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    Lao New Year 2024

    Celebrate the Lao New Year, also known as the Water Festival, on Saturday, April 20 at Brookdale Library. All ages are welcome.

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    New to Kanopy

    Movies and TV shows are constantly being added to Kanopy, the library's streaming video service. Check out what's been added lately.

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    April is Poetry Month

    Celebrate National Poetry Month and use this online resource to read the full-text of popular poems and learn about poets.

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    New Cargill Gallery exhibit

    The Next Chapter features Minnesota Book Artist Award winning works at the Cargill Gallery at the Minneapolis Central Library from April 5 to May 25.

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    Cristina Henríquez's latest, The Great Divide, centers on the decade-long construction of the Panama Canal and the unsung workers who made it possible.

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    Yearbook Collection

    Hundreds of Minneapolis and Hennepin County school yearbooks from 1890-1988, with many available online.

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    Author alerts

    Get an email alert when the library orders a new title by one of your favorite authors or performers.

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    Dial-a-Story

    Call 612-543-8851 to listen to a recording of staff reading a short story on-demand. Call back every week for a new story.