Learn how to operate a 3D printer and make your ideas a reality! During this workshop you can expect to learn about the applications and limitations of 3D printing, how to safely and effectively operate a machine, and how to start your very own 3D print! Feel free to stay after to start a project of your own!
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. The December program features presentations from the Andersen Horticultural Library and the Wangensteen Historical Library.
Got 15 minutes to spare? Come learn how you can use Primal VR at home with a borrowed headset to study anatomy in 3D virtual reality. Attendees can come and go at any point during the hour.
Ready for finals? Have final papers and projects or a mountain of homework to finish up? Do you need some new study tips and tricks to help finish the semester strong? Join us on Friday, December 6 from 3:30 to 4:00pm on zoom. In this online workshop, reflect on your semester so far and make a study plan for the rest of the semester whether you have papers, finals or other types of assignments. Learn new time management techniques and how to study most effectively using proven brain-based methods.
Calling all game gurus and thrill-seekers! Ready to swap textbooks for joysticks? Summon your inner ninja with Fruit Ninja or channel your inner rockstar with Beat Saber. Take a break from the slog of finals studying and reset your brain with games!
Join the UMN Book Club for the November book discussion, located in the Wilson Collaboration Studio on November 9th from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
Join us for the “Flora & Fauna Illustrata” exhibit opening reception on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1-3 p.m. in the Doty Board Room (N-280) at the Minneapolis Central Library.
“Flowers Now!” is a performance and an awards ceremony at The Cedar Cultural Center on Dec. 7. The event honors the contributions of a generation who helped build the Black Arts Movement and happen to call the Twin Cities home.
Join us for Make Mondays at the Toaster, a crafting meetup for everyone! Bring your own work in progress, or we'll have a Make of the Week for you to try. Hang out and meet other crafters and makers each week in a chill, low-pressure environment. Recurs weekly; come when you can, for however long you can. All experience levels welcome!
Come watch the 2024 VRARA Healthcare Summit live event with us, where we will hear about the latest innovations of virtual and augmented reality in health and health education. If you can't stay for the whole time, feel free to come and go as you need to!
Join the Health Sciences Library for Stressbusters Tea & Treats on Dec 12 and Dec 17 from 11:00am-2:00pm at our service desk on the 5th floor of PWB. Need a complete break from cramming? Check out the HSL Makerspace for button making, 3D printing, sewing, creating vinyl stickers, and other crafts. The VR Studio is also open for enjoying gaming, wellness and meditation apps.
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!
Join the Health Sciences Library for Stressbusters Tea & Treats on Dec 12 and Dec 17 from 11:00am-2:00pm at our service desk on the 5th floor of PWB. Need a complete break from cramming? Check out the HSL Makerspace for button making, 3D printing, sewing, creating vinyl stickers, and other crafts. The VR Studio is also open for enjoying gaming, wellness and meditation apps.
Join horticultural librarian Alyssa at the Minneapolis Central Library on Saturday, Jan. 11, 1-3 p.m., to explore botanical art from the collection of the Andersen Horticultural Library. Then, try your hand at observational drawing with exercises that emphasize the importance of looking closely at intricate details of natural specimens.
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Meet some of the artists who have been working on “Flora and Fauna Illustrata.” Tour the exhibit with the artists and learn more about this long-term project to document the plants and animals living at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum! We are pleased to offer two separate one-hour artist-led tours of the exhibition.
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