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 Short Stacks: News and event from the University of Minnesota Libraries |
Library Lovers, Give to the Max on Thursday, Nov. 20
When you support the University of Minnesota Libraries, you empower students, researchers, and faculty to create solutions that improve lives—right here in your community and around the world. Your partnership fuels innovation, preserves knowledge, and expands access to critical resources in a rapidly changing world. Visit our crowdfunding page, and check out our video featuring a few of our own favorite library lovers! |
Scholar Shuma Iwai reflects on resistance against Japanese American incarceration camps
As a Grant-In-Aid award recipient from the Immigration History Research Center Archives, historian Shuma Iwai spent five days in the Immigration History Research Center Archives (IHRCA) researching Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II. In this blog post, he shares his experience working with rare primary sources in the IHRCA and documenting the struggle for Japanese American civil rights. In particular, he is interested in examining the activism of White Americans who supported the civil rights of Japanese Americans. |
Sherlock Holmes Curator Tim Johnson retires after 27 years
“It is a beloved community,” says Tim Johnson who retires after 27 years as the Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and 15 years as the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections. “For more than a quarter-century, I have been a steward of world-class collections. It has been an honor and a privilege to do so.” |
‘Take this Daily home. Send it to a serviceman’
For 125 years, the Minnesota Daily has covered the University of Minnesota, its students and community. “Beyond the Page: Preserving the Spirit of the University Through an Independent Student Press", on exhibit now, explores the development of the student-led newspaper and media outlet and its coverage, including this appeal dedicated to servicemen training at the University of Minnesota during World War II. |
Musician, Doctor, Survivor: An Overture of the Life of Werner Simon
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. |
More events
Dec. 5 | First Fridays, Sensory Experiences (December event)
“Sensational Stories from the Student Newspaper” and “Making Music Together: Community Music Collections in the Social Welfare History Archives” |
Exhibits at the Libraries
Exhibits at most of our locations are free and open to all. Andersen Horticultural Library, located at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, is the exception—an entrance fee is required for non-members.
University of Minnesota Archives
Beyond the Page: Preserving the Spirit of the University Through An Independent Student Press, Oct. 13, 2025 through Jan. 30, 2026
Givens Collection of African American Literature & Life
The Circle Unbroken: Celebrating 40 Years of Community Stewardship and the Givens Collection, Oct. 20, 2025 through Jan. 30, 2026
Givens Collection of African American Literature & Life
Listening for Blackness in the Archie Givens Collection of African American Literature, by Addison Cox, 2025
James Ford Bell Library
The Resonating Power of Music in the Premodern World, Oct. 13, 2025 through Jan. 30, 2026
Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine
Women’s Work: Shaping Healthcare in the Rural Midwest, through Jan. 30, 2026
Performing Arts Archives
Music on Hennepin, through November 2025
Andersen Horticultural Library
Metamorphosis: Maria Sibylla Merian’s Art and Impact in Minnesota, through Jan. 5, 2026
Andersen Horticultural Library
Pressed, Painted, Preserved: The Art and Science of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s Plant Collections, Oct. 10, 2025 through January 2026
Visit the Libraries' news and events website for the schedule of exhibits, featured events, and workshops at the Libraries. |
Make a Difference Today
Explore other ways to give at give.umn.edu/giving, including naming the Libraries as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, life insurance policy, or other account. To learn more, contact Heather Beaton, Director of Development: hbe...@umn.edu or University of Minnesota Foundation Office of Gift Planning Phone: 612-624-3333 or plgi...@umn.edu. |
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