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Childish Films Fall Season
 Thanks to a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Foundation is pleased to announce our plans to continue Childish Films at the Central Library and expand film programming to the Southdale, Brookdale and Ridgedale libraries later this season. Childish Films @ the Library, a free program of children's cinema and arts for ages 3 and up, is curated by Deb Girdwood and Isabelle Harder, children's film curators for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Each screening features a pre-show activity, an educational introduction for children's film fans, and complimentary healthy snacks from Whole Foods Market. Admission is free with open seating to the public.
This fall, Childish Films will take place the third Saturday of the month at the Minneapolis Central Library and the last Saturday of the month at the Southdale Library. Programming at the Brookdale and Ridgedale libraries will be scheduled later in the season and a special children's film showcase is slated for next spring. Please join us in September as we kick-off the new season with "Rock and Read. Kick It at the Library!" This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.Refreshment sponsor: Whole Foods Market. Series sponsor: Weston Woods Studio. Media Sponsor: Minnesota Parent. Activity Sponsors: Minnesota Center for Book Arts and MacPhail Center for Music |
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Talk of the Stacks Fall Season Announced
 Talk of the Stacks, a free author series exploring contemporary literature and culture at the Minneapolis Central Library, will present an eclectic line-up of award-winning and best-selling authors this fall. Mark your calendars: - September 9: Minnesota author Heather McElhatton launches her highly-anticipated "choose your own adventure" sequel, Million Little Mistakes, with a program introduction by Kevin Kling.
- September 30: Acclaimed novelist Antonya Nelson presents Bound, her much anticipated first novel in over a decade.
- October 18: The author of Netherlands (winner of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction), Joseph O'Neill will present a new edition of Blood-Dark Track, a memoir about his journey to know his grandfathers.
- October 26: Celebrated humorist Ian Frazier comes to town with his new release, Travels in Siberia, a culmination of ten years of research and travel to the mythical region of Siberia.
- November 3: A showcase of authors recognized this year by the National Book Critics Circle awards committee - featuring Eula Biss, Marlon James, and Stephen Burt, and moderated by Jeff Shotts of Graywolf Press.
Held at the Minneapolis Central Library in Pohlad Hall (300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis), the programs are free and open to the public. Book sales/signings follow presentations. Seating is first come, first served. Doors open at 6:15 and programs begin at 7 PM.
Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank. Additional support provided by National Endowment for the Arts, Marquette Hotel, Secrets of the City, and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.
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eBooks Now Available at the Library
 Customers can now check out and download eBooks in the EPUB format through the Library's website at www.hclib.org. An eBook is a digital or electronic version of a paper book. Instead of being printed onto paper and bound into books, the text is formatted into a digital file and read via a special eBook reader, computer or other electronic device. Hennepin County Library is the first public library in the Twin Cities metro area to offer this format. eBooks offer existing library customers a new format, but also are a means for Hennepin County Library to reach out to people who otherwise may not use the library This pilot program offers approximately 700 titles available for download.
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Upcoming Events Made Possible by Legacy Funding
In November 2008, Minnesota voters approved a constitutional amendment to dedicate funds for Minnesota's Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Through this amendment, Minnesota's 300 public libraries received funding to provide new programs and services in four areas: arts, culture, literary and Minnesota history. These funds provided the Hennepin County Library with $277,000 this year and next year for new programs. The Hennepin County Library has been utilizing these funds to present an array of programs. Upcoming programs at Hennepin County libraries include exhibits and panel discussions, creative writing workshops, history and multicultural progams, bi-lingual storytelling, community cinema, author presentations, workshops for teens on poetry and video making, collections support, and more.
Check out these great free programs at your library, made possible by Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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