Breakfast with Friends

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This event took place on April 12, 2025 but you can still make a donation in lieu of attending the Breakfast with Friends fundraiser. Click below if you’d like to make a donation to support Ramsey County Library. Thank you for your support!

Event proceeds will be used to enhance the lending collection shared by all seven Ramsey County Library locations in Maplewood, Mounds View, New Brighton, North St. Paul, Roseville, Shoreview and White Bear Lake. This is your opportunity to support literacy in your community and keep the Ramsey County Library collection of books and e-books fresh and exciting!

Thank You

Thank you to the 170+ attendees who joined us for the Breakfast with Friends fundraiser on April 12 at Manitou Event Center, and to all who donated to and sponsored the event. Author Mona Susan Power gave a lovely talk before spending time with attendees. This fundraiser has so far netted $14,000, which will be used to expand the lending collection shared by all seven Ramsey County Library locations.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors!

Signature Sponsor

Media Sponsor

Gold Sponsors
The Carter Family
Nancy & Jim Guerino

Silver Sponsors
Maguire Agency
Kathy & Paul Ciernia
Nichole Fairbanks

About the Author

Mona Susan Power is the author of four books of fiction: The Grass Dancer (awarded the PEN/Hemingway prize), Roofwalker, Sacred Wilderness, and A Council of Dolls (winner of the Minnesota Book Award and the High Plains Book Award, longlisted for the National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize, and highlighted as one of the best books of 2023 by The New Yorker). Her short stories and essays have been widely published in journals and anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories series, The Paris Review, The Atlantic Monthly, and Granta. Power is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe (Yanktonai Dakota), born and raised in Chicago. She currently lives in Minnesota, where she’s working to complete a new novel.

Please note that due to IRS regulations, payment for event tickets and tables may not be made with distributions from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) or Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs). DAFs and QCDs may be used for sponsorship if the use of the tickets is waived by the donor. Please consult with your tax advisor for any questions. Thank you for your understanding!