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Entre Comadres: A conversation with author Sandra Cisneros

In 1984, author Sandra Cisneros’s trailblazing book “The House on Mango Street” was first published.…

Karen Carmody-McIntoshOctober 17, 2024

Original artwork illustration of the cover of Goodnight Moon

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Largest gift by first-time donors establishes Kerlan endowed chair

The University of Minnesota Libraries today announced the largest gift by first-time donors in its…

University LibrariesOctober 15, 2024

Graphic for Open Access Week 2024 with nine square images of research-related activities in a mosaic format overlayed with graphic locks unlocked. Text next to images reads "International open access week open access week 2024"

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Stop spending your research funding on author fees!

If you had an extra $2,860, what would you spend it on? Maybe you’d replace…

Allison Langham-Putrow and Kate SheridanOctober 14, 2024

Scrapbook page with image of the entire “Hazomir” theater troupe posing in front of a sign for their production of “Der Wilder Mencz” (The Unusual Person), with accompanying newspaper article about the production in Yiddish at right. Eugenia Lewin/Jeanette Frank pictured middle-row center. Source: Jeanette and Kenneth Frank Papers, Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.

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Correcting the record for Jeannette Frank

Numerous projects in the recent past have recounted the lives of Holocaust survivors who immigrated…

University LibrariesOctober 8, 2024

Jae Yates, the oral historian at the Tretter Collection, poses for a portrait on Thursday, September 26, 2024. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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The Tretter Transgender Oral History Project’s inaugural community cohort is democratizing history

The Tretter Collection's Transgender Oral History Project completed its first community cohort this summer, teaching…

Adria CarpenterOctober 4, 2024

Kiosk in front of Walter Library covered in posters, 1970

From the Archivist News Past Exhibits University Archives

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Campus Kiosk: The Voice of Student Groups at the U Students are core to the…

Erik MooreSeptember 26, 2024

David Faust, the South Asia and Middle East Librarian, poses for a portrait in his office in Wilson Library on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Faust is retiring from the Libraries this month. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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The Libraries’ ‘squeaky wheel’ is retiring

David Faust isn’t ready for retirement, but he knows it’s time. “I think it’s something…

Adria CarpenterSeptember 26, 2024

Katherine Chew poses for a portrait on Friday, August 30, 2024. After 45 years as a librarian, Chew is retiring in November. (Photo/Adria Carpenter)

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Katherine Chew, HSL’s mortuary science librarian, is retiring after 45-year run

Katherine Chew is a self-proclaimed geek, fascinated by information and organization. In another lifetime, she…

Adria CarpenterSeptember 24, 2024

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Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later

Old Main. Minneapolis Campus, 1904, University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection In the early morning…

Katelyn MorkenSeptember 24, 2024

houseplant poster, an illustration of potted plans and a wall sign that says Andersen Horticultural Library

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Poster Palooza: Celebrating 50 Years of Andersen Horticultural Library

This showcase of student creativity and library joy celebrates 50 years of the Andersen Horticultural…

Karen Carmody-McIntoshSeptember 20, 2024

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Entre Comadres: A conversation with author Sandra Cisneros

Largest gift by first-time donors establishes Kerlan endowed chair

Stop spending your research funding on author fees!

Correcting the record for Jeannette Frank

The Tretter Transgender Oral History Project’s inaugural community cohort is democratizing history

Campus Kiosk

The Libraries’ ‘squeaky wheel’ is retiring

Katherine Chew, HSL’s mortuary science librarian, is retiring after 45-year run

Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later

Poster Palooza: Celebrating 50 Years of Andersen Horticultural Library

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