An international celebrity, a man of mystery, a Francophile,a cartoonist and a Left Coast counter culturalist walk into a lecture hall… The Friends of the Hennepin County Library (Friends of HCL) is pleased to announce the 16th season of Pen Pals, the highly regarded and longest running literary series in the Twin Cities. The 2012-2013
Talk of the Stacks with Richard Ford
May 9th, 2012 | Press Releases
Talk of the Stacks, a free author series exploring contemporary literature and culture, will host the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford on May 29. Held at Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central in Pohlad Hall (300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401), the program is free and open to the public. Book sales/signing follows the presentation.
Volunteers and book donations needed for Pierre Bottineau Friends’ first book sale!
April 27th, 2012 | Friends Group News Posts
Hennepin County’s newest Friends of the Library group, the Friends of the Pierre Bottineau Library, are holding their first book sale on May 19, 2012, during the Art-A-Whirl neighborhood art crawl in Northeast Minneapolis. We need volunteers to sort books on Friday, May 18 and to work during the sale on Saturday, May 19 during the hours of 10
Pen Pals Presents Arthur Phillips for Season Finale
April 25th, 2012 | Press Releases, Uncategorized
Arthur Phillips, author of The Tragedy of Arthur and recipient of a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship, will be the final speaker in the 2011-2012 Pen Pals Lecture Author Series on May 10 and 11, 2012. We are offering two performances: · Thursday, May 10, 7:30 PM · Friday, May 11, 11 AM Individual tickets start at
Friends Group Host Book Sales to Raise Funds for their Local Libraries
April 24th, 2012 | Press Releases
Support the Library and Stock Up on Your Summer Reading Library Friends Groups throughout Hennepin County host book sales to raise funds for their local library. Each sale features hundreds of adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback. Most books are priced at $2 or less. Mark your calendar for a
Check out the Wayzata Friends spring newsletter!
April 13th, 2012 | Friends Group News Posts
The Friends of the Wayzata Library released a spring/summer 2012 newsletter, available at the Wayzata Library or online as a PDF (link below). Check out the newsletter for information about upcoming book sales and events, volunteer opportunities, and more. Wayzata Friends Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2012
Check out Gods and Monsters Book Club for more literary fun in Northeast Minneapolis
April 2nd, 2012 | Friends Group News Posts, Out and About
The Friends of the Northeast Library invite you to join the Gods and Monsters Book Club, a reading group focused on books exploring myths and world religion. The club meets on the last Sunday of the month from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in the Granite Studio of the Eastside Food Coop, located at 2551 Central
Talk of the Stacks Summer Season Announced
March 28th, 2012 | Press Releases
Talk of the Stacks, a free author series exploring contemporary literature and culture at the Minneapolis Central Library, will host three new programs this summer. Mark your calendars: On May 29, Richard Ford, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award, will present his new novel, Canada. On June 26, the renowned portrait and film
Pen Pals Presents Physicist Brian Greene
March 20th, 2012 | Press Releases
Brian Greene, author of the national bestsellers The Elegant Universe and The Hidden Reality, will appear next in the Pen Pals Author Lecture Series. With all proceeds benefitting the Friends of the Hennepin County Library, the Pen Pals program is offering two chances to meet one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists: •Thursday, April 19,
Childish Films’ Festival Shorts Season Finale
March 20th, 2012 | Press Releases
For 2011-2012 Childish Films season finale, the Friends of the Hennepin County Library will present a collection of shorts from the 2012 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. Admission is free with open seating to the public. Childish Film Festival Shorts Saturday, April 21, 2012, 10:30 AM Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall 300 Nicollet Mall,