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Thanks so much for your participation in the Minnesota Authors Campaign! Thanks to your generosity, we raised more than $100,000 in support of our beautiful new downtown library. The Authors Campaign is now closed, but as always the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library would appreciate your support.

Minnesota authors for whom chairs have been designated
Each named chair in our beautiful new state-of-the-art, 235-seat auditorium stands as a tribute to our dynamic literary community.

David Mura on libraries, including two poems,
presented at the September 18, 2006, celebration of
Minnesota authors and their generous supporters

"Where would we be without libraries?"
by Stephen Wilbers

Why was the campaign begun?
In 2000, as a testimony to their love of the Minneapolis Public Library, the citizens of Minneapolis overwhelmingly approved a referendum that has raised $110 million toward the $125 million project, leaving a $15 million margin to be raised from private sources.

A group of authors led by Judith Guest and Charles Baxter, along with the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library, has now met its goal by raising $15 million. Other committee members include Sandra Benitez, Kate DiCamillo, Louise Erdrich, Susan Carol Hauser, Robert Hedin, Lorna Landvik, James Lenfestey, Alison McGhee, George Rabasa, Bart Schneider, Faith Sullivan, Laura Waterman Wittstock, and R. D. Zimmerman. Any additional funds received will be dedicated to purchase books and materials for the new Central Library and all 14 community libraries.

The Friends of the Library is a non-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization incorporated with the State of Minnesota. All donations are deductible to the full extent of the law. The Friends acknowledges that no goods or services will be exchanged for your gift.

On a personal note, as a Father's Day present in 2005, my wife Debbie and my children Eddy and Kate donated the funds to have a chair named in my honor. It was one of the nicest Father's Day gifts they have ever given to me, and I take special pleasure in knowing their thoughtfulness will benefit the new Minneapolis Library.

Which authors qualify as Minnesota authors?
To qualify, authors must reside, or have resided, in Minnesota, and must have published a book, published an article, story, or poem in a magazine or newspaper, written a play that was produced, or sold a screenplay.

If you'd like me to add a name to my list of Minnesota authors, please send me an e-mail. 

Minnesota authors with partially funded chairs

How and why are Minnesota authors supporting this campaign?

"As valued members of this community, Minnesota authors have already added to the body of knowledge that the Library offers its citizens. This ground-swell of support from the literary community is inspiring and sends a strong message to all about the importance of the Minneapolis Public Library to our statewide community."

-- Colin Hamilton, Friends Executive Director

 

"Ever since I was a kid, libraries have lured me, taught me, sustained me. What I love most about the Minneapolis Public Library is the absolute certainty that I will be able to find anything and everything I need within its walls. Even now I am looking at an obscure, out of print title on my desk: Lizzie Borden, A Dance of Death by Agnes DeMille, which I borrowed from my neighborhood Hennepin County Library. And where did they find it? An inter-library loan from the Minneapolis Public Library."

-- Judith Guest

"An author -- or a would-be author -- goes to the library the way a musician goes to the concert hall, as a place to learn and a place to be. The library is the brightest and warmest resource word-people have. It is still one of the traditional markers of civilized life. In the library, the past is still alive; it is where the dead are speaking to us. In the stacks, among those books, writers and readers can raise their voices and hear other voices speaking. The myth of the silent library is false. Death has no dominion there."

-- Charles Baxter

Authors with partially funded chairs

Minnesota authors for whom chairs have been named
(224 chairs)

Jonis Agee Louis Alemayehu Joseph Amato Carol Ann Anderson Edna A. Anderson Annette Atkins Marge Rogers Barrett Charles Baxter Sandra Benitez Jim Berg Lisa Ann Berg John Berryman Lee Blessing Robert Bly Ann Bogle Barrie Jean Borich Betsy Bowen Betty Bridgman Carol Ryrie Brink Michael Dennis Browne Emilie Buchwald Lois McMaster Bujold Kevin J. Cashman Marsha Wilson Chall Sharon Chmielarz Gabrielle F. Civil Taiyon Coleman Carol Connolly Kathleen Coskran Florence Chard Dacey Philip Dacey Leo Dangel Pierre Delattre Kate DiCamillo Carol Dines Jim Dochniak Michael Dorris Kat Duff Bob Dylan Jack El-Hai Heid E. Erdrich Louise Erdrich K. J. Erickson Sara Evans Robert O. Fisch F. Scott Fitzgerald Barbara Flanagan Charles Macomb Flandrau Pamela R. Fletcher Patricia Weaver Francisco Arvonne Fraser Patti Frazee Iris C. Freeman Orville L. Freeman Thomas L. Friedman Future Minnesota authors Mary Gabriel Wanda Gag Stephen Gammell Juanita Garciagodoy Abigail Garner Larry Gavin Diane Glancy Natalie Goldberg Dan Graves Graywolf Press Authors Cheryl Green Alvin Greenberg Paul Gruchow Judith Guest Larry Haeg Gus Hall Colin Hamilton Patricia Hampl Phebe Hanson Ellen Hart Margaret Hasse Jon Hassler Pete Hautman Sharon Darby Hendry Michael J. Henley Greg Hewett Jim Heynen William Hezlep Amy J. Hinds Kim Hines Carolyn Holbrook Bill Holm Ari Hoptman William S. Howell Louis Jenkins Elizabeth Bourque Johnson Mary L. Junge Judith Katz Deborah Keenan Garrison Keillor Peg Kerr Susan Deborah King Duke Klassen Kevin Kling Kathryn Kysar Lorna Landvik Katherine Lanpher David Lebedoff Ed Bok Lee Sherry Quan Lee Jim Lenfestey Rodney E. Leonard Meridel LeSueur Vicky Lettmann Anne Gillespie Lewis Kathy Lewis Sinclair Lewis Roseann Lloyd Mary Logue

Delos W. Lovelace Maud Hart Lovelace Harvey Mackay Brian Malloy Judith Mattison Roy McBride Patricia Condon McDonald Alison McGhee Thomas McGrath Susan Hunter McLean Susan Kay McLean Anna George Meek Margaret J. (Peg) Meier Ken Meter Maureen Millea-Smith Leslie Adrienne Miller John Minczeski Howard Mohr Jim Moore Mai Neng Moua Edith Mucke Dale Mulfinger David Mura Joseph E. Murphy Marguerite Murphy Ivan Musicant Paul C. Nagel Margaret M. Nelson Pamela Hill Nettleton Tim Nolan Tim O'Brien Isabel Monk O'Connor Sheila O'Connor Don Olsen Oliver K. Olson Sigurd Olson Jeannine Ouellette Joe Paddock Gordon Parks Alexs Pate Irene Paull Juliana Pegues Jane Pejsa Christine A. Peterson Thien-bao Thuc Phi Arthur Phillips Michael M. Phillips David Pichaske Wang Ping Sally J. Power J. F. Powers Marsha Qualey George Rabasa Willam Reichard Thomas E. Reiersgord Cheri Register Joanne Reisberg Mary Francois Rockcastle Beverly Rollwagen Ole E. Rolvaag John Michael Rosengren Calvin Rutstrum Ewa Rydaker Roxanne Sadovsky Jane St. Anthony John Sanford John Sayer Pauline Schatzlein Neala Schleuning Charles Schulz Julie Schumacher John L. Shannon, Jr. John T. Shepherd Al Sicherman Margot Siegel Rolf Norman Skogerboe Alec Soth Faith Sullivan Larry Sutin Joyce Sutphen Bart Sutter Wallace K. Swan Catherine Thimmesh Jane Resh Thomas Brad L. Thompson Stew Thornley & Brenda Himrich JoAnne Van Tilburg Susan Allen Toth Anne Ursu Ka Vang Carla Waldemar Connie Wanek Catherine Watson Beth Weatherby Jack Weatherford Susan Welch Stephen Wilbers Laura Ingalls Wilder Morgan Grayce Willow August Wilson Laura Waterman Wittstock Warren Woessner Bryan Thao Worra Patricia C. Wrede Vincent Wyckoff Biloine (Billie) Young Nolan Zavoral R. D. Zimmerman Jon Zurn

Thanks so much for your participation in the Minnesota Authors Campaign! Thanks to your generosity, we raised more than $100,000 in support of our beautiful new downtown library.

Minnesota authors and their generous supporters Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Jonis Agee         Chair!   Mary Ann Adrian Heid E. Erdrich Kathryn Kysar Jim Dochniak Leslie Adrienne Miller          $500      Louis Alemayehu         Chair!   Gayla Ellis Thembi aka Valerie Geaither Grandchildren Dayna, Cylas,   and Aminah Ellen Hinchcliffe and Juma    Essie Michael Luft Carei Thomas Joyce Thomas Nadinne Cruz Barry Kleider          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Joseph Amato         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Michael Kopp Beth Lindholm Catherine Amato        $500      Carol Ann Anderson         Chair!   James A. Anderson, Eric Anderson and   Janalee Aurelia          $500      Edna A. Anderson         Chair!   Mark and Kari Baumbach Paige Berg and Peter Cookson Karina Berg Edward and Sharon Peckels Mark and Barbara Johns Lonni and Cindy Johns Gary and Rachel LeTendre Nancy and Russ Petersen Yvonne and Jerry Lundholm         $1,050   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Elizabeth Andrew   Barbara Davis          $100      Annette Atkins         Chair!   Ross Sutter and Mary Lofgren John Taylor Tom Joyce          $500      Conrad Balfour   Vicky Lettmann Pamela R. Fletcher          $150      Marge Rogers      Barrett         Chair!   Alice Ross Rogers          $500      Charles Baxter         Chair!   Arturo L. Steely          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Sandra Benitez         Chair!   Liz Petrangelo          $500      Lisa Ann Berg         Chair!   Alison Grey Gwenn Solseth Nik Neu Karen Gustafson and Beth    Furth          $500      Jim Berg         Chair!   James Berg and Gary Schiff Bunny Greenwald Cara Letofsky Kelley L. Lindquist Peter McLaughlin Jane Miller, Judith A. Neiswander Mary Petrie and   John Thompson Lynette Reini-Grandell Brian Shekleton William G. Weber, Jr.          $500           Author    Contributors   Total pledged    John Berryman         Chair!   Leslie Adrienne Miller Kathryn Kysar The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Lee Blessing         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Carol Bly   Jean Replinger           $50      Robert Bly         Chair!   Jim Heynen Kathryn Kysar The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Ann Bogle         Chair!   Bruce Johnson Maureen E. Mulvihill Alexis Quinlan Robin Reagler Tony Sanders          $500     Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Barrie Jean Borich         Chair!   Judith Katz Adoring Husband Peter Farstad Paul Mellblom Jeanie Taylor Fay Marie DeBellis Robert A. Borich          $500      Betsy Bowen         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Betty Bridgman         Chair!   George Bridgman John Bridgman William Bridgman Art Bridgman and Myrna    Packer Paul and Katherine (Bridgman)    Ellgen Anne (Reeves) Austin and    Hersh Austin          $500      Carol Ryrie Brink         Chair!   Stephanie Smith Kerry Wyckoff The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Ignatia Broker   Roseann Lloyd Heid E. Erdrich          $100      John M. Bryson   Barbara Crosby, John K.    Bryson, and Jessica Bryson           $50   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Mary Casanova   Jean Replinger           $50      Nancy Carlson   Katie and Tim McGinley and    family          $200      Michael Dennis      Browne         Chair!   Annie Breitenbucher Julie Schumacher Deborah Keenan Beverly Rollwagen          $500      Emilie Buchwald            Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Lois McMaster      Bujold         Chair!   The Lois McMaster Bujold    Mailing List          $500      Kevin J. Cashman         Chair!   LeaderSource Inc.          $500      Marsha Wilson Chall         Chair!   Lindsay and Robbie Chall John R. Zeyer Mary Ann Hoese David and Marilynn Cook          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Sharon Chmielarz         Chair!   Ann Bauleke Ted and Ella Grenz Tad Chmielarz           $500      Gabrielle F. Civil         Chair!   Family, friends, and colleagues Kate and Andre Civil Myrtle Jean Jones           $500      Taiyon Coleman         Chair!   Pamela Moore Mirai and Shose Minde Mai Neng Moua and Blong    Yang Elizabeth and Louis Moore Jacqui Coleman Michele Sahar Joi Lewis and Joan Ostrove Andrea Jenkins Rufaro and Blessing Rugara           $600      Carol Connolly         Chair!   Gayla Ellis Louise Klas Carolyn Holbrook Bill McLellan Midwest Villages & Voices,    Independent Publishers           $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Kathleen Coskran         Chair!   Alex and Dana Sosa John and Julie Coskran Anna Coskran and Jordi    Morales Nelson, Tietz, and Hoye Theresa Coskran Jeff, Nannette, and Hattie    Johnson Jessamine and George    Johnson John and Angela Mullin Mary Daniels Patricia Bachmeier and other friends in The Laughing    Women Ahmed Aduss and Nabat Grandchildren Kilian, Núria,    Cailyn, Sienna, Beck,    Caden, Sa'ada, and Senat           $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Barbara Crosby   Anonymous               $50      Florence Chard      Dacey         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas ET's Fellow Journiers Philip Chard Sue Kearns Pat Kaluza Audrey Arner and Carol    Westberg Java River Poetry Slam Miriam Olsen Austin Dacey Andrea Fox Jensen Jerry Ostensoe Ross Sutter          $550      Philip Dacey         Chair!   Jack and Mary Hickerson Susan McLean Robert and Marian Ridley Gary Rust Doug Johnson William Hezlep Terry Bernhardt          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Leo Dangel         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Melanie Ann Milbradt Ted and Aileen Rowe Jill McCartney David and Marlys Simpson Anne and Vincent LaPorte Susan McLean          $500      Pierre Delattre         Chair!   George Rabasa          $500      Kate DiCamillo         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Carol Dines         Chair!   Jack Zipes Margie and David Dines Leslie Morris and Shevvy    Craig Marcia O'Hagan Patrizia and    Brent McBride Carol Bouska Iris Egan Miriam Karmel          $850      Jim Dochniak          Chair!   Gayla Ellis Bonnie Hechtman Anonymous          $500      Michael Dorris         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Kat Duff         Chair!   Mark A. Westman Christopher Duff          $500      Bob Dylan         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Al Eisele    John Taylor           $50   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Jack El-Hai          Chair!   Laurie Brickley and Marx    Swanholm Bonnie Dickel Hoffman and    Eugene Hoffman Peter Hutchinson and Karla    Ekdahl Jennifer Alstad and Eric    Freeberg Laurisa Elhai Kate Sandweiss and Gerry   Richman Estelle and Joline El-Hai Amy and Harry Funk Nancy Gardner          $700      Heid E. Erdrich         Chair!   Deborah Keenan Kathryn Kysar James Lenfestey Mary Junge Ardie Medina The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Louise Erdrich         Chair!   Marcia L. Morris          $500      K. J. Erickson         Chair!   Patricia Kovel Jarboe Margaret Maes Axtmann Becky Kroll Judith Oakes Constance Osterbaan Bonita Sindelir Julia F. Wallace          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Sara Evans         Chair!   Charles Dayton          $500      Robert O. Fisch         Chair!   Karen Bachman          $500      F. Scott Fitzgerald         Chair!   Elizabeth Redleaf          $500      Barbara Flanagan         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Charles Macomb      Flandrau         Chair!   Little & Co.          $500      Pamela R. Fletcher         Chair!   Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Piero Yarbrough LaBridgette Fletcher and    Larry Hardy Edwin K. Fletcher Joe F. Fletcher, Jr.          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Patricia Weaver       Francisco         Chair!   Deborah Keenan Garth Rockcastle Danielle Sosin Duke Klassen Pat Rhoades Tyone LaDouceur Jane Lund Kathy Lewis Matt Sanford Jeanne Farrar        $550      Al Franken   Alice Lloyd and Jeff     Crawford         $50      Arvonne Fraser         Chair!   The Seltzer Family          $500      Patti Frazee         Chair!   Patti's friends at the First    Universalist Church of    Minneapolis          $500      Iris C. Freeman         Chair!   Warren Woessner          $500      Thomas L. Friedman         Chair!   Miriam Kagol The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Orville L. Freeman         Chair!   Jane Freeman          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Future Minnesota      Authors         Chair! The Loft Literary Center's    instructors and families          $500      Wanda Gag         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Stephen Gammell         Chair!   Kathleen Sara Johnson          $500      Juanita Garciagodoy         Chair!   George Rabasa          $500      Abigail Garner         Chair!   Barbara Mauk Lee Mauk          $500      Larry Gavin         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas David and Marlys Simpson Howard Mohr Tom Helgeson Anonymous          $500      Diane Glancy         Chair!   Karen M. Strom James Lenfestey The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Natalie Goldberg         Chair!   Michele Huff "Tall" Susie Ekberg Risher Beverly Rollwagen Nita Sweeney Nancy VanArsdall Peter Kernahan and Carol    Souter Tamara Kaiser and Erik Storlie Linda Zimney Debra Hobbs and Elizabeth    Schultz          $600      Dan Graves         Chair!   Rachel Fulkerson Greg and Cindy Fulkerson Darlene Graves Kathleen Maher Erin Rafferty Bugher Wes and Linda Skoglund          $500      Graywolf Press      Authors         Chair!   Graywolf press          $500      Cheryl Green         Chair!   Robert and Doris Thimmesh          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Kate Green   Taiyon Coleman Heidi Farrah          $100      Alvin Greenberg         Chair!   Martha and Charles Baxter          $500      Paul Gruchow         Chair!   Catherine and Steven Webster          $500      Judith Guest         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Larry Haeg         Chair!   Little & Co.          $500      Gus Hall         Chair!   Family, friends and comrades    of Gus Hall          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Ted Hall   Jean Replinger           $50      Colin Hamilton         Chair!   Sandra J. Larson          $500      Patricia Hampl         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Phebe Hanson         Chair!   Linda Gammell Carol Bly Jill Breckenridge and John Fenn Kirsten M. Dawson Natalie Goldberg Bert and Susan Hill Gross Joyce and Wally Kennedy Patricia Kirkpatrick Julie and Maury Landsman Ruth L. Martin Shirley S. Olson Ann and Felix Olson Marly Rusoff Daniel and Helen Faith Sullivan Cary Waterman Margaret Yatsevitch          $500      Erin Hart         Chair!   Patricia McAllister          $500      Margaret Hasse         Chair!   Roseann Lloyd David Grothe Alex Grothe Michael Grothe Fred and Dorothy Grothe Mary Junge Tom Trow Ellen and John Buchanan          $550   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Jon Hassler         Chair!   Patty Sander          $500      Pete Hautman         Chair!   Miriam Kagol The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Tom Hegg   Robert L. Lee and Mary E.    Schaffner          $350      Sharon Darby      Hendry         Chair!   Bruce Hendry          $500      Michael J. Henley         Chair!   His friends and family          $500      Greg Hewett         Chair!   E. Thomas Binger and Rebecca Rand Fund of the    Minneapolis Foundation          $500      Jim Heynen         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Anonymous          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    William Hezlep         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Robert and Marian Ridley The Perlman family Jan Loft Wil and Owen Hezlep          $500         Amy J. Hinds         Chair!   Mark & Jeanette Anderson Bryan Barth Burke Hinds Emily Hinds Bruce & Wendy Howe Knox Neighborhood Theatre Knox Presbyterian Church Lisa Lundell Yvonne May Kris Nelson Chris Sandford Greg, Vickie, Kate & Sarah Wilcox          $500      Kim Hines         Chair!   Beth Gillelard Janet Stewart Valerie Geaither The Hines and Nelson families          $500      Carolyn Holbrook         Chair!   Taiyon Coleman Mai Neng Moua and Blong    Yang Tania Montgomery Andrea Jenkins Joseph White Gayla Ellis Tessa Bridal Diane Wilson Ann Markusen Joanna Barnett          $550      Bill Holm         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Michael Kopp Southwest Minnesota State    University          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Kristine Holmgren   Grace Deason           $50      Ari Hoptman         Chair!   Nancy Goldstein and Philip Geller          $500      William S. Howell         Chair!   Sally Power          $500      Louis Jenkins         Chair!   The Sweet Rock    Poets          $500      Elizabeth Bourque     Johnson         Chair! Bob McGarry          $500      Mary L. Junge         Chair!   Mark Matasovsky Keith and Joyce Junge Donald and Ardette    Matasovsky Corey L., Patti M. and Ella G.    Junge Michael and Ember Reichgott    Junge Justin Matasovsky Andrew Matasovsky Peggi, Richard, and Shelby    Fossell        $500        Neal Karlen   Miriam Kagol           $50   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Judith Katz         Chair!   Barrie Jean Borich Leslie Morris Darla J. Kashian RBC Dain Rauscher Eleanor Savage Sara Axtell Frieda Gardner Susan Oppenheim          $500      Deborah Keenan         Chair!   Paulette Warren Frieda Gardner Mary Junge Ilze Mueller Lois Welshons Nolan Zavoral Annie Breitenbucher Ed Grayden Joyce and Wally Kennedy Mary Francois Rockcastle Graduate School of Liberal    Studies at Hamline    University Hamline GLS Alumni   Association Yvette Nelson Heid E. Erdrich          $600   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Garrison Keillor         Chair!   Lynn Genter Julie Schumacher and Larry    Jacobs Dwight and Carolyn Buntrock Ross Buntrock Andrew Buntrock Heidi Marie Buntrock Jack and Rita Johnston Grace Johnston Olivia Johnston John A. Johnston Victor and Melissa Martinez Claire Martinez Cruz Martinez Aaron A. Ottman Anthony A. Ottman Mary Kay Ross Patricia Hampl          $600      Peg Kerr         Chair!   Christine Gordon    Mack          $500      Susan Deborah King         Chair!   Mayflowers Granny Pac Mariana Shulstad          $550   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Duke Klassen         Chair!   Kathleen and Bob Seestadt Ann Catherwood Sarah Hanna Nancy Ray Eileen Sivert Carolyn Jasperson Cardiotext Gail and Erik Ibele The St. Thomas Volleyball    Outreach Crew LaDes' Book Group          $500      Kevin Kling         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Kathryn Kysar         Chair!   R. Scott Velders Jean Suzette Stutsman Cynthia Cone Myrna and Robert Kysar Robin Moede and Joel    Lagerquist          $500      Lorna Landvik         Chair!   Anonymous          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Katherine Lanpher         Chair!   John Habich and Andrew    Solomon          $500      David Lebedoff         Chair!   Randi Lebedoff          $500      Ed Bok Lee         Chair!   Teens Rock the Mic Tatiana Ormaza Kathryn Kysar Thien-bao Thuc Phi SooJin Pate Mai Neng Moua and Blong   Yang Pan Asian American Voices  for Equality The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Sherry Quan Lee         Chair!   Louis Alemayehu Deborah Keenan Carolyn Holbrook Barbara Bergeron    Valerie Bump     Ann Freeman     Kris Frykman     Sandra Newbauer   Tiana Newbauer-Hampton  Lori Young-Willams              $500      Jim Lenfestey         Chair!   University of Minnesota    Libraries          $500      Rodney E. Leonard         Chair!   Jane C. Freeman          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Meridel LeSueur         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Roseann Lloyd Gayla Ellis Midwest Villages & Voices Neala Schleuning Graduate School of Liberal    Studies at Hamline    University Toni McNaron Maggie Petersen April and Jim Knutson Jim Lenfestey          $700      Vicky Lettmann         Chair!   Mary Junge Ruth Hodges Jason and Jaci Lettmann Mike Lettmann Susan and Jared Andersson John Lettmann          $500     Anne Gillespie Lewis         Chair!   Maggie Petersen          $500      Kathy Lewis         Chair!   Lin Bick          $500      Sinclair Lewis         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Roseann Lloyd         Chair!   Mary Junge Deborah Keenan Annie Breitenbucher Friends of Lloyd Skelton Sharon Chmielarz Cass Dalglish Mary Kay Rummel James O. Smith, Jr. Elizabeth Weber Betty Jane Skelton          $550      Mary Logue         Chair!   Miriam Kagol Bruce Hendry          $500      Delos W. Lovelace         Chair!   Brian and Susan Albrecht Stacey Burford Barbara and Thomas Carter Julie Chuba John and Nancy Cleaveland Jennifer Davis-Kay Michael and Connie Fahling Jammie Gomoll-Dennin Sheila Irons Sallie Knowles Constance Martin Maud Hart Lovelace Society Robert and Joy Miller Suzanne Nezin Cynthia M. Price Melissa Roselle Susan Stanfield Sharon Thonen Susan Wagenhals Kristin Woizeschke          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Maud Hart Lovelace         Chair!   Maud Hart Lovelace Society Kathleen Baxter          $500      Harvey Mackay         Chair!   Francie and Mark Paper          $500      Margaret Todd      Maitland   Cheri Register           $50      Brian Malloy         Chair!   Earl and Bunny Anderson Julia Ashley Dottie Malloy and Robert Bader Sherrie and Bradley Beal Karen Nickel and John Blaylock Anne Ursu and John Broich Patricia Cummings Terese Foley Mark Ritchie and Nancy Gaschott Karen Kelley-Ariwoola Ann Phibbs and Deb Leavitt Dorothy McRee Peter Farstad and Paul Mellblom Betsy Husting and    Joyce Mellstrom Gerry Tyrrell and Kevin Reuther Brad Shark and Don Sommers Terrence Straub Daniel Stringfield Robert and Carol E. Thompson John Flanigan and    Michele Zurakowski          $500      Frederick Feikema      Manfred   John Taylor Eileen E. Thomas          $100   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Freya Manfred   Jean Replinger           $50      Judith Mattison         Chair!   Diane L. Brady Betty Lia and Rudy Hoagberg Lynn and Lois Bollman Rianne Leaf Don and Beth Nelson Peter Nelson Makr Nelson Jeffrey Nelson Julianne Nelson Becky Hunter Phil and Eve Overby and    family Matt and Colleen Lindstrom Shirley Nygaard Jim Martin John Hoffman Karen Dahlen Jean Roessler Joannea Selstad Nicole and Mark Eikenberry Nathan Selstad John and Shelley Selstad Jean Sweeley          $550   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Roy McBride         Chair!   Gayla Ellis Jim Dochniak Rebecca Dalton Kathee Foran Holly Windle and Richard    Rames Barb and David Tilsen Renner and Martha Anderson Kimball and Margaret   Anderson Powderhorn Writers Festival          $550      Eugene McCarthy   Eileen E. Thomas Jim Dochniak Louise Klas John Taylor          $200      Patricia Condon      McDonald         Chair!   Malcolm McDonald          $500      Alison McGhee         Chair!   Katie Dorn Kathy and Hazen Graves Carol Lansing Kathleen MacLennan Janie Rine Denise Roy Wendy Skjerven Susan Stehling Nancy Wiltgen          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Thomas McGrath         Chair!   Betty M. Smith Alice McGrath          $550      Ethna McKiernan   Gayla Ellis Marilaurice Hemlock          $100      Susan Hunter      McLean         Chair!   Maggie Petersen           $500      Susan Kay McLean         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Paul and Sharon Johnson Ann Brownson Lisa Hurd Anne Connell Fred Booth and Ann Kiernan June and Jack Ponzette Fred and Laura McLean Mary McLean and Darren    Newman Sandy and Frank Jablonski John Finamore          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Anna George Meek         Chair!   Sarah Meek Julie Plaut Laurie Blumberg-Romero and    Tom Romero, II Marilaurice Hemlock Michael and Kathleen Myhre Cathedral Choir, Cathedral of    St. Paul Erin Bowley          $550      Margaret J. (Peg)      Meier         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Ken Meter         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Maureen Millea-      Smith         Chair!   Rosemary Furtak          $500      Leslie Adrienne      Miller         Chair!   Judge and Mrs. Ray G. Miller           $500      John Minczeski         Chair!   Jim Heynen Anonymous Jessica Minczeski E & B Shapiro Carol Roberts Joe O'Brien Jennifer Cennamo           $500      Howard Mohr         Chair!   Southwest Minnesota State    University          $500      Jim Moore         Chair!   Anonymous Deborah Keenan Lois Mary Dunlap          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Rachel Moritz   Juliet Patterson           $50      Mai Neng Moua         Chair!   Thien-bao Thuc Phi Sharon Hilberer Cheri Register Janet Heidinger Xai and Yer Moua Xiong     Eric and Douangta Vang-    Sitcler Blong Yang Anne Carroll          $500      Edith Mucke         Chair!   Ruth Runsvold Cathy Meagher Jane Elmore Roxy Soth Mary Sissel Beth Willis          $500      Dale Mulfinger         Chair!   Jan Mulfinger and daughters    Kira and Anna          $500      David Mura         Chair!   Tatiana Ormaza Juliana Pegues SooJin Pate Susan Sencer Deb Brisch-Cramer Joanna Perkins Susan Mura Linda O’Toole Carolyn Nayematsu Marlina Gonzalez Tom and Terry Mura          $600   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Joseph E. Murphy         Chair!   John and Suwanee Murphy          $500      Marguerite Murphy         Chair!   Nancy Slaughter          $500      Ivan Musicant         Chair!   T.J. and M.T. Broder Kathie Doty Christine Doty-Cain Jeanne Harkness Mary Hourigan Georgianna Ludcke Kathleen Montgomery Gretchen Musicant Elise Schadauer          $500      Paul C. Nagel         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Margaret M. Nelson         Chair!   Anonymous          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Pamela Hill      Nettleton         Chair!   William Schrickel Jay and Susan Mann Ed and Judy Kaplan Lisa and Jon Lewis Dawn Johnson Thomas E. Schrickel Vera Mariner Teri Hill and James D. Larson          $600      Judith Niemi   Cheri Register Trish Herbert          $100   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Tim Nolan         Chair!   Annunciation Poetry Group Rich and Jessica Thomas Regan Byrne Palmer Nancy Burkhardt Cathleen Olive Constance Turke          $500      Jim Northrup   Gayla Ellis           $50      Jude Nutter   Neala Schleuning          $100      Tim O'Brien         Chair!   Maureen Hartman          $500      Isabel Monk      O’Connor         Chair!   Catherine and Steven   Webster          $500      Sheila O'Connor         Chair!   Elizabeth Brazil Timothy Frederick Erin O’Conner Carlene O’Connor Patricia Rowe          $500      Don Olsen         Chair!   Eileen E. Thomas Fred Olsen Sten Olsen Eric Olsen Miriam Olsen          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Oliver K. Olson         Chair!   Douglas and Jane Koons          $500      Sigurd Olson         Chair!   Charles Dayton Rebecca Rom and Reid Carron Steve Piragis Byron Starns Jim Lenfestey Martin and Esther Kellogg          $500      Peggy Orenstein   Miriam Kagol           $50      Tatiana Ormaza   Sofia Ormaza Thien-bao Thuc Phi Juliana Pegues Adam Pine Ed Bok Lee          $250      Lon Otto   Deborah Keenan           $50      Jeannine Ouellette         Chair!   Jon Zurn          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Joe Paddock         Chair!   In memory of Robert J.    Pearson Janet Pearson Tom Balcom Stephen and Debbie Wilbers Jean Replinger Eileen E. Thomas          $500      Nancy Paddock   Jean Replinger           $50      Gordon Parks         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Alexs Pate         Chair!   James Lenfestey Carolyn Holbrook Tom Trow SooJin Pate Taiyon Coleman Susan Sencer Carolyn Nayematsu Mark Tang          $500      GE Patterson   Deborah Keenan Juliet Patterson          $100   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Juliet Patterson   Teens Rock the Mic Deborah Keenan          $100      Irene Paull         Chair!   Midwest Villages & Voices The family of Irene Paull          $500      Christine A.      Peterson         Chair!   Mary E. Cavert          $500      Juliana Pegues         Chair!   Tatiana Ormaza Barrie Jean Borich Claire Wilson John Strauss Rondi Atkin Lori Stee Jeanie Taylor Pamela R. Fletcher Judith Katz Sara Axtell          $550   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Jane Pejsa         Chair!   Anonymous Plymouth Congregational    Church 60s Fellowship Group    and other Plymouth Friends          $750      Thien-bao Thuc Phi         Chair!   Faith Sullivan Barrie Jean Borich and Linnea    Stenson Kathy Mouacheupao Tatiana Ormaza Carolyn Holbrook Ardie and Mike Medina Teens Rock the Mic James Lenfestey Julayne Eun Jin Lee          $600      Arthur Phillips         Chair!   Ann and Felix Phillips          $500      Michael M. Phillips         Chair!   Ann and Felix Phillips          $500      David Pichaske         Chair!   Michelle Pichaske          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Wang Ping         Chair!   Anonymous          $500     J. Otis Powell   SooJin Pate Louis Alemayehu Gayla Ellis          $150      Sally J. Power         Chair!   Anonymous          $500       J. F. Powers         Chair!   Patricia Hampl Garrison Keillor          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Marsha Qualey         Chair!   Kathleen and Bob Seestadt Ann Catherwood Peg Peck Sarah Hanna Nancy Ray Eileen Sivert Carolyn Jasperson Darcy Knight and Elizabeth    Trumble          $500      Mary Francois       Rockcastle         Chair!   Deborah Keenan Garth Rockcastle Hamline GLS Alumni   Association          $500      Cheri Register         Chair!   Amy and Ken Kaminsky Ruth-Ellen Joeres Naomi Scheman Sara Evans Monika Zagar and Al Fisher Elaine Tyler May and Lary May Nancy Register Wangen and    family Brian Boyd Diane Gulbrandson Maria Register and Grace De    Jong Riv-Ellen Prell and Steven    Foldes Joyce and Wally Kennedy Janet Heidinger          $700      Willam Reichard         Chair!   Jim Cihlar          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Thomas E.      Reiersgord         Chair!   Camilla Reiersgord          $500      Joanne Reisberg         Chair!   Bernard and Joan Reisberg Family Foundation          $500      Beverly Rollwagen         Chair!   John Rollwagen Jake and Jennifer Rollwagen Lorayne Bakanowski Barbara and Terry   Tomaszewski          $500      John Michael      Rosengren         Chair!   Robert and Amy Hill Catherine and Robert Kruse John and Maria Frias Rosengren Steven and Jeanne Rosengren William and Rosemarie Rosengren          $500      Ole E. Rolvaag         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      Calvin Rutstrum         Chair!   Jean Replinger          $500      Ewa Rydaker         Chair!   Maggie Petersen          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Edith Rylander   Jean Replinger           $50      Roxanne Sadovsky         Chair!   Joan Autrey Rose Day Susan Foster Elise Sanders Lucia Vilankulu Elizabeth Wexler Jeanne Bain          $500      Jane St. Anthony         Chair!   Susan Foster Dick Brewer Denise Malmgren, in honor of    her children, Sky, Steve,    and Nica Jane's Book Club:    Linda Miller    Diane Pearson    Sandra Ecklein    Denise Cronin    Alice Sylvestre Neal St. Anthony Louis, Edward, and Emily    Allgeyer          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    John Sanford         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500      John Sayer         Chair!   From his comrades          $500      Pauline Schatzlein         Chair!   Dale Schatzlein Emily Maltz Bill Schatzlein          $500      Neala Schleuning         Chair!   Maggie Petersen          $500      Bart Schneider   George Rabasa           $50      Charles Schulz         Chair!   The Friends of the Minneapolis    Public Library Author Fund          $500   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Julie Schumacher         Chair!   Jim Heynen Ginna Portman Amis Elizabeth Lincoln Jane Young Donna Hoffman Kathleen Sheehy Kristi Trostel Leslie Anderson Marcia Eland Margaret Chutich Mary Curtin Pamela Hoopes Peggy Wilcox Robbie Weisel Sarah Mulligan          $500      John L. Shannon, Jr.         Chair!   Katy Shannon          $500      John T. Shepherd         Chair!   Marion Etzweiler          $500      Sun Yung Shin   Sharon Her Deborah Keenan          $100   Author    Contributors   Total pledged    Al Sicherman         Chair!   Karen Anderson Deb and Phil Ford Mark Geiger Kirsten Ingerson and    Charlie Pinto Karol Jensen  Rebecca Lindholm Peg Meier Jane and John O'Reilly Sue Peterson Dick Parker Mary Ann Ringwelski Jarrett Smith  Ann and John Watson  Catherine Watson          $500      Margot Siegel         Chair!   Anonymous          $500      Rolf Norman      Skogerboe         Chair!   Ching Skogerboe          $500      Alec Soth         Chair!   The Willis Family The Sissel Family          $500      Faith Sullivan         Chair!   Patricia Barone Sandra Bloom J. Colleen Breen Marian Enos Katheren Koehn Constance and Daniel Kunin Nancy Massman Bar