U Card required to access all libraries

A U Card is required to access all libraries. Some campus libraries are now open to members of the public by appointment. Learn more about public access.

News from January 2020

See all upcoming Libraries events — including our featured events, workshops, and exhibits — on the UMN Twin Cities Events Calendar.

Large wooden structure replica of the periodic table

A Matter of Elemental Facts: Ode to Carbon

Last year we celebrated the International Year of the Periodic Table in Walter Library with cookies and a trivia contest. Although it is no longer the Year of the Periodic Table, carbon is forever!