Winter Reads: Winter Reading for Adults

January/February 2019 Vol 21 Issue 1

Calendar Highlights

January

2 - Winter Reads Begins 3 - Winter Reads Kickoff | SV 8 - Ask About Human Trafficking | RV 8 - Seed Talk | WB 9 - Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship | RV 10 - Between Two Worlds | SV 12 - Digital Storytelling Series | RV 12 - History Day Hullabaloo | RV 14 - Social Media | WB 15 - North St. Paul Book Club | NS 16 - Guest Makers: Jewelry Making | MP 16 - Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship | RV 17 - Book Bingo | MV 17 - Paper Caper with Articulture | NB 17 - Human Trafficking | RV 17 - Operation Sight and Sound Art | SV 18 - Stories Sing! | NB 18 - Online Language Learning | WB 23 - Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship | RV 23 - Meditation with Arvind Naik | WB 26 - Fix-it Clinic | RV 26 - Author/Illustrator: Vanessa

Brantley-Newton | SV 28 - Stories Sing! | MP 28 - Women / Great War | WB 30 - Meditation with Arvind Naik | MP 30 - Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship | RV

February

2 - Friends Gala | RV 2 - Harry Potter Book Day | SV 6 - Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship | RV 9 - LoveCrafts | WB 11 - Social Media | RV 12 - Race, Class and Gender | RV 12 - Seed Talk | WB 14 - Normal Aging or Dementia? | RV 14 - Help Wanted? | SV 15 - Online Language Learning | RV 15 - Gallery 96: Opening Reception | SV 19 - North St. Paul Book Club | NS 19 - Discovering Podcasts | RV 19 - Race, Class and Gender | RV 21 - Guest Makers: Character Animation | SV 23 - Digital Storytelling Series | RV 25 - WBLAHS Collections Sampler | WB 26 - Race, Class and Gender | RV 28 - The Children of Lincoln | RV 28 - Winter Reads Ends

Winter Reads: Winter Reading for Adults

January 2 - February 28

Winter Reads encourages busy adults to delight in reading during the dark months of winter. Starting January 2, pick up your reading record bookmark at any Ramsey County Library or sign up online at rclreads..

Read four books and return your reading record or track your reading list online to receive a prize. Then you will be entered for a chance at a grand prize.

Winter Reads Kickoff: Ramsey County Readers Recommend Thursday, January 3, 2 p.m. RCL - Shoreview

Join us to kick off Winter Reads, our reading program for adults. In December, the library in Shoreview had a suggestion box asking for your favorite reads. Based on these book selections, we'll present a list of books to help you decide what to read this winter. We'll also have some fun activities for sharing more recommendations with each other. Come enjoy light refreshments, meet other readers and add to your 2019 reading list!

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Ramsey County Library announces the launch of a new initiative for families with children ages 0 to 4 years: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten.

Reading with your child builds listening, memory, concentration skills and much more. Experts agree that children who learn these necessary skills early do better in school and later in life.

Start your journey reading 1,000 books before kindergarten by stopping by your library to pick up your reading record, or sign up online at rclreads.. Children can read (or be read to) familiar books, new books, non-fiction books or even the same book more than once. Books read at library storytimes count too! After each milestone, come into the library to pick up a prize.

Explore is a bi-monthly publication funded jointly by Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries and Ramsey County Library.

Art & Literature

For the most up-to-date program information or to register for an event, visit .

TED Talks Discussion Group

Sundays, 2 - 3:30 p.m. RCL - Roseville January 13: Human Trafficking February 10: There's More to Life than Being Happy Also, What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. RCL - White Bear Lake January 10: Gender Violence February 14: The Danger of a Single Story Join us to view and discuss TED Talks on a variety of topics. Limited to 30 participants. Co-sponsored by Roseville Community Education and the White Bear Area Senior Program.

History Book Club

Wednesdays, 1 p.m. RCL - Roseville, Board Room January 16: Flames of Discontent by Gary Kaunonen February 20: Impossible Subjects by Mae M. Ngai Read the book and join us for a discussion. Co-sponsored by the East Side Freedom Library and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Minnesota.

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Operation Sight and Sound Art Exhibition

January 17 - February 9

Art Opening and Morning Concert Thursday, January 17, 10:30 a.m. RCL - Shoreview

Join us for a special concert to celebrate the opening of the Operation Sight and Sound art exhibit at the library in Shoreview. Operation Sight and Sound, conducted in collaboration with Minnesota artist and musician Charlie Maguire and the Minnesota Veterans Home Adult Day Center, is an interactive program that brings together veterans on an artistic mission ranging from World War II to the Vietnam War era. Veterans participate in group songwriting and photography sessions to help them share their stories.

Hard Truths: A Social Justice Book Club

Tuesday, February 12, 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville

Join your neighbors and fellow community members in reading, discussing and educating ourselves about issues of social justice. There are no easy answers around the topics of privilege, and we welcome anyone who wants to engage in challenging and thoughtful discussion. This month's reading is Say What? by Carolyn Holbrook from A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota edited by Sun Yung Shin. This event is presented in partnership with Do Good Roseville.

Gallery 96 Winter 2019

February 15 - March 29

Opening Reception Friday, February 15, 6 p.m. RCL - Shoreview

Join the artists and members of Gallery 96 for a reception to open their Winter 2019 Exhibition: Members Show. This exhibition will be available for viewing in the Shoreview Community Program Room Gallery.

Book Clubs

Maplewood Eclectic

Wednesday, January 16, 7 p.m. The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone

Wednesday, February 20, 7 p.m. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

New Brighton

Thursday, January 17, 1 p.m. Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson

Thursday, February 21, 1 p.m. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She Is Sorry by Fredrik Backman

New Brighton Evening Book Club

Tuesday, January 8, 6:30 p.m. LaRose by Louise Erdrich

Tuesday, February 12, 6:30 p.m. A Woman in Berlin by Frau in Berlin, translated by Philip Boehm

North St. Paul

Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 p.m. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Tuesday, February 19, 6:30 p.m. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Shoreview Fiction

Tuesday, January 8, 7 p.m. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Tuesday, February 5, 7 p.m. The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott

Shoreview Mystery

Tuesday, January 15, 7 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 12 p.m. Strongwood by Larry Millett

Tuesday, February 19, 7 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 12 p.m. Death Comes to the Village by Catherine Lloyd

White Bear Lake Mystery

Wednesday, January 2, 1:30 p.m. Freedom Night - your choice

Wednesday, February 6, 1:30 p.m. Ocean/Water/Coastline Locales

History

History events are funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

January 29: Stewardess!

Join us as the Minnesota History Theatre presents scenes from its new play Stewardess! about a young woman's tumultuous involvement with the glamorous [and sexist] world of 20th century aviation. A discussion of the changing roles of female airline workers will follow the presentation.

Tuesday with a Scholar: OLLI Talks

Tuesdays, 1 - 3 p.m. RCL - Roseville

January 15: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores

They were once the cultural centers, as well as the consumer palaces, of their communities. Join Kristal Leebrick, author of the new book Thank You for Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores, for a nostalgic look back at the golden age of shopping downtown, when stores like Dayton's and Donaldson's provided Minnesotans with everything from fashion to flower shows. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Leebrick is a long-time community journalist, as well as the author of several books on Minnesota history.

January 22: Push or Pull, aka the Pa Ingalls Syndrome

Why did your ancestors come to this country? And why did they then live in so many different places before they settled down? Join Pioneer Press columnist Ed Lotterman for an economist's look at what he calls the "Pa Ingalls Syndrome" in historical patterns of American immigration. Lotterman writes the Real World Economics column for the Pioneer Press. He has taught economics at the college level, and he enjoys explaining "the dismal science" to non-economists.

February 5: Illiberalism and the Return of Nationalism

Is democracy under threat from the rise of ultranationalist movements around the world? Join Tom Hanson for an incisive look at the causes of rising nationalism and the emergence of "illiberal" movements both at home and abroad. We'll talk about the appearance of alternative political models and consider the prospects for democratic government in a time of globalization and rapid technological change. Hanson is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer who served in posts throughout Europe and the former Soviet bloc. He is currently a Diplomat in Residence at the Alworth Institute for International Affairs at the University of Minnesota - Duluth.

This series is co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Minnesota.

Race, Class and Gender: The Duchess Harris Collection

Tuesdays, 1 - 3 p.m. RCL - Roseville

February 12: The History of Socioeconomic Status or "Class" in America February 19: Gender and Race in Sports February 26: The Silence Breakers and the #MeToo Movement

Professor Duchess Harris joins us for more of her incisive examinations of the historical background of the most compelling issues in American society today. This year, her talks will focus on race, class and gender.

More Research on the FrenchHeritage of Ramsey County

Saturday, February 16, 2 p.m. RCL - Shoreview

From booya to beignets, historic ties to French-Canadian culture are strong throughout Ramsey County, especially in the communities of Little Canada and Vadnais Heights. Join Virgil Benoit as he digs deeper into the French traditions of our area. Learn how you can be part of the research project. Presented with the support of the Little Canada Historical Society.

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History

History events are funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Ramsey County Historical Society Presents:

History Revealed

The National Register of Historic Places

Thursday, January 24, 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville

Denis Gardner, Minnesota's National Register Historian, highlights the events that spurred creation of the National Register of Historic Places, as he explains the concepts that help determine what makes a property eligible for listing in this special inventory of places. Gardner will feature properties in our region of the state that are a part of the National Register.

In addition to his work with the National Register, Gardner is the author of Minnesota Treasures: Stories Behind the State's Historic Places and Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota's Historic Bridges.

The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota

Thursday, February 28, 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville

In a narrative spanning the years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, Professor William D. Green marks the lives of four Minnesotans who create a telling portrait of Minnesota as a microcosm of America during the tumultuous years of Reconstruction. Green is a professor of history at Augsburg University. His book, The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860?1876, will be available for purchase and signing.

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White Bear Lake Area Historical Society Presents:

Women at the Very Heart of the Great War

Monday, January 28, 6 p.m. RCL - White Bear Lake

Join us as Ames Sheldon, author of the historical novel Eleanor's Wars, discusses the many roles American women played in support of the war effort in France in World War I. Sheldon will share first-hand accounts and talk about the women ambulance drivers of the era.

WBLAHS Collections Sampler

Monday, February 25, 6 p.m. RCL - White Bear Lake

Ever wonder what objects, photos and documents the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society has in their various collections? Join us as we show a sampling of the interesting items that have been gathered over the decades and are being preserved to share our history for generations to come.

Becoming American Series

Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation

Thursday, January 10, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. RCL - Shoreview

Join us as we learn how immigrants react and adjust to living in a new country and culture, and how they bridge the divide between the traditions and values of their native countries. A screening of The New Americans series, The Nigerians, focuses on the Nwidors, the Nigerians who were forced to flee their home after the military executed their tribal leaders. Discussion afterwards will be moderated by Professor Olga Herrera.

Help Wanted? Immigration and Work

Thursday, February 14, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. RCL - Shoreview

This program looks at the economic side of immigration, chronicling the essential part immigrant labor has played in the building of America, as well as the conflicted relationship the American workers have had with immigrants. A screening of the Destination America series, The Golden Door, focuses on three groups' histories of immigration to America, where they settled, and what kinds of work they contributed. Discussion afterwards will be moderated by Professor Olga Herrera.

"Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience" is a project of City Lore in collaboration with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the International Coalition of the Sites of Conscience. The project has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. Ramsey County Library is presenting this six-part program series in partnership with the Shoreview Human Rights Commission, League of Women Voters Roseville Area and Do Good Roseville. Additional funding for this program series is provided by the Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries.

Community & Well Being

For the most up-to-date program information or to register for an event, visit .

Conversation Circles for English Learners

Mondays, 6:30 p.m. RCL - Roseville No Conversations January 21; February 18. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. RCL - Shoreview Are you interested in practicing your English speaking and understanding? Join us at our drop-in English Conversation Circle to practice in a friendly, casual group. Circles last one hour, and English learners of any age, language origin or level are welcome. This event is presented in partnership with Silver View Adult Education Center and Roseville Adult Learning Center.

Community Resource Advocates

Tuesdays, 1:30 - 3 p.m. RCL - Maplewood Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3 p.m. RCL - Roseville Social workers and advocates will be in the library to help individuals and families with questions relating to housing resources, shelter, accessing benefits, food assistance, mental health, youth and senior services, transportation and more. No appointment necessary. Call 651-7246062 for more information. Co-sponsored by People Incorporated.

Knitting for Good

Thursdays, 7 p.m. RCL - Shoreview

Do you love to knit (or crochet or quilt or sew)? Join us for this unique opportunity to gather with your crafty neighbors as we Knit for Good! Our drop-in group encourages you to bring your creative talents to support good causes, such as hats for premature babies and welcome blankets. Bring your projects to work on during group time. All skill levels are welcome.

Roseville Community Connectors

Saturday, January 26, 10 - 11:30 a.m. RCL - Roseville

Interested in connecting with your Roseville neighbors to share resources, information and opportunities to make an impact on our community? Come to Roseville Community Connectors, which meets every two months. Community Connectors is the community engagement branch of Do Good Roseville. The purpose of this group is to raise awareness, promote belonging and provide connection. More information is available at .

AARP Tax Help

February 2 - April 13 Mondays & Wednesdays, 12 - 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. RCL - Maplewood

Free tax help provided by AARP volunteers will be available at the library in Maplewood beginning February 2. Bring a government issued ID, your Social Security card* and other tax-related documents. No registration necessary.

*Alternatives to the Social Security card are a Social Security benefit statement or evidence that AARP has helped prepare your taxes in a previous year.

Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness

January 1 - 31

The city of Roseville has proclaimed January to be Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month. Human trafficking is a nationwide public health and civil rights crisis. Its victims and survivors are everywhere, with Roseville being no exception. Join us at two special programs this month to assist in helping prevent human trafficking in our communities and support survivors.

Ask About Human Trafficking

Tuesday, January 8, 6:30 p.m. RCL - Roseville

In January, the popular "Ask" series will focus on human trafficking. A panel of survivors and experts will answer your questions about this public health crisis and how you can help. By using personal stories from a diversity of life experiences, this series aims to create dialogue, promote understanding and forge a stronger community. This event is presented in partnership with Do Good Roseville and funded with money from the Friends of Ramsey County Libraries.

Human Trafficking: What It Looks Like in Roseville and What You Can Do

Thursday, January 17, 6:30 p.m. RCL - Roseville

Join the city of Roseville and the Roseville Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission for an informational presentation on human trafficking. Speakers from the community will provide information on human trafficking in the Roseville area and what you can do to raise awareness and prevent trafficking.

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