Ramsey County Library is leading by example with deliberate inclusion of environmental and economical design elements in the Roseville library renovation. The LEED Responsibly series of programs are designed to showcase the Library's features while demonstrating how you can take similar actions at home.
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Programs Sponsored by the Friends of the Library For more information about any of the following programs, contact the Library's Programming Manager.
Ramsey County Library is in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. If you need an accommodation for a program offered by the Library, please call (651) 486-2200. Adult Programs 
LEED Responsibly
Local Food at Your Library
The popular local food Web site, Simple, Good and Tasty (www.simplegoodandtasty.com) , is teaming up with Ramsey County Library to engage, inform and empower the residents of Ramsey County on the issue of good, local, whole foods. Come to one event, or the whole series, to learn about why local food is important to your health and your community.
Local Food Panel DiscussionWednesday, August 18 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville
A new local food system sounds great, so what's the catch? A panel of leaders in the local food movement will discuss organic, local, and sustainable foods - costs, benefits, and controversy - and will also offer tangible ways for everyone to get involved in the local food movement. Speakers include Liz McMann of Mississippi Market Co-op; Mark Muller of Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy; and a St. Paul urban farmer.
Turning Good Food into Great MealsWednesday, September 29 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Register online to reserve your spot.
You've learned where your food is coming from and how to shop for it, now learn how to take that information and create healthy, delicious meals. Jenny Breen, co-owner of Good Life Catering and longtime chef and nutrition educator, will provide easy, accessible strategies for how to turn good food into great meals.
Organic Farm Tour (off-site)Saturday, October 2 1 p.m. Gardens of Eagan, 25494 Highway Ave., Farmington 55024
Limited to 30 people. Register online to reserve your spot.
Gardens of Eagan (an organic farm owned by the Wedge Community Co-op) and its nonprofit educational partner, the Organic Field School, will host a farm tour. See the workings of an organic farm and ask questions about agriculture, and food production and distribution.
These programs are funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
CLUB BOOK
Consider the book club rewritten. Club Book brings best-selling and award-winning national authors to library communities throughout the metropolitan region. All events are free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open 45 minutes in advance of programs and books will be available for sale.
Club Book, a program of Metropolitan Library Service Agency and coordinated by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County, began in April 2010 and will run through June 2011 with events being scheduled in eight library systems throughout the year - presenting approximately 50 free events. For more information about the series, visit the dedicated website (www.clubbook.org) or call 952-847-8107. 
Kevin KlingThursday, August 26 7 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
Kevin Kling is a storyteller, playwright and regular contributor to NPR's All Things Considered. His plays have been seen at the Guthrie Theater, Second Stage, Seattle Rep, the Goodman Theatre, the Spoleto Festival and the HBO Comedy Arts Festival. Best known for hilarious, often tender stories, Kling has released a number of compact disc collections of his stories. Kevin Kling's first book, The Dog Says How, brought readers into his wonderful world of the skewed and significant mundane. His second book, Holiday Inn, is a romp through a year of holidays and spent weeks on local and national best-seller lists last year.
Colson WhiteheadTuesday, September 14 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Colson Whitehead is a prolific author, dynamic speaker, Pulitzer-Prize finalist and Macarthur Fellow. His first novel, The Intuitionist, was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway and a winner of the Quality Paperback Book Club's New Voices Award. John Henry Days, an investigation of the steel-driving man of American folklore, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Fiction Award and the Pulitzer Prize. His other award-winning works include The Colossus of New York and Apex Hides the Hurt. His reviews, essays, and fiction have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Harper's and Granta. His newest work, Sag Harbor (paperback release June 2010), explores the in-between space of adolescence through one boy's summer in a predominantly black Long Island neighborhood.
Swati AvasthiTuesday, November 9 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Swati Avasthi has received numerous writing honors, including a Loft's Mentor Series Award, the University of Minnesota's Thomas Shevlin Fellowship and DeBourg Fellowship. Her short fiction has been nominated for The Best New American Voices and a Pushcart Prize. Split, her acclaimed debut novel, is a powerful and gripping story about a teenaged boy who is thrown out of his house by an abusive father and goes to live with his older brother, who ran away from home years ago to escape the abuse. Prior to writing Split, Avasthi coordinated a domestic violence clinic, where she interviewed thousands of women who were seeking order of protection.
Visit the Club Book Web site, www.clubbook.org, for more information about author appearances across the metro.
These programs are funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society presents...
Myths and Legends of White BearMonday, September 13 6 p.m. RCL - White Bear Lake
Join us to hear stories of local lore and learn which are true and which are myth. Topics include the Geist Gazebo, the Legend of Manitou Island and Mark Twain's visit to White Bear.
White Bear's Golden Resort Era 1870-1910Monday, October 18 6 p.m. RCL - White Bear Lake
The arrival of the railroad also meant the beginning of White Bear's Golden Resort Era. Through this illustrated program we will explore the grandest of the resorts and recreation sites around the lake.
These programs are funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
Movie Night: New Releases Only
Wednesday, September 15Wednesday, October 20 Wednesday, November 17 6:30 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Join us at the renovated Roseville library for a large screen showing of the newest, just released DVDs. These movies are so new we don't know at press time what they are, but we'll track the release of amazing new films and post the choice on Facebook, Twitter, our website, and in the Library. Keep an eye out!
Meet the Author: Laurie HertzelMonday, September 20 6:30 p.m. RCL - Mounds View
Laurie Hertzel is Senior Editor for Books and Special Projects at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she has been an editor and writer for 14 years.
Her journalism has won many awards, including a National Headliner Award, a Society of Professional Journalists Investigative Reporting award, gold and silver medals from the William Allen White awards, and more. Her new memoir, News to Me: Adventures of an Accidental Journalist, will be published in September by the University of Minnesota Press.Books will be available for purchase, courtesy of Common Good Books. This program is funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
MN Votes: An Introduction to Voting
This engaging and hands on presentation will encourage eligible voters to get registered, get informed and go vote.
In addition to simulating a day at the polls - we will also cover the importance of civic engagement, voters rights and other ways to get involved in the elections process. Presented by the Office of the MN Secretary of State.
Tuesday, October 56:30 p.m. RCL - North St. Paul
Thursday, October 77 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
Thursday, October 286:30 p.m. RCL - Mounds View
Meet the Author: Peter VodenkaMonday, October 25 7 p.m. RCL - Roseville
In June of 1983, Peter Vodenka and his wife, along with their four-year old daughter and two-year old son, defected from behind the Iron Curtain of communist Czechoslovakia. In the middle of a cold, rainy night, they ran for their lives across the border from communist Yugoslavia to western Austria while being chased by guards with automatic weapons.
Come and hear local author Peter Vodenka tell his tale of a Journey for Freedom. This program is funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
Antiques ProgramSaturday, October 30 1 - 3 p.m. RCL - Roseville
The Friends' Program Committee invites you to join us for a fun afternoon reviewing and learning about antizues.
Guests wishing to bring one item for review will need to drop off that item between 11 and 11:30 am. The first 35 items will be accepted for the review. Items will be tagged for identification and monitored by Program Committee members. Guests leaving an item may stay in the room or leave and return for the 1 p.m. event. A team of professional antique dealers will be reviewing the items and their presentation promises to be both enlightening and entertaining. The event is free, and cider and donuts will be served. 
Meet the Author: Chad LewisSaturday, November 6 2 p.m. RCL - White Bear
Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America's most infamous gangsters as they turned Minnesota into the land of 10,000 crimes.
Minnesota's Gangster Past is filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal murders and daring kidnappings. See where: John Dillinger had his bloody shoot out with the authorities. Baby Face Nelson robbed banks and mowed down innocent bystanders. The gangsters hung out and danced the night away. This program is funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
Ramsey County Historical Society presents...
Industrial Muscle in St. PaulSunday, November 7 2 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Explore St. Paul's Eastside and its legacy as the industrial muscle of the city - especially in the 1940s and 1950s. Historian Steve Trimble will take a look at the working class neighborhoods and the large companies including 3M and Hamm Brewery that made the Eastside their home. The talk is based on the article featured in the award winning quarterly magazine, Ramsey County History.
The Dutiful SonSaturday, November 20 2 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Local author Biloine (Billie) W. Young and researcher Eileen McCormack bring to light the extraordinary life and contributions of Louis W. Hill Sr., the second son of James J. Hill. Following the death of his father, Louis took on the management of the Great Northern Railway and banking empire, became the major force behind the establishment and development of Glacier National Park and restored the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
These programs are funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
Gallery 96RCL - Shoreview
Gallery 96 will be celebrating it's 25th show this fall at the library in Shoreview. The theme will be "Artist's Choice" in which the artists choose their own theme and medium.
The show starts Friday, November 12, with the Grand Opening from 6 to 8 p.m. through Friday December 10. On Saturday, November 13, a tour and discussion of the exhibition will be at the library from 11 a.m. to noon.
Shoreview Chess ClubSundays 2 - 4 p.m. RCL - Shoreview
The Library's Chess Club meets every Sunday in the meeting room. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Call the library in Shoreview for more information. Teen Programs
Manga ClubSeptember 11, October 9, November 13 9 a.m. RCL - Maplewood
Beat everyone else to the door! Come to Maplewood early and talk about what we love and don't love about manga - we'll start with Monkey High, and see where that leads us. Each meeting we will choose the next book to discuss. Breakfast provided!
Comic Book ClubSeptember 16, October 21, November 18 6:30 - 8 p.m. North St. Paul Community Center
Youth ages 10 to 17 are invited to come meet characters from Comic Books! Prizes, goodie bags, caricatures, hot dogs, video games and more are featured at this club that is all about heroes, story telling, imagination and reading. Call Joe at 651-747-2411 for more information. Sponsored by The Source Comic Book Club.
Comic Book Club Open ReadingEvery Tuesday 4 - 6 p.m. North Saint Paul Community Center.
New Release Movie NightSeptember 17 6 - 8:30 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
Is there a movie out on DVD that you *cannot* wait for? Cast your vote between September 11 and 15 at Maplewood. We will tally the votes and show the winner Friday night. Action? Comedy? Sci-Fi? Lurve Story? You pick it, we'll play it! (PG13 and below, of course.) Snacks provided!
Teen Anime ClubSeptember 20, October 18, November 15 3 - 5 p.m. RCL - Mounds View
Come to the library to watch new Anime movies and eat lots of pizza. We'll watch the movie you vote for! Anime movies will play the third Mondays of each month at the library in Mounds View.
Experience XRKadeSeptember 21, October 19. November 16 3 -5 p.m. RCL - North St. Paul
Drop in and check out the only video exercise center in Ramsey County for free. Co-sponsored by North St. Paul Community Center.
Xbox 360 Time!Everyday RCL - Roseville
Xbox 360 suites are available to use whenever the library in Roseville is open thanks to a generous donation from Best Buy. Get controllers from the teen desk and have fun playing the latest games.
Open for Teen GamingThursdays: 3 - 4:30 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
On September 2 we will end the summer with a Back to School Bash with music, food and prizes! Thursdays afterwards, we will continue to have a good time. Come for the snacks, stay for the Wii, PS3 and video-making, board games and general craziness. Need help with a research paper or finding a book? Yeah, you know we can do that too.
Teen CouncilOctober 2 1 - 3 p.m. RCL - Roseville
Now that there a space just for teens at the new Roseville, help plan how to make it a great teen center. Should we start a gaming group, Anime club, or ice cream eating fiefdom? Join us and make the space by and for teens. For grades 7th through 12th. For an application please contact Marcus, Roseville's teen librarian, by calling 651-628-6803 or e-mailing mlowry@rclreads.org.
Celebrate Teen Read Week with MoviesOctober 19 4 - 6:30 p.m. RCL - North St. Paul October 21 1 -3 p.m. RCL - White Bear Lake October 22 6 - 8:30 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
How many scary books can you name that have been made into an animated show? More than you think! Come join us for scary fabulousness on the big screen. Popcorn provided.
Teen Video MakingNovember 6, 13, 20 1 - 3 p.m. RCL - North St. Paul
Make a movie and see it on the big screen! Learn storyboarding techniques, video production and editing with Suburban Community Channels for three consecutive Saturdays. We will finish our project with a reception in December. Sign up with Maplewood's Teen Librarian, Amy, by calling 651-704-2033 ext. 2131 or e-mailing aboese@rclreads.org.
Teen Pizza and Video GamesNovember 22 1 -3 p.m. RCL - Shoreview November 23 1 -3 p.m. RCL - Arden Hills
Enjoy Thanksgiving break with free pizza and video games. No need to sign up. For age 10 and up.
African DrummingNovember 8, 15, 22, 29 3 - 4:30 p.m. RCL - North St. Paul
Come to the library to create and paint your own drum to take home. Participants will learn African rhythms to broaden their knowledge of music and culture. Cosponsored by ISD 622 Community Education. Call Amy at 651-704-2033 ext. 2131 or e-mail aboese@rclreads.org for more information.
Student Coordinators:
Jessica Burge, b. 1992, North Saint Paul High
About UnReserved: Emerging Arts Station:Danielle Rasmussen, b. 1992, North Saint Paul High Erin Welch, b. 1992, North Saint Paul High Kevin Martin, b. 1993, North Saint Paul High Nate Helmerick, Tartan Senior High Olivia Johnson, b. 1992, Tartan Senior High Nicole Medearis, b. 1994, North Saint Paul High
UnReserved: Emerging Arts Station strengthens ties between local schools and libraries while promoting the library as a hub for creativity and art in neighborhoods and communities throughout Minnesota. UnReserved seeks to be catalyst for leadership in students and provides a sustainable way for young artists to contribute to their community through rotating exhibitions that are peer?organized and centralized onto one flat?screen television or projection station. Furthermore, the program aims to insert groundbreaking contemporary video art by international artists into the Minnesota library system as a way to educate youth on social issues and the arts.
Special thanks to the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Community Education Program
UnReserved Featured Guest Artist: The BodyCartography ProjectSeptember 25 2 - 5 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
UnReserved: Emerging Arts Station is a partnership between local schools and Ramsey County Library created to promote creativity and art in our neighborhoods. UnReserved provides a sustainable way for young artists to contribute to their community through rotating exhibitions that are peer organized and centralized onto one flat screen television.
In conjunction with UnReserved, Ramsey County Library would like to invite teens to create a new video installation with The BodyCartography Project. Co-directed by dance and video artists Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad, The BodyCartography Project investigates the physical resonance of space in urban, natural, domestic and social landscapes through dance, video and installation work. Through the lens of the camera, we will lead beginning filmmakers into the world of movement. Together we explore movement and stillness as a focus for the content for our movies. Movement and stillness of the environment, the performers and the camera itself. We will practice the essentials of camera technique and the physical and perceptual techniques that support them. This program is funded with money from the vote of Minnesota residents on November 4, 2008, which dedicated funding to preserve our state's art and cultural heritage.
For more information or to register for a program, contact Teen Librarian Marcus Lowry at 651-704-2033 ext. 2116 or mlowry@rclreads.org Computer Classes Ramsey County Library is pleased to offer basic computer courses to those who have little or no experience. You are welcome to attend all workshops in a series or pick and choose depending on your skill level. Participants wanting to take the e-mail or Internet courses must be mouse-proficient. Each class is limited to 12 participants and lasts one hour and thirty minutes. Please call 651-628-6803 to register or click here to view the Library's Event Calendar & register for classes online!. Don't forget to bring your Library card and PIN.
Fall Classes
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Beginning eBay - This class will teach you the basics on how to search, buy and sell items, how to evaluate sellers and explain methods of payment using eBay. Beginning Digital Camera - Set your settings, learn your functions and see what "modes" really do. Bring your camera, fresh batteries, a memory card and your owner's manual. Beyond the Basics - Add to your Internet searching skills. Learn ways to make your search more specific and be trained on spotting which web sites give reliable information. Digital Camera II: Upload Your Photos - Upload photos to the free photo-sharing Web site Snapfish.com. Bring your camera, a memory card with photos on it, fresh batteries, your owner's manual and all the cords that came with your camera. A valid e-mail account is required. Explore the Library's Web site - Take a tour of Ramsey County Library's Web site. Learn how to search the library catalog and access your account from home. You will also be introduced to the many resources and databases available to you from the Library's Web site. Genealogy on the Web - This class provides an introduction to Ancestry.com--the Library edition. Ancestry is a starting point for people searching online for genealogy information. Other useful online and print resources will be highlighted. Google: More Than a Search Engine - Learn to use Google to search the Web for images, news, maps, books, language translation and more! Internet Basics - A basic introduction to the Internet in a relaxed, supportive environment. Individuals will learn how to access the Internet, navigate within web sites and find information using a search engine. Internet for Book Lovers - We'll help you find your next great read by exploring Novelist Plus and other books and reading Web sites. Legal Information on the Web - This introductory class, presented by Sara Galligan, Director of Ramsey County Law Library, will describe new legal resources for the general public. It will highlight new Minnesota interactive legal forms such as the financial power of attorney and the health care directive. It will also describe new court resources,statutes and ordinances, and other basic legal information on the web. Managing Your Yahoo! E-mail - Come and learn to attach files, create folders, manage your address book and more! Prerequisites: Intro to E-mail or must have a Yahoo! E-mail account Mastering the Mouse - If you have never used a mouse before, this course will introduce you to three basic skills: pointing, clicking and scrolling. Click here for the "Mousing Around" tutorial. Introduction to E-mail - Electronic mail is a great way to stay in touch with friends and family, wherever they are! Come and learn the basics of setting up a free Yahoo! e-mail account and sending and receiving e-mail. MP3 Players and Audiobooks - Learn how to find, download and transfer audiobooks to your MP3 player from the Library's audio eBooks collection. Social Networking - Facebook combines the best of blogs, online forums, and pictures and connects people with others who work, study and live around them. All that's needed is a valid E-mail account to get started. If you have a wireless laptop, feel free to bring it to class. * NEW * Travel on the Web - Where do you want to go? How do you want to get there? Where do you want to stay when you arrive? Find out how the Internet can expand your horizons for travel and even save you money.
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Job Seekers
Ramsey County Library is pleased to offer a series of workshops designed to help job seekers. Come to the library and learn new skills for finding job openings, applying for jobs in the new economy, and updating your resume to help you land an interview.
Ramsey County Library is partnering with Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota and Workforce Solutions to offer the following classes to assist job seekers:
Searching for Jobs on the Internet
The library is a great place to get started with your job search. Learn about valuable resources for job seekers on the Library's Web site, and strategies for finding job openings and applying for jobs online.
Each class is limited to 12 participants and lasts two hours. Call 651-628-6803 to register or go to the Library's website, www.rclreads.org, to register for classes online through the Event Calendar. Don't forget to bring your Library card and PIN. Participants must have a valid e-mail account and a basic knowledge of website navigation.
How to Conduct an Effective Job SearchThursday, September 23 6 - 7:30 p.m. RCL - Maplewood
The way we look for jobs has changed dramatically in the past few years; come to this class to learn about the best ways to find a job using new technologies and effective search strategies.
Resume and Cover Letter Fundamentals
When applying for jobs, you need to make sure your resume stands out from all the rest. This class will help you improve your skills in writing a resume and cover letter, and offer tips and ideas for customizing them for a specific job opening.
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