The University of Minnesota Libraries invite you to explore and discover new worlds of knowledge. On the first Friday of each month, feed your mind with a thought-provoking talk on an engaging topic. Each month's presentation is based on materials in the University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections. Featured presenters include archivists, curators, and scholars from the University community and beyond.

Made possible by a generous gift in honor of Dr. Edward B. Stanford by Governor and Mrs. Elmer L. Andersen.

October 2, 2009
Diligence & Sloth
Presented by Special Collections and Rare Books and the University Archives

November 6, 2009
Abstinence & Gluttony
Presented by the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine and the Charles Babbage Institute

December 4, 2009
Liberality, Greed & Thrift
Presented by the James Ford Bell Library, the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives and the Kautz Family YMCA Archives

February 5, 2010
Chastity & Lust
Presented by the Social Welfare History Archives and the Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies

March 5, 2010
Kindness & Envy
Presented by the Andersen Horticultural Library and the Goldstein Museum of Design

April 2, 2010
Patience & Wrath
Presented by the Children’s Literature Research Collections and the Manuscripts Division

May 7, 2010
Humility & Pride
Presented by the University Archives, the Immigration History Research Center and the Givens Collection of African American Literature

All First Friday Events
take place
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 - 21st Ave. South
Minneapolis MN 55455

Feel free to bring your lunch
Light refreshments will be served
Free and open to the public