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The Friends Hires New Director of Marketing and Communications

October 11, 2016

SAINT 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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Advocacy Committee Announces its 2017 Platform

August 29, 2016

Advocates call on City leaders to expand collections, update Rondo Library, continue digitization, and support “ConnectED” Presidential Initiative to get library cards in the hands of every student.

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The Minnesota Book Awards Celebrates 29 Years

August 1, 2016

The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library kicks off the 29th season of the Minnesota Book Awards. The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library is pleased to announce the launch of the 29th season of the Minnesota Book Awards with the opening of submissions for books published in 2016. The year-round Book Awards…

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Announcing Upcoming Retirement of Friends President Peter Pearson

June 28, 2016

After twenty-five years of service and growing the organization more than tenfold, Peter Pearson has announced his retirement as president of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, effective December 31, 2016.

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Great Lakes Reads: A Center for the Book Collaboration

June 1, 2016

Announcing “Great Lakes Reads,” a collaborative project of the Minnesota Center for the Book and other Centers for the Book bordering the Great Lakes. Created in 1977 by the Library of Congress, the Center for the Book promotes books, reading, literacy, and libraries.

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Library Wins Environmental Initiative Award for Nature-Smart Partnership

May 30, 2016

Renovated 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…

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