What: Exhibit: The Social History of the Sea
Where: James Ford Bell Library, fourth floor of Wilson Library
When: Through June 30, 2008
Free and open to the public.

"The Social History of the Sea" is the newest exhibit at the James Ford Bell Library. Located in the Bell's T. R. Anderson Gallery, 4th floor of Wilson Library, this exhibit explores the many facets of our interaction with the sea. We've viewed it as a moral frontier, as a space to be governed; it has formed the hub of cultural interaction and community building; we have written about it, painted it, and depended on it economically. Although most of the material on display is from the Bell collection, the exhibit also includes items from Special Collections and Rare Books, the Children's Literature Research Collections, and Wilson Library. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 p.m.; arrangements for curator-led tours of the exhibit during or outside of normal hours can be made by calling 612-624-1528 or send us an e-mail at jfbell@umn.edu.

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What: Photography exhibit
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library
When: Through Saturday, June 14, 2008
Free and open to the public.

This traveling exhibition of photographs, curated by historian Rickie Solinger, captures the complexities of being a mother in contemporary America if you are young or poor; if you are on the streets or disabled; if you are unprotected, in prison, or alone.

Sponsored by the University Libraries; the School of Social Work; the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare; the Institute for Advanced Study; the College of Liberal Arts; the Departments of History, American Studies, and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies; the Humphrey Center for Women and Public Policy; and the Life Course Center of the Department of Sociology.

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What: Exhibit: 75th Anniversary of the Burning of the Hirschfeld Library
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library
When: March 24 - May 16, 2008
Free and open to the public.

May 10, 2008, marks the 75th anniversary of the burning of the Magnus Hirschfeld Library by the National Socialists (Nazis) in Berlin. The exhibit displays materials that survived the Library's destruction and tells the history of this momentous event.

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