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Upcoming events
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ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero to Virtual Event
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Flowers Now!: A Celebration of Black Elders of the Arts Community to The Cedar Cultural Center
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First Fridays June 2026 to Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
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ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero to Virtual Event
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ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero to Virtual Event
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Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections include archival records, personal papers, images, maps, films, videos and other unique and rare books and primary sources. The collections are available to everyone, by appointment.
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Image credit: Ink illustration for endpapers of Millions of Cats (1928), by Wanda Gág, from the Wanda Gág Papers in the Children's Literature Research Collections.
Library news
Three new initiatives center innovation at the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine
The Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine has partnered with colleagues across the Libraries and the University to advance three strategic initiatives, thanks to internal funding from the Libraries. Each of these projects tell the story of the global reach and impact of this renowned collection, and the expertise that makes the collection shine.
- The Daily and Beyond the Page Online
The Daily Online On August 21, 1995, The Minnesota Daily added online publishing to its…
- ‘I feel like I’ve grown up here’: These three outstanding student employees are creating a community at the Libraries
This year’s outstanding student library employees all have the same thing common: what they love…
- At the Big Ten GIS Conference, there’s a map for everything
The sixth annual Big Ten GIS Conference is returning on April 17 for anyone interested in maps and geospatial data, “which ought to be just about everyone,” according to Colleen Wilson.
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