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Saint Paul Residents Soon Will "Borrow the Internet"

April 1, 2015

New program offers loans of Wi-Fi hotspots with free, high-speed Internet service SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, APRIL 1, 2015 โ€“ Saint Paul Public Library has launched a new โ€œBorrow the Internetโ€ program to increase Internet access among city residents. The library will lend Wi-Fi hotspots, which provide free, high-speed Internet service, at two libraries: Rondo Library,…

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Minnesota Book Awards 32 Books in 32 Days

Day 17: "Leroy Ninker Saddles Up" by Kate DiCamillo

April 1, 2015

Each day as we count down to the April 18 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Young Peopleโ€™s Literature finalist Kate DiCamillo.   A Heartwarming Tale of Friendship   Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen Published by: Candlewick…

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Minnesota Book Awards 32 Books in 32 Days

Day 18: "Dangerous Goods" by Sean Hill

March 31, 2015

Each dayย as we count down to the announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Poetry finalist Sean Hill. Travel, Distance, and History in Verse   Dangerous Goods by Sean Hill Published by Milkweed Editions Category Sponsor: Wellington Management A collection of verse on travel, distance,…

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Saint Paul Receives Library Journal's LibraryAware Community Award

March 31, 2015

Library Journal award recognizes community engagement with, and awareness of, library resources in Saint Paul MARCH 31, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA โ€“ Saint Paul Public Library is one of three libraries in the country to receive the 2015 LibraryAware Community Award given by Library Journal and underwritten by LibraryAwareโ„ข, a product of EBSCO Information Services. The…

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Minnesota Book Awards 32 Books in 32 Days

Day 19: "In Reach" by Pamela Carter Joern

March 30, 2015

Each day as we count down to the April 18 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Novel and Short Story finalist Pamela Carter Joern.   Stories of Struggle and Yearning for Connection In Reach by Pamela Carter Joern Published by: University of Nebraska Press…

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Minnesota Book Awards 32 Books in 32 Days

Day 20: "Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Womenโ€™s Movement" by Lori Sturdevant

March 29, 2015

Each dayย as we count down to the April 18 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Minnesota finalist Lori Sturdevant.   The Life of a Minnesota Pioneer Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Womenโ€™s Movement by Lori Sturdevant Published by: Minnesota Historical Society Press…

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