The Friends of the New Ulm Public Library welcome author Diane Wilson. Wilson is the author of “Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past” and "Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life." Wilson also will speak Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Peter Public Library. This program is funded by a Minnesota Book Awards Author Event grant from the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. Partners include the Brown County Historical Society and the Nicollet County Historical Society.