Minitex is excited to announce a new partnership with Lynda.com (soon to be “LinkedIn Learning”), offering access to the online learning platform for public libraries. There will be an 8-week opt-in period that ends March 22.
Sherlock Holmes expert Tim Johnson recommends two books to give to Sherlock Holmes fans: “About Sixty: Why Every Sherlock Holmes Story is the Best,” and “About Being a Sherlockian,” both edited by Christopher Redmond.
Megan Kocher reviewed “The Great Minnesota Cookie Book” and “Soo Fariista,” a Somali American cookbook, on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio recommends “American Music” by Annie Leibovitz as a book to give as a gift on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Lisa Von Drasek interviews Julie Schumacher — author of “Dear Committee Members” and “The Shakespeare Requirement” — in this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Tim Johnson reviews “Revenge of the Nerd: Or . . . The Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger” by Curtis Armstrong, in this edition of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Read beautifully illustrated Ojibwe stories in the Ebooks Minnesota collection! The books, created by Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia, are based on Ojibwe conversational archives with elders.
Written by Justina Ireland, “Dread Nation” represents a stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar — a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.