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Walz, Flanagan Announce Appointments to Perpich Board
May 14, 2021
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointments to the Perpich Center for Arts Education Board of Directors. Board member Leslie LeCuyer has been reappointed to the Board. Joining the Board are: Steven Anderson, LaTia Childers, Pasha Khosravi,… -
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 GramsFebruary 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…