South Dakota Humanities Council

The South Dakota Humanities Council explores and promotes state, regional and national
programs focusing on ideas, history, and culture.

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One Book South Dakota 2008
The South Dakota Humanities Council is pleased to announce "One Book South Dakota" 2008. The selected text is Louise Erdrich's The Master Butchers Singing Club. SDHC invites libraries, book clubs, schools, civic organizations and corporations to be part of the One Book experience this year. MORE...

South Dakota Festival of Books
The Sixth Annual South Dakota Festival of Books is set for September 26-28 in downtown Sioux Falls! This event, "where readers and writers rendezvous" will offer something for everyone, and with the exception of special events, everything is free and open to the public.

The Big Read 2008
Click here for The Big Read Calendar
Celebrate Fahrenheit 451! Ray Bradbury's classic is the selected text for The Big Read 2008 in South Dakota. Eight cities - Sioux Falls Rapid City, Madison, Martin, Ridgeview, Spearfish, Scotland and Pierre serve as The Big Read communities and will be the sites for a host of events celebrating Fahrenheit 451, science-fiction and Bradbury. CONGRATULATIONS to the Sioux Falls writing contest winners -- Janice Mikesell (First Place - Adult Division) and Hope Victoria Yount (Honorable Mention - Student Division).
Click here for more information on Bradbury and science fiction from the presenters at the Bradbury Conference, held Feb. 1-2 in Chamberlain.

Between Fences
SDHC presents the Smithsonian exhibit BETWEEN FENCES, coming to the state in September 2008. The exhibition will make stops in Vermillion (WH Over Museum, Sept. 24-Nov. 1), Pollock (Pollock Visitor and Interpretive Center, Nov. 8-Dec. 21), Brookings (SD Ag Heritage Museum, Dec. 27-Feb. 8), Chamberlain (SD Hall of Fame, Feb. 14-March 29), Sturgis (Sturgis Public Library, April 4-May 19) and Howard (Miner County Rural Life Museum, May 23-July 4).

New Program Catalog Available
Click here to download the 2008 Program Catalog
The 2008 Humanities Program Catalog is available! Please contact the Council to receive a hard copy.

Help us meet the challenge!
The SD Humanities Council and Foundation are working to meet the goals of a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant! A total of $270,000 needs to be raised by July 2009. There are increments that need to be met along the way, so we need your help today! Please donate using Pay Pal or major credit cards on our secure donation site. If you donate online, you will be entered into a drawing for autographed bestselling books!

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