Join the UMN Book Club for the Summer book discussion August 16th from 1 to 3PM. We will be discussing Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join us for an Archives and Special Collections pop-up exhibit for Banned Books Week. See books, maps, newspapers, and other materials that have been restricted, censored, challenged, and banned across the last 500 years!
Visit Elmer L. Andersen Library on Wednesday, Oct. 15, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., for an Open House event to mark the opening of the exhibit, “Beyond the Page: Preserving the Spirit of the University Through an Independent Student Press.”
Please join us for the 2025 James Ford Bell Lecture, “Hearing African Music Across the Early Modern Atlantic World,” presented by Professor Mary Caton Lingold, Department of English, Virginia Commonwealth University. This hybrid event is free and open to all. Please register if you plan to attend in person or online.
Guests are invited to celebrate the exhibit, Metamorphosis: Maria Sibylla Merian’s Art and Impact in Minnesota, at the Andersen Horticultural Library. This collaborative exhibition honors Merian’s groundbreaking fusion of art and science, showcasing her influence alongside works by Minnesota artists and authors who have been inspired by her. Enjoy refreshments with our co-curators.
Join us on Thursday, Oct. 23, to celebrate the exhibit, “The Circle Unbroken: Celebrating 40 Years of Community Stewardship and the Givens Collection.”
Join the Center for Premodern Studies on Friday, Oct. 24 for a lecture by printmaker Rebecca Gilbert. A light lunch will be served at this event. Participants are encouraged to RSVP for this event to help plan the catering needs.
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