Summer Reading Program

We will start the summer reading program off with registration the week of June 7. On June 16th, we will be having Curtis Allan Hed's Magic Show at the Ortonville Public Library at 1:00 p.m. This is open to everyone, not just summer reading participants. We also are asking that an adult accompanies the child/ren to the program. The reason is we are trying to promote more family activities. Many of you work, so if a grandparent or someone else can come along that would be great. First program will be 23rd. 1st - 4th grade will meet at 1:00 p.m.; preschool - kindergarten will meet at 2:30 p.m. and 5th - 12th grade (teens) will meet at 4:00 p.m. This year's theme is Make a Splash @ Your Library! We have lots of fun water projects; pirate projects, etc. Lots of prizes will be available again for you to purchase with your library dollars. The programs will be held every Wednesday with the last program being on July 28th.

World War II

If you click on the website noted, there is a slideshow of WW II which I think you will find very interesting. this following our great bus tour to the exhibit of Minnesota's Greatest Generation in St. Paul. Please watch the slideshow.

Jill Kalz visit

Jill Kalz visited our library on Saturday, May 1st. We had about 15 people in attendance. The presentation was wonderful! Her book "Farmer Cap" was a big hit with young and old alike.

Bus Trip to MN History Center

We still have room on the buses for the MN History Center Trip. The bus ride and ticket into the exhibit is free to you. All you are responsible for is your meals. There is over 6,000 square feet of exhibits of World War II, The Depression and The Boom Years. We will have a guided tour of the exhibit as well as looking on your own. Call the library and sign up today. The trip is open to anyone who wants to go. 320-839-2494 or 320-748-7332.

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood, author, compose, speaker, singer and wilderness guide will be at the Ortonville Public Library on Thursday, May 13th at 4 p.m.
Douglas Wood is the creator of 26 books, with over two million copies in print. "Old Turtle" and "Gradad's Prayers of the Earth" are well-known classics along with the "What Grown-Ups Can't Do" series.
In his books and programs, Doug leads young people on a lively journey of discovery, helping them to understand themselves and the antural world around them.
Not only an author-illustrator, Douglas Wood is also an accomplished musician and composer. He performs his compelling songs of nature's beauty and the human experience on 6 and 12 string guitars, banjo, and mandolin.
Douglas Wood performs across the country, reaching audiences of all ages with a superb blend of story-telling and music, highlighted by light-hearted humor and the rare ability to lift the human spirit.
This project was funded in part or in whole throught the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment, by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008, to preserve Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage.

Bus Tour to History Center

The Big Stone and Swift County Libraries are joinging together to provide a FREE bus tour to the Minnesota History Museum to see the "Minnesota's Greatest Generation: The Depression, The War, The Boom" exhibit on Tuesday, May 11 and Saturday, May 15th. The Libraries will be paying for your bus ride and for your admition ticket into the exhibit. Seating is limited to 100 people per day. This will be on a first come, first seated basis. To reserve your seat, contact the Ortonville Public Library at 320-839-2494; Graceville at 320-748-7332; Appleton at 320-289-1681; Benson at 320-842-7981; and Kerkhoven at 320-264-2141. The bus will leave Graceville at 7:15; Ortonville 7:45; Appleton 8:15; Benson 9:15, and Kerkhoven at 9:45. We should arrive home at Kerkhoven at 6:30; Benson at 7:00; appleton at 7:45; Ortonville at 8:15 and Graceville at 8:45.
The project was funded in part or in whole through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of the Legacy Amendment, by a vote of the people of Minensota on November 4, 2008, to preserve Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage.

Jill Kalz

Jill Kalz is the author of nearly 50 children's books and works as a children's book editor in Mankato, MN. As a resident of New Ulm, the small German town where she was born and raised, kalz has a fondness for sauerkraut and an unusually high tolerance for polks. She lives with her dog Rum Tum Tuckerbean, a handsome bichon who shows up as a character in some of her books. Her recent books include: "Henry Shortbull Swallows the Sun" , part of the Pfeffernut County series; "The Boy Who Loved Trains" and "Tuckerbean in the Kitchen".