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Wednesday, 02/15/2012
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Magrath Library Instruction Room (Room 81)
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When: Opens Thursday, February 16, 2012
Where: Rapson Hall Auditorium
Free and open to the public
The University Libraries are proud to co-sponsor the third annual American Indian Cultural House Film Series.
In Whose Honor
Thursday, February 16, 2012
"In Whose Honor?" takes a critical look at the long-running practice of "honoring" Native American Indians by using them as mascots and nicknames in sports. In this moving an award-winning documentary, Native Americans speak out about the hurtful and harmful effects of stereotyped sports images on both Natives and non-Natives alike.
-Jay Rosenstein Productions website
Edward S. Curtis: Coming to the Light
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Edward Sheriff Curtis, or the "Shadow Catcher" as he was later called by some of the tribes, took over 40,000 images and recorded rare ethnographic information from over eighty American Indian tribal groups, ranging from the Eskimo or Inuit of the far north to the Hopi people of the Southwest. This film explores the history of Curtis' accumulated works.
-George Horse Capture, American Masters, PBS website
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
Thursday, April 19, 2012
"Reel Injun" is an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. Traveling through the heartland of America and into the Canadian North, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of "the Injun" has influenced the world's understanding- and misunderstanding- of Natives.
-The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Televisio
All performances are in
Rapson Hall Auditorium
89 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
5:30 PM light refreshments
6:00 PM Film begins
For more information please contact:
The Circle of Indigenous Nations
COIN@UMN.EDU
612.624.2555
What: The Friends of the Libraries celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens with noted linguist and literary scholar Anatoly Liberman.
When: Thursday, February 23, 2012 • 4:00-6:00 p.m., program begins at 4:30 p.m.
Where: Upson Room, Walter Library
Free and open to the public.
This event is now full and we are no longer accepting reservations. Thank you for your interest.
University of Minnesota professor Anatoly Liberman will discuss Dickens' most memorable characters, the features that make Dickens unique, and why he remains a universal favorite.
What: First Fridays series 2011–2012
When: Friday, March 2, 2012 • noon–1 p.m.
Where: 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Free and open to the public
Building (with) Character
Presented by the Kautz Family YMCA Archives
The YMCA Archives bring you two different perspectives on the theme of characters in the collections with a look at one of its most significant buildings and at one of its most important goals. Learn about the history and symbolism of the Jerusalem International YMCA and the many character building programs the YMCA has created to develop youth. The YMCA slogan "building boys is better than mending men" reveals this philosophy which was enacted in the physical plant of the YMCA facility.
From childhood superheroes to explorers of the Pacific and collectors of Sherlockiana, the University of Minnesota Libraries Archives and Special Collections are home to many unique characters. Join us this year as First Fridays presents a wide variety of distinctive personalities, not all of them human!
View the full season of First Fridays.
What: A Friends-member exclusive event
When: Sunday, March 4, 2012 • 2:30 p.m.
Where: The Campus Club, 4th floor, Coffman Memorial Union
Parking and Directions
The Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries present
I Could Write a Book, Marian A Bibliophile Recital
by Vern Sutton
also featuring Dan Chouinard, piano, and John Agacki, guitar
Tenor and professor emeritus from the University of Minnesota School of Music Vern Sutton presents an eclectic selection of songs about books, authors, libraries, and famous fictional characters. The program will include "The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes," a music-hall piece for which the sheet music is in the University's Sherlock Holmes collection, and the "Library Aria" Sutton wrote for a Libby Larsen opera, with text based on Sutton's own experiences in Walter Library 50 years ago.
After the performance, join fellow Friends for convivial companionship and tasty hours d'oeuvres.
2:00 p.m. Doors Open
2:30 p.m. Performance
3:30–5:00 p.m. Reception
Open only to members of the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Current members must RSVP online by Friday, February 24. Not a member? Join by February 24 at 612-624-9339.
What: First Fridays series 2011–2012
When: Friday, April 6, 2012 • noon–1 p.m.
Where: 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Free and open to the public
Pacific Explorers
Presented by the James Ford Bell Library
Several Spanish and English navigators explored the Pacific after Magellan's voyage, but this vast ocean was still largely unknown to Europeans until the 17th and 18th centuries, when Dutch, English, and French navigators sailed throughout the Pacific.
From childhood superheroes to explorers of the Pacific and collectors of Sherlockiana, the University of Minnesota Libraries Archives and Special Collections are home to many unique characters. Join us this year as First Fridays presents a wide variety of distinctive personalities, not all of them human!
View the full season of First Fridays.
When: Thursday, May 3, 2012 • 4:30 p.m.
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library
Free and open to the public
To research books, films, and articles, Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Zaire and bitten by a vampire bat in Costa Rica, worked in a pit crawling with 18,000 snakes in Manitoba and handled a wild tarantula in French Guiana. She has been hunted by a tiger in India, and swum with piranhas, electric eels, and dolphins in the Amazon. She has searched the Altai Mountains of Mongolia's Gobi for snow leopards and hiked into the trackless cloud forest of Papua New Guinea to radiocollar tree kangaroos.
Sy's 15 books for both adults and children have garnered many honors. The Good Good Pig, her memoir of life with her pig, Christopher Hogwood, is an international bestseller.
What: First Fridays series 2011–2012
When: Friday, May 4, 2012 • noon–1 p.m.
Where: 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Free and open to the public
Squee, Simon, and the Brainiac: Edmund Berkeley and
Machines That Think
Presented by the Charles Babbage Institute
Edmund Callis Berkeley, a mid-twentieth-century computer professional, mathematician, and anti-war activist, also maintained a strong interest in robotics and teaching machines. Berkeley developed machines such as the Brainiac and robots such as Simon and Squee to help teach people to think logically, based on the premise that the spread of logical thought would lead to the end of the threat of nuclear warfare. Join Charles Babbage Institute staff for a talk about this remarkable character in the CBI collections.
Dr. Justus Ohage, St. Paul Legend
Presented by the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine
Truant, adventurer, veteran of the Civil War, stretcher-bearer during the Franco-Prussian War, and eventual surgeon and public health commissioner for St. Paul, Justus Ohage has left a legacy of innovation and public service. In 1900 he purchased Harriet Island for the benefit of the public and gave it to the city of St. Paul. He was an outstanding surgeon and staff member of St. Joseph Hospital, specializing in gastrointestinal procedures. This presentation will bring to light some of the accomplishments of this colorful character's personal and professional life and display some of his medical arsenal that is part of the Ramsey County Medical Society collections.
From childhood superheroes to explorers of the Pacific and collectors of Sherlockiana, the University of Minnesota Libraries Archives and Special Collections are home to many unique characters. Join us this year as First Fridays presents a wide variety of distinctive personalities, not all of them human!
View the full season of First Fridays.
Who: Karen Nelson Hoyle, Kerlan Award recipient
When: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Where: 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Kerlan Award Luncheon
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Enjoy a buffet lunch with other Kerlan Friends, teachers, librarians, children's literature aficionados, and our esteemed guests.
Cost: $25 ($20 for Kerlan Friends)
Reservation is required by April 23
Download the registration form
Ceremony
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Karen Nelson Hoyle will be presented with the 2012 Kerlan Award at a ceremony in Andersen Library. Hoyle, who retired on January 11, 2012 after forty plus years of dedicated service, has been an outstanding scholar, teacher, and mentor to countless people who are interested in and passionate about children's literature and the people who create books for children. She has devoted her life to continuing Dr. Kerlan's vision and making it a reality.
Cost: Free and open to the public
When: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Where: McNamara Alumni Center
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The Friends of the Libraries celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens with Pulitzer-Prize winning author and Dickens biographer Jane Smiley.
5:30 p.m. - Awards Presentation and Reception
6:15 p.m. - Dinner
8:00 p.m. - Program
The Libraries are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible with the following exhibits and events.
What: Exhibit
When: Monday, November 28, 2011 – Friday, February 24, 2012; Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery, Wilson Library
Free and open to the public
This exhibit will feature examples of biblical texts, including medieval manuscripts and facsimiles. Highlights will include two leaves from the 42-line Gutenberg Bible; the original New Testament portion of the King James Bible; other early printings such as the Geneva Bible and the "Breeches" Bible; and related works stemming out of the Reformation such as publications, broadsides, and pamphlets from Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and others.
When: Sunday, January 15, 2012; 9:15 a.m.–10:10 a.m.
Where: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 700 South Snelling Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55116
Who: speaker: Mark A. Granquist
When: Monday, January 30, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Highland Park Branch Library, Hillcrest Auditorium
Who: speaker: Tim Johnson
What: Exhibit
When: Wednesday, January 25 through Wednesday, February 15, 2012; open during Wilson Library building hours
Where: Wilson Library 4th floor Gallery
Free and open to the public
This traveling exhibition is organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. It is based on an exhibition of the same name developed by the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, with assistance from the Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas, to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible. The traveling exhibition was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at manifoldgreatness.org.
image: Title page, Bible. English. Authorized. London, 1611. Folger Shakespeare Library.
When: Friday February 3, 2012, 4:00–7:30 p.m.
Where: Wilson Library 4th floor
Who: Presenters Bernard M. Levinson, David Haley, Michael Hancher, Mark Granquist, and Chris R. Armstrong
Join us for this colloquium, which will include a special viewing of the exhibits followed by a reception. Music will be provided by guitar students in the studio of Maja Radovanlija, Guitar Instructor and Lecturer in Creative Studies and Media.
Program of Events
4:00 p.m. Welcome and exhibit viewing
4:30 p.m. Presentations by
6:00 p.m. Reception and exhibit viewing
6:30 p.m. Presentations by:
Co-sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries; the University of Minnesota Religious Studies program and the departments of English and Classical and Near Eastern Studies; the Friends of Saint Paul Public Library; Bethel University; Luther Seminary; and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
What: Presentation with display of materials in Luther Seminary special collections
When: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Where: Luther Seminary, St. Paul | Olson Campus Center | Lower Level Classroom
Who: speakers: Mark Granquist and Chris Armstrong
When: Monday, January 9–Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, Atrium Gallery
Free and open to the public
Hours and Directions
In the minds of many people, Siberia is a forbidding environment and the harsh destination for deportees. Most Estonian prison camp survivors from the 1940s returned to their homeland, but some built new lives in Siberia or in the United States. "Siberian Estonians" explores the thriving diaspora communities constructed by those who chose to stay in new lands of promise, documenting people as warm as the winter of Siberia is cold.
When: Wednesday, January 18–Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Where: Andersen Horticultural Library
An exhibit of materials from the Andersen Horticultural Library, the Children's Literature Research Collection, and the Bio-Medical Library, all part of the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Anne Ophelia Todd was born in Denver and grew up in Boulder, Colorado. She spent her early years roaming the foothills and mesas of the Rocky Mountains.
Todd graduated with an art degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon). She moved to New York City in 1930, taught drawing for more than 15 years, and also worked as a designer of wallpaper and drapery fabrics. During that time she married fellow artist Ray Dowden.
Dowden entered the world of botanical illustration in the early 1950s, when magazines and journals began using her art work on their covers and in their articles. She saw this as a chance to combine her hobby and her profession, and resigned from teaching in her late 40s to go into botanical illustration full time. She was in her 50s when she took the steps to write, design, and illustrate her first book, Look at a Flower.
After 60 years in New York City, Dowden moved back to Boulder in the early 1990s to be near family and her "beloved mountains." She set up her studio and published her last book, Poisons in Our Path: Plants That Harm and Heal, in 1994, when she was 87 years old. Dowden died in 2007 at the age of 99.
Creator/Curator: Lucienne Taylor
When: Monday, February 6 – Friday, April 20, 2012
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery
Free and open to the public.
Hours and Directions
As early as the 1830s, free African Americans began collecting books and memorabilia that document the history of people of African descent. In addition to celebrating the beauty of material culture, this exhibit from the Givens Collection of African American Literature explores how the act of collecting African American literature is intimately tied to questions of social equality, cultural diversity, and self-respect.
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