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Thursday June 20, 2013			Go To Top
	12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	Sharing Stories & Culture of Our American Indian Neighbors
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Meet American Indian neighbors, Anne Dunn and Annie Humphrey, as they share stories and music from their heritage. This mother daughter duo introduce you to their culture of both past and present. Meet in the KAXE Rotary tent unless the weather forces us into the library's community room. Bring something to sit on. Refreshments will be served.
		Location: Community Room
Saturday June 22, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday June 24, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!

	7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	The Civil War Remembered: Gettysburg
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.usThis i
		History buffs are invited to share their expertise in open conversation about the events of the American Civil War in this its 150 anniversary. This discussion focuses on Gettysburg, the battle, the events before and after. Lincoln's famous address and the impact of this significant battle to outcomes of the war.
		Location: Community Room
Tuesday June 25, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!

	4:30 PM	Dig Up Wonderful Worms!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		They may not have eyes or ears, but worms play a big role in your garden. Join Jennifer Behm and meet some worms, face to face! All ages welcome!

	7:30 PM	The Day I Saw Your Heart (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: Families are complicated. Especially when Eli, the father, who's about to be 60, is expecting a baby with his new wife. Upon hearing this news, his two grown daughters, Dom, who is trying to adopt, and Justine, who flits from one boyfriend to the next, are shocked. To get closer to Justine, whom he has never gotten along with, Eli has the bright idea of making friends with all of her exes...without her knowledge. But when Justine falls in love again and Eli is about to ruin everything, this family is on the verge of falling apart. Will they all be able to make peace before it's too late? Country: France / Language: French / Run time: 98 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Wednesday June 26, 2013			Go To Top
	11:30 AM	Cake Decorating with Curtis and Michelle!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Create and decorate your own dirt cake! This class is for boys and girls ages 8-14, and you must be pre-registered for this class.
Thursday June 27, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Lake Superior Zoo-Colorful Creatures!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Students will uncover the world of animal skins, scales, feathers, and fur! Take a close look at animal coverings and how it helps them survive. Suggested for preschool-early elementary school ages. All are welcome!

	6:45 PM	Lake Superior Zoo- Around the World!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		From the rainforests of South America to the deserts of Africa, we'll get up close to animals from a variety of ecosystems. Learn about the places they call home and the impact people have on the survival of these species. Suggested for elementary age and up.
Friday June 28, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Just for Teens! Comic Workshop
		Sharpen your pencil, layout your plot, and hone your cartoonist skills at this Minnesota Comic Workshop. Learn about Minnesota cartoonists and apply techniques taught by Todd Balthazor, a professional cartoonist, to create your very own mini-comic. Scheduled for Friday, June 28 1:00 -3:00 p.m. for youth ages 12-18. Support for this event is provided by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Saturday June 29, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.

Monday July 1, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!
Tuesday July 2, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Free Men (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: Paris, occupied France, 1942. Younes, an uneducated Algerian immigrant, ekes out a very modest living on the black market. When the police catches him they set him free provided he infiltrates the Paris Mosque and spies on the rector. Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit is indeed suspected not only of providing false papers to Jews but of harboring some of them as well. Once within the precincts of the Mosque, Younes proves a poor secret agent, which displeases the police inspector in charge of him. In fact, at the mosque, Younes becomes every day more alert to the great tragedy in progress because of the Nazis. He also develops a deep friendship with a singer named Salim Halali. To his amazement, he discovers that Salim is both Jewish and homosexual... Country: France / Language: French / Run time: 99 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Thursday July 4, 2013			Go To Top
		Library Closed
		The Library will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
Saturday July 6, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday July 8, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!

	7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	The Civil War Remembered: Battle of Vicksburg
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.usThis i
		As the 150 anniversary of the American Civil War continues, Jon Maturi leads discussion on this important battle from that time in history. In this session, look at the Battle of Vicksburg, what led up to it and the inpact it had on the course of the war.
		Location: Community Room
Tuesday July 9, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Amador (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bed-ridden elderly man whose family is away. She thinks her problems are solved, but Amador dies shortly thereafter, putting Marcela in a predicament. His death leaves her jobless, something she can't afford to let happen. Faced with a difficult moral dilemma, Marcela will prove that death can't always stop life. Country: Spain / Language: Spanish / Run time: 112 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Wednesday July 10, 2013			Go To Top
	5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Library Board Meeting
		Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting in the Riverview room
Thursday July 11, 2013			Go To Top
	12:30 PM	Sam Miltich and Friends!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Spend an afternoon with us and "dig" some cool jazz! This concert, the second in our Summer Concert Series, will be held in the KAXE/Rotary tent, so bring something to sit on! Cool refreshments will be served!
Saturday July 13, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday July 15, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!
Tuesday July 16, 2013			Go To Top
	3:00 PM	Minnesota Science Museum: Dinosaurs!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Find out what fossils teach us about dinosaurs! Meet the scientists from the Science Museum, and assemble a life-size dinosaur skeleton puzzle! This event is held in the KAXE/Rotary tent, so bring something to sit on!


	7:30 PM	Teddy Bear (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: The 38-year-old bodybuilder Dennis would really like to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a girl from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a trip to Pattaya, as it seems that love is easier to find in Thailand. He knows that his mother would never accept another woman in his life, so he lies and tells her that he is going to Germany. Dennis has never been out traveling before and the hectic Pattaya is a huge cultural shock for him. The intrusive Thai girls give big bruises to Dennis' naive picture of what love should be like, and he is about to lose hope when he unexpectedly meets the Thai woman Toi. Country: Denmark / Language: Danish / Run time: 92 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Thursday July 18, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Beer Brewing
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Steve Benson and Mike Hoops talk about the how to's of home brewing and the ingredients that give beers their unique and interesting colors, textures and flavors. Mike can also speak to the growing national interest in microbreweries.
		Location: Community Room
Saturday July 20, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday July 22, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!
Tuesday July 23, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	Meet the Mad, Mad Scientist!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		The Mad Scientist, Lori Kangas-Olson, returns to the library for more mad fun! Wear old clothes and be ready to make a mess! Ages 8-14, pre-registration is required!

	7:30 PM	The Dynamiter (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: All fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep days and nights pass without her return and with older brother Lucas dangerously in their lives again, Robbie must face the fact that his dream of a family may only be a dream and he might just lose the only family he's ever had: Fess. Country: United States / Language: English / Run time: 73 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Wednesday July 24, 2013			Go To Top
	11:30 AM	Cake Decorating with Curtis and Michelle!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Create and decorate your own dirt cake! This class is for boys and girls ages 8-14, and you must be pre-registered for this class.
Saturday July 27, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday July 29, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!
Tuesday July 30, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	Meet the Mad, Mad Scientist!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		The Mad Scientist, Lori Kangas-Olson, returns to the library for more mad fun! Wear old clothes and be ready to make a mess! Ages 8-14, pre-registration is required!

	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!

	7:30 PM	Seven Minutes in Heaven (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: Galia, a young woman from Jerusalem, and her boyfriend Oren board a local bus. The bus explodes, leaving Oren in a coma and Galia with severe burns and memory loss; she lacks memory of the day of the terrorist attack and the days leading up to it. The film begins one year after the attack, upon Oren's death. As Galia undergoes physical and mental therapy, she attempts to stitch together the shattered fragments of her life and soul. A necklace sent to her from an unidentified source sets her off on a journey to find the missing pieces of the puzzle from that fateful day. Country: Israel / Language: Hebrew / Run time: 94 minutes
		Location: Reif Center

Wednesday July 31, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Flower Arranging
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Mary Jo Wimmer will talk about the principles of arranging bouquets from your summer garden, field or forest. She will guide participants through creating their own arrangements in this hands on workshop. Participants should bring flowers to use and share, a container and floral foam for making an arrangement to take home.
		Location: Community Room
Saturday August 3, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday August 5, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!
Tuesday August 6, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Hospitalite' (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: Mikio Kobayashi lives quietly with his wife, daughter, and divorced sister in downtown Tokyo, where xenophobic neighbors insist they attend community watch meetings, and the only recent excitement is the disappearance of a pet parrot. One day Kagawa appears, claiming to be the son of a financier who once helped Kobayashi's company. Kagawa soon ingratiates himself as a live-in employee and proceeds to comically turn the Kobayashi's monotonous life upside down with his odd behavior, unexpected visitors, and bizarre schemes. Country: Japan / Language: Japanese / Run time: 95 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Thursday August 8, 2013			Go To Top
	12:30 PM - 1:30 PM	The Simple Guys: Open Air Lunch Hour Concert
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Jim Cagle and Bill Adamson charm audiences with back country humor and catchy tunes. Bring your own lunch and a chair or blanket to sit on for this alfresco concert at the KAXE/Rotary tent overlooking the river. Treats will be served.

	7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Real Foods Cooking Show: Raw Sweets...Dessert that Won't Kill You!
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.usThis i
		Check out the library's second annual Real Foods Cooking Show! The morther-daughter duo, Sandy and Stephanie, return to wow the audience with another raw "uncooked" program. They will whip up desserts using fresh, raw edibles like fruits, nuts, sprouted grains and even vegetables to inspire your craving for sweets. Enjoy nutrient dense, plant-based treats that won't harm your health or add pounds. Delightful desserts do not need to contain flour or sugar, two pitfalls of the typical American diet. Come for the fun...stay for the health of it!
		Location: Community Room
Saturday August 10, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday August 12, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!
Tuesday August 13, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Off White Lies (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager, is sent to live with him is Israel. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, Shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is 'in-between apartments' (in other words, homeless). Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their heads - they pose as refugees from the bombarded northern region of Israel, and are taken in by a well-off family in Jerusalem. Finally in a 'normal' household, Shaul and Libby begin to build their father-daughter relationship, but their false identities can't last forever, especially as Libby unleashes teenage fury at the lies permeating her life; those she must tell now, and those she's been fed since childhood. Country: Israel / Language: Hebrew / Run time: 86 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Wednesday August 14, 2013			Go To Top
	5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Library Board Meeting
		Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting in the Riverview room
Saturday August 17, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Monday August 19, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Summer Book TIme!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Join Darla in the story circle for Monday morning fun! After stories stick around for a craft and snack before going off to enjoy a beautiful summer day!

Tuesday August 20, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Found Memories (Indies Film Series)
		Summary: Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of the locked cemetery, and listens to the priest's sermon before sharing lunch with the other old villagers. Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young photographer who is arriving in the ghost village of Jotuomba, where time seems to have stopped. A deep relationship is forged between the two women, which gradually builds to have a profound effect on both of their lives, as well as the rest of the villagers. Country: Brazil / Language: Portuguese / Run time: 98 minutes
		Location: Reif Center
Saturday August 24, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Story Time!
		Contact: Children's Library (218) 327-8823
		Please join us for some Saturday morning fun! We meet in the Children's Library for stories, songs, and other fun. Then we'll move to the community room for a snack and craft. No registration required, just come! Each family in attendance may earn one Baby Steps coupon for attending this Story Time.
Tuesday August 27, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!
Thursday August 29, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM - 8:30 PM	Trapping 101
		Contact: Bonnie Henriksen 218-327-8828 bhenriks@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		David Green and Bill Litchke pair up to deliver a program on the basics of trapping: what traps to use; what can be trapped; safety tips; and insights for making this sport lucrative and fun. Older children, parents and grandparents learn the steps, equipment and costs of getting started. Discussion also looks at the ethics and attitudes of good sportsmanship.
		Location: Community Room
Wednesday September 11, 2013			Go To Top
	5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Library Board Meeting
		Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting in the Riverview room
Tuesday September 24, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!
Wednesday October 9, 2013			Go To Top
	5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Library Board Meeting
		Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting in the Riverview room
Tuesday October 29, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!
Wednesday November 13, 2013			Go To Top
	5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Library Board Meeting
		Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting in the Riverview room
Tuesday November 26, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!
Wednesday December 11, 2013			Go To Top
	5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Library Board Meeting
		Library Board of Trustees' monthly meeting in the Riverview room
Monday December 30, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!


	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Teen Advisory Board
		Contact: Amy Dettmer 218-326-7640 adettmer@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
		Teens gather to plan programs and talk about teen materials in the library. New members always welcome!

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