Final Week Of Summer Reading July 24 – 29

Posted on July 19, 2017 by rgray

Van Horn Public Library to host

Celebrate Your World

Finale Party


Tuesday, July 25th at 2pm

at Trailhead Park

Celebrate all of your fantastic summer reading accomplishments!

Play games, enjoy treats and win prizes!

Summer Reading Grand Prize Winners announced, too!

And

Finale Summer Story Time

Wednesday, July 26th at 10am

 

All Library programs are FREE and open to all ages. In case of special needs, please notify the library in advance so accommodations can be made.

For further information contact Van Horn Public Library at 507-356-8558, pipl@selco.info, visit their website at https://pineisland.lib.mn.us, or “like” VHPL on Facebook.

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Book Club Reminder

Posted on July 12, 2017 by rgray

We have book club tonight at Shawna’s Cafe on Main Street. I look forward to seeing you there to discuss The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson at 6:00!

Want to join us next month? We will be discussing Devil in the White City by Eric Larson on August 9.

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Summer Reading is Here!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by rgray

School’s out. It’s hot and humid outside. That means it’s summer and time for our Summer Reading Program! This year’s theme is “Build a Better World” and you can see our schedule of events here. Come in this week to signup, then get reading!Build a better world

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Lincoln Center On Screen

Posted on June 7, 2017 by rgray

We recently started a series of programs from The Lincoln Center called Lincoln Center On Screen. Unfortunately, the Lincoln Center has just announced that it is suspending this program as of July 1. Here is their announcement. What that means for us here is that the remaining viewings we had scheduled this year are cancelled until further notice. We are looking into other options to bring this kind of world-class cultural programming to Pine Island, so stay tuned!

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

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Join us for our first Live at Lincoln Center Presentation!

Posted on May 30, 2017 by rgray

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Happy Memorial Day!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by rgray

To celebrate Memorial Day, the Van Horn Public Library will be closed from Friday, May 26 from 5pm through Monday, May 29. We will reopen on Tuesday the 30th for our regular hours – 12-8pm. Have a good and safe holiday!

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SUMMER IS COMING!!!

Posted on May 17, 2017 by rgray

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Book Club

Posted on May 8, 2017 by rgray

The library book club says goodbye to Marie and the Better Brew Coffeeshop on Wednesday at 6pm. We will be discussing Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani. There are currently 2 copies of the book at the library if you are a speedy reader! Please join us, even if you haven’t had the chance to read it!

Next month we will meet at Shauna’s Cafe and will be talking about Benjamin Mee’s memoir We Bought a Zoo on the 14th – again at 6pm. (Spoiler alert – it’s really nothing like the movie!)

Our whole year’s book club selections are on our website if you’d like to read ahead. We hope you can join us for the fun conversation!

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Come get some new-to-you books!

Posted on April 26, 2017 by rgray

Book SaleThe Van Horn Public Library is joining forces with the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce with their Antique & Craft Flea Market. While the Flea Market goes on all weekend, we are only going to be there on Saturday, April 29 from 8:00 – 4:00.

Come find us in the City Parking Lot on the corner of Main Street and 3rd Street SE. We will have used books for all ages along with some DVDs & CDs.

Prices

  • Hardcover Books – $0.50
  • Paperback Books – $0.25
  • Books on CD – $1.00
  • DVDs – $1.00

Shop early and often for the best selection!

We would like to thank the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce for letting us have our booth for free!

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Poetry Month – Week 3

Posted on April 21, 2017 by rgray

We’ve had a classic and a children’s poem so far this poetry month. Here is one that was just published in Poetry Magazine this February.

Wood. Salt. Tin.
By Jane Hirshfield

Little soul,
do you remember?

You once walked
over wooden boards
to a house
that sat on stilts in the sea.

It was early.

The sun painted
brightness onto the water,
and wherever you sat
that path
led directly to you.

Some mornings
the sea-road was muted
scratched tin,
some mornings blinding.

Then it would leave.

Little soul,
it is strange —

even now it is early.

Ocean Sunrise

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