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August 12, 2024
Our 2025 book club season title and program details will be announced in early 2025. In the meantime, the Mary Ann Key Book Club newsletter will highlight authors from the Twin Cities in conversation with Myron Medcalf about their latest books and work within the community.
 Myron Medcalf and Matthew Delmont discuss Dr. Delmont’s recent award-winning book “Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad."
Matthew Delmont is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College. A Guggenheim Fellow and expert on African American history and the history of civil rights, he is the author of five books: Black Quotidian, Why Busing Failed, Making Roots, The Nicest Kids in Town, and his newest book, Half American, which was published in 2022 and won the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction.
His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, NPR, and several academic journals. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Delmont earned his B.A from Harvard University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Brown University. Learn more about Dr. Delmont on his website.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards: Presented annually by the Cleveland Foundation for books that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of cultural diversity.
Coretta Scott King Awards: Awarded annually to authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture.
NAACP Image Awards: Awarded for literary achievement by people of color.
Stories in Spanish
Edina Library; Tuesday, August 13 & 20, 4:30-5pm
For children of all ages to develop and practice Spanish language skills. Join us as we read stories and encourage interactive dialogue in Spanish. Collaborator: Countryside Elementary Spanish Immersion Program. Learn more.
Club de Lectura/Spanish Book Club
East Lake Library, second Sunday of the month, September - December, 2-4pm
Join us for conversation about new and interesting books published in Spanish. Adult book club for fluent Spanish speakers. Facilitated by Amigos de España Minnesota. Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Learn more and register.
Music and Nature series
Multiple locations and dates
Tour nature-inspired music through the worlds of birdsong, outer space, underwater, and more with composers from a variety of eras and locations. Collaborator: MacPhail Center for Music. Program funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Learn more.
The Mary Ann Key Book Club receives generous financial support from Friends of the Hennepin County Library. Friends are dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for our world-class library. Join more than 10,000 Friends who are helping expand access to library books, programs and resources.
The Star Tribune is a valued partner of the Mary Ann Key Book Club and has made Mr. Medcalf's book club columns available to all readers, no subscription required. Mr. Medcalf is leveraging his column to further engage our community on the truths of the past, our challenges in the present, and the possibilities of the future.
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