Welcome to the Official Blog of the James Ford Bell Library

Whenever anyone discovers what I do for a living--curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota--they tell me what an exciting and amazing job I have. And they're right! So, I started this blog to share some of the excitement of special collections and rare books--and my love of books and maps, generally.

Life in the library is not as quiet as one might think....



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Talk Like a Pirate!
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day -- arrrr! Learn more You can read about real pirates at the…
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Singing in the Rain
New technologies have enabled the preservation of hundreds of films otherwise in danger of fading and disintegration (Learn more). The…
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Celebrating Venice!
From lectures to workshops, to concerts and more, we're Celebrating Venice! at the Bell Library, at the U of M,…
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