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32 Books in 32 Days Blog and Book Giveaway

March 1, 2016

Beginning March 15, 2016, The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Library of Congress-designated Minnesota Center for the Book and hosts of the Minnesota Book Awards, will…

Erika Lee (2016 Fireside Reading Series)

February 22, 2016

In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika…

Beth Dooley (2016 Fireside Reading Series)

February 15, 2016

In Winter’s Kitchen: Growing Roots and Breaking Bread in the Northern Heartland Coming from her native New Jersey, Beth Dooley had a lot of preconceptions about the Midwestern food scene.…

The Friends Welcomes New Leadership to its Board of Trustees

February 11, 2016

Six new trustees join one of the Twin Cities’ strongest and hardest-working boards, bringing marketing, management, diversity, and financial and organizational skills to help support the Saint Paul Public Library…

Rick Shefchik (2016 Fireside Reading Series)

February 8, 2016

This behind-the-scenes, up-close-and-personal account relates how a handful of Minnesota rock bands erupted out of a small Midwest market and made it big, covering Augie Garcia and Bobby Vee to…

28th Annual Minnesota Book Awards Finalists Announced

January 30, 2016

We’re pleased to announce the finalists in all eight categories for the 28th Annual Minnesota Book Awards, chosen on Saturday, January 30, by 24 judges from around the state.

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