$10,000 Grant Will Support Programming During Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic Mercer, WI — A group of seven Northwoods libraries has been selected to receive one of 200 nationwide library grants for the American Library Association’s American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries opportunity, an emergency relief program to assist libraries that have been adversely […]
Also featuring special guest Mildred “Tinker” Schuman (Migizikwe) Leon Ozaawaagosh Valliere will speak at the Waaswaaganing Indian Bowl in Lac du Flambeau on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. His talk is sponsored by the Ben Guthrie Lac du Flambeau Library as part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored by […]
Quan (Amy) Barry, author of We Ride Upon Sticks, will visit the Presque Isle Community Library on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The event is part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored by seven local libraries to be held throughout the summer. Born in Saigon and raised on Boston’s […]
Local authors Tinker Schuman (Migizikwe) and John Bates will read from a selection of their prose and poetry centered around the seasonal turnings in nature and in our lives. The event will be held at the Mercer Public Library on Thursday, July 28 at 6:00 p.m., and is part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored […]
Duachaka Her will visit the Winchester Public Library on Tuesday, July 26 at 4:00 p.m. present on her recent mini comic, “Tradition,” share her writing and illustration process, and well as dive into the ups and downs of being a diverse author/illustrator. The event is part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events […]
Maria Alvarez Stroud, author of Brave Crossing: a journey in-between, will visit the Minocqua Public Library on Tuesday, July 12 at 6:00 p.m. The event is part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored by seven local libraries to be held throughout the summer. Maria’s passion for historical fiction began in college, […]
James Edward Mills, author of The Adventure Gap: Changing the face of the outdoors, will speak at the Boulder Junction Community Center on Thursday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m. His talk is the headline event of the 2022 Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored by seven local libraries to be held throughout the […]
Mildred “Tinker” Schuman (Migizikwe) and Elizabeth “Beth” Tornes will speak at the Boulder Junction Public Library on Thursday, June 16 at 6 pm in the Boulder Junction Community Center Boulder Lake Meeting Room. Their poetry reading is part of the Northwoods Book Festival, a series of events sponsored by seven local libraries to be held […]