Current Displays

Exterior Concourse Display

Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards

The 21st annual Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA) were presented at a weekend celebration May 16-17, 2009. The festivities included a writing workshop led by keynote speaker Annette Atkins on Saturday; and the book fair, pie reception, keynote speech, and awards presentation on Sunday afternoon at the Marshall Performing Arts Center on the UMD campus. A $300 cash prize was awarded to winners in each of the following categories: (1) General Nonfiction, (2) Fiction, (3) Art, Photography, (4) Children's Literature, (5) Poetry, and (6) Memoir / Creative Nonfiction.

This community book event is supported by the UMD Library, Friends of the Duluth Public Library, Lake Superior Writers, and Northern Lights Books and Gifts to showcase authors and books that capture the spirit of the Northland.

For more information, visit the NEMBA web site: www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemba.

On display are the 2008 books chosen for first place and honorable mention in the six categories of this year's contest.

Interior Library Displays

Previous Winners of NEMBA

The Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards have honored an amazing variety of wonderful books and eminent writers over the years. You can see the previous winning books on display in this exhibit case. All are available for checkout. Please inquire at the circulation desk.

2009 Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration

The Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration is an annual event in the UMD College of Liberal Arts. The Lecture Series was endowed by Leonore Baeumler and her family, memorializing Professor Walter Baeumler, who was a revered Professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology at UMD; and by the estate of Mortrud Kaplan, represented by Robert Karon.

This display contains a sampling of UMD Library Holocaust studies resources. For more information about Commemoration events at UMD, visit the Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration events page.