Cook Public Library

05/05/2026

May 5th open 9-5!!!

05/01/2026

May 2026 Library Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/3534bd7bfb26/cook-library-newsletter-8342141

04/22/2026

Poetry & Printmaking
with Shelley Getten

April 23 @ 12:30 pm

Cook Community Center

Join Shelley Getten for poetry and printmaking art as she shares the challenges and joys of growing up on a Minnesota farm. As Getten reads from her book, Of Cows and Crows, she will discuss how the creative writing process can bring insight and healing. Getten will demonstrate block art printmaking so attendees can watch and learn about making original relief art. Bookmarks will be shared with audience members to take home.

This free program is one hour long and is appropriate for adults, teens, and children 8 years and up.

This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF).

04/21/2026

Happy National Library Week!
We are excited share a sneak peak of the Cook Public Library.

03/31/2026

April 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/f40eddf3043f/cook-library-newsletter-8341206

03/26/2026

Cook Public Library will be closed April 1 - 2.
The Library is open March 26 & March 31, 9 am - 4 pm.

03/16/2026

Carving Your Clan with Jeffrey Tibbetts

Tuesday, March 24
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Cook Community Center

This free workshop is limited to 20 participants.

Please contact the Cook Public Library if you would like to be put on the participant list.

218-256-4401 (temporary phone)
[email protected]

This art experience is presented by Jeffrey Tibbetts M.Ed., enrolled member of the Fond du Lac (Nagaajiwanaang) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and current Program Director at the Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College. This special workshop blends ceremony, culture and art to deliver a unique hands-on experience. During this three-hour class, participants will carve a physical representation of their choosing from stone, while developing an understanding of the Ojibwe world view.

Jeffrey Tibbett’s Anishinaabe cultural values are at the forefront of his workshop. He writes: “I create a space of cultural sharing and celebration into all the places I have presented at. This I do to not only share my Ojibwe culture but also to help bring each participant’s gift of creativity to the surface.”

This program is meant for those age 10 and up. Adult supervision will be required for younger attendees as sharp objects will be used to carve.

This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF).

03/01/2026

March 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/b4afaeca27d1/cook-library-newsletter-8340663

02/09/2026

Dance for All with Sophia McLaughlin

Thursday, February 19
5:00 pm

Cook Community Center

All are welcome to this contemporary dance class. Using improvisation and set dance sequences the class will move together to create joyful community. Dancers will copy and create movements that represent shapes, qualities, and patterns. Together the group will learn how observations and imagination can create new and innovative movement possibilities.

No previous dance training is required as this class will be accessible for everyone.

Dance Artist Sophia has experience teaching children, young adults, elderly, blind communities, and people with mental and physical disabilities.

If you have questions about accessibility for these workshops, please reach out to Arrowhead Library System for more information ([email protected]).

This program is one hour long and is suited for participants of all ages and abilities.

Wear clothes you feel comfortable moving in when attending this free workshop.

This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF).

02/05/2026

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