistance preparing their taxes at the Grantsburg Library.  Appointments are available on the 1st and 2nd Thursdays and Fridays in February, March and April.  

Call the library at (715) 463-2244 to schedule an appointment.  This program is sponsored by AARP Foundation Tax-Aide 

 

Burnett County History Captured on Canvas

Patrons of the Grantsburg Library have an opportunity this winter to view Burnett County as it was over 100 years ago.  Local artist, Jim Spingett has painted a series of river crossings that were used in Burnett County in the 19th century. Springett combined his artistic talents with historical research to create his renderings of the area.

 

A Clean Slate for Teens with Library Fines

Teens can now return their overdue Grantsburg Library books without penalties. “Like” the Grantsburg Public Library's Facebook site between Monday, January 9 and Friday, January 13 and up to $10 of your overdue fines will be waived.  

Visit the library to let your librarians know you are participating in the program.  Participants must be ages 13-18 and have their own Grantsburg library card. Fines will be waived one time only.

 

THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2011

The New York Times list 

FICTION

THE ART OF FIELDING  By Chad Harbach. Little, Brown & Company

11/22/63 By Stephen King. Scribner

SWAMPLANDIA! By Karen Russell. Alfred A. Knopf, cloth, Vintage Contemporaries

TEN THOUSAND SAINTS By Eleanor Henderson. Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers

THE TIGER’S WIFE By Téa Obreht. Random House

NONFICTION

ARGUABLY Essays. By Christopher Hitchens. Twelve

THE BOY IN THE MOON A Father’s Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son.  By Ian Brown. St. Martin’s Press

MALCOLM X A Life of Reinvention. By Manning Marable. Viking

THINKING, FAST AND SLOW By Daniel Kahneman. Farrar, Straus & Giroux

A WORLD ON FIRE Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War. By Amanda Foreman. Random House

 

MY FIRST LIBRARY CARD

The Grantsburg Public Library encourages people of all ages to get a library card.  It can be a first step in a journey of a lifetime!

To get a card, fill out an application form at the library. Children between the ages of 5-15 must have parent's/guardian's signature on the application and on their library cards.