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Random alley News
Quatrefoil Library”™s Prime Timers Book Club continues to meet virtually while the library is closed due to Covid. If you are craving LGBTQ+ book talk, join the club for monthly meetings on Zoom. It”™s easy to join and all are welcome. For more information contact Rick Notch at ricknotch@icloud.com. The club has these terrific books selected for the first half of 2021 (all Book Club dates start at 1:15 p.m.): Feb. 20 - Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski; March 20 - The Storm, One Voice from the AIDS Generation by Christopher Zyda; April 17 - The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.; May 15 - Fashionably Late: Gay, Bi and Trans Men Who Came Out Later in Life edited by Vinnie Kinsella; June 19 - The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. Quatrefoil Library”™s LGBTQ+ collection is available by drive up order at 1220 East Lake Street. Visit their website to learn more: www.qlibrary.org For Sale: 1100 E Franklin. The building currently leased by Chase Bank was [...]
February Library News
By CARZ NELSON For updated information on Hennepin County Library services during the Coronavirus Pandemic, visit www.hclib.org. All information is accurate as of January 15 2021. PROGRAMS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH This February HCLib is hosting virtual programs for Black history month, in partnership with the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery (MAAHMG). In addition to films that address the arts in social justice movements, there will be panels with community leaders. LIBRARY UPDATES: "Reading" by Jessie Merriam East Lake Library Grab&Go East Lake Library, located at 2727 E. Lake St., reopened on December 27. The building was damaged during the uprising and had been closed for rehab and repair. The library is now available for Grab and Go service Sunday 12-5 PM; Mon, Tues, Thurs 9 AM to 5 PM Wednesday 12-8 PM. Franklin Library 1413 E Franklin Ave., is open for [...]
