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Last minute shopping tips
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Need help finding a last-minute gift for that special someone? Check out four episodes of "Books to Give." Two of our curators offer recommendations on cookbooks and architectural books to give. We also have recommend books about Bob Dylan and Sherlock Holmes – two iconic and mysterious subjects perfect for snowy afternoon reading.
Check out all four episodes of Books to Give »
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The librarians at the University of Minnesota provide extraordinary and individualized service to a vast and varied community of students and faculty. But who are they? What motivates them? Why did they become librarians? Meet Del Reed and find out.
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Event highlight: A Feast of Words featuring Erika Lee
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As immigration continues to be a central issue in the U.S. and globally, award-winning author Erika Lee tells the forgotten history of the first global “immigration crisis” when Asian immigration sparked international debates, race riots, and new restriction laws around the world.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
5:00 p.m. – Doors open
5:30 p.m. – Dinner seating
6:15 p.m. – Program begins
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union
Buy tickets at z.umn.edu/FeastofWords or call 612-626-7788.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Hidden Human Computers Book Launch
Reading and Conversation with Duchess Harris
Saturday, January 14, 2017, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Science Museum of Minnesota
More info & directions
FRIENDS FORUM: A SERIES FOR CURIOUS MINDS
A Feast of Words featuring Erika Lee
The First ‘Global Immigration Crisis’: History and Contemporary Issues
Thursday, January 26; Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Campus Club, Coffman Memorial Union
More info & tickets
CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY AND JUSTICE
Out of the Studio and into the Streets: Using Design Thinking to Advance Equity and Sustainability
Friday, January 27, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & live streaming
FIRST FRIDAYS SERIES
Researchers and the Swedish East India Company: A Love Story
Whiskey and Vice: Uncovering Jewish Criminals
Friday, February 3, Refreshments at 11:45 a.m.; Presentations at noon
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & directions
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE EVENTS
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Exhibit highlight: Medical Exchanges
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Medical Exchanges: Mapping the Human Body in Japan and China
On view for the first time, the texts in this fascinating exhibition from the collections of the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine provide a unique and richly illustrated history of early modern medical knowledge and healing in Japan and China.
Through July 14, 2017
Wangensteen Historical Library
University of Minnesota, 568 Diehl Hall
Hours & directions »
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CURRENT EXHIBITS
The Bembos of Venice: Merchants, Diplomats, and a Knight of Malta
Through January 13, 2017
Wilson Library, fourth floor, T.R. Anderson Gallery
Hours & directions
Framing Humanity Past and Present
Through March 24, 2017
Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
Hours & directions
Medical Exchanges: Mapping the Human Body in Japan and China
Through July 14, 2017
Wangensteen Historical Library
Hours & directions
Sticks, Straw, and Mud: Jewish Settlers in the Upper Midwest
Through January 27, 2017
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Atrium
Gallery Hours & directions
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING EXHIBITS
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The Friends of the Libraries is a vibrant group that combines advocacy for the Libraries with an exciting outreach program celebrating a love of books, authors, knowledge, and curiosity.
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