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  • ‘Her Body and Other Parties’ and ‘Paper Girls’ reviewed on Read This Book!
    Publishing Services Librarian Emma Molls recommends two books for summer reading: Her Body and Other Parties and Paper Girls.
    Molls discussed the books with Host Lisa Von Drasek on this installment of Read This Book! from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
    Find the books
    Her Body and Other Parties

    * University of Minnesota Libraries
    * Hennepin County Library
    * Saint Paul Public Library

    Paper Girls

    * Hennepin County Library
    * Saint Paul Public Library

    About Lisa Von Drasek and Emma Molls
    Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Emma Molls is the Publishing Services Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
    About Read This Book!
    Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and iTunes. Audio from Read This Book! is available on iTunes at Von Drasek’s The Blue Ox Review podcast.
    5 min
  • 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 treasures of democracy and the everyday correspondence of presidents and public servants — the momentous and the mundane and even the Presidential Libraries.

    Tom Weber has been an award-winning journalist for two decades, most recently for Minnesota Public Radio news. In his 10 years at MPR, he covered education and co-hosted the talk show “The Daily Circuit” before becoming host of his own show in 2014. That show, “MPR News with Tom Weber,” focused on important issues in the news in Minnesota.

    This event, held May 17, 2019 at the University of Minnesota, was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries.



    58 min
  • Preparing for History Day at Wilson Library
    Four students from Salk Middle School in Elk River talk about their History Day projects and the importance of Wilson Library to their research.

    Hear from 8th graders Abi Kotila, Emma McCauley, Ben Stout, Kayla Vang, Salk social studies teacher Ron Hustvedt, and Minitex librarian Elizabeth Staats as they prepare for History Day 2019.

    At this year's State History Day finals on Saturday, May 5, Hustvedt was named Teacher of Merit in the Junior Division, and Minitex was named Library/Media Teacher of Merit. Congrats to Ron Hustvedt and Minitex!

    "You and the rest of the team do so much to support History Day students throughout the year, between actual classrooms visits and the development of ELM," said Sammi Jo Papas, the Assistant State Coordinator for National History Day in Minnesota at the Minnesota Historical Society.

    * More about History Day
    4 min
  • 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 read from his works at the 2019 Pankake Poetry event on April 3 at the University of Minnesota.



    1 hr
  • Women on the Air: Geraldine Ferraro visits Minnesota
    By Rebecca Toov

    Minnesota Daily headline, "Ferraro speaks at U to stress importance of women's issues," March 15, 1985.
    Season 3: Episode 3. Women on the Air: Geraldine Ferraro visits Minnesota


    You are listening to U of M Radio on Your Historic Dial Podcast. Welcome to Season 3: Episode 3. Hello, this is Rebecca from University Archives.  After a brief hiatus, we are back in 2019 to share more historic broadcasts from the University of Minnesota radio station KUOM. For this episode, we will continue our Season 3 theme of “Women on the Air” with the subject of women in politics.  As of the date of this recording, 14 people have publicly announced their candidacies to seek the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election. Among the prospects, so far, are a record number of women - six in total - to include an author, a current member of the House of Representatives, and four sitting U.S. Senators.  

    In U.S. history, only one woman has ever been nominated as a major party candidate for president - Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee in 2016.  Two other women in our country’s history were nominated as vice presidential candidates: Sarah Palin in 2008, and Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Ultimately, none of these women were elected.

    Minnesota Daily headline "Mondale makes history by picking Ferraro," July 13, 1984.

    Though many months of campaigning remain before Democrats make their nominations official at the July 2020 party convention, candidates are already dining in Iowa, shaking hands in New Hampshire, and articulating their visions for the future of the country. Before we speculate about the possibility of another woman securing a major party nomination for president, vice president - or both - in 2020, let’s look back and listen to “the first.”

    On July 12, 1984, at the Minnesota State Capitol, Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale - Minnesota’s former U.S. Senator, and U.S. Vice President in the Carter administration - made a major announcement.  Mondale revealed that he would recommend Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate and candidate for the vice presidential nomination. At the Democratic National Convention held in San Francisco the following week, Mondale and Ferraro secured the party votes, and Ferraro became the first woman ever to be nominated to a major party presidential ticket.

    Breaking ground in politics, however, does not ensure a path to victory. I won’t go into it here, but listeners can review on their own the factors that lead to voters eventually selecting the incumbent Republican candidates over the Democratic challengers on election day.  On November 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush prevailed in a landslide victory. In the Electoral College, in addition to the District of Columbia, Mondale and Ferraro were victorious in only one state - Minnesota.

    Four months after the election, on March 14, 1985, Geraldine Ferraro visited Minnesota where she was greeted by a large and receptive audience as the guest speaker for the Distinguished Carlson Lecture Series, sponsored by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.  Interest was so great that after full capacity was reached in Northrop Auditorium, accommodations were made for a screening at Williams Arena across campus. The speech was also broadcast live on radio stations throughout the Twin Cities, to include University of Minnesota station KUOM.

    37 min
  • Goodnight Moon and ‘The ABC of It’

    Come sit in the chair in a landmark Twin Cities exhibit at the March 2 Open House for the exhibit, "The ABC of It: Why Children's Books Matter." It will transport you back to your childhood with original artwork and manuscripts from over 200 children's classics. Enjoy three floors of photo opportunities including a life-sized Poky Little Puppy and an 18 foot replica of the Goodnight Moon bedroom perfect for reading a bedtime story.

    The post Goodnight Moon and ‘The ABC of It’ appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    2 min
  • Free ebooks for all Minnesotans!

    Here's a New Year's Resolution for you: Read all of the books you can — and keep them as long as you want! You can find them at Ebooks Minnesota, a service from Minitex at the University of Minnesota. In this episode, Zach Miller talks about the benefits of Ebooks Minnesota — and plugs one of his favorite children's books, "What To Do With a Box."

    The post Free ebooks for all Minnesotans! appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    4 min
  • Two books for Sherlock Holmes fans

    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. Johnson was a guest on Read This Book!, produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries and hosted by the U's Lisa Von Drasek.

    The post Two books for Sherlock Holmes fans appeared first on UMN Libraries News & Events.

    5 min
  • ‘Such a Big Dream’ exhibit video
    “It’s such a big dream, I can’t see it all,” is what Edward S. Curtis said of his master work, The North American Indian, published between 1907 and 1930.

    The video above provides an overview and highlights of the exhibit on display through January 18, 2019 at the University of Minnesota's Elmer L. Andersen Library.

    Co-curated by Curtis expert Christopher Cardozo, this exhibit highlights not only this work, but also examines Curtis’ life and the impact he had on photography.

    What: Such a Big Dream: Edward S. Curtis at 150
    When: October 8, 2018 through January 18, 2019
    Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, First Floor Atrium Gallery
    Hours: Free & open to the public during regular building hours at Elmer L. Andersen Library

    3 min
  • #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 sponsored by the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries and held at Coffman Memorial Union Theater.




    About Sara Evans
    Sara Evans, Regents Professor Emerita, spent her career teaching women’s history at the University of Minnesota. Her research on the history of feminism as a social movement grew from her own involvement in civil rights, anti-war, and women’s rights activism. Her publications include Personal Politics: The Roots of Women’s Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement and the New Left, Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America, and Tidal Wave: How Women Changed America at Century’s End.
    About the Panel
    Carolyn Chalmers is former Director of the Office for Conflict Resolution at the University of Minnesota. Previously she was a partner at the Leonard Street and Deinard law firm where she litigated employment discrimination cases including sex discrimination claims at the U of M.

    Lindsey Middlecamp is a Special Assistant United States Attorney. She worked as a civil litigator in private practice, later as an Assistant City Attorney for Minneapolis, and serves on the board of Stop Street Harassment, national nonprofit.

    Simran Mishra is a fourth-year student at the University of Minnesota majoring in Finance with minors in Global Studies, Math, and Business Analytics. She is currently serving as President of the Minnesota Student Association, the undergraduate student government.

    Mariam Mohamed has more than 30 years professional experience working with nonprofits, foundations, and public and private organizations. She is co-owner of Hoyo, a company founded on the goal of employing and empowering Somali women.
    1 hr 51 min

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Host Lisa Von Drasek and guests review books from various genres: including children’s literature, cookbooks, science, mysteries, and popular literature. This audio podcast also includes episodes from…