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Recent reads

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Here are few of my favorite recent reads. Library staff would be happy to help you place requests on these or any other titles. If you’d like to place your own request, visit www.newulmlibrary.org and choose Library Catalog. Cecily Foster is an excellent podcast producer, even when working for a production company in dire straits. What she is not is lucky in love. When her boss gives her a chance to save her and her colleagues’ jobs by being the subject of a new dating podcast, Cecily reluctantly agrees; at least she can exercise a bit more control over the final product if she ...

Tietz takes over again

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MANKATO — After finishing his senior year of baseball with the Wabasso Rabbits in 2023, expectations were high for Adryen Tietz as he approached the summer and prepared to join the Bethany Lutheran Vikings baseball team in 2024. Tietz, who ended his senior year at Wabasso as the 2023 ...

‘Say it with flowers’ for Mother’s Day

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“Say It With Flowers!” No wonder it’s one of the most successful advertising slogans ever. It works for nearly any occasion and is especially appropriate for Mother’s Day. In fact, the slogan was created for the Society of American Florist’s 1918 Mother’s Day campaign, but flowers were already an important part of the holiday. Anna Jarvis held what is considered the first Mother’s Day observance in 1908. It was on the second Sunday in May, the day her mother, teacher and activist Ann Reeves Jarvis had died in 1905. Ann Reeves Jarvis promoted public health throughout her ...

Japanese lacquerware picnic box is a work of art

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As spring progresses and the days grow longer, warmer and sunnier, outdoor activities become more appealing. Picnics are a favorite way to celebrate the spring weather. But most of us wouldn’t pack ours in a box like this one, which sold for $2,560 at an auction by Nye & Company. This five-tiered lacquer picnic box was made in Japan in the 18th century. It was probably for a wealthy family whose crest graces the top. Today, it is a work of art, and similar Japanese lacquer picnic boxes appear in museum collections around the world. Lacquerware has been made in Japan for thousands of ...

Battle of the Books and Books

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The Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative will host its Tween and Teen Battle of the Books on August 2, 2025 at the St. Peter Community Center. Battle of the Books is now accepting participant applications. You can apply at the New Ulm Public Library or on our website at www.newulmlibrary.org. Just scroll down on the library’s home page and click on the poster for the event in your age range. You have until May 29 at noon to apply and space is limited. Tweens (ages 9-12) and teens (ages 13 -18) who are accepted will receive four books to keep. You will be notified when your books ...

A passion for creativity

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One of the more talented advertising artists at The Journal, Joyce Reese of Layfayette continues her passion for art in retirement. Long-time Journal readers may remember advertising artist Reese’s full-page advertisements in the Sunday edition of The Daily Journal she helped create ...