Oh what a week it was!

The first week of college can be overwhelming to the new freshman. When thousands of freshman visited Magrath Library for a fun-filled orientation, they learned what help they can expect from the Libraries.

Pictured above: Incoming students spent some time during Welcome Week at Magrath Library to learn about the library services and resources that they can count on during their academic career.

Announcing the winner

The exhibit People on the Move received a national award of merit from the American Association of State and Local History. People explored ideas of immigration, race, and ethnicity while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Libraries’ Immigration History Research Center Archives.

Pictured above: Ellen Engseth and Daniel Necas, exhibit co-curators.

Congratulations!

Graywolf Press has developed a reputation as a premier independent press now garnering international attention after one of its novels made the Man Booker Prize shortlist and three of its collections made the National Book Award poetry longlist. We applaud our Graywolf colleagues at the press and are honored to preserve its legacy in the Libraries’ Literary Archives!

Pictured above: Graywolf Press Director and Publisher Fiona McCrae in conversation with Graywolf founder Scott Walker in a historic joint public appearance last November, moderated by Cecily Marcus, Curator of the Upper Midwest Literary Archives.

And speaking of awards

Kate DiCamillo, a Kerlan Award winner and whose archives we hold, is on the long-list for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Pictured above: Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections with Kate DiCamillo at an event at the University Libraries for World Read Aloud Day.

Event highlight: Paul and Joan Nagel Lecture featuring Joseph Ellis

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783–1789, Joseph Ellis, will present “The Second Founding: Four Men Who Created a Country.”

A dessert reception and author signing will follow with books available for sale courtesy of the University of Minnesota Bookstores.

Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 p.m.
Ted Mann Concert Hall (NEW LOCATION)

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Pictured left: Joseph Ellis.
Photo by Erik Jacobs.

Exhibit highlight: The Bembos of Venice

The Bembos of Venice were notorious among the merchant families of the 15th century. Through skill, guile, and marriage they entered the highest echelons of Mediterranean society. Rare manuscript and print materials from the James Ford Bell Library and the Malta Study Center of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at St. John’s University illustrate the varied activities of this Venetian family.

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Through January 13, 2017
Wilson Library, T.R. Anderson Gallery
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