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Marvelous Mushrooms: Exploring Earth’s Fungal Wonders

Andersen Horticultural Library, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN, United States

Visit the Andersen Horticultural Library, located at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, for a pop-up exhibit exploring the world of fungi! Morels, puffballs, and the poisonous jack-o-lantern mushrooms are just a few species you will find in Minnesota. Stop by on Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to see mushroom books and illustrations from our rare book collection dating back to 1788, browse mushroom field guides and cookbooks, and learn how to make art from fungi!

Free

Seeding Social Entrepreneurship: Memorializing the Movement w/ Leesa Kelly

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join Leesa Kelly, Executive Director of Memorialize the Movement (MTM), to learn about the amazing work her and her team are doing at the intersection of grassroots organizing, protest art, and social justice. Better yet, learn about Community Creates, a year long program done collaboration with the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub connecting UMN students with local businesses, organizations, activities, organizers, and storytellers!

Free

Breakerspace Workshop: 3D Printing for Beginners

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

Get started 3D printing! No experience needed. We'll learn how to download the software that goes with the 3D printers, and download a model from Thingiverse to turn into an amazing 3D print. Join the Toaster Ambassador Lauren for this Beginners Workshop.

Free

Toaster workshop: Bring your own media project

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

In this session, participants are encouraged to bring their media creation ideas. The media specialist will provide guidance on potential appropriate equipment and software considerations that fit the project needs. Demonstration and open discussion will be included. Session time will be 30 minutes.

Free

Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library Book Sale

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Shop for used books, CDs and DVDs in a wide variety of subjects. This sale, organized by the Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library, typically raises $10,000-$12,000 for the library. This sale takes place Friday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, at MacMillan Auditorium, located in the Oswald Visitor Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota. Tickets must be reserved in advance of your visit to the arboretum.

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First Fridays: Drama and Living Archives

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on Oct. 6 for the first event in the 2023-24 First Fridays season, featuring presentations from the Performing Arts Archives and from the central processing unit at the Archives and Special Collections. Please register to attend in person or online. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.

Free

Friday Field Trip with the Toaster: Walk to WAM (Weisman Art Museum)!

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

Every other Friday the Toaster Team will be hitting the road to explore a variety of campus resources. Join us for some good old fashioned Friday fun!!

Free

Toaster workshop: Podcasting 101

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

If you've ever wanted to learn about audio recording or podcasts, this is the workshop for you! Come learn about the different types of audio equipment you can use to record (including ones for free checkout at the U of M Libraries!) as well as methods for planning, preparing for, and editing your recordings. Staff will be on hand to answer questions, do small demos, and provide you with resources to use as you embark on your audio adventure. Podcasting 101 will be a hybrid workshop. 

Free

Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library Book Sale

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Shop for used books, CDs and DVDs in a wide variety of subjects. This sale, organized by the Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library, typically raises $10,000-$12,000 for the library. This sale takes place Friday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, at MacMillan Auditorium, located in the Oswald Visitor Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota. Tickets must be reserved in advance of your visit to the arboretum.

Workshop: Bloomberg Terminals

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

This workshop will cover: learning from a quant about the value of the Bloomberg Terminal on the job; practicing on the terminal in small teams to access data and do project analysis; learning how MFM and FQF help prepare you for Quantitative Finance/Data Science jobs. This is an important resource to have access to on campus, with two terminals on the East Bank at Walter Library.

Free

Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library Book Sale

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Shop for used books, CDs and DVDs in a wide variety of subjects. This sale, organized by the Friends of the Andersen Horticultural Library, typically raises $10,000-$12,000 for the library. This sale takes place Friday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, at MacMillan Auditorium, located in the Oswald Visitor Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota. Tickets must be reserved in advance of your visit to the arboretum.

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2023 Kerlan Awards honor Laurie Hertzel and Lauren Stringer

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us to celebrate children’s literature at the annual Kerlan Awards! The Kerlan Award Committee, led by chair Alex Genis, has selected two recipients of the 2023 Kerlan Award to be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 at Elmer L. Andersen Library: Laurie Hertzel, former editor of the Star Tribune Book Review and past president of the National Book Critics Circle; and award-winning artist/writer Lauren Stringer. This hybrid event takes place in person and online.

Free

Launch Party for Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Phase 3

Open Book 1011 South Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on Oct. 11 for the Launch Party of Phase 3 of the Tretter Transgender Oral History Project in the Performance Hall of the Open Book Building. Meet our new Oral Historian Jae Yates, learn about where the Transgender Oral History Project is heading in Phase 3, and gather in community to celebrate all of the history we’re documenting! Light refreshments will be provided.

Free
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