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ONGOING EVENTS FOR CHILDREN |
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Storytime is scheduled for Mondays and
Thursdays at 10 a.m. beginning Thursday,
June 6. |
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SPECIAL EVENTS |
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KIDS' CONCERT IN THE PARK: WILL HALE |
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Thursday, June 20, 6:30 p.m.
German Park
Kids of all ages are
invited to rock out with children's musical
performer Will Hale. New Ulm Park and
Recreation is a partner. This project is
funded by a grant from the Schmidt
Foundation. |
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SUPERNATURAL FOR TEENS WITH GABBY
BUDENSKI |
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Friday, June 21, 2 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Volunteer
extraordinaire and Supernatural fanatic
Gabby Budenski is back to bring us up to
date on all things related to the popular
television show. Diehard fans and novices
alike will have fun with Gabby's multimedia
presentation, and we'll watch an episode of
the series, too. All teens welcome! |
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MYSTERY BOOK GROUP |
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Monday, June 24, 6:30 p.m.
Adult Fiction Area
Everyone is invited to the library's Mystery
Book Group. Join us this month for a
discussion of "The Snatch," the first book
in the Nameless Detective series by Bill
Pronzini.
Stop by the Service Center to place a hold
on a copy of the book today. |
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A VERY HAIRY CATERILLAR GARDEN PROJECT |
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Tuesday, June 25, 2 and 2:45 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ON JUNE 3!
Kids of all ages are invited to dig in the
dirt with Master Gardener intern Lisa Pelzel
at one of two sessions, 2-2:30 p.m. and
2:45-3:15 p.m. Registration is required and
begins Monday, June 3. Children under age 8
must be accompanied by an adult. |
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DAKOTA LANGUAGE PROGRAM FOR KIDS AGES
5-10 |
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Thursday, June 27, 3 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Representatives from
the Lower Sioux Indian Community's Dakota
Wicohan will share their language through
songs and activities. This program is geared
toward children ages 5-10, but kids of all
ages are welcome. For more information, go
to the organization's
Web site. The Brown County Historical
Society is a partner on this project. |
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DAKOTA WICOHAN PROGRAM FOR ADULTS |
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Thursday, June 27, 6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Representatives from
the Lower Sioux Indian Community's Dakota
Wicohan will share information about their
language school and programming. The group's
mission is "to preserve Dakota as a living
language, and through it, transmit Dakota
life ways to future generations." For more
information, go to the organization's
Web site. The Brown County Historical
Society is a partner on this project. |
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FREE MOVIE FRIDAY |
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Friday,
June 28,
10 a.m.
Library Meeting Room
Everyone is invited to
a family friendly film. The movie is rated
G and runs 94 minutes. Sponsored
by the Optimist Club. |
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LET'S TALK BOOKS FOR TEENS |
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Friday,
June 28,
11 a.m.
Library Meeting Room
Teens are invited to
join volunteer Gabby and library staff and
talk your favorite books. Treats provided! |
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MOTHER GOOSE STORYTIME |
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Saturday,
June 29,
10:30 a.m.
Library Meeting Room
Mother Goose is flying
in for a very special program of stories,
songs, and fun! This program is geared
toward preschoolers, but kids of all ages
are welcome. |
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ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP |
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Monday, July 1, 6:30 p.m.
Adult Fiction Area
Join us for a discussion of the first novel
of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and
Fire. From the publisher: [This] series has
become, in many ways, the gold standard for
modern epic fantasy. Martin has created a
world that is as rich and vital as any piece
of historical fiction, set in an age of
knights and chivalry and filled with a
plethora of fascinating, multidimensional
characters that you love, hate to love, or
love to hate as they struggle for control of
a divided kingdom. Stop by the Service
Center to pick up a copy. |
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CONCERT IN THE PARK: DICK KIMMEL & CO |
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Monday, July 8, 7
p.m.
German Park
Local favorites Dick
Kimmel & Co will take the stage for a Monday
Night Concert in German Park. Co-sponsors
are New Ulm Park and Recreation and KNUJ.
This project is funded by a grant from the
Schmidt Foundation. |
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASS FOR KIDS |
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Tuesday, July 16, 2
p.m.
Library
Meeting Room
Discover another
language at this program geared toward
children ages 5-12, although kids of all
ages are invited. Learn how to write your
name in Japanese and take home a bookmark! |
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HISTORY BOOK GROUP |
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Tuesday, July 16, 12 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Join us for a discussion of "Hunting
Evil: The Nazi War Criminals Who Escaped and
the Quest to Bring Them to Justice" by Guy
Walters. From Publishers Weekly: Walters, a
former Times of London journalist, flaunts
his WWII expertise in a stunning account
that trails some of the most elusive Nazi
war criminals of the 20th century. Following
the war, many Nazis evaded capture and went
into hiding, seemingly "without a trace."
Walters debunks this myth through
interviews, meticulous research, and a vast
historical knowledge that exposes an array
of people who aided these criminals in their
flight from justice. Stop by the Service Center to place
a hold on a copy.
Participants are welcome to bring their
lunch. |
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DR. ERIKA VORA: GERMAN WOMEN WHO
SURVIVED WWII EXPULSION AND DEPORTATION |
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Thursday, July 18, 6
p.m.
Library
Meeting Room
Dr. Erika Vora,
Professor Emeritus of Intercultural
Communication at St. Cloud State, will speak
about her latest book, "Silent No More:
Personal Narratives of German Women Who
Survived WWII Expulsion and Deportation."
Vora also is the author of "The Will to
Live: A German Family's Flight From Soviet
Rule." The Brown County Historical
Society and the Junior Pioneers are partners
on this project. |
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TEEN READ THE BOOK, WATCH THE MOVIE |
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Friday, July 19, 2
p.m.
Library
Meeting Room
Read the bestselling
"Beautiful Creatures," then stop by and
watch the film. The movie, which is
sponsored by the Optimist Club of New Ulm,
is rated PG-13 and runs 124 minutes. |
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DANCE LESSONS WITH THE NEW ULM NARREN |
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Thursday, July 25, 10-11 a.m.
Library Meeting Room
Kids of all ages are
invited to join the New Ulm Narren for dance
lessons! |
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FREE MOVIE FRIDAY |
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Friday,
July 26,
10 a.m.
Library Meeting Room
Everyone is invited to
a family friendly film. The movie is rated
PG and runs 111 minutes. Sponsored
by the Optimist Club. |
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MYSTERY BOOK GROUP |
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Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m.
Adult Fiction Area
Join us this month for a
discussion of Minnesota author David
Housewright's "Jelly's Gold." From Booklist:
St. Paul, Minnesota, was a haven for
Prohibition-era gangsters—authorities at
that time gave all kinds of bootleggers,
safecrackers, and thugs protection and
privileges. As long as they refrained from
committing crimes within the city limits,
they could travel across the Mississippi to
Minneapolis for their high jinks. In his
sixth McKenzie mystery, Housewright brings
alive this era by focusing on one of the
greatest unsolved mysteries of the time: the
theft of 32 bars of gold bullion by 1930s
bank robber Frank “Jelly” Nash from a bank
in Huron, South Dakota, before he was killed
in the Kansas City Massacre.
Stop by the Service Center to place a hold
on a copy of the book today. |
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ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP |
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Monday, August 5, 6:30 p.m.
Adult Fiction Area
Join us for a discussion of the historical novel
"My Enemy's Cradle" by Sara Young.
From the publisher: Cyrla lives with her
Dutch relatives in Nazi-occupied Holland.
She has been successfully hiding the fact
that she is half-Jewish—until
neighbors threaten to expose her identity.
Through an cruel twist of fate, Cyrla enters
a Lebensborn as her pregnant cousin, Anneke.
Cyrla wants to keep her child, though, so
she resolves to leave the maternity home
before the baby is born. But an unexpected
visit from the German soldier who fathered
Anneke’s baby complicates her plan to
escape. Stop by the Service Center to place a
hold on a copy. |
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JOHN LABATTE: THE U.S.-DAKOTA WAR OF 1862 |
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Thursday,
August 8,
6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Independent historian
John LaBatte will present an interactive
program that includes information about
Brown County and the Dakota Indians,
applying accuracy, balance, and respect to
some popular beliefs. As part of this
presentation, he will discuss his new Web
site on the Dakota War. The
Brown County Historical Society is a partner
on this project. |
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LUNCH AND A BITE OF HISTORY: LOIS
GLEWWE, TRAILS OF TEARS |
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Monday,
August 19, 12 p.m.
Brown County Historical Society Annex
Independent historian
Lois Glewwe will discuss her research into
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journey of Dakota prisoners through New Ulm to
Mankato in November 1862, which was
published in “Trails of Tears: Minnesota’s
Dakota Indian Exile Begins.”
Lunch and a Bite of History is sponsored
by the Brown County Historical Society and
New Ulm Public Library. |
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DAKOTA 38 FILM SCREENING AND
DISCUSSION |
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Monday,
August 19, 6 p.m.
Martin Luther College's
Wittenberg Collegiate Center Auditorium, New
Ulm
Join us for a screening
of Dakota 38, a documentary film produced by
Smooth Feather Productions. After the film,
there will be a discussion led by Franky
Jackson, Director of the Renville County
Historical Society and Museum.
The
film was inspired by a dream had by Indian
spiritual leader Jim Miller. It remembers
the 38 Dakota who were hanged on December
26, 1862, as well as a group of Dakota who
ride on horseback each year to Mankato to
commemorate the executions. Learn more about
the film
here. |
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LUNCH AND A BITE OF HISTORY: JOHN
ISCH, THE DAKOTA AFTER THE WAR |
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Tuesday,
August 20, 12 p.m.
Brown County Historical Society Annex
Independent historian
John Isch,
Professor Emeritus at Martin Luther College,
will discuss where the Dakota were placed
after the war and the reservation system;
and he will compare how the Canadian
government vs. the American government has
worked with the Dakota. Isch is the author
of
“A Battle for Living: The Life and
Experiences of Lavina Eastlick” and “The
Dakota Trials” and the co-author of “Eight
Days in August: The Accounts of the
Casualties and Survivors in Brown County
During the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.”
Lunch and a Bite of History is sponsored
by the Brown County Historical Society and
New Ulm Public Library. |
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LUNCH AND A BITE OF HISTORY: CURT
DAHLIN, CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND MILITIA KILLED IN BATTLES
WITH THE DAKOTA |
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Wednesday,
August 21, 12 p.m.
Brown County Historical Society Annex
Independent historian
Curt Dahlin will discuss his newest book,
"The Stories and Burial
Places of Civil War Soldiers and Militia
Killed in Battles With the Dakota." Dahlin
is the author of a number of works,
including "The Dakota Uprising: A Pictorial
History" and "Dakota Uprising Victims:
Gravestones & Stories."
Lunch and a Bite of History is sponsored
by the Brown County Historical Society and
New Ulm Public Library. |
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LUNCH AND A BITE OF HISTORY: MARK
DIEDRICH, OLD BETSEY |
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Thursday,
August 22,
12 p.m.
Brown County Historical Society Annex
Independent historian
Mark Diedrich will share the
fascinating and unique story of the most
famous woman of the Mdewakanton Dakota
tribe. From the publisher: "Old Bets" was
long associated with the Kaposia band, led
by the famed Little Crow. Taopi, the
well-known Christian farmer chief, was her
son. To her people she was a typical, though
extroverted woman, devoted to her family and
tribe, and to the early settlers of
Minnesota, she was variously a beggar or
celebrity and tourist attraction.
Lunch and a Bite of History is sponsored by
the Brown County Historical Society and New
Ulm Public Library. |
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MARK DIEDRICH: LITTLE CROW AND THE
DAKOTA WAR |
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Thursday,
August 22,
6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Independent historian
Mark Diedrich will discuss the famous Dakota
chief in the context of the Dakota War of
1862. Diedrich, publisher of Coyote Books,
has written many books on
the history and leadership of the Dakota,
Ho-Chunk, and Ojibway tribes, and he is a
frequent lecturer on his research. |
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ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP |
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Monday, September 9, 6:30 p.m.
Adult Fiction Area
In recognition of World Alzheimer's Month,
we'll discuss the novels "Still Alice" by
Lisa Genova and "Turn of Mind" by Alice
LaPlante. Stop by the Service Center to place a
hold on a copy. |
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AN EVENING WITH JILL KALZ |
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Thursday, September 12, 6 p.m.
Library
Meeting Room
Local author Jill Kalz recently received a
McKnight grant from the Prairie Lakes
Regional Arts Council to complete a
book-length poetry collection for adults
whose primary themes are love, loss, and
Alzheimer's disease, set against the
backdrop of rural southern Minnesota. Jill
will share her work and personal experiences
with us. |
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HISTORY BOOK GROUP |
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Tuesday, September 17, 12 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Join us for a discussion of "Little
Crow: Spokesman for the Sioux," a biography
by Gary Clayton Anderson. Stop by the Service Center to place
a hold on a copy.
Participants are welcome to bring their
lunch. |
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CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE: THE SIBLEY
EXPEDITION OF 1863 |
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Tuesday, September 17, 6:30 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
The Minnesota Valley Civil War Round Table
will screen and discuss the documentary
"From Wasioja to Washington." The film tells
the story of what happened to the men and
boys from Wasioja and Dodge County. The Boys
of Wasioja were recruited from Northwestern
College Seminary to muster at Fort Snelling
as the Second Minnesota Company C. The film
follows the men and boys through the Battle
of Mill Springs, The Battle of Chickamauga,
the march to Atlanta and the march to the
sea with General Sherman, the routing of
South Carolina to the Grand March at war's
end. The film then follows these brave men
as they mustered out at Fort Snelling. |
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ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: PETER
GEYE, THE LIGHTHOUSE ROAD |
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Monday, October 7, 6:30 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Author Peter Geye will join us for a
discussion of his latest novel, "The
Lighthouse Road." From the publisher:
Against the wilds of sea and wood, a young
immigrant woman settles into life outside
Duluth in the 1890s, still shocked at
finding herself alone in a new country,
abandoned and adrift; in the early 1920s,
her orphan son, now grown, falls in love
with the one woman he shouldn’t and uses his
best skills to build them their own small
ark to escape. But their pasts travel with
them, threatening to capsize even their
fragile hope. In this triumphant new novel,
Peter Geye has crafted another deeply moving
tale of a misbegotten family shaped by the
rough landscape in which they live--often at
the mercy of wildlife and weather--and by
the rough edges of their own breaking
hearts. Stop by the Service
Center to pick up a copy.
This event is made possible
by a grant provided by the Traverse des
Sioux Library System and was funded in part
or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts
and Cultural Heritage Fund. |
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HISTORY BOOK GROUP |
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Tuesday, October 15, 12 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Join us for a discussion of "Impossible
Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and
Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six" by
Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm. About
the book: "Impossible Odds" is a harrowing
and heartwrenching memoir of humanitarian
aid worker Jessica Buchanan’s kidnapping by
Somali land pirates, her three months in
captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and
her husband’s extraordinary efforts to help
bring her home. Stop by the Service Center to place
a hold on a copy.
Participants are welcome to bring their
lunch. |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: MUSLIM JOURNEYS |
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Thursday, October 17, 6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
New Ulm Public Library received a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the American Library Association
(ALA) to host a five-part reading and
discussion series titled “Let’s Talk About
It: Muslim Journeys.” The library is one of
125 libraries and state humanities councils
across the country selected to participate
in the project, which seeks to familiarize
public audiences in the United States with
the people, places, history, faith and
cultures of Muslims in the United States and
around the world.
Dr. Brett Wilson, Assistant Professor of
Religious Studies at Macalester College, is
the project scholar and will facilitate the
program. The first discussion will explore
“In the Country of Men” by Hisham Matar.
Register for this program by calling
507-359-8334 or e-mailing
kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us. |
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CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE: THE GETTYSBURG
ADDRESS |
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Tuesday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Local historian Bryce Stenzel will portray
President Abraham Lincoln in a recitation of
the Gettysburg Address. Contact
mnvcwrt@yahoo.com for more information |
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HISTORY BOOK GROUP |
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Tuesday, November 19, 12 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Join us for a discussion of "Crossfire:
The Plot That Killed Kennedy" by Jim Marrs.
From Kirkus Reviews: The big daddy of the
conspiracy books on the JFK assassination,
and one that can't be taken lightly. A sheer
tour de force that may be the final word
until 2039, when government files on the
case can be unlocked. Stop by the Service Center to place
a hold on a copy.
Participants are welcome to bring their
lunch. |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: MUSLIM JOURNEYS |
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Thursday, November 21, 6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
New Ulm Public Library received a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the American Library Association
(ALA) to host a five-part reading and
discussion series titled “Let’s Talk About
It: Muslim Journeys.” The library is one of
125 libraries and state humanities councils
across the country selected to participate
in the project, which seeks to familiarize
public audiences in the United States with
the people, places, history, faith and
cultures of Muslims in the United States and
around the world.
Dr. Brett Wilson, Assistant Professor of
Religious Studies at Macalester College, is
the project scholar and will facilitate the
program. The second discussion will explore
"Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi. Register
for this program by calling 507-359-8334 or
e-mailing kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us. |
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MUSLIM JOURNEYS FILM: KORAN BY HEART |
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Thursday, December 19,
6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Koran By Heart is an
HBO documentary that features a global
contest reading of the Quran by young Muslim
children that takes place in Cairo, Egypt,
annually during Ramadan. The film is 80
minutes.
This program is part of the
Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys
awarded by the American Library Association
and the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
The Bookshelf program aims
to familiarize public audiences in the
United States with the people, places,
history, faith and cultures of Muslims in
the United States and around the world.
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MUSLIM JOURNEYS FILM: PRINCE AMONG
SLAVES |
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Thursday, January 16,
6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
Prince Among Slaves is
a historical documentary that retells the
story of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, a
prince from West Africa who was made a slave
in the United States and freed 40 years
later. The film, originally aired by PBS, is
60 minutes.
This program is part of
the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim
Journeys awarded by the American Library
Association and the National Endowment for
the Humanities.
The Bookshelf program aims
to familiarize public audiences in the
United States with the people, places,
history, faith and cultures of Muslims in
the United States and around the world.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: MUSLIM JOURNEYS |
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Thursday, February 20, 6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
New Ulm Public Library received a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the American Library Association
(ALA) to host a five-part reading and
discussion series titled “Let’s Talk About
It: Muslim Journeys.” The library is one of
125 libraries and state humanities councils
across the country selected to participate
in the project, which seeks to familiarize
public audiences in the United States with
the people, places, history, faith and
cultures of Muslims in the United States and
around the world.
Dr. Brett Wilson, Assistant Professor of
Religious Studies at Macalester College, is
the project scholar and will facilitate the
program. The third discussion will explore
"House of Stone" by Anthony Shadid. Register
for this program by calling 507-359-8334 or
e-mailing kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us. |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: MUSLIM JOURNEYS |
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Thursday, March 13, 6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
New Ulm Public Library received a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the American Library Association
(ALA) to host a five-part reading and
discussion series titled “Let’s Talk About
It: Muslim Journeys.” The library is one of
125 libraries and state humanities councils
across the country selected to participate
in the project, which seeks to familiarize
public audiences in the United States with
the people, places, history, faith and
cultures of Muslims in the United States and
around the world.
Dr. Brett Wilson, Assistant Professor of
Religious Studies at Macalester College, is
the project scholar and will facilitate the
program. The fourth discussion will explore
"Broken Verses" by Kamila Shamsie. Register
for this program by calling 507-359-8334 or
e-mailing kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us. |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: MUSLIM JOURNEYS |
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Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
New Ulm Public Library received a grant from
the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the American Library Association
(ALA) to host a five-part reading and
discussion series titled “Let’s Talk About
It: Muslim Journeys.” The library is one of
125 libraries and state humanities councils
across the country selected to participate
in the project, which seeks to familiarize
public audiences in the United States with
the people, places, history, faith and
cultures of Muslims in the United States and
around the world.
Dr. Brett Wilson, Assistant Professor of
Religious Studies at Macalester College, is
the project scholar and will facilitate the
program. The final discussion will explore
"Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem
Girlhood" by Fatima Mernissi. Register for
this program by calling 507-359-8334 or
e-mailing kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us. |
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MUSLIM JOURNEYS FILM: ISLAMIC ART:
MIRROR OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD |
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Thursday, May 15,
6 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
This 90-minute film
takes audiences on an epic journey across
nine countries and more than 1,400 years of
history. It explores themes such as the
Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water and
presents the stories behind many great
masterworks of Islamic Art and Architecture.
This program is part of the Bridging
Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys awarded
by the American Library Association and the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Bookshelf program aims
to familiarize public audiences in the
United States with the people, places,
history, faith and cultures of Muslims in
the United States and around the world.
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CONTACT |
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Kris Wiley is our assistant library director and programming specialist. Please
contact her if you have questions about scheduled events, or
ideas for future ones.
Email:
kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us
Phone: 507-359-8334 |
