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LibraryAwareâ„¢ award recognizes community engagement in Saint Paul

May 12, 2015

Saint Paul is one of three communities in the United States to receive the 2015 LibraryAware Community Award given by Library Journal. The award recognizes model communities that engage with their libraries to improve the lives of their citizens and create lifelong learners. The LibraryAware Community Award is underwritten by LibraryAwareâ„¢ – a product of EBSCO…

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2015 BOOK ARTIST: HARRIET BART, IN COLLABORATION WITH PHILIP GALLO & JILL JEVNE

May 5, 2015

The Minnesota Book Awards is pleased to announce Harriet Bart and her longtime collaborative partners, printer Philip Gallo and binder Jill Jevne, as the winners of the 2015 Minnesota Book Artist Award for a new piece entitled Ghost Maps. Part of a longstanding collaborative relationship between artist, printer and binder, Ghost Maps was printed by Philip Gallo at…

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The Friends announce the appointment of Greg Giles as Director of Development

April 29, 2015

Giles will complete the current capital campaign, and design and launch a planned giving strategy, as he takes over efforts to increase individual giving to support the library SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, April 29, 2015 — One of the oldest and strongest library support organizations in the country, The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library…

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27th Annual Minnesota Book Awards Presented

April 19, 2015

The Friends is pleased to announce the winners of the 27th annual Minnesota Book Awards, presented by 3M Library Systems.

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Minnesota Book Awards 32 Books in 32 Days

Day 1: "The Witch's Boy" by Kelly Barnhill

April 17, 2015

Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists.  Today we feature 2015 Young People’s Literature  finalist Kelly Barnhill. A Story of Magic, Prophecies, and Warring Kingdoms   The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill Published by:  Algonquin Young Readers/Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Category sponsored by The Creative Writing…

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Minnesota Book Awards 32 Books in 32 Days

Day 2: "This Way to the Sugar" by Hieu Minh Nguyen

April 16, 2015

Each day counting down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists.  Today we feature 2015 Poetry finalist Hieu Minh Nguyen. Raw Emotion in Powerful Verse This Way to the Sugar by Hieu Minh Nguyen Published by:  Write Bloody Publishing Category sponsored by Wellington Management With themes of assimilation,…

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