Celebrate Earth Day May 1st through the 5th at Sampaguita

Celebrate Earth Day May 1st through the 5th at Sampaguita

Celebrate Earth Day May 1st through the 5th at Sampaguita

Celebrate Earth Day May 1st through the 5th at Sampaguita

Join people from across the state of Minnesota virtually on Tuesday, April 30 at 7 pm for an evening of conversation with Justice Alan Page and his daughter, Georgi Page-Smith to discuss the TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today Exhibit.

Photographs of selections from the family’s extraordinary collection are currently touring ECRL’s library branches. Please visit our events calendar at ecrlib.org or talk to staff for more information about when it will be visiting your library branch.

“Before reconciliation, there must be truth – and the truth can be ugly,” said Justice Page of the exhibit. “But we cannot reconcile and move forward if an increasingly louder group of people continue to deflect, minimize and sweep history under the rug.”

To register for this virtual event via Zoom please visit https://bit.ly/TESTIFYconversation or visit our Events Calendar at ecrlib.org for more info.

This program is made possible through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Join us at the Aitkin Public Library as Arn Kind teaches us all about Liberators & The Holocaust with a multi-media interactive presentation on Tuesday, April 30, from 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Liberators & The Holocaust will tell the tragic story of the Holocaust, and through first-person narratives you will experience what American soldiers, including Minnesotans, witnessed as they came upon and liberated the prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps in the waning days of World War II.

Registration is required, as space is limited. Register on ECRL’s Events Calendar at ecrlib.org or by calling the library. Please make sure to register each person in your group individually. Walk-ins will be welcome as space allows.

This program is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. 

The Aitkin Public Library, a branch of the East Central Regional Library system, is located at 110 First Ave. NE, Aitkin, and can be reached at (218) 927-2339. For more information, visit ecrlib.org or follow the library on Facebook and Instagram (@ecrlmn).

SPRING BEER POKE
Saturday April 27, 2024
Time: 1-3pm

Outdoors on the patio between Block North and the Locker Room in downtown Aitkin, MN. The Glacial Lakes Brewers will be firing up the fire pit and poking some beer.

If you like roasting marshmallows, you'll love our Spring Beer Poke! A centuries old German tradition, known as "Bierstacheln", where iron pokers heated in a fire are plunged into beer steins filled with bock beer on winter days, adding a rich caramel flavor. It works by flash heating the sugars found in craft beers and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. We will be heating up a stainless steel rod in a our outdoor fire pits until it is glowing red. Once glowing, it is plunged into your drink. There will be a charge for the beer of your choice served in a large beer stein.

For $20 you'll get a commemorative mug with beer and $4 refills.

Families are all welcome. We’ll also be roasting marshmallows for S'mores! Rain, Snow, or shine!

www.GlacialLakesBrewers.org

Enjoy a lively discussion at the Aitkin Public Library on Thursday, April 25 at 6pm with two multi-genre, Minnesota authors! Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read. The featured authors are: Kao Kalia Yang and Sheila Packa. 

This event will take place at the Aitkin Public Library on Thursday, April 25 at 6:00 pm in the community room. No registration is necessary, and everyone is welcome!

Moving Words is a program of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Library of Congress-designated Minnesota Center for the Book. This program is made possible in part by the State of Minnesota through an appropriation to the Minnesota Department of Education and the generous support of Bernadette and Jeffrey Janisch.

The Aitkin Public Library, a branch of the East Central Regional Library system, is located at 110 First Ave. NE, Aitkin, and can be reached at (218) 927-2339. For more information, visit ecrlib.org or follow the library on Facebook and Instagram (@ecrlmn).

Dena’s Dance Spring Show “Under the Big Top” in the Ripple Center’s Opera House.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Charlie Parr w/special guest HALEY.
Jan 26, 2024 – Aitkin, MN.
Tickets: https://fota.ticketleap.com