The Pen Pals Author Lecture series is the longest running and one of the most highly regarded literary series in the Twin Cities. With hundreds of loyal subscribers, Pen Pals might be considered the biggest book club in the Twin Cities. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Hennepin County Library and the Hennepin County Library system. This season we are honored to present Jhumpa Lahiri, Michael Ondaatje, Wallace Shawn, Brian Greene, and Arthur Phillips.

For the 2011-12 Pen Pals season, the Friends of HCL is thrilled to be managing our own box office!

This means streamlined ticket purchases, easier exchanges, and all your announcements and news coming from one place! We are offering a Thursday evening series and a Friday day series. Subscriptions start at $175 for all five lectures and individual tickets start at $40. Prices include all handling fees. Friends of HCL members receive an additional $10 discount off subscriptions and $5 off individual tickets. In addition, season subscribers can purchase reception tickets for any individual author for an additional $25 each.

Season subscriptions and individual tickets are on sale now.