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Who has come to the United States & why?
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To answer this hot topic in today’s national conversation, a partnership formed with immigration historians from across the country resulted #ImmigrationSyllabus, a website and educational resource to help the public understand the deep historical roots of today’s immigration debate. The initiative is led by Professor Erika Lee, Director of the U of M’s Immigration History Research Center, and the website was developed and is maintained by the Libraries. |
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Pictured above: Erika Lee, award-winning American historian, Director of the Immigration History Research Center, and the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, discusses the importance of the Immigration Syllabus. |
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Mission: Not Impossible… and you can help!
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Nothing is as constant as change. And changes in government funding and administrative policy are not exempt. Join in the effort to capture and archive federally produced datasets to make sure they remain available. The DataRescue-Twin Cities project hosted by the Libraries invites you to participate in this vital, community-based effort on February 24 and 25, 2017. |
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Pictured above: Data Rescue events are part of the DateRefuge Project. |
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| Happy Birthday Penumbra Theatre! |
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A dazzling new exhibit at the Minnesota History Center marks the 40th Anniversary of the country’s preeminent African American theater. Co-sponsored by the Libraries and Umbra Search African American History, and rich with materials from the Givens Collection of African American Literature and its Penumbra Theatre Archive (Department of Archives and Special Collections), the exhibit pays homage to a national cultural treasure. Open February 18 through July 30. |
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Pictured above: Penumbra at 40 exhibit image by the Minnesota History Center. |
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Event Highlight: Engraved in Copper |
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Exhibit Celebration for Engraved in Copper: The Art of Mapping Minnesota
Join us for an exhibit celebration, featuring speakers Edie Overturf, U of M Department of Art, and Ron Wencl, United States Geological Survey. The event is free and open to the public; reservations are requested by March 1.
Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
Event registration »
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
Givens Collection Open House – NEW DATE
February 19, 2017, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & reservations
CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY & JUSTICE
Nurturing Justice: Raising Inclusive Children in an Unjust World
Friday, February 24, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & live streaming
DataRescue
Friday, February 24, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday, February 25, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 50B
More info & directions
EXHIBIT RECEPTION
Portraits in Context of Place
Friday, February 24, 2017, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library, 210 Rapson Hall
Directions
FIRST FRIDAYS SERIES
Discovering Diebold: IT Consulting & the Organizational Adoption of Computers and The S-Files: Mysterious Tales from the Social Welfare History Archives
Friday, March 3, Refreshments 11:45 a.m.; Presentations at noon
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & directions
CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY & JUSTICE
Unmasking ‘Choice’: Moving from Reproductive Rights to
Reproductive Justice
Friday, March 31, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
More info & live streaming
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE EVENTS
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Exhibit Highlight:
Engraved in Copper |
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Engraved in Copper: The Art of Mapping Minnesota
Through May 22, 2017
Elmer L. Andersen Library
This exhibit highlights unique engraved copper plates used to print topographic maps of Minnesota in the early 1900s, surveying and mapmaking techniques, and government documents related to the process. More details » |
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| CURRENT EXHIBITS |
Framing Humanity Past and Present
Through March 24, 2017
Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
Hours & directions
Invasive: Landscape Photography by David Luke
Through February 19, 2017
Architecture & Landscape Architecture Library
Hours & directions
Medical Exchanges: Mapping the Human Body in Japan and China
Through July 14, 2017
Wangensteen Historical Library
Hours & directions
What the Fluxus?: Manifestations Through Visual and Performing Arts
Through February 20, 2017
Wilson Library, 4th floor
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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