Joyce Sidman, author of Hello, Earth! Poems to Our Planet, illustrated by Miren Asiain Lora Children’s Literature Category, sponsored by Books for Africa Each week leading up to the 34th annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category…
Read MoreMike Wohnoutka, illustrator of How to Apologize by David LaRochelle Children’s Literature Category, sponsored by Books for Africa Each week leading up to the 34th annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony, we are featuring exclusive interviews with our 36 finalists. You can also watch the authors in conversation with their fellow category finalists here. Would you tell…
Read MoreFiona McCrae and David Hugill Receive 2022 Awards McCrae is the recipient of the annual Kay Sexton Award and Hugill is the recipient of the Hognander Minnesota History Award, each part of the Minnesota Book Awards.  SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, March 30, 2022 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library announced today recipients of…
Read MoreSeventh Chapter of Statewide One Book Program Features Brian Farrey SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, March 28, 2022 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Minnesota Center for the Book, announces the seventh chapter of One Book | One Minnesota, a statewide book club that invites Minnesotans of all ages to read a…
Read More2022 Annual Minnesota Book Awards Finalists Announced SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, January 31, 2022 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library announced today finalists in all nine categories for the 2022 Minnesota Book Awards, presented this year by sponsor Education Minnesota. Chosen on Saturday, January 29, by 27 judges from around the state –…
Read MoreThe Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library Confirms Six New Board Members for 2022 SAINT PAUL, MN, January 19, 2022 —The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library has elected six new trustees to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2022. The new members bring a wide range of experience to the organization,…
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