Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub

Check out the new resource from the Minnesota Historical Society. Through legacy funds many older newspapers from Minnesota - including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Cannon Falls, Red Wing and Northfield and Dundas - have been digitized.  The Northfield News has been digitized from 1879 to 1922.  All of the newspapers are fully searchable.  The full collection can be searched by title of newspaper, county, city or town or date.   This is a great resource for historians and genealogists.

http://newspapers.mnhs.org/web/mhsnews/web/imu.php?request=accesstool

Women's History Month

"How Important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"

Maya Angelou, African American Poet

Did you ever wonder who the first female self-made millionaire was and what she did to get there? Or what"Iron jawed Angels" is really about?  March is Women's History Month and the theme for 2014 is "Character, Courage and Commitment".  All month long the Northfield Public Library will honor women and their contribution to history on a national, local and worldly level.  Check out informative and inspiring websites like:

The Library of Congress   womenshistorymonth.gov

National Women's History Museum    nwhm.org

National Women's History Project    nwhp.org


Or simple stop into the library and check out the Women's History display in the reference area.  Where better to find the answer to these questions, be inspired, and learn more about the courageous women who were committed to carving a path for the future, than in your local library?

Questions? Call the library at 507-645-6606

Looking for a book like......?

Do you like certain authors? Then you read everything by those authors and then what?
We have a great resource at the library called Novelist and it will help you find a great book to read.
Use it for author and title readalikes, book discussion guides for use in your book groups and all kinds of booklists.

Click here http://support.ebsco.com/novelist/training.php to watch some videos on how to use Novelist.

Use it from home with your library card. Share it with people in your book group.
(and there's one for kids K-8 so check that out too!)

Go to www.northfieldmn.info and click on E-Library
Questions? Call the library at 645-6606.

A Beginner's Guide to Home Brewing

Michael Cote, President of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association, will speak at the Northfield Public Library on Saturday, February 8, from 1-3 PM on home brewing.   Mr. Cote works at Midwest Brewing and teaches classes on home brewing. 

According to the American Homebrewers Association home brewing is gaining in popularity each year.  In 2012 more than 1 million home brewers brewed about 2 million barrels of beer.  If you are a complete beginner or just have questions on your first batch this program is for you.  The program will be held in the meeting room and is free and open to all.  For more information or to make disability arrangements, please call the library at 507-645-6606.

 

 

eReader Help Sessions

Did you get an eReader for Christmas? If so, you should know about our free downloadable ebooks! Come to the Northfield Public Library to get help downloading library ebooks to your eReader.   These are walk-in sessions so no appointment is necessary. Bring your device and your library card. If you have a Nook bring your lap top computer.

Sunday Jan. 19 – 1-3 PM

Saturday Jan. 25   1-3 PM

For individual appointments or questions call the reference desk at 507-645-1802.

 

A Love Affair with Birds

Sue Leaf, author of "A Love Affair with Birds: the Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts", will give a talk and sign copies of her book in the meeting room of the Northfield Public Library on Tuesday, February 4 at 7:00 PM.  The book is the first full biography of Roberts, the father of Minnesota ornithology.  Roberts was a physician, professor of Ornithology at the University of Minnesota and founder of the Bell Museum of Natural History.  Roberts was a mentor and friend to local physician and birding enthusiast Dr. George Rysgaard.  Leaf, an avid birding enthusiast herself, will elaborate on the Northfield connection in her talk.  The book was listed as one of the top 10 books for 2013 in the Dec. 27, 2013 edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

The talk is free and open to the public.  For more information or to make disability arrangements please call the library at 507-645-6606.

Hot Reads for Cold Nights

Hot Reads for Cold Nights (a winter reading program for adults) begins Monday January 6, 2014 when the HIGH in Northfield, Minnesota will be 19 below zero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Timing couldn't be better :)
If you are brave enough to venture out, come on in and sign up. The program runs between Jan. 6 and Feb. 28. Fill out a slip for each book you read or listen to. Three names will be drawn each week for $5 gift certificates for Northfield businesses.
Questions? Call the library at 507-645-6606.