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The Week That Was…

READ poster image featuring University of Minnestoa basketball players Mikayla Bailey, Rachel Banham, and Shayne Mullaney

National Library Week was celebrated in grand style with campus-wide posters and a thoughtful article on Libraries Trans(forming). Shouldn’t every week be library week?

Pictured above: Mikayla Bailey, Rachel Banham, and Shayne Mullaney.


How I Work series…

George Barany with crossword puzzles

…reveals the secrets of chemistry professor George Barany and puzzle creator extraordinaire. Learn his tips and tricks to create your own.

Pictured above: George Barany.


A chock full April Album of events

Ray Gonzalez reads from his new book Beautiful Wall at the Pankake Poetry Series

Picture this…four major events in just three weeks! And we have the photos to prove it!
March 31: Whittington Press Celebration (exhibit opening – closes May 13)
April 6: The Children's Theatre Company at 50…The Magic Continues (exhibit opening – closes May 27)
April 13: The Map Thief featuring author Michael Blanding
April 14: Pankake Poetry Series featuring Ray Gonzalez (winner of the 2016 Minnesota Book Award for Poetry)

Pictured above: Ray Gonzalez reads from his new book Beautiful Wall at the Pankake Poetry Series. Event photos by Paula Keller.


Event highlight: Books Cast Their Spell on Me, featuring Kevin Kling

Kevin Kling portrait

Join us for the Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration, featuring Kevin Kling. Books Cast Their Spell on Me: Trafficking in the Alphabet is a look at stories, at memories as alibis or evidence, and the role of stories in our lives.

 

Tuesday, May 4, 5:30 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center

 

Purchase tickets by April 27 »

Pictured above: Kevin Kling


UPCOMING EVENTS

Art in the Libraries Exhibition Reception
Displaced: The Semiotics of Identity

Wednesday, April 27, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Wilson Library, Fourth Floor
More info & directions

Legacy of Dan Kiley, Landscape Architect
Friday, April 29, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m..
Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library, 210 Rapson Hall
More info & directions

Kerlan Award Ceremony Luncheon and Presentation, honoring Betsy and Ted Lewin
Saturday, April 30, Lunch at noon; Presentation at 1:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
Tickets are required to attend the luncheon.
The ceremony at 1:00 p.m. is free and open to all, but reservations are required.
Tickets & reservations

Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration, featuring Kevin Kling
Books Cast Their Spell on Me: Trafficking in the Alphabet

Wednesday, May 4, 5:30 p.m. Reception; Dinner at 6:15 p.m. with program to follow
McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota
Purchase tickets

2015-2016 First Fridays Series
Wide World of Impractical Sports,
Presented by the YMCA Archives; and
Out of Context, Presented by the University of Minnesota Archives
Friday, May 6, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & directions

Preserving History: A Community Scanning Event
Tuesday, May 17, Drop in anytime from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Sabes Jewish Community Center, 4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis
More info & directions

Visit our website for more events »


Exhibit highlight: The Children’s Theatre Company at 50

CTC at 50 image

The Performing Arts Archives celebrates the Children’s Theatre Company’s 50th Anniversary Season with a look inside the company’s groundbreaking history of iconic productions, international touring, community partnerships, and educational programming.

Read More »

 

February 15 through May 27, 2016
Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
Gallery hours »

Pictured above: Artwork for the exhibit has been created by Exhibit Designer Darren Terpstra.


CURRENT EXHIBITS

America’s First Gay Marriage
Through April 29, 2016
Elmer L. Andersen Library Atrium Gallery
Hours & directions

Bitten! Climate Change & Insect-Borne Disease
Through April 29, 2016
Natural Resources Library
Hours & directions

Bodies and Spirits: Health and the History of Fermentation and Distillation
Through May 31, 2016
Wangensteen Historical Library, 568 Diehl Hall
Hours & directions

The Children’s Theatre Company at 50 … The Magic Continues
Through May 27, 2016
Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
Hours & directions

In Celebration of the Whittington Press
Through May 13, 2016
Wilson Library, fourth floor, T.R. Anderson Gallery
Hours & directions

The Landscape Legacy of Dan Kiley
Through July 22, 2016
Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library, 210 Rapson Hall
Hours & directions

Yoga ON and OFF the wall: deepening the connections with mindfulness, friendship & nature
Through July 31, 2016
Bio-Medical Library, Diehl Hall
Hours & directions

Visit our website for upcoming exhibits »


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