Read Local

Each year, 16 local authors are selected to be highlighted in our community.  Explore their books and learn more about  their experiences as Minnesota authors   

Featured Author programs are also now available.   

Love to READ LOCAL? Get Recommended titles delivered straight to your inbox. Select the genre Minnesota Creators . Find MN authors, illustrators, and music in the library        catalog.

Scroll Smarter

We’ve got your back with quick tips to help you outsmart clickbait, dodge deception, and scroll like a pro. 

Advertisements online may seem like a mild nuisance at most, but don’t sell them short. It’s important to know how to recognize them in order to avoid ad-related scams. Scammers have been known to pay for advertising that impersonates legitimate websites and businesses. Also, it’s possible clicking a sponsored link may infect your device with malware.

Tips

• The first step is to learn how to recognize an ad. Internet searches often place “sponsored results” at the top of the list. Ads are often labeled as such (or with “sponsored,” “advertisement,” or “paid partnership”). 
• Instead of clicking on a sponsored result, scroll down to the actual search results and ensure you click on the legitimate website. 

Friends Book Sale

Friends of Anoka County Library Book Sale

Saturday, May 2, 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. 

Centennial Library

Gently used books, movies, & music priced from .25 to $2.

More Than 1 Million eBooks and Audio Books checked out in 2025

Anoka County Readers love eBooks & audiobooks with over 1 million checkouts in 2025.  For the fifth year in a row, the Twin Cities Metro eLibrary had the most checkouts of any library consortium in the world! melsa.overdrive.com

Did you know that libraries typically have to pay 4-5 times more than the consumer price for eBooks? Additionally, libraries can only lease digital books, not purchase them like they do physical books. The lease usually expires in 2 years or after 26 checkouts, requiring libraries to pay to renew the license.

Support the Library eBook Bill

If you:

• Love the convenience of having books, audiobooks, and magazines at the click of a button with the Libby app. 
• Want to promote fiscal responsibility and protect taxpayer dollars.
• Want to ensure fair access for all Minnesotans, especially those who need accessible materials.
• Tell your state legislators that you want them to support the Library eBook Bill. 

Visit the Who is My Representative site and enter your address to find contact info for your state lawmakers.