Civic Lab

READ BRAVE: CIVIC LAB

Civic Lab is an interactive exhibit that addresses issues impacting the community and engages citizens in conversations relevant to their communities. Learn about how our climate crisis is already impacting your community and take action. Visit your local branch to experience Civic Lab in person.

What climate change issues are you most concerned about in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD and that you would like to see addressed?
- The risk of urban flooding during extreme rainfalls, resulting in property damage
- Improving access to public transit to reduce pollution and our transportation costs
- Poor air quality made worse during summer heat waves
- Ability to stay cool during heat waves and warm and safe during a power outage or flood
- Keeping home energy bills down and improving comfort and energy efficiency
- The lack of trees and green space to lessen the adverse impacts of climate change
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Here are the Winners of the Read Brave Kids 2020 Art Contest

We are proud to announce the winners of the Read Brave Kids library card art contest. Art was inspired by the environment and natural world.

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Read Brave Kids Book Voting Winner Announced

The votes are in! Saint Paul kids ages 0-8th grade voted to choose this year's Read Brave Kids: Our Climate Crisis top reads.

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Read Brave 2020 Live Blog

Follow along for the latest news about Cherie Dimaline's visit to Saint Paul.

Read Brave 2020

Meet the 2020 Read Brave Author, Cherie Dimaline

Join author Cherie Dimaline for two public events this week including a Q&A and book signing.

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Read Brave: Documentary Series

Come to the library and screen brave films focusing on our climate crisis with a facilitated discussion afterward.

Read Brave 2020

We had a great discussion at Sun Ray Library's February book club featuring "The Marrow Thieves." Learn more about upcoming book clubs featuring more #ReadBrave titles: bit.ly/37LvbWJ.

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How climate change, colonialism are spurring mass migration

In 2018, some 13.6 million people were uprooted from their homes, cumulatively adding to a record 70.8 million forcibly displaced.

Thanks @stpaullibrary for supporting our first graders with #READBRAVE books. We learned so much about taking care of our environment, we created our own mural to showcase our learning @GlobalArtsPlus @SPPS_Science @MsManthe

So excited to work with the @stpaullibrary to help organise community-level conversations about this necessary moment we have to transform and protect the one planet we all share.

Thanks to @thefriends for sharing copies of @stpaullibrary’s #ReadBrave #OurClimateCrisis books with us! Our staff is excited to dive into these stories and join the @cityofsaintpaul and its residents in working toward #ClimateSolutions!