The Great Gatsby: Live reading at the Minnesota History Center
Thursday, April 10 | 1:00 – 7:30 p.m.
The Minnesota History Center
345 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul
Click here to download voucher for complimentary parking

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby by attending a reading of the novel. Come and go as you please. You never know who you’ll hear reading!
While you’re there, check out the History Center’s Fitzgerald collection in the Gale Family Library.  

Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here. 

This publication was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.

Books & Bars: The Great Gatsby – A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Katherine Woodman Maynard
Tuesday, April 15 | 6:30 p.m. Discussion
Urban Growler
2325 Endicott Street, Saint Paul  

The artist, Katherine Woodman Maynard, will talk about adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel. Painted in lush watercolors, this inventive interpretation emphasizes the extravagance and mystery of the characters and the fluidity of Nick Carraway’s unreliable narration. Excerpts from the original text wend through the illustrations, and imagery and metaphors are taken to literal, and often whimsical, extremes. 

Gatsby at 100
2025 is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby. To mark this milestone, The Friends will convene a variety of programs that invite us to revisit the book and consider how its themes apply today. Learn more and browse programs here. 

37^th Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, April 22 | Ordway Center for Performing Arts
345 Washington Street, Saint Paul

Learn more, get tickets, or register for the livestream here.

Celebrate the state’s best book books at the 37^th annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony, sponsored by Education Minnesota. Readers, writers, and booklovers from across Minnesota are invited to gather and celebrate the stories of Minnesotans that inspire and connect us.

6:00 p.m. – Preface
Meet the finalists and mingle with your fellow book lovers. Enjoy book sales and signing and a cash bar.

7:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony
Tane Danger will serve as emcee as awards are presented to winners in ten categories and to the recipient of the Kay Sexton award, with special guests.

9:00 p.m. – Epilogue
Celebrate with friends, buy featured books, and grab a treat when you leave.

The Ceremony will include ASL interpretation and live captioning.

Learn more about the finalists and their books here.

One Book | One Minnesota Virtual Author Conversation 
Tuesday, April 29 | 10:00 a.m. 
With Diane Wilson, Sun Yung Shin, Shannon Gibney & John Coy
Free and open to the public | Register here

The authors of the featured title will join in a statewide virtual conversation about their book and their work. One Book | One Minnesota is a statewide book club that invites Minnesotans of all ages to read a common title and come together virtually to enjoy, reflect, and discuss. From March 10 through May 5, through their local libraries, Minnesotans are invited to read the featured book selection and will have access to reading guides, and virtual book club discussions. Readers can access the eBook for free on Ebooks Minnesota for eight weeks.

About Where We Come From
In this unique collaboration, four authors lyrically explore where they each come from – literally and metaphorically – as well as what unites all of us as humans. Richly layered illustrations connect past and present, making for an accessible and visually striking look at history, family, and identity.

One Book | One Minnesota is presented by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Minnesota Center for the Book, in partnership with State Library Services and sponsored by Blaze Credit Union. Program partners also include AmazeWorks, Council of Regional Public Library System Administrators; Lerner Publishing; Mackin VIA; Minitex; and the Minnesota Department of Education. This program is made possible in part through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature to The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Minnesota Center for the Book.

More information at www.thefriends.org/onebook