University of Minnesota Libraries

09/08/2026

Happy first day of classes! Looking for a place to study on the St. Paul Campus this semester? The St. Paul Campus Library in Hodson Hall is open until 9 p.m. Sunday-Friday, and noon-6 p.m. Saturday.

Featuring cozy vibes, hot tea, books, and our beloved Claudette (last slide) 💘

(Photos/Adria Carpenter)

09/06/2026

Navigating a massive university library system can be overwhelming — especially if you're new to academic libraries in the US. UMN Libraries will be hosting an online workshop for international graduate students on Sept. 16. Take it from our trusted librarian Carolyn Bishoff: it'll be great! Connect with the library resources and services you need to succeed. Free!

Sign up at z.umn.edu/libIGS, and see even more workshops and resources for graduate students at z.umn.edu/libgrads.

09/04/2026

Welcome Week is drawing to a close, but your journey as a Gopher is just beginning! UMN Libraries is here to support you every step of the way 🫶

Welcome, class of 2030!

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

In honor of the first football game of the season tonight, enjoy some archival photos of Gopher football from University Archives, plus a few items from the University of Minnesota Men's Football Team collection.

Go Gophers! 🏈

See more about the collection: https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/14/resources/12170

09/02/2026

More photos we loved from MCAE Connect and Kick Back at Walter Library on Monday! We were excited to welcome new Gophers to campus and talk about all things Libraries.

📸: Adria Carpenter

08/29/2026

Calling all UMN graduate students: we have a workshop for you! Join us for "Search to synthesis: library research workshops for graduate students." Workshops will be offered throughout the semester. They are FREE, mostly on Zoom, and relevant to students from all disciplines.

Topics include citation managers like EndNote and Zotero, nuts and bolts of academic publishing, AI tools for research and writing, tools and tips for new UMN international graduate students, evidence synthesis, literature reviews, and so much more.

See more and register at z.umn.edu/libgrads.

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08/28/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Leab Award recipient for Best in Show, Innovation in Design, and Innovation in Inclusion and Representation Digital Catalog Categories: Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for “Disembodied Reembodied” by Jenny Schmid, Emily Beck, Jaime Konerman-Sease, and Lois Hendrickson. Learn more about this catalog on ACRL Insider - https://bit.ly/4gEJuTy

08/27/2026

The tradition of serialized novels (a continuous story published in smaller, sequential installments) dates back centuries. At UMN Libraries, our Archives and Special Collections' Cataloging Unit works hard to ensure that these works are easy to find and accessible.

Take a peek behind the cataloging curtain with Rebecca Ammerman, Metadata Management and Outreach Librarian. Ammerman explains why it's important to capture not only the story, but the format and form of a story's original publication — in other words, the moments in between stories, the moments of anticipation and how a particular serialized work impacted culture.

https://www.lib.umn.edu/news/2026/08/cataloging-tangled-web-serialized-novels

08/27/2026

UMN Libraries is forever grateful for Dolly Parton and her incredible dedication to literacy, reading, and libraries through programs like Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which has donated over 300 million books since its inception to children across the world.

If you're on campus, stop by the Music Library in the basement of Ferguson Hall on the West Bank to see a display in Dolly's honor. (Just remember to bring your U Card.) ♥️