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A Library Story: Community Quality

Posted on December 14, 2017December 19, 2017 / Dr. Jo-Ida Hansen / Library Story

Dr. Jo-Ida C. Hansen Professor of Psychology, University of Minnesota Like many people, I am sure, who grew up in Jamestown, I have fond memories of the Alfred Dickey Free Public Library.  My parents, Gordon H. & Charlotte H. Hansen, who owned the Jamestown Sun were seriously avid readers.  I have no doubt that they…
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A Library Story: Learning To Read

Posted on December 7, 2017December 19, 2017 / Alice Mueller Harris / Library Story

Alice Mueller Harris Alice has travelled extensively over the years.  She is currently on disability and lives in Jamestown, ND with her service dog Blue. Not long after World War II in 1950, my family took a ship to the United States from Germany to make a new start. There were ten people in all;…
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A Library Story: Mrs. Smith, Memories Of The Alfred Dickey Free Library

Posted on December 5, 2017December 19, 2017 / Mary Jo Langhorne / Library

   Mary Jo (DeMersseman) Langhorne Mary Jo is a 1964 graduate of Jamestown High School. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa with her husband John. She enjoyed a long career as a librarian in the Iowa City Schools and as an adjunct professor in the school of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Iowa.…
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A Library Story: Libraries And Teachers

Posted on December 4, 2017December 19, 2017 / Joan Arndt / Library Story

LIBRARIES AND TEACHERS Joan Arndt Joan Arndt, a dedicated bibliomaniac, knew from an early age that her calling was to be a “library lady.” She pursued her career for 40 years in the Roseville Public Schools, sharing books and projects with students and staff. Joan also shared her enthusiasm and love of reading with countless…
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Self-Publishing Class At The Library

Posted on November 13, 2017January 10, 2018 / Keith Norman / Adult Programming

Bruce Keith & Bill, otherwise known as BBK, are local authors.  They will talk about the process of self-publishing your book from creation through production and on to the ever-changing process of marketing your creation. Please Pre-Register: Call 701 252-2217, leave Name, Ph # & Class, or click on http://www.friendsofjrvl.org/programregistration      

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