Gail Johnson's Last Supper (Break) 01/06/11

Here is Gail Johnson enjoying her last supper break at the Library after 28 years of service.

Her choice of meal? Chocolate cake and Dr. Pepper! Plus a good book. Here's looking at you, Gail!

Draw Cartoons with illustrator Chris Monroe

Learn how to draw cartoons with Chris Monroe, author and illustrator of Monkey with a Tool Belt, at 10 a.m., Sat., Feb. 19, at the Cloquet Public Library. The program is free of charge and open to the public.

Both children and young adults are invited to this hands-on session where they will actually draw a cartoon. Pre-registration is a must. For more information, call Lissie at 879-1531.

Chris Monroe's humor and intricate illustrations for Monkey with a Tool Belt and Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem drew high praise from reviewers and bloggers alike. Chris is also the illustrator of Totally Uncool and both author and illustrator of Sneaky Sheep. In addition, she is the creator of the long-running comic strip Violet Days and the book Ultra Violet: Ten Years of Violet Days. She lives in Duluth.

This program was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Winter Story Times at the Library

Preschool Story Times (ages 3-5) will be at 10 a.m., Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 12 through March 30.

LapSit Story Times (ages 0-2) will be at 10 a.m., Thursdays, beginning Jan. 13 through March 31.

Join us for stories, songs, play and good times. For more information, call Lissie at 879-1531.

Playing with paper at the Library

Creativity Tank will present “Playing with Paper” at 10 a.m., Sat., Jan. 15, at the Cloquet Public Library. The program is free of charge and open to the public.

Children will learn the basics of papermaking, recycling paper into pulp to create sculptural ornaments and papers. On newly made paper, participants will “paint” with pulp. When dry, these beautiful art papers can be hung, written upon, or turned into journals or stationery.

Pre-registration by January 7 is a must. Parents are welcome. Dress for wet. The program will run for a minimum of 90 minutes. To pre-register or for more information, call 879-1531.

Creativity Tank is a Minnesota-based organization providing creative programming for children. This project is funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

The Opposite of Cold: the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition

Join us on Sat. Dec. 18 @ 10:30 a.m. for a book reading and slide presentation from Michael Nordskog's new book, The Opposite of Cold: the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition. Copies will be available for purchase and signed by the author.

Dark Shadows descends on Public Library

Experience television’s most popular gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows, during an afterschool screening at 4 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 28, at the Cloquet Public Library. The television series, which ran from 1966 to 1971, featured Barnabas Collins, a 200-year-old vampire who believes he has found the reincarnation of his long lost love, among other things. The series aired after school, and, at the time, youngsters raced home from school to watch.

Twilight fans will enjoy this vintage vampire tale. The showing will feature a summary of the show’s beginnings as well as the episode of Barnabas’s arrival. Dark Shadows is available with permission from MPI Media Group.

The program is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call 879-1531. (drawing by Jesse Fultz)

Teen photo contest winners on display

The Regional Winners of the Arrowhead Library Association’s Teen Photo Competition, as well as individual winners and entries from libraries in the Arrowhead Library System, are now on display at the Cloquet Public Library. The display will rotate among participating libraries in the Arrowhead System, remaining in Cloquet through the end of the month.

Regional winners in the Enhanced Category are Samantha Camilli, Grand Rapids, First Place; Anna Andrick, Virginia, Second Place; and Asha Fritsinger, Cloquet, Third Place. In the Non-Enhanced Category are Grand Prize and First Place winner Thomas Loewen, Babbitt; Second Place winner Mary Curnow, Buhl; and Third Place winner Rachel Rouse, Babbitt.

This project was funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. For more information, call 879-1531.