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Albert Lea Public Library Newsletter May 2022 |
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The Albert Lea Public Library is hosting a Tiny Art Show in May. Individuals of all-ages can reserve and pick up a canvas and create tiny art using any medium. Return the art to the library by May 29 for a Tiny Art Show! Art will be available to be picked up by the artists after the show. Full details are available on our website. |
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Writing Contest Entries Due May 22
There's still time to enter our writing contest! Entries are due by midnight on Sunday, May 22. |
 Summer Reading Program Oceans of Possibilities, the Summer Reading Program for 2022, starts in June but children and teens can register starting May 9. Check our website later in the month for information on how to register. |
Self Pickup Lockers The Library has six self pickup lockers available outside City Hall for 24/7 holds pickup. The goal of the lockers is to increase access to library materials by providing an after hours pickup option. |
Memorial Day Closure The Library will be closed on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. |
Clay ToGo Artist Demo Sunday, May 1 at 2 p.m. City Council Chambers This project is made possible with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the people of Minnesota for Library Legacy activities. |
Salsa del Soul Thursday, May 26 at 2 & 3 p.m. Fountain Lake Park Gazebo This project is made possible with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the people of Minnesota for Library Legacy activities. |
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The rose code : a novel
by Kate Quinn
Joining the elite Bletchley Park codebreaking team during World War II, three women from very different walks of life uncover a spy’s dangerous agenda against a backdrop of the royal wedding of Elizabeth and Philip. 30,000 first printing.
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Perestroika in Paris
by Jane Smiley
"Paras, short for "Perestroika," is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon at dusk, she finds the door of her stall open and--she's a curious filly--wanders all the way to the City of Light. She's dazzled and often mystified by the sights, sounds, and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthaired pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without attracting the attention of suspicious Parisians. Paras and Frida coexist for a time in the city's lush green spaces, nourished by Frida's strategic trips to the vegetable market. They keep company with two irrepressible ducks and an opinionated raven. But then Paras meets a human boy, Etienne, and discovers a new, otherworldly part of Paris: the ivy-walled house where the boy and his nearly-one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother live in seclusion. As the cold weather and Christmas near, the unlikeliest of friendships bloom. But how long can a runaway horse stay undiscovered in Paris? Howlong can a boy keep her hidden and all to himself? Jane Smiley's beguiling new novel is itself an adventure that celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, and the desire of all creatures for true love and freedom"
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The cat who saved books : a novel
by 1978- Natsukawa, Sōsuke
When a talking cat named Tiger demands that he help save books with him, high school student Rintaro Natsuki and Tiger embark on an amazing journey, liberating books from their neglectful owners and meeting a colorful cast of character along the way. 35,000 first printing.
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Her hidden genius
by Marie Benedict
"Rosalind Franklin knows if she just takes one more X-ray picture-one more after thousands-she can unlock the building blocks of life. Never again will she have to listen to her colleagues complain about her, especially Maurice Wilkins who'd rather conspire about genetics with James Watson and Francis Crick than work alongside her. Then it finally happens--the double helix structure of DNA reveals itself to her with perfect clarity. But what happens next, Rosalind could have never predicted. Marie Benedict's next powerful novel shines a light on a woman who died to discover our very DNA, a woman whose contributions were suppressed by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind"
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Albert Lea Public Library
211 E Clark St.
Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007
(507) 377-4350alplonline.org |
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