Paula Meehan, the 2015 recipient of the O’Shaughnessy Award for Irish Poetry, and Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota’s Poet Laureate, discuss their body of work and poetry generally at Merriam Park Library. Presented by The Friends and the Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas.
Read MoreVirgil Benoit, Professor of French at the University of North Dakota, will introduce the audience to Métis and French-Canadian presence in Minnesota from 1800 on based on historical dates and the events that surrounded them, illustrating the process of how history and memory work to construct identity within social frameworks. His talk will include events…
Read MoreThe iconic Bookmobile will debut a new wrap in the Grand Old Day Parade on Sunday, June 7.
Read MoreWelcome to the podcast of a recent talk on “Romantic Relationships” given by leading F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar, Dr. Scott Donaldson. The talk was the inaugural presentation of the annual Richard P. McDermott Fitzgerald Lecture, presented by the non-profit organization, Fitzgerald in Saint Paul. The talk was presented on May 8, 2015 at the University Club…
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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 LibraryAware™ – a product of EBSCO…
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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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