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Pen Pals returns for its 25th season - join us! 

Meet the latest slate of award-winning voices comprising the landmark 25th season of Pen Pals! In 2021-22, Pen Pals returns to Hopkins Center for the Arts to welcome Anthony Doerr, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Brit Bennett, Richard Powers, and Emily St. John Mandel.

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Upcoming Events that Support the Library

Talk of the Stacks

Claudia Rankine

Oct 13
Free Virtual Event
Pen Pals

Anthony Doerr

Oct 26-27
Ticketed Event - In-person + Virtual Backup
Pen Pals

Viet Thanh Nguyen

Dec 6-7
Ticketed Event - In-person + Virtual Backup
Pen Pals

Brit Bennett

Feb 10-11
Ticketed Event - In-person
Pen Pals

Richard Powers

Apr 28-29
Ticketed Event - In-person
Pen Pals

Emily St. John Mandel

May 17-18
Ticketed Event - In-person
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East Lake Library Restored

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Off the Shelf

The secret reading lives of local authors revealed

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Get to know Mohammed Lawal

Learn what role does the library play in the life of Mohammed Lawal, the CEO & Principal Architect of Lawal Scott Erickson Architects, Inc. and FHCL board member. 
 

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