Moorhead Public Library Archives

City of Fargo and Moorhead duel it out for Battle of the Badges blood drive

August 27, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A two-day, cross-city “Battle of the Badges” blood donation challenge has been launched. The battle run by the American Red Cross invites members of the community to donate blood and choose which department they want to support. Today, they were set up at the Moorhead Public Library. Fargo Police have won the title in recent years….

Swing Barrel Brewing Company Celebrates Five Years in Business

Owner Sean Syverson says the brewery began during the pandemic with nothing but a dream and credits the community for helping them make it as far as they have.

August 24, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – A favorite local brewery packed its parking lot on Saturday to celebrate a special anniversary. It’s now been 5 years in business for Swing Barrel Brewing Co. on Center Avenue in Moorhead. To celebrate, they pulled out all the stops. There was a stage set up for live music, Blackbird woodfire brought out their oven to make…

Conversation Corner Helps Non-Native English Speakers With Language Skills

Polyglot Monique Ammi offers the free service in the hopes it will make people more comfortable in conversation.

April 20, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – If you’re a non-native English speaker looking to increase your conversational skills, Moorhead Public Library has just the service for you. Their “Conversation Corner” takes place every Saturday from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. Facilitator Monique Ammi has a long history in English as a second language instruction. She prints out reference sheets on common topics like food…

Bookmarked! Brings Artistic Disciplines Together

The event showcased both book ink and skin ink in a show of solidarity for the Moorhead Public Library.

April 13, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – Two different kinds of ink came together in a celebration of the arts at Swing Barrel Brewing. The event was called Bookmarked! and it was largely intended to benefit Moorhead Public Library. Representatives were on hand to sign people up for memberships and give book recommendations. Zoltar Tattoo was there, giving flash tattoos with 40% of the…

Moorhead’s new development has a name: “The Loop”

February 26, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

“The Loop” – City of MoorheadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The new space taking over the site of the former Moorhead Center Mall will be called, “The Loop.” In a post to social media, the city of Moorhead says “this dynamic new space will serve as a hub for knowledge, innovation, and community engagement.” Not only will it contain the new…

Paranormal author highlights Minnesota haunts

November 17, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Halloween may have passed, but people still gathered at the Moorhead Public Library Saturday to hear some spooky stories. Author Chad Lewis gave a talk about haunted locations, monsters and the paranormal sites of Minnesota, a topic he’s covered in several books. Lewis says his interest in the paranormal began from an early age growing up…

Concordia College Students Volunteer Their Time During 32nd “Hands for Change”

August 26, 2024

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Hundreds of first year and transfer students at Concordia College are kicking off the school year by giving back with “Hands for Change”. They are volunteering at 22 different community organizations including CCRI where they helped landscape a new accessible home. Others gave their time at Emergency Food Pantry and Moorhead Public Library. The goal of…

Groundbreaking for new Moorhead Community Center And Public Library

June 5, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the new Moorhead Community Center and Public Library. The state-of-the-art complex will house spaces for learning, business, play and exercise. It is part of an effort to revitalize downtown Moorhead, and city and library officials hope that it will become a cultural anchor in the community. Moorhead Public Library’s director…

Kids attend in-person drawing class at Moorhead Public Library

June 15, 2023

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Dozens of kids attended an in-person drawing class at Moorhead Public Library. They got to draw with the award winning cartoonist, Rick Stromoski. He helped kids make different pets including rabbits, hamsters, and puppies. The program was free of charge, thanks to funding by Minnesota Arts and Heritage Fund. The class was a part of the…

Ask A Techspert at Moorhead Public Library

June 14, 2023

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Public Library is helping the community stay connected with their drop-in technology assistance. Ask a Techspert is a way to help people get to know their personal devices. Every Wednesday you can stop by the library between 3 and 4 for any sort of assistance with your phone, tablet, laptop, or other personal device. No…