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Join the Minnesota Black Author Expo for a day of storytelling, poetry and prose readings!
Students in grades 6–12 from Hennepin County are invited to enter the 2026 Student art contest.
Visit the exhibition at the Cargill Gallery from October 5-November 20, 2026.
Join us for an evening with award-winning poet and artist Layli Long Soldier (Oglala Lakota), in conversation with Heid E. Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe). Long Soldier will read from and discuss her new book "We," a visionary new collection of poems, lyric essays, and her own visual artworks.
High school students, learn creative writing elements to help you write great college application essays.
Your library’s current hours will continue through 2027.
Do you have a story to tell or a recipe to share? Attend a workshop on writing a manuscript, cooking with words, finding an agent, self-publishing, and more through the "First Pages" workshop series.
Carry your library card anywhere with the Hennepin County Library app, available for Apple and Android devices.
What's for dinner? Explore hundreds of menus from local restaurants from the 1880s to 1970s, like Murray’s and The Nankin.