Join the UMN Book Club for a book discussion December 6th from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!
Join us on Dec. 11 for an evening of music, archival exploration, and learning about the life of Werner Simon, who documented his life and escape from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. The evening will feature a small exhibit of archival materials from the Werner Simon papers in the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, a presentation on Simon’s life by UMN student Ryken Farr, and a brief musical performance on Werner Simon’s Guadagnini violin housed with the School of Music.
Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday with Archives and Special Collections! Join us in Elmer L. Andersen Library (plaza level) on Dec. 16 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. for a pop-up exhibit.
In mid-January, the hottest place to be is the Walter Library! The Writing Across the Curriculum Program and University Libraries warmly invite UMN faculty members, graduate instructors, and teaching assistants to join us for a productive and collaborative day focused on teaching and supporting students with researching, reading, and writing.
Gopherbaloo is the University of Minnesota's own History Day Hullabaloo! It is open to all History Day students, parents, and teachers.
POSTPONED. The new date for this event is Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Join the UMN Book Club for a book discussion January 31 from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing The Will of the Many by James Islington. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!
The February First Fridays event has been postponed until Friday, June 5, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Join us for a conversation followed by an audience Q&A with Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of How High We Go in the Dark. The conversation will focus on themes associated with worldbuilding from both writerly craft and societal perspectives as it pertains to identity, the environment, and generational memory.
Join the UMN Book Club for a bookish crafting on February 21 from 1 to 3PM. We will be making fabric book sleeves, TBR dispensers, or you can bring a craft of your own. All are welcome!
Davu Seru, Curator of the Givens Collection, extends a special invitation to share your perspectives and insights as we develop a NEW African American Literature Curriculum Guide. Teachers will receive two clock hours toward MN relicensure (meets cultural competence requirement). Spots are limited to the first 50 registrants.
Join poet/dancer/choreographer Mary Moore Easter and dancer/choreographer Leslie Parker as they reflect on their experiences and perspectives on Minnesota's Black dance community.
Join the UMN Book Club for a book discussion February 28 from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing Quicksilver by Callie Hart. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!
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 March program in the First Fridays season features presentations features presentations by Ellen Engseth, Immigration History Research Center Archives (IHRCA); Marguerite Ragnow, Curator, James Ford Bell Library and Special Collections and Rare Books, and Anne Good; Assistant Curator, James Ford Bell Library.
The Women's Center is hosting best-selling author and Georgia Tech professor Dr. Susana M. Morris for the 2026 Women's History Month lecture. Make plans to attend this community event centering Morris’ newest text Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia Butler.
Join the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives on March 22 to celebrate the opening of the exhibit, “Faith in the Press: Jewish Printing and Printers in the Twin Cities, 1890-1950.” Tour the exhibit, enjoy refreshments and live klezmer music, and hear from the exhibit co-curators, Kate Dietrick, Archivist for the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, and Jewish culture scholar Dr. Noam Sienna.
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