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Local History Round Table: How the U.S. Army Brought Slavery to Minnesota - Joseph Godfrey: Northern Slave, Black Dakota
Minneapolis Central Library
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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Talk of the Stacks With Colum McCann
Minneapolis Central Library
Pohlad Hall
Monday, June 24, 7–8:30 p.m.
McCann is a National Book Award-winner, an internationally best-selling author ("Let the Great World Spin") and has published in 35 languages. He's also been named one of Esquire's “Best & Brightest,” is a contributor to the New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly and Paris Review. "Transatlantic," his newest book, is a profound meditation on identity and history -- connecting a series of narratives spanning 150 years and two continents. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
A program of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Presenting sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Additional support: Dorsey and Whitney LLP, MinnPost, Magers and Quinn Booksellers and the Marquette Hotel.
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Gay Pride: Poetry Reading
Minneapolis Central Library
Pohlad Hall
Tuesday, June 25, 7–9 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8000.
Listen to local GLBTQ authors who contributed poems on the Midwestern experience in two Squares & Rebels anthologies: “When We Become Weavers” edited by Kate Lynn Hibbard and “Among the Leaves” edited by Raymond Luczak.
This project is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Presented in partnership with Queer Voices Reading Series of Intermedia Arts.
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Poetry Lovers Converge
Golden Valley Library
Monday, July 1, 6–8 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 5, 6–8 p.m.
Everyone (kids to teens to seniors!) is invited to read an original or a favorite poem, or just come and listen. In all languages, for all ages and all authors. Bring your friends!
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Author Talk: Wayne Jorgenson
Eden Prairie Library
Thursday, July 11, 7 p.m.
Jorgenson, Civil War militaria collector and historian, will discuss his new book “Every Man Did His Duty,” which includes war-time stories of the men who served in the First Minnesota Infantry. Books will be available for purchase.
Sponsored by Friends of the Eden Prairie Library.
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Talk of the Stacks With Terry Brooks
Minneapolis Central Library
Pohlad Hall
Tuesday, July 23, 7–8:30 p.m.
With more than 22 million books in print, Brooks is the New York Times best-selling author of 30-plus books of science fiction and fantasy. He will present "Witch Wraith," his latest in “The Dark Legacy of Shannara” trilogy. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Seating is first-come, first served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
A program of the Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Presenting sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Additional support: Dorsey and Whitney LLP, MinnPost, Magers and Quinn Booksellers and the Marquette Hotel.
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Author Talk: Monica Ferris
Webber Park Library
Thursday, July 25, 5:30 p.m.
Location: Webber Park Community Building, 4400 Dupont Ave. N., Minneapolis
Ferris, author of the Betsy Devonshire Needlework Mysteries, is an aficionado of hats, needlecraft and solving mysteries. Wear your most delightful hat, bring your knitting needles and prepare to be entertained.
Sponsored by Friends of the Webber Park Library.
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Author Talk: Joel Jensen
Nokomis Library
Saturday, July 27, 3 p.m.
Two slices of bread and a filling. Using the methodology of deductive logic, local author and philosophy professor Jensen looks at the common sandwich as object of art, existential interlocutor, and source of unexpected meaning in his new book, "There Exists an X, X is a Sandwich." Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Sponsored by Friends of the Nokomis Library.
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Author Talk: Sally McGraw
Maple Grove Library
Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m.
Learn about defining your ideal style and dressing your best, and how style impacts self-image. McGraw, author of “Already Pretty,” also will discuss Twin Cities shopping resources.
Sponsored by Friends of the Maple Grove Library.
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Doug Ohman Presents Journey Down the Mississippi River
Brookdale Library
Tuesday, July 30, 7 p.m.
Explore the history, culture and beauty of the Mississippi from Lake Itasca to just north of the Twin Cities with Ohman, local award-winning photographer, author and storyteller. His photography is featured in the Minnesota Byways series. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Sponsored by Friends of the Brookdale Library.
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Author Talk: Jonathan Odell
Excelsior Library
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: SouthShore Center, 5735 Country Club Road, Shorewood
For the ninth One Book, One Community author event, Odell will speak on his masterfully written novel centered on a mysterious and charismatic healer. Filled with strong, vivid female characters and inspired by true-life events, "The Healing" brilliantly brings the pre-Civil War South to life. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Join the Excelsior Book Club for a discussion of the book on Monday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m. at the Dunn Bros. in Excelsior.
Sponsored by Friends of the Excelsior Library; Presented in collaboration with Excelsior Bay Books and SouthShore Center.
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