Episodes
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Dev’s ‘Raje Series’ reviewed on Read This Book!
Lacie McMillin and Lisa Von Drasek discuss the Sonali Dev “Raje Series” on this installment of Read This Book! The Rajes are an immigrant Indian family descended from royalty, who have built their lives in San Francisco. About Lisa Von Drasek and Lacie McMillin Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of…
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When I Was Young and Old, a reading by Freya Manfred
Poet Freya Manfred read from her latest book, “When I was Young and Old” during a June 15, 2023 event at the University of Minnesota’s Elmer L. Andersen Library. Manfred is a longtime Midwesterner who has lived on both coasts. She attended Macalester College and Stanford University, and has...
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Pankake Poetry with Sun Yung Shin
“Thank you to Marcia Pankake. This is incredible, to dedicate space and time and resources to poetry in our culture.” —Sun Yung Shin The 14th Annual Pankake Poetry reading, named for librarian Marcia Pankake, took place on April 4, 2023. Poet and cultural worker Sun Yung Shin read from her latest...
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Let indigenous people lead
By Allison Campbell-Jensen While working for the U.S. Forest Service, Michael Dockry taught colleagues, one at a time, about the benefits of building relationships with indigenous people — that it makes sense to take advantage of the wisdom of those who have lived on these lands for generations.…
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Keeping the Past
Giving speech to the spirit of formerly enslaved person Eliza Winston, poet and dancer Mary Moore Easter offered a captivating presentation on Dec. 6. With her co-presenters — Joan Hepburn, a retired Professor of English, with a concentration of West African theater, from St. Olaf College, and...
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Pankake Poetry Reading featuring David Mura
David Mura was the featured poet at the 13th Annual Pankake Poetry on April 7, 2022 at the University of Minnesota’s Elmer L. Andersen Library. reading featuring Mura has written four books of poetry, has won numerous awards for his writing, and has taught at several colleges and universities,...
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A Feast of Words: Minnesota Transform
“Humanities on the Front Lines: Public Partnerships and Transforming the University” was the title of the Jan. 27, 2022 presentation for A Feast of Words, an annual event presented by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries and the Campus Club. Professor Jigna Desai and Associate...
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Deserving recognition
By Allison Campbell-Jensen “You can’t be what you can’t see,” said Larry McKenzie, award-winning coach, speaker, and author, during the Nov. 18 Friends of the Libraries event Amplifying Black Narratives: The Creation of Black Narratives. Among the important resources for creating Black narratives...
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Amplifying Black Narratives: Black Publishers and Black Bookstores
The Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries hosted an online panel discussion on Oct. 28, 2021, which featured Mélina Mangal, Rekhet Si-Asar, Dionne Sims, and panel moderator Kate McCready. The panel discussed the challenges faced by black authors, librarians, independent publishers, and...
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Amplifying Black Narratives: Past, Present, and Future
Jokeda (JoJo) Bell, Tia-Simone Gardner, and Catherine Squires joined moderator Cecily Marcus for a conversation about the preservation of Black art and culture in community-based archives and the University collections. Please watch this lively conversation with experts who share a passion for...
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Pankake Poetry featuring Deborah Keenan
The 12th annual Pankake Poetry reading features poet Deborah Keenan, the author of 10 collections of poetry. Her book, “Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems,” received the Minnesota Book Award for Poetry. Following the reading, there will be a discussion with Keenan led by James...
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Mapping Prejudice
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the Mapping Prejudice project has attracted media attention from across the globe. What began here has exploded into the largest protest in American history. The whole world was watching as our community was ripped apart, partly as a consequence of…
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John Berryman’s Selected Letters
Please join the University of Minnesota Libraries for an international virtual book launch for “The Selected Letters of John Berryman,” edited by Philip Coleman (Trinity College Dublin) and Calista McRae (New Jersey Institute of Technology). The editors and invited guests — including Eve Cobain,...
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A Feast of Words: John Wright — the Unapologetic Omnivore
Emeritus Professor Dr. John S. Wright discusses his intellectual forebearers and the African American renaissance men and women who inspire his work. Dr. Wright will be joined by Cecily Marcus, Curator of the University Libraries’ Givens Collection of African American Literature, the Performing…
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Pankake Poetry featuring Wang Ping
At a time when immigration is at the forefront of national news, we hear the singular voice of Wang Ping, a poet, writer, photographer, multimedia artist, and activist reading from her new book “My Name Is Immigrant.” Drawing from her own experiences and those of the immigrants she has met along...
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‘The Secret Life of Libraries’ now on YouTube
The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater. It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Richard Dworsky, who wrote the radio play based…
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Ferriero talks about archiving presidential records
Watch or listen to Truth, Tweets, and Tomorrows — featuring Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero in conversation with journalist Tom Weber. Ferriero, the 10th Archivist of the United States, is responsible for the vast holdings of the National Archives which contains both the…
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Pankake Poetry reading with Jim Moore now online
Writing a Life: The Poetry of Jim Moore Jim Moore Photo by JoAnn Verburg Teaching poetry while in prison, being present at an airport bomb explosion, and traveling internationally have shaped Jim Moore as a writer and pivotal figure on Minnesota’s poetry scene for more than four decades. Moore…
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#MeToo event video now online
Sara Evans, Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota, led a panel of powerful women that considered the rise of the #MeToo movement in historical context: What is its breadth and depth? Will it result in lasting cultural change? The December 5, 2018 “Friends Forum” event was...
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Chef Sherman presentation now on YouTube
Chef Sean Sherman presented at the 2018-2019 kickoff of the Friends Forum on October 16 at the Bell Museum. His topic: Reclaiming the Culture of Indigenous American Cuisine. Sherman, Oglala Lakota, and founder of the company, The Sioux Chef, shared insights about Native American farming,...
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Joseph Haj: A Conversation
Joseph Haj, the Guthrie’s eighth artistic director and his Associate Artistic Director, Jeffrey Meanza, discussed the value of the western canon, its continuing relevance, and its agency for social change May 2 at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries’ annual celebration. Haj also...
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Pankake Poetry Reading with Margaret Hasse
Margaret Hasse read from her most recent publication, Between Us, as well as other works at the Pankake Poetry Reading on April 11, 2018 at the University of Minnesota’s Andersen Library. [powerpress_playlist category=”friends-forum”] The post Pankake Poetry Reading with Margaret Hasse appeared...
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Alan Page, in conversation with Gary Eichten
Alan Page has had an extraordinary career trajectory. Discover his motivations and passions in this conversation with Gary Eichten, known and revered for his many years as an MPR host and news editor. The discussion took place May 9, 2017 at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center as...
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3rd Kirschner Lecture with Beth Dooley and J. Ryan Stradal
J. Ryan Stradal and food writer Beth Dooley embarked on a delightful excursion through today’s food scene with stories of farmers, cheese makers, butchers, home cooks, chefs, sommeliers, and restaurateurs at the 3rd Kirschner Lecture December 1, 2016 at Cowles Auditorium at the University of...
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Joseph Ellis – The Second Founding: Four Men Who Created a Country
Joseph Ellis presented ‘The Second Founding: Four Men Who Created a Country’ on September 28, 2016 at the University of Minnesota’s Ted Mann Concert Hall. Ellis, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783–1789, discussed one…
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Kevin Kling: Books Cast Their Spell on Me
Kevin Kling takes a look at stories of stories, the role of stories in our lives, and memories as alibis or evidence. Why do we need stories? Are stories medicine? And, of course, there will be stories. All this and more at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries annual celebration…
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Pop Wagner: Rolling on a Winter’s Night
Pop Wagner, a mainstay of the Minnesota music community, performs at a special event, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries. As his fans know, Pop is also a storyteller, songwriter, poet, and fingerstyle guitarist extraordinaire. In addition to sharing a wonderful...
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Lions in the Balance: Man-Eaters, Manes, and Men with Guns
Celebrated lion researcher and conservationist Craig Packer takes us into the complex, tooth-and-claw worlds of lion conservation and behavior in this September 30, 2015 event at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota. Packer is Distinguished McKnight Professor of Ecology…
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Deborah Madison on Garden Paths, Recipes, and Building One’s Library
Noted cookbook author and internationally acclaimed proponent of vegetarian cooking, Deborah Madison will be the featured guest at the Friends’ annual celebration. Formerly the manager of the farmers market in Santa Fe and co-founder of the Monte del Sol Edible Kitchen Garden, Madison has a...
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Pankake Poetry reading with Michael Dennis Browne
Michael Dennis Browne, poet and University of Minnesota Emeritus Professor, read from his new book, “The Voices,” and Kathy Saltzman Romey led a musical performance by the University Singers at the annual Pankake Poetry Reading event on April 16. The post Pankake Poetry reading with Michael…
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Richard Moe presents Roosevelt’s Second Act
Richard Moe presents Roosevelt’s Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War on November 18, 2014 at the Paul and Joan Nagel Lecture in Cowles Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. About Richard Moe Richard Moe served as Chief of Staff for Vice President of the United States...
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My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!
Wendy Lehr, the celebrated Twin Cities actor, director, and teacher presented “My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!” at the University of Minnesota Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration on May 12, 2014 at the University of Minnesota Rarig Center. The post My Life in the Theater: I...
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Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Master
Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Master was presented September 12, 2013 by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries at Ted Mann Concert Center. The post Will Shortz: An Evening with the Puzzle Master appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.
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Pankake Poetry Reading with Ed Bok Lee
Ed Bok Lee was the featured speaker at the April 17, 2013 Pankake Poetry Reading at Elmer L. Andersen Library. The post Pankake Poetry Reading with Ed Bok Lee appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.