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A very “Friendly” evening!
…starts by honoring important contributions to the Libraries during the Awards reception for students and staff.
View more photos on Flickr » (click each photo to view award winner names)
Pictured above: Awards Committee Co-Chair Edie French, Staff Winners Kate Hujda and Yao Chen, and Co-Chair Donna Barbour-Talley. |
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…and ends with the Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration and an uproarious and inspirational after-dinner talk by Kevin Kling. View more photos »
Pictured above: Kevin Kling with Friends of the Libraries board member and
Awards Committee Co-Chair Edie French. |
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Newbery Winner Kwame Alexander book launch…
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times bestselling author of 21 books. He chose U of M to launch of his new book, Booked. Over 160 happy kids from community partner, Project Success, received books provided by the Red Balloon at cost furnished by the City of Lakes Rotary Club. View more photos »
Pictured above: Kwame Alexander with Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, and children who attended the book launch of Booked. |
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Event highlight: Images of American Efforts to Modernize Korea
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Please join us July 7 for an exhibit celebration for 유대감 (Fellowship): Images of American Efforts to Modernize Korea at Minneapolis Central Library. Lantern slides from the early twentieth century documented interactions between the Korean people and American missionaries who made it their life’s work to develop communities.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries and the Korea Foundation in collaboration with Hennepin County Library/Minneapolis Central Library.
Thursday, July 7, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library, Doty Hall
More info & reservations »
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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
Historical Recipes + Digital Collaborations Symposium
Tuesday, May 24, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
555 Diehl Hall
More info & registration
‘If Bees Are Few’ book launch event
Thursday, June 2, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m..
Cargill Building Auditorium and Seminar Room, University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus
More info & reservations
Code Switch: Civic Technology for Community Change
Saturday, June 4, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. & Sunday, June 5, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library, 2nd Floor, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
More info & registration
유대감 (Fellowship): Images of American Efforts to Modernize Korea
Thursday, July 7, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library, Doty Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
More info & reservations
Visit our website for more events »
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Exhibit highlight: Bodies and Spirits
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From 16th-century handwritten recipes for beer and wine to Louis Pasteur’s groundbreaking microbial investigations of fermentation, this exhibit explores the historical health and medical relevance of beer, wine, spirits, and more.
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Through May 31, 2016
Wangensteen Historical Library, Diehl Hall
Gallery hours »
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CURRENT EXHIBITS
Art in the Libraries Exhibition – Displaced: The Semiotics of Identity
Through May 22, 2016
Wilson 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
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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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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