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Bring Your Kids to Play at the Makerspace and Virtual Reality Studio!

HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Note: This event is for Libraries staff/faculty and their families only.

Explore virtual reality, make fun summer crafts, and learn about the Libraries Creation and Innovation spaces at Bring Your Kids to Play Day!

We will have activities for children ages 5 and up. Please note that young children may not fit in the virtual reality headsets (but they can still make!).

Free

Explore Your Interests in Making and Virtual Reality!

HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Are you...

Looking for a new hobby this new year?
Interested in exploring the Makerspace and Virtual Reality Studio?
Curious about the headsets and podcasting equipment for checkout from the Library?
Wanting to check out the debut of our new lounge space?
Hungry for some free snacks?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for this exploration of everything the Makerspace and Virtual Reality Studio have to offer!

Free

ONLINE: Choosing the right journal for your manuscript

Virtual Event

This session will show you how to make the right choice for your research. We will discuss how to identify potential journals and what factors to consider before you submit. We will also describe the peer review process and how journal quality is assessed.

Free

Game Night in the Virtual Reality Studio

HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Take a break and explore virtual reality at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, and more. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.

Free

Game Night in the Virtual Reality Studio

HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Take a break and explore virtual reality at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, and more. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.

Free

Create a Desktop Sand Garden with 3D Printing!

HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

This event is for Libraries staff only.

While you're waiting for the students to return, learn more about the Makerspaces and one of the most-used technologies in it: 3D printing! In this workshop, we'll show you how to get started with 3D printing, and give you the resources you need to create your own desktop sand ("zen" style) garden.

Free

ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero

Virtual Event

Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your...

Free

ONLINE: JabRef, the LaTeX friendly citation manager workshop

Virtual Event

JabRef is a citation manager with native BibTeX support and is perfect for text-based typesetting systems like LaTeX. This workshop will cover the very basics of collecting, editing, and organizing citations, and how to troubleshoot common issues. You'll have the foundation to customize the system to your liking and needs.

Free

ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero

Virtual Event

Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your...

Free

Getting started with Undergraduate Research and UROP (and Pizza)!

Walter Library 117 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, United States

Join us to learn more about getting started with undergraduate or faculty-sponsored research. We will host a panel with undergraduate student researchers who will share their experiences of doing research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Free

ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero

Virtual Event

Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your...

Free

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