AM 1240 WJON » great river regional library http://wjon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Free Books To Be Randomly Handed Out Tonight [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/free-books-to-be-randomly-handed-out-tonight-audio/ http://wjon.com/free-books-to-be-randomly-handed-out-tonight-audio/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:37:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=183942 Thousands of volunteers across the country will be -- including here in St. Cloud -- will be handing-out free books tonight (Tuesday). The event is called "World Book Night", and is an effort to promote adult reading.

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]]> http://wjon.com/organization-looks-to-inspire-youth-through-aviation/feed/ 0 Stephen Brashear - Getty Images Great River Library High Five Campaign Underway http://wjon.com/great-river-library-high-five-campaign-underway/ http://wjon.com/great-river-library-high-five-campaign-underway/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:56:23 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=172503 Your local library is looking for a high five. The Great River Regional Library has kicked off their annual month-long "High $5 Fundraising Campaign".

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]]> http://wjon.com/great-river-library-high-five-campaign-underway/feed/ 0 griver.org Library Users Have Chance to Win iPad in September http://wjon.com/library-users-have-chance-to-win-ipad-in-september/ http://wjon.com/library-users-have-chance-to-win-ipad-in-september/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:00:36 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=129791 This is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and you could walk away from our local library with more than just books.

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]]> http://wjon.com/library-users-have-chance-to-win-ipad-in-september/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Library Exhibit Turns Spotlight On 1960s St. Cloud http://wjon.com/library-exhibit-turns-spotlight-onto-1960s-st-cloud/ http://wjon.com/library-exhibit-turns-spotlight-onto-1960s-st-cloud/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:21:19 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=118929 If you are a St. Cloud public library user, you might have noticed a new exhibit in the building's main lobby. It's called "Flashback to 1968" and it highlights the experiences of St. Cloud natives who came of age during the 1960s.

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]]> http://wjon.com/library-exhibit-turns-spotlight-onto-1960s-st-cloud/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Popular Cold Spring Library Needs a New Home http://wjon.com/popular-cold-spring-library-needs-a-new-home/ http://wjon.com/popular-cold-spring-library-needs-a-new-home/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 17:16:25 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=103612 Cold Spring needs to make some decisions about their library. Right now the library is located in the city hall building, but because their programs and circulation have been growing rapidly, they're running out of room.

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]]> http://wjon.com/library-opens-online-store/feed/ 0 griver.org All Great River Libraries Will be Closed Next Tuesday http://wjon.com/all-great-river-libraries-will-be-closed-next-tuesday/ http://wjon.com/all-great-river-libraries-will-be-closed-next-tuesday/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:42:55 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=11859 All 32 libraries in the Great River Regional Library system will be closed next Tuesday. The system is implementing the first of it's two unpaid staff furlough days.

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]]> http://wjon.com/all-great-river-libraries-will-be-closed-next-tuesday/feed/ 0 Library Board Looks To Strengthen Web Use Policy http://wjon.com/library-board-looks-to-strengthen-web-use-policy/ http://wjon.com/library-board-looks-to-strengthen-web-use-policy/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:01:47 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=9957 The Board of Trustees for the Great River Regional Library System is expected to strengthen their policy on internet usage during their meeting tonight (Tuesday).

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