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  Titles By and About Asian Americans

  April 20, 2021

  “A love of reading shows empathy, the desire to understand how others live or act or might act – and why.” – Celeste Ng

  This is a small selection of the many materials by and about Asian Americans that Perpich Library has available…

  
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  Celebrating Lola Perpich

  Photograph of Delores “Lola” Perpich, wife of Minnesota governor Rudy Perpich, c.1978.

  March 26, 2021

  In celebration of Women’s History Month, we want to recognize and remember Lola Perpich as a pioneer in playing an integral role in the creation of the…

  
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  Books About Women Artists

  March 17, 2021

  Women artists have been creating art for millennia but their contributions have historically been overlooked and undervalued. This selection of books aims to highlight the accomplishments of women artists, giving them their rightful place in art history. All books on this list,…

  
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  Black Poets for Black History Month

  February 18, 2021

  “Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” -Rita Dove

  This is a selection of some of the amazing poetry collections by black poets in the Perpich Library Collection, curated by our Perpich librarian, Anne Dennison. The items listed below are…

  
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  Lunar New Year Arts Resources

  February 12, 2021

  Lunar New Year 2021 is February 12 and this is a Year of the Ox.

  According to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, “People born in the Year of the Ox are strong, reliable, fair and conscientious, inspiring confidence in others. They…

  
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  Board Member Jody Grams Says Farewell

  Jody Grams

  February 1, 2021

  Perpich Board Member, Jody Grams, will not apply for a second term to the Board, thus ending her service at the end of January, 2021. Grams, from New Prague, Minnesota, was appointed to the Board by Governor…

  
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  Hopeful Nonfiction for the New Year

  January 20, 2021

  With the start of a new year comes hope: hope for a better future, hope for a better world, and hope for a better life – this year more than ever. Hope gets us through tough circumstances, giving us the courage to…

  
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  Winter Reading for Homebound Adventures

  December 15, 2020

  Winter is the best time to curl up with a hot drink and a good book. Since most of us are homebound, books are currently the safest way to travel. Here are some wintery book recommendations to help get you through the…

  
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  Dr. Heather Mueller Joins Perpich Board of Directors

  Dr. Heather Mueller

  November 24, 2020

  Perpich Center for Arts Education is pleased to welcome Dr. Heather Mueller as an ex officio member of the Board of Directors. Dr. Mueller is Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education. “As someone who…