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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. Chef Sameh Wadi, author of The New Mediterranean Table, was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation "Best Chef " and "Rising Star" awards and was the youngest contestant to appear on the Food Network's "Iron Chef America."

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 evening, we’ll celebrate our new and growing Minnesota folk music archives – already a treasured part of the Performing Arts Archives.

Event Details

What: Pop Wagner: Rolling on a Winter's Night

When: Wednesday, December 9, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120

Free but reservations requested

Sherlock Holmes and the Betty Crocker Cooky Book are the topics of this special episode of Read This Book! – on books to give this holiday season, part 2.

Host Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, interviews University of Minnesota librarians Tim Johnson and Megan Kocher. This is part 2 of this year's two-part series. Watch part 1. 

Books reviewed include:

* The Great Detective by Zach Dundas

* From University of Minnesota Libraries

* From Hennepin County Library

* From Saint Paul Public Library

* Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure by Bonnie MacBird

* From University of Minnesota Libraries

* From Hennepin County Library

* Betty Crocker's Cooky Book by Betty Crocker

* From University of Minnesota Libraries

* From Hennepin County Library

* The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories by Otto Penzler

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Sherlock Holmes and the Betty Crocker Cooky Book are the topics of this special episode of Read This Book! – on books to give this holiday season, part 2. Host Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, interviews University of Minnesota librarians Tim Johnson and Megan Kocher.

In the late 1940s through the early 1950s, social welfare agencies used comics – featuring famous comic book heroes like Batman and Superman – to promote their messages. Everything from mental health issues to civil rights to patriotism were subjects for the comics.

Many of those comics are housed in the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota and the issue is the topic of this installment of "Secrets of the Archives" from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Host Tim Johnson interviews Linnea Anderson, archivist for the University of Minnesota's Social Welfare History Archives and they focus on two such comics. Johnson is the Curator for Rare Books and the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

In the late 1940s through the early 1950s, social welfare agencies used comics -- featuring famous comic book heroes like Batman and Superman -- to promote their messages. Everything from mental health issues to civil rights to patriotism were subjects for the comics.

It's that time of year again and our expert librarians at the University of Minnesota are here to make recommendations on books to give this holiday season. Watch this installment of Read This Book!, Books to Give 2015, Part 1. 

Host Lisa Von Drasek makes her own recommendations, but also talks with Jan Fransen and Arvid Nelsen about their favorite books to give as gifts. 

Watch for Part 2 of Books to Give in early December. 

Recommended books include:

* The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

* From University of Minnesota Libraries

* From Hennepin County Library

* From Saint Paul Public Library

* Being Emily by Rachel Gold

* From University of Minnesota Libraries

* From Hennepin County Library

* From Saint Paul Public Library

* The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua

* From University of Minnesota Libraries

* From Hennepin County Library

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It's that time of year again and our expert librarians at the University of Minnesota are here to make recommendations on books to give this holiday season. Watch this installment of Read This Book!, Books to Give 2015, Part 1.

It's been 50 years since the Immigration History Research Center and Archives was founded at the University of Minnesota, making it the oldest and largest entity devoted to preserving and understanding immigration experiences.

In celebration, the IHRCA has an exhibit on display through January 22, 2016 at the U's Elmer L. Andersen Library. The exhibit explores ideas of immigration and race and ethnicity, while sharing its own story of creating and developing an archive to support a wide variety of research.

Exhibit co-curator Ellen Engseth and exhibit designer Darren Terpstra provide a sneak peek of the exhibit in the video above.

Exhibit details

What: People on the Move exhibit

When: Through January 22, 2016

Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery

Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays: 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

* Parking information and location

It's been 50 years since the Immigration History Research Center and Archives was founded at the University of Minnesota, making it the oldest and largest entity devoted to preserving and understanding immigration experiences. In celebration, the IHRCA has an exhibit on display through January 22, 2016 at the U's Elmer L. Andersen Library.