Join local authors Angie Hong and Tom Anderson for a Book Reading and Q & A at North Branch Area Library. This will be the final event for the We Are Water MN exhibit in Chisago County, which will close on Aug. 12.

Tom Anderson is former director of the Lee & Rose Warner Nature Center and author of numerous books, including "Learning Nature by a Country Road", "Black Bear: Seasons in the Wild", "Things that Bite: The Truth about Critters that Scare People" (Regional Editions include: Great Lakes, Southwest, Gulf Coast and Rocky Mt.), and "Northern Lights: A Guide to Nature's Spectacular Light Show."

Angie Hong is coordinator for the East Metro Water Resource Education Program and author of the newly published book "Exploring the St. Croix River Valley: Adventures on and off the Water." You can also find her on TikTok and Instagram at @mnnature_awesomeness.

We Are Water MN is a traveling exhibit and community engagement initiative that explores the science, history, story, culture, and relationships of water in Minnesota. It is led by the Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and multiple statewide agencies and is funded in part with money from the State of Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land, & Legacy Fund.