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Hauntingly Good Books

It’s spooky time! Halloween is right around the corner. The library has new Halloween, supernatural and ghostly books on the shelf. Come and take a look! Hidden Haunts: A Creepy Collection of Forgotten Ghostly Places by Conner Gossel (133.1097 Gossel) is a collection of spooky places throughout the United States. Minnesota’s entry is about the Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul, where three dead bodies were found in the caves. Rumor has it that they haunt those that dare to visit. The title Don’t Go There: A Tour of the World’s Most Sinister Spots by J.W. Ocker (001.94 Ocker) ...

National Friends of Libraries Week

October 18-24, 2026, is National Friends of Libraries Week. It is a chance for libraries throughout the United States to recognize the contributions of their Friends of Libraries groups to their communities. New Ulm Public Library is grateful to have an active group of library Friends who support our collections, programming, newsletters, and more through their efforts and donations of both materials and funding. The Friends of the New Ulm Public Library is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) community organization that believes in the importance of the library and its services for people ...

Happier, Healthier Kids

I have recently received some requests for parenting books, so I thought I would highlight a few recent additions to our collection. Puddle Jumper Parenting is a new term for me. What is Puddle Jumper Parenting? It is raising kids that are resilient and are willing to take risks. As Brandon Webb says in Puddle Jumpers: Powerful Mental Techniques from a Navy SEAL Performance Coach and Father of Three by Brandon Webb (649.1 Webb), “Your kid doesn’t need to be perfect. They just need to be brave enough to jump.” Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity & Lifelong Learning in ...

Fall

Fall has begun. On Tuesday, September 22, the autumnal equinox occurred. The word “equinox” comes from the Latin words “aequus” meaning “equal” and “nox” which means “night”. So “equal night,” simply put, is the time when daylight hours are roughly the same length as nighttime. After the autumnal equinox the daylight hours become shorter, and the nighttime hours are lengthened. This all ends with the winter solstice when daylight hours are lengthened and nighttime hours are shortened. Most of us don’t mark the passing of the season with such a scientific ...

The Art of Storytelling

Storytelling through illustration and visual arts is a practice and art. We’re fortunate to have different artists visit us at the New Ulm Public Library and showcase their talents and stories. Here are some upcoming programs that embrace storytelling through the visual arts that we’d love for you to attend! Tuesday, October 20th at 6:30 pm, photographer Jay Grammond will be presenting Ghost Signs and Grain Bins. His photography captures historic Minnesota farms and iconic advertisements displayed on agricultural features like barns and grain bins, and evokes nostalgia. On Tuesday, ...

Coming to a screen near you

As daylight fades and temperatures fall, Minnesotans naturally spend more time in front of their screens. Broadcasters respond with fuller seasonal lineups—including a fresh crop of movies and series adapted from classic and contemporary books available at the New Ulm Public Library. Check out this list, with descriptions from the publishers, if you want to read a book that inspired directors: “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazelwood. “A fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction.” “Verity” by Colleen Hoover. Colleen Hoover books ...