University of Minnesota Libraries
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Read This Book! — “Murder at the 42nd Street Library”
“Murder at the 42nd Street Library” was reviewed in the most recent installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Read This Book! — Raina Telgemeier book launch
Lisa Von Drasek talked about author and illustrator Raina Telgemeier in this episode of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Tim Johnson.
Read This Book! — Summer garden party books
Wow your guests at your summer garden party this year! Megan Kocher and Lisa Von Drasek discuss books for foodies that provide tips on growing food in your house, making sweet corn pancakes, and baking delicious pies.
University of Minnesota Libraries' Tretter Collection wins award for service to GLBT community
The University of Minnesota's Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies won the ALA GLBT Roundtable's inaugural Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community. Kris Kiesling, Director of Arch
Read This Book! — Books about death, dying, and rituals
In this installment of Read This Book!, Janice Jaguszewski talks about books related to death, dying, funerals, and rituals related to dying. Jaguszewski is the director of Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota.
Providing students with the resources they need: a collaboration between interlibrary loan and reserves
Whether interlibrary loan (ILL) should include textbooks in the scope of their borrowing and lending policies has been an issue for many years.In the past, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities ILL Borrowing office cancelled requests for textbooks. In effect, our office spent years intentionally denying service to our users. While we were busy cancelling textbook requests manually, patrons were borrowing them anyway through our direct request programs. Both the workflow of ILL and our users’ needs were pointing toward a much-needed change.
Read This Book! — Books about Dogs
Books about dogs was the theme of this installment of Read This Book! featuring Lisa Von Drasek, University of Minnesota Libraries.
MLAC tidbits: Viking Adventure
Children’s literature is one of the most-requested genres from the holdings of the Minnesota Library Access Center. One particularly popular title is Clyde Robert Bulla’s Viking Adventure, the story of Sigurd - a young boy, raised for a rugged life, that does not initially understand all the lessons his father sets to him.
Read This Book! — Armchair Travel
The theme of this installment of Read This Book! is Armchair Travel, which features University of Minnesota library assistants, Kaia Sievert and Amber Fick.
Read This Book! — “The New Mediterranean Table”
Librarians Megan Kocher and Lisa Von Drasek review “The New Mediterranean Table” cookbook in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.