Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office.
This workshop will provide an overview of the library resources and services available to UMN graduate students. You’ll learn how to effectively find scholarly materials and how librarians and other library staff can assist you to succeed. Open to everyone but strongly recommended for first-year graduate students!
Ready for an introduction to generative AI tools like Chat GPT or the UMN login versions of Microsoft Co-Pilot or Google Gemini but not sure how to use them (or if you should) in your research and writing? Learn about how these tools work, the pros and cons and tips for incorporating them into your research and writing practice.
In this workshop, you'll learn how our expertise as academic librarians complements the skills you'll develop in your program. We will share tips about how to schedule a meeting, prep for your meeting, and how you can expect the meeting to go.
Join the UMN Book Club for Fall kick off on September 6th. There will be lots of information, games, and more!
Join the Sherlock Holmes Collections on Sept. 8 for a riveting book talk with award-winning author, screenwriter, and director, Nicholas Meyer. Meyer will discuss his new book, “Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing.” The plot follows Holmes and Watson as they delve into the cut-throat world of art forgery in 1890s London.
This workshop will provide an overview of the library resources and services available to UMN graduate students. You’ll learn how to effectively find scholarly materials and how librarians and other library staff can assist you to succeed.
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.
Dive into the fascinating world of Virtual Reality! Take a journey through its intriguing history before jumping into our rapid-fire VR app circuit. Perhaps you’ll find your new favorite immersive experience in Open Brush, which lets your creative freedom run wild; Job Simulator, a hilarious take on work life; or one of our many other specially-curated VR experiences. There’s a whole universe of excitement waiting for you in virtual reality, so come explore it with us!
Radio K is celebrating Back to School with a free Pop-Up Concert and the U of M Libraries will be there! Join the “chaos” and kick off the school year with Radio K - Real College Radio featuring two amazing local bands on Thursday, September 11 from 12-1pm.
Come hang out with us on the East Bank Bridgehead (right outside the Weisman Art Museum) for a lunch hour filled with live music, dancing, and good vibes.
Stop by the Libraries table to explore a pop-up fun book library and find out about library services, the Music Library in Ferguson Hall (bring your UCard) and how to get free streaming music. Free! All are welcome!
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!
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank will be hosting yoga on Friday’s from 12-12:30 on the first floor. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of yoga. All fitness levels are welcome.
Watching and listening to lectures is an important part of college. Learn tips and tricks to get the most out of them whether they are IRL (in real life) or online. Become more efficient with your class time and learn how to organize materials to help prepare with quizzes and tests.
The Friday Finish at Walter Library is your time to get it done. Take time to relax, finish up work from the week, get a start on weekend homework or plan ahead for next week. All students are welcome. Study solo or bring a friend. Drop in to fast-track your finish with peer tutors for research, writing papers, MATH, CHEM, and more. We will have a creative study break each week like button making, bracelet making, and more or make something in the Toaster. Free snacks and treats. We will have fun reading books to read or check out.
Join the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for an engaging luncheon talk exploring the extraordinary life and legacy of Maria Sibylla Merian — artist, naturalist, and pioneer in the study of metamorphosis. Discover how her groundbreaking observations and exquisite illustrations reshaped scientific understanding and continue to inspire artists and authors today, including right here in Minnesota.
The news is full of stories about how VR is transforming healthcare or health education. Come learn about and experience some of the most impactful ways, including visualizing anatomy, building empathy for patients, and improving team communication skills.
We will discuss different project management strategies and explore various tools for tracking project progress and staying on task. While discussion will draw on traditional project management ideas, skills, strategies, and methods, they will be adapted to better fit the academic research project environment. This workshop is great for those at any stage in the research project process.
Join three archivists from University Libraries Archives and Special Collections for an engaging and collaborative interactive session. Learn more about the Archives at the University of Minnesota, the underground storage caverns and more.
In this workshop, learn about various review methodologies like systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and other types of evidence syntheses.
Learn about using the citation management software, EndNote, to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations.
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.
Have trouble keeping up with the new research in your field or research topics? Learn how to use BrowZine, a free Libraries provided tool to create your own virtual reading room of your favorite journals. Read articles on your mobile device or iPad. You’ll also learn how to set up database and journal alerts to keep up on published scholarship in your field. Open to all disciplines.
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank will be hosting yoga on Friday’s from 12-12:30 on the first floor. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of yoga. All fitness levels are welcome.
This is a workshop for anyone interested in learning how to both hand sew and operate a sewing machine, understand basic tools, properly set up your sewing space, and work with fabric. Join Toaster Ambassador Koveyia for a no experience needed workshop!
Check out the Apple Vision Pro and learn what it can do! Can you share the Apple Vision Pro? What is spatial video? What is spatial computing?
"Women's Work: Shaping Healthcare in the Rural Midwest," a new exhibit at the Wangensteen Historical...
In this 45-minute workshop you will meet other veterans on campus, learn tips and tricks from military-affiliated Libraries staff for doing research for papers and projects, accessing library materials, and getting help when you are off-campus. The workshop is free and open to all current and former military students.
Learn how to operate a laser cutter and vinyl cutter! During this workshop you can expect to learn about the different use cases of digital cutting machines, how to safely and effectively use them, and how to make your own custom designs! Feel free to stay after to do a project of your own!
Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office.
Join us at Wilson Library (west bank) for PAWS (Pet Away Worry and Stress) from UMN Boynton Health. Drop in at any time to meet registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, bunnies, cats, chickens, and other therapy animals. Sessions are FREE and open to the University of Minnesota community. All are welcome!
Travel anywhere in the world or even visit your house! Google Earth VR combines all of the image data in Google Earth with the immersiveness of a virtual reality experience, so it can feel like you are standing where you grew up, studied abroad, or would like to go someday. Join us for a virtual world tour!
This online workshop will help you understand what plagiarism is and some of the most common mistakes that students make. We will also talk about Chat GPT, Microsoft Co-pilot, Google Gemini and other AI tools, what they do and how to think through using them (or not).
This workshop will cover: screening and reading articles efficiently, using organizational tools (research logs and tables, tags, annotated bibliographies) to summarize and surface connections between sources, and practicing a formula for writing your lit review.
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank will be hosting yoga on Friday’s from 12-12:30 on the first floor. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of yoga. All fitness levels are welcome.
Find out about the variety of FREE academic support services that are available to you—drop-in tutoring, academic coaching, research support and online videos and tutorials. Join us on Friday, September 26 anytime from 1:30-3:00pm in Walter Library room 101. Talk with tutors and representatives of these services from the East Bank, West Bank and St. Paul who are here to support your academic success.
Are you finishing up your Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) proposal application? Want fellow students to review your draft? Have questions on citations? Drop by Walter Library room 204 for work time and support. Bring your laptop and we will provide pizza, snacks and a space to work with fellow Gophers to get it done!
In 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memo requiring that all federal funding agencies implement policies for immediate sharing of publications and data for their grantees by December 31, 2025. The Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already implemented this requirement. What does this mean for data management practices during the lifecycle of your research project? What must you write into a grant application? How do you know when and where to share your publications and data? All of these topics and more will be explored in this session.
Join us on Oct. 1 to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, housed in the Archives and Special Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. This exhibit reception will give attendees a chance to experience the exhibit, Indivisible: Celebrating 25 years of the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, before it closes.
Join us at Wilson Library (west bank) for PAWS (Pet Away Worry and Stress) from UMN Boynton Health. Drop in at any time to meet registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, bunnies, cats, chickens, and other therapy animals. Sessions are FREE and open to the University of Minnesota community. All are welcome!
It is important to choose the right type of synthesis for your research questions. In this workshop, learn about various review methodologies like systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and other types of evidence syntheses.
This introductory workshop, designed for graduate students but open to all who are interested, will help you determine the best review type for your research question and point you to resources and tools for completing an evidence synthesis project. Open to all disciplines and graduate student levels.
Join us for an introductory CNC cutting workshop, where you'll learn to design and create a laser-cut, press-fit marble maze! In this hands-on session, you'll explore how to turn ideas into precise designs using CAD and vector graphics software, including Fusion 360 and Inkscape. We'll guide you through converting CAD sketches into vector designs, optimizing files for laser cutting, and a crash course on vector graphics software. Expect to leave with practical skills in CAD modeling, vector design, and CNC preparation — plus seeing your designs brought to life!
Shop gently used books of all genres, DVDs, and puzzles. This sale, organized by the Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library, typically raises over $15,000 for the library. Both cash and credit cards are accepted at the book sale.
Join us for the 2025-2026 season of First Fridays as we explore the things you can see, hear, touch, taste or smell in Archives and Special Collections. This first program in the First Fridays season features presentations from the University of Minnesota Archives and Archival Processing.
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank will be hosting yoga on Friday’s from 12-12:30 on the first floor. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of yoga. All fitness levels are welcome.
Shop gently used books of all genres, DVDs, and puzzles. This sale, organized by the Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library, typically raises over $15,000 for the library. Both cash and credit cards are accepted at the book sale.
Join the UMN Book Club for the Summer book discussion August 16th from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!
Shop gently used books of all genres, DVDs, and puzzles. This sale, organized by the Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library, typically raises over $15,000 for the library. Both cash and credit cards are accepted at the book sale.
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