News from July 2026

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

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Contesting Control: Labor Certification, Civil Rights, and the Making of U.S. Immigration Policy

Spotlight on Research: Guest author Jian Gao was awarded a 2025 Grant-in-Aid Award at the Immigration History Research Center Archives (IHRCA). He visited Andersen Library for five days to study sources on the transformation of US immigration laws in the second half of the 20th century from overt racial classifications to more subtle, birthplace-based systems. Jian Gao is Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Arizona State University.

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Raindrops on Roses: A Few of Our Favorite Things

A curated selection of staff-favorite items appear in this eclectic exhibit from Andersen Horticultural Library’s Historic Seed & Nursery Catalog Collection.

Librarians sit around a table with computers open while listening to a presentation

Q&A: Four librarians share how they found community at the Minnesota Institute

For the past 28 years, the University of Minnesota has trained the next generation of library leaders, guiding them as they transform their libraries to better serve their communities, through the Minnesota Institute. Five alumni of the Minnesota Institute currently work here at the University of Minnesota Libraries. We asked them to share their experiences with the Institute and why a program like this is necessary for early-career librarians. The following responses have been edited for length and clarity.