: For Students, Faculty, and Staff
Russell Freeman, born in San Francisco on October 11, 1929, has died. He was 88 years old. When a box a review copies arrives…
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I have been invited to Japan to speak about children’s literature, literacy, the Kerlan Collection, open access, and Virginia Lee Burton. This all began…
Users Abandon Facebook After Cambridge Analytica Findings This New York Times article describes why users are quitting Facebook. I hope they (whoever they are) fix what’s…
In January 2019, The Children’s Literature Research Collections (CLRC) of the University of Minnesota’s Archives and Special Collections will mount an exhibition that will…
Why is the Kerlan Award Ceremony Being Held During the Week and At Night? Our long-term Kerlan Friends may have noticed a change in the…
https://www.continuum.umn.edu/umnlib/2018/02/digging-past-highlights-rich-african-american-history-u-m-collections/ Digging Up The Past Historical material documenting the lives and culture of African Americans is represented in a new exhibit at the University of…
It’s OK to cry when someone you like very much has died. — Pat Brisson and Stéphane Jorisch, I Remember Miss Perry At the Educational…
There is a couple feet of snow outside my front door yet I just got a reference request for my favorite picture books about gardening….
I’m staying home sick today. Went to the doctor yesterday. Turns out that I have influenza. That was the way she said it. Like it…
Last week when I was doing class visits with 5th graders. I was shocked and saddened that less than a handful of over 125 of…
