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Edina Reads
is a community-wide reading program
that encourages
active reading,
lifelong learning,
and thoughtful conversation. |
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| Date |
Program |
Presenter(s) |
Location |
| July 13, 2010 |
Jim Klobuchar, journalist and adventurer, speaks about Heroes Among Us and his other books;
6:30 p.m.
Edina Community Library
5280 Grandview Square, Edina MN 55436 |
Jim Klobuchar |
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| March 8, 2010 |
Nicole Helget, The Turtle Catcher and The Summer of Ordinary Ways |
Nicole Helget, Author |
Edina Library and Edina Senior Center |
| January 11, 2010 |
Fred Senn, Juicing the Orange:
How to Turn Creativity Into a Powerful Business Advantage |
Fred Senn, Author |
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| October 19, 2009 |
Kao Kalia Yang, The Latehomecomer, A Hmong Family Memoir |
Kao Kalia Yang, Author |
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| August 10, 2009 |
A Good Walk Spoiled: Golf and Literature |
Chris Fishbach, Tom Prin & Dan Smith, Authors
Dick Crockett, Moderator |
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| July 13, 2009 |
New Fiction |
Jude Nutter & Maureen Millea Smith, Authors |
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| May 12, 2009 |
Alison McGhee, Julia Gillian (and The Art of Knowing) |
Alison McGhee, Author |
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| October 2008 |
Pen Pals Intergenerational Discussion
The Africa Experience
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Alexandra Fuller, Author
Jeff Dykstra, Joanna Johnson & Jerry Strauss; Tim Murphy, Moderator |
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| September 2008 |
Alexandra Fuller, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
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Addie Ingebrand, Discussion Leader
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| September 2007 |
Stanley Gordon West, Until They Bring the Streetcars Back
Twin Cities by Trolley |
Stanley Gordon West, Author
John Diers and Aaron Isaacs, Authors |
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| October 2006 |
What Makes Great Literature? |
Authors David Bengsten, Rosanna Saffa, Maureen Millea Smith
Dick Crockett, Moderator |
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| September 2006 |
Evelina Chao, Yeh-Yeh's House:
Family Decisions that have Shaped Our Lives
Concert with the author and discussion of Generational Differences |
Evelina Chao, Author
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra |
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| December 2005 |
The Kite Runner Pen Pals Intergenerational Discussion |
Khaleed Hosseini, Author |
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| October 2005 |
Khaleen Josseini, The Kite Runner
Character and Courage in Personal and Professional Life
Understanding Cultural Diversity in Edina |
Michael O'Rourke, Author
Emily Truggs, EHS Student and Varsity Athlete
Pamela Alexander, Hennepin County District Judge
Dick Crockett, Moderator
Ghafar Lakanwai, Ph. D. |
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