Tell us about your career path prior to coming to The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. I majored in creative writing and theater (or, as my friends say, writing and talking) at St. Olaf College. While in school, I was thrilled to learn that ‘cultural administration’ was a job and I’ve stayed in…
Read MoreWe are excited to feature the first episode of the Saint Paul Public Library’s new podcast, SPPL Live. The first episode features Brent Olson, author of The Inadvertent Café and other books on life in southwestern Minnesota, serves up wit and wisdom from the prairie, and talks about his life as a writer, farmer, and owner of a small-town…
Read MoreGraphic design professor Steven McCarthy receives the 2017 Minnesota Book Artist Award for his Wee Go Library project – a mobile collection of 22 altered books found in Little Free Libraries throughout the Twin Cities. December 9, 2016, SAINT PAUL, MN – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library is pleased to announce Steven…
Read MoreBurns will officially begin leadership of the organization January 1, 2017. SAINT PAUL,MN, November 10, 2016 —The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library announced that, after a national search, its board has selected Beth Burns as the organization’s new president. Beth, who most recently served as Vice Pesident for External Relations at the Minnesota…
Read More2016 Jim Sitter, founding Executive Director of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts 2015 Mary François Rockcastle,Director of The Creative Writing Programs at Hamline University, and Executive Director, Water~Stone Review 2014 Mark Vinz, Poet; Author; and Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Creative Writing MFA Program Professor and Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series Director, retired 2013 Robert Hedin, poet, translator, editor, and founding…
Read MoreSAINT PAUL, MN, October 11, 2016 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library welcomes a new Director of Marketing and Communications to the dynamic organization. Kim Horton will join The Friends’ team this October. Kim has worked as a brand strategist and communications consultant for the past seven years, partnering with nonprofits like…
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