This past winter, Saint Paul residents across the city came together to discuss a timely and challenging topic: housing. Saint Paul Public Library made these conversations possible through this season of Read Brave Saint Paul. Through books specifically selected by Library staff and community forums for dynamic discussions, Read Brave invited us to think about…
Read MoreRenovated in 2014, Sun Ray Library is changing the way the community thinks about literacy, environmental stewardship, and youth leadership The Saint Paul Public Library was honored on May 26 at the 2016 Environmental Initiative Awards Ceremony for its unique partnership with the Children & Nature Network making Sun Ray Library a community hub of nature…
Read MoreDesigned to promote creativity and inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) among young learners, the Making the Future initiative supports fun, hands-on “making” programs for students from grade school through high school.
Read MoreFrom the Pioneer Press, by Maja Beckstrom, January 29, 2016 Peter Pearson can sell almost anyone on the library. He speaks with affability, an ease born of more than 20 years’ practice and the conviction that what he’s selling is worth every $1 million donation. Here’s the pitch that opened checkbooks to help fund recent…
Read MoreSaint Paul Public Library has received two new sources of funding to support the digitization of select materials held in the library’s Saint Paul Collection. The library received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage grant in the amount of $85,035 through the Minnesota Historical Society for the “Digitizing Saint Paul City Directories” project. The library…
Read MoreMayor Coleman announces Saint Paul Public Library’s publishing of two children’s books in Karen language Saint Paul is home to largest Karen population in the U.S. December 17, 2015, SAINT PAUL, MN – Mayor Chris Coleman today announced that the Saint Paul Public Library has curated and published two Karen language children’s books, the first…
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