Take 'n' Make kits available at Pine River Public Library

Book hedgehogs Take 'n' Make activity kit.

By Nancy Vogt

August 08, 2020 at 3:00 AM

The staff at the Pine River Public Library had so much fun putting together Take 'n' Make activity kits during the summer reading program, they have decided to offer more.

They will even include adults. The library will provide the supplies needed along with instructions and will post a step by step video on the Pine River Public Library Facebook page and the library's YouTube channel.

To reserve a time to pick up a kit, contact the library by calling 218-587-4639 or emailing pineriver@krls.org. Be sure to include the number of kits you would like.

The kit pickup days and activities will be:

Tuesday, Aug. 11: Book Hedgehogs.
Tuesday, Aug. 25: Stained Glass Pictures.

Kits will be available to both adults and children. Reserve a kit for the entire family.
Kits reserved before Monday, Aug. 10, will be guaranteed. Kits remaining will be first come, first served on Tuesdays.

By Nancy Vogt

Nancy Vogt is editor of the Pineandlakes Echo Journal, a weekly newspaper that covers eight communities in the Pequot Lakes-Pine River areas - from Nisswa to Hackensack and Pequot Lakes to Crosslake.

She started as editor of the Lake Country Echo in July 2006, and continued in that role when the Lake Country Echo and the Pine River Journal combined in September 2013 to become the Pineandlakes Echo Journal. She worked for the Brainerd Dispatch from 1992-2006 in various roles.

She covers Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Lake Shore and Crosslake city councils, as well as writes feature stories, news stories and personal columns (Vogt's Notes). She also takes photos at community events.

Contact her at nancy.vogt@pineandlakes.com or 218-855-5877 with story ideas or questions. Be sure to leave a voicemail message!