Events › Tuesday with a Scholar: The International Wolf Center

Join scholars from area colleges and elsewhere as they share their specialized knowledge and enthusiasm. It’s like hearing your favorite college professors again, without worrying about writing papers or taking finals!

February 3  -  Save Our Signs is a community collaboration co-founded by a group of librarians, public historians, and data experts mainly from the University of Minnesota. This is in response to "Truth is being censored in our National Parks. Signs are getting removed and markers erased. We need your help documenting these materials before it’s too late."
February 10 - The Somali Museum With a vision to establish an all-embracing Somali Museum, Osman Ali and the large net of supportive community members are bringing together cultural historians, contemporary Somali artists, and keepers of community history to tell the Somali story in Minnesota.
February 17 - The International Wolf Center Grant Spickelmeier, the executive director at the International Wolf Center, will be sharing about what's happening not only in Minnesota, but around the world with wolves and how we can access this programming year round at the Center, at home, or in the great outdoors.
February 24 - New Prince Biography Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate a new Prince biography - the only catch is, this is a Little Golden Book Biography. Children's author Nikki Shannon Smith will share how she was able to join her love of writing and her love for Prince, to create this biography for a classic children's imprint.
March 3 - Tshuaj Ntsuab: a compendium of Hmong medicinal plants Hear from the authors of this book
which will be available in April. Blending traditional knowledge and Western science, this collection of family stories, healing recipes, and profiles of plants common in Minnesota celebrates age-old wisdom and cutting-edge research.

This series is co-sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of MN and Ramsey County Libraries.

This is an online class offered remotely using Zoom communication software. Register online or by calling 651-724-6001 (press #2). You must provide a valid email address to participate.

After registration, participants will receive an email from the library prior to class with additional instructions including a link (or URL) that will be used as an invitation to enter the online class.