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Revisiting Twain's Mississippi: Photos by Chris Faust May 4–June 22 See photos of Mississippi River sites associated with Mark Twain by local contemporary photographer Chris Faust. Compare his photos with 1890s-era cyanotypes made by Henry Bosse, which also will be displayed. Sponsored by the Council of Regional Public Library System Administrators; presented in collaboration with Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography.  Tell a Friend
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Gay Pride Month Display June 1–July 1 Join HCL in celebrating Pride 2013. The display will feature quotes from the local GLBTQ community expressing their library experiences and related materials from the collection. Tell a Friend
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Contemporary American Indian Art From the Upper Midwest Exhibit July 7–August 24 The Twin Cities is becoming a center for contemporary American Indian art. This exhibit displays artwork by prominent regional voices such as Ahmoo Angeconeb, Frank Big Bear, Jim Denomie, Pat and Gage Kruse, Star Wallowing Bull and Francis Yellow. On view will be drawings, collage works, paintings and sculpture. The artists work with a variety of traditional western materials such as color pencil, acrylic, ink, paper, canvas as well as traditional indigenous materials such as birchbark and red willow. Presented in collaboration with the Bockley Gallery. Tell a Friend
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Conversation Circles
Room Location: N-402
Tuesday, June 18, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, June 20, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, June 23, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, June 27, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, June 29, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, June 30, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 2, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, July 6, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, July 7, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, July 11, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, July 13, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, July 14, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, July 18, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, July 20, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, July 21, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, July 27, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, July 28, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 1, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 4, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 11, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 15, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 22, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 24, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, 1–3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 4–6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 4–6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29, 4–6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31, 1–3 p.m.
Non-native English speakers: practice your English and make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting, and learn about the library, too. Call 612-543-5669 for more information in English or, in Hmong, 612-543-8845; in Somali, 612-543-8756; in Spanish, 612-543-8510.
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Genealogy Assistance
Room Location: 4th Floor
Tuesday, June 18, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Tuesday, June 25, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, June 27, 5–8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 2, 1–4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 2, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 6, 1–4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 11, 5–8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 16, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 20, 1–4 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 5–8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3, 1–4 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 5–8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1–4 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8, 5–8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 1–4 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 22, 5–8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 5–8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Genealogy volunteers will help you get started or offer suggestions for your genealogy project. No appointment necessary. Volunteers will assist on computers with dedicated genealogy resources in the McCarthy Genealogy Collection area.
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Local History Round Table: How the U.S. Army Brought Slavery to Minnesota - Joseph Godfrey: Northern Slave, Black Dakota
Room Location: Doty Board Room
Tuesday, June 18, 7–8 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
“Northern Slave, Black Dakota“ author, historian and retired trial lawyer Walt Bachman will tell how the U.S. Army's policies and practices brought slavery to Minnesota and shaped Godfrey's extraordinary life story. Godfrey grew up in bondage serving Minnesota's fur-trade elite, and, as a fugitive from Minnesota slavery, was conscripted to join warriors in the U.S. Dakota War of 1862.
Presented in collaboration with Pond Dakota Heritage Society.
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Public Tour of Minneapolis Central Library
Room Location: Welcome Station
Tuesdays, June 4, June 18, July 2, July 16, Aug. 6 & Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
Tour this stunning Cesar Pelli-designed library with a green roof, four fireplaces, an art gallery, a piano room, four-story atrium and 2.4 million items in the collection -- including government documents and much more! Families welcome. Groups of 10 or more, or groups with mobility issues, contact Rochelle at 612-543-8120 or email rhenry@hclib.org.
School (PreK-12), ABE or ELL groups, please check our "Teachers' Toolbox" for school visit information and tour contacts. Note: Two-week advance notice is required for school group tours/visits.
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Genealogy Research: Get Started
Room Location: Best Buy Learning Lab
Wednesday, June 19, 10:30a.m.–noon
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
Learn how to access family history resources, including census and immigration records and the best of what's available at the library and the Web. Register online or by calling 612-543-8000.
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Job Search Assistance
Room Location: Business, Science, Government Docs
Wednesdays, June 5–Aug. 28, 1–4:30 p.m.
Are you seeking new employment or re-entering the workforce? Do you need help looking for a job, filling out applications or writing your résumé? Stop in for free one-to-one assistance with a job search representative.
Presented in partnership with Goodwill/Easter Seals.
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Connecting With Social Service Resources
Room Location: 1st Floor Information Desk
Wednesday, June 19, 10a.m.–noon
Wednesday, July 3, 10 a.m. – noon
Wednesday, July 17, 10 a.m. – noon
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. – noon
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. – noon
Find out more about how to access social services and community resources in Rm N-110. Knowledgeable community service providers with experience in homelessness and low-income issues can help with finding shelter, financial aid and other basic needs.
Presented in partnership with Shelter Providers Action Alliance.
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Wind Energy Science -- Hands On!
Room Location: Children's Library
Thursday, June 20, 2 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
Entering grades 4-6. Design and test your own wind turbine blades. You will learn about designing efficient turbine blades to generate the most voltage. Well-designed blades will be able to light up small light bulbs or power a water pump!
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Wind Energy Science -- Hands On!
Room Location: Children's Library
Thursday, June 20, 2 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
Entering grades 6-8. Design and test your own wind turbine blades. You will learn about designing efficient turbine blades to generate the most voltage. Well-designed blades will be able to light up small light bulbs or power a water pump!
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Baby Storytime
Room Location: Children's Library
Thursdays, June 6–Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m.
For children from birth to 24 months. Delight and stimulate your baby's senses with books and music. Build brain power.
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Gay Pride: Gen Silent Screening and Panel Discussion
Room Location: Pohlad Hall
Thursday, June 20, 7–9 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
This critically acclaimed film documents how oppression in the years before Stonewall affects LGBT seniors today. It puts a face on what experts in the film call an epidemic: lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender elders so afraid of discrimination by caregivers or bullying by other seniors that many simply go back into the closet to survive in the care system. A panel discussion will follow the screening.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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