How can a community have brave, challenging conversations? That was the question St. Paul, MN Mayor Melvin Carter III posed to the library.
Kare11: Millennial librarian explains career choice
February 12, 2019
Whoever said libraries are lame was wrong. Or maybe, they just haven't been to one in a while. What's the state of our local libraries, and what does it take to work for one?
Meg Medina wins Newbery Medal for “Merci Suárez Changes Gears”
January 29, 2019
Meg Medina, the 2019 Read Brave Saint Paul author of Burn Baby Burn, was awarded the prestigious John Newbery Medal yesterday for her 2018 children's book, Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Medina will visit Saint Paul from February 19-21 to participate in Read Brave and will present a book talk and signing on February 20, 6-7:30 p.m. at…
Fireside Reading Series features Sarah Stonich, Heid Erdrich
January 15, 2019
Built in 1930, the Hamline Midway Library in St. Paul is a lovely old brick building with bay windows, a grand front entrance and a fireplace. It is the fireplace we are most concerned with here — it’s the annual gathering spot, for six weeks each winter, of writers and readers. In the old days…
Hired to help: St. Paul Public Library social worker assists patrons in need
January 14, 2019
Even though she has more work than any one person can realistically handle, Ruby Rivera would be the first to say that she loves her job. As the St. Paul Public Library’s (SPPL) first social worker hired to assist families struggling with a range of concerns, Rivera gets to combine her passion for libraries with…
Star Tribune: St. Paul library late fees scrapped
January 11, 2019
"Quentin Roberts doesn’t have to speed-read through books with his 8-year-old son anymore. "Yeyco Avila can spend more time with his favorite films. "And Faduma Mohamed says she can now rest easy, knowing she doesn’t have to worry about late fees. "The St. Paul Public Library system eliminated fines for overdue books and forgave more…
St. Paul libraries go fine-free — and overdue notices of 51,000 people erased
December 21, 2018
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press PUBLISHED: December 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm | UPDATED: December 20, 2018 at 8:25 am If you’ve shied away from your local library because of overdue book fines, you’re in luck. The St. Paul Public Library system has officially done away with overdue fines — but you’d still get charged eventually for materials…
From library fines to police investigators: 5 things to know about the St. Paul budget and tax levy
December 13, 2018
LIBRARY FINES If you’re one of one the 51,000 patrons blocked from borrowing materials from the St. Paul Public Library system because of unpaid late fines, you’re in luck. With encouragement from the mayor’s office, the Library Board wrote off $2.5 million in uncollected debt from late returners. Late fines will now be a thing of…
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s plan to erase library late fees
December 12, 2018
Melvin Carter has been at the lead in St. Paul for nearly a year. But rarely has Jana Shortal seen him as jazzed as he is about breaking up with library late fees. WATCH THE VIDEO…
St. Paul City Council expected to approve 2019 budget Wednesday
December 12, 2018
The St. Paul City Council is expected to approve it's 2019 budget Wednesday. It includes a double-digit increase to property taxes for most homeowners. It also does away with late fees at libraries. KSTP's Leah McLean sat down with Mayor Melvin Carter to talk about why library fees are such a high priority for him. "Right…
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