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Nonprofit Leader Joins The Friends as Finance Director

July 15, 2015

The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library announces the recent hiring of Ann E. Moore as Director of Finance. Moore brings a wealth of demonstrated leadership in Nonprofit Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Information Systems Management, Human Resources and Benefits Management to the august literary and library support organization. Ann E. Moore, trusted and accomplished…

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The Fourth Annual Minnesota Crossword Tournament Held June 14 at Landmark Center

June 15, 2015

Amateur, expert and team puzzlers from around the region competed for prizes and honors in a tournament modeled after the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Puzzlers of all skill levels competed in The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library’s Fourth Annual Minnesota Crossword Tournament held on Sunday, June 14 at Saint Paul’s Landmark Center. Cruciverbalists…

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Teens Get High-Tech Toys for the Summer

June 10, 2015

Arlington Hills Community Center to Offer Area Teens Free Access to a Laser Engraver and 3D Printer this Summer Teens will have access to a laser engraver and 3D printer at Arlington Hills Community Center this summer. The equipment is on loan from Johnson High School’s Fab Lab, thanks to funding from a grant from…

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Home by Starlight: Writers-in-Conversation (2015 O'Shaughnessy Award for Poetry)

June 4, 2015

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.   

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Minnesota’s Métis and French Canadians (Untold Stories 2015)

June 4, 2015

Virgil 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…

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Saint Paul Public Library’s Bookmobile Debuts New Artwork

June 2, 2015

The iconic Bookmobile will debut a new wrap in the Grand Old Day Parade on Sunday, June 7.

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