Prairie Reads

We have a two displays of Christmas books this month; one of non-fiction and one of fiction.  Here are some Christmas novels you might enjoy! The Christmas Shoppe – Melody Carlson – 2011 – An old woman who looks and dresses like a gypsy opens a new shop in the town of Parrish Springs.  The [...]

I did not get these posted last week.  I was out of town until Tuesday and when I got back the library was very busy, so I didn’t have time.  I apologize for that.  I am anxious to see what is on the lists this week!  Fiction 11/23/63 – Stephen King The Litigators – John [...]

There have been a lot of questions recently about the future of libraries. With the emergence of eBooks, are libraries a thing of the past? Can cities afford to fund public libraries in this recession? These are just a few questions people are asking, including Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Last week, MPR had an interesting [...]

“The Ogre of Oglefort” by Eva Ibbotson This is another great fantasy book for elementary students third grade and up by Eva Ibbotson. She combines humor, unique characters and adventures in the fun read. If you like witches, ogres, trolls, ghosts and magic, you will certainly enjoy the adventures of an unlikely group of characters [...]

Fiction Zero Day – David Baldacci The Litigators – John Grisham The Best of Me – Nicholas Sparks Hotel Vendome – Danielle Steel Lost December – Richard Paul Evans 1Q84 – Haruki Murakami The Christmas Wedding – James Patterson & Richard DiLallo The Snow Angel – Glenn Beck Out of Oz – Gregory Maguire The [...]

On November 11th 1918, an armistice went into effect at 11:00 am between the Allied nations and Germany.  Even though World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June of 1919, it was November 11th that was considered the end of the war. That year, President Wilson proclaimed the [...]

Fiction The Litigators – John Grisham 1Q84 – Haruki Murakami The Best of Me – Nicholas Sparks The Snow Angel – Glenn Beck The Christmas Wedding – James Patterson & Richard DiLallo The Marriage Plot – Jeffrey Eugenides The Night Eternal – Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan The Affair – Lee Child Damned – [...]

I just want to remind everyone that we are celebrating National Gaming Day which is this Saturday November 12.  However, we are going to be holding it for a week plus one day.  It will be November 12 – 19.  We have several games for you to choose from or you may bring in your own.  [...]

Need something new to read?  Here are some of the new books that we have gotten in the library this week.  You can request them by going to www.morris.lib.mn.us. The End of Normal – Stephanie Madoff Mack No Higher Honor – Condoleeza Rice Hotel Vendome – Danielle Steel The Litigators – John Grisham Bonnie – [...]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the library has a display case for the community to show their collections. This month’s collection comes from Diane Nelson. In 1997 she joined a group of American teachers on a trip to Japan to tour their educational system. Here are some pictures of the display:     [...]