: For Students, Faculty, and Staff 
Reading, advocating, and pondering fall
Annie is a member of Equity, Accountability, Redistribution — a group of white, Minnesota-based writers…
markengeJuly 13, 2020
Outreach is much more than ‘nice to have’
Outreach has been a strong component in Kristen Mastel's role as a librarian. Recently promoted…
markengeJuly 2, 2020
Honoring Black LGBT+ activists
Annie Hoffman here, Student Journalist for the libraries. In this final week of Pride month,…
markengeJune 26, 2020
Understanding mutual aid
I have heard the term ‘mutual aid’ a lot over the past few weeks and…
markengeJune 23, 2020
New podcast puts transgender movement in context
Transcripts is a new podcast that puts the transgender movement in context. Using oral histories…
Mark EngebretsonJune 17, 2020
‘A long and winding road’ to arrive at the U
Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections, was recently…
markengeJune 15, 2020
‘Eternally grateful’ to have become a librarian
Shanda Hunt, Public Health Librarian and Data Curation Specialist, was recently promoted from assistant to…
markengeJune 3, 2020
Mapping Prejudice documents history of racial injustice through restrictive housing deeds
The May 25 death of George Floyd, 46, at 38th and Chicago in South Minneapolis,…
Mark EngebretsonMay 29, 2020
Math, reading, drawing, ‘West Wing,’ and more
Post-Spring Semester, Annie Hoffman — the Libraries Student Journalist — has spent time drawing, watching…
markengeMay 29, 2020
"Slayer" and "Chosen" are the two books, by New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White,…
Mark EngebretsonMay 20, 2020