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East Central Regional Library East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in central Minnesota. ECRL policies can be found at: http://ecrlib.org/policies/

East Central Regional Library is one library with 14 branch locations: Aitkin, Cambridge, Chisago Lakes, Hinckley, McGregor, Milaca, Mille Lacs Lake (Isle), Mora, North Branch, Pine City, Princeton, Rush City, Sandstone, and Wyoming. In addition, East Central Regional Library provides Outreach Services to individuals who are unable to get to one of our branches. We provide or link individuals to a variety of Outreach Services in the communities of Askov, Braham, Duquette, Giese, Hill City, Isanti, Jacobson, McGrath, and Onamia. Please note, due to ECRL’s social media policies, users who continuously post content that disregards said policies will be blocked.

✨ We have a job opening at the McGregor Public Library, working 3-5 hours per week. This is a regular schedule, plus the...
02/11/2026

✨ We have a job opening at the McGregor Public Library, working 3-5 hours per week. This is a regular schedule, plus the opportunity for additional hours. Application review will begin on November 16 and continue until filled.

💻 If you're interested in joining the ECRL team, visit https://ecrlib.org/jobs for additional information and to find the official job application

These dapper groomsmen took some time to stop by the Hinckley Public Library on Saturday while they were waiting for wed...
20/10/2026

These dapper groomsmen took some time to stop by the Hinckley Public Library on Saturday while they were waiting for wedding photos to start!

Wedding love and library love make for one extra perfect day!

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🎉 Join us as we celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week! This week especially, we recognize and celebrate the many ...
19/10/2026

🎉 Join us as we celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week! This week especially, we recognize and celebrate the many volunteers across the region who support their library branches in so many ways—from fundraising and advocacy, to spreading the word about all the great things East Central Regional Library has to offer. We love our Friends groups and everything they do for us! 💙

Friends of the Aitkin Public Library | Friends of the Library, Cambridge MN | Chisago Lakes Area Friends of The Library | Friends of the Hinckley Public Library - Hinckley, MN | McGregor (MN) Area Friends of the Library | Milaca Friends of the Library Inc | Mille Lacs Friends of the Library | Mora Friends of the Library | North Branch Friends of the Library | Pine City Friends of the Library | Princeton Friends of the Library | Rush City Friends of the Library | Friends of the Sandstone Library | The Friends of the Giese Memorial Library (Wyoming, MN)

The Cambridge branch recently welcomed Heather Mastormarco, a theatre artist, educator, and performer to lead two Puppet...
13/10/2026

The Cambridge branch recently welcomed Heather Mastormarco, a theatre artist, educator, and performer to lead two Puppet Programs! 🎭

Participants made their own sock puppets (which many had never done before!) and learned how to make their puppets express feelings.

Each group then performed an original puppet show with a beginning, middle and end that they made up on the spot!

We were so impressed by everyone's creativity and willingness to participate! Bravo! 👏

The Rush City branch held a jigsaw puzzle contest recently, and everyone agreed they had a great time! 🧩🎊 Please help u...
05/10/2026

The Rush City branch held a jigsaw puzzle contest recently, and everyone agreed they had a great time! 🧩

🎊 Please help us congratulate our winners:

🥇 Winning first place for the second year in a row was the family of Jean, Krista, and McKenzie, who put together the featured, 500-piece puzzle in 1 hour, 6 minutes!

🥈 In second were family members Crystal, Kelsey, Joe, and Kim, who pieced together the puzzle in 1 hour, 31 minutes.

🥉 And the sole two-person team of Yvonne and Susan finished in third with a time of 1 hour, 38 minutes.

Congrats, everyone!

👋 Hey Mora, Hinckley, & Sandstone families! We've still got room in our Growing Readers programs that start mid-October...
28/09/2026

👋 Hey Mora, Hinckley, & Sandstone families! We've still got room in our Growing Readers programs that start mid-October!

Growing Readers is a dynamic program designed to ignite a passion for reading and build essential skills in a fun and supportive environment. This program is perfect for students in grades 1-5 who would benefit from extra support and encouragement in reading. 📖

👉 Learn more about the program and register your student online: https://ecrlib.libcal.com/calendar/GrowingReadersCalendar

Pictured: A Growing Readers mentor and student at the Mora branch last season.

✨ Service Reminder: All ECRL branches are closed today for an all-staff training day. Regular library services will resu...
24/09/2026

✨ Service Reminder: All ECRL branches are closed today for an all-staff training day. Regular library services will resume tomorrow, Friday, September 25.

The digital library is always open though! Browse the catalog, place holds, and checkout eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines 24/7 with the free Libby app! 📱

📖 Hey Cambridge Public Library Storytime Families- if you're joining Ms. Margaret at DW Companies tomorrow for Storytime...
22/09/2026

📖 Hey Cambridge Public Library Storytime Families- if you're joining Ms. Margaret at DW Companies tomorrow for Storytime Around the Town, we've got a new Storytime location, as shown in this image.

See you tomorrow for a storytime, some really cool machinery, and lots of DIRT!

🎊 East Central Regional Library is excited to announce the addition of Induction Cooking Kits to our Library of Things!T...
21/09/2026

🎊 East Central Regional Library is excited to announce the addition of Induction Cooking Kits to our Library of Things!

The Sustainable Resource Center (SRC) donated 15 of these kits as part of their Induction Cooking Kit program. ECRL is the 7th Minnesota library system to circulate these kits!

💻 Place a hold today to try induction cooking yourself!
https://discovery.ecrlib.org/Record/752751

📖 The Mora Public Library is rating the Maud Hart Lovelace books of 2027! The nominees are here and we want to know what...
21/09/2026

📖 The Mora Public Library is rating the Maud Hart Lovelace books of 2027! The nominees are here and we want to know what you think!

It's easy to participate:
-Pick a book from the MHL nominee list and read it.
-Stop by the library and ask for a rating sticker.
-Color in 1-5 stars to show us how you'd rate the book.
-Add the sticker to our display and see how other young readers rated it, too!

Read one or read them all! We want your opinions!
The official 2027 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award winners will be announced in March, so until then, come help us decide which books deserve five stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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