Wendy Lehr featured at annual celebration.
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Say yes!!!

…to Wendy Lehr, the celebrated actor, director, and teacher who is the featured speaker at the 2014 Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration. 

Who can forget her goofy, eye-popping portrayal of wicked stepsister Pearl in “Cinderella”? Or her recent role as Edie in “Grey Gardens”? Her presentation, "My Life in the Theater, I always said Yes!" is sure to be filled with equal measures of wit and wisdom. 

Buy tickets now for this fabulous evening with a Twin Cities legend, Monday, May 12, 7:30 p.m., Rarig Center, University of Minnesota. 

Catch a sneak peek of Wendy in the short video below.

Exploring our natural history

Meadowlarks and a handIn her role with the Exploring Minnesota’s Natural History project, Rebecca Wilson sees thousands of images. Every so often, one really stands out. “There will be a series of 100 photographs of blackbirds,” said Wilson, project manager. “But, then, photograph 101 will be a hand holding two meadowlarks.”

The yearlong project, conducted by University Archives, will digitize and provide online access to unique botanical, zoological, and geological material from archival collections that document the natural history of the state of Minnesota dating back to 1872. 

Learn more about the project at the next “First Fridays,” May 2, 12:00 p.m., Elmer Andersen Library.

Read more/watch a video in continuum

Bulletin boards alive and well

bulletin boardIn days gone by, people gathered around the community bulletin board to exchange ideas, recipes, and upcoming events. Turns out, it was a great way to bring people together. 

Today, white boards placed in the lobbies of our major campus libraries are a way to engage our patrons with a variety of questions, some just-for-fun and all thought-provoking.
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Upcoming Events

Celebrating Equity and Diversity in Faculty Publications
April 15, 4:30 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
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Naomi C. Chase Lecture on Children’s Literature, featuring Jane Yolen
April 17, 5 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
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Joyce Sutphen, 5th Pankake Poetry Event
April 23, 4:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
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University of Minnesota Library School Alumni Tea
April 27, 3:00 p.m.
Walter Library, Upson Room
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First Fridays - Objects of Desire
May 2, 12 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, featuring Andrea Davis Pinkney
May 3, 7 p.m.
Willey Hall
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‘My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!’
Featuring Wendy Lehr at the Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration
May 12, 6:00 p.m.
Rarig Center
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Current Exhibits

Downton Abbey: Behind the Scenes of Health and Illness
Through May 16
Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine
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Rejoice the Legacy!
Through May 14
Elmer L. Andersen Library
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Seeing by Drawing: A Memorial Exhibition for Michael Plautz
Through May 6
Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library
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