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The Kathryn A. Martin Library welcomes and celebrates its first Artist-in-Residence.
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Academic libraries from across Minnesota are working together to ensure that nearly half a million scarcely-held books will remain available to Minnesotans for the foreseeable future.
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The Kathryn A. Martin Library is excited to announce new staff.
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The Twin Ports have long been a literary center for Minnesota.
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The 1992 documentary, A Gift to One, a Gift to Many will be a gift for many years to come thanks to a recent project by the Kathryn A.
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced 2023 as the Year of Open Science.
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The library's unit change team highlights a year of equity, diversity, and inclusion work in its latest annual report.
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The Kathryn A. Martin Library is reorganizing the library’s website, and they'd like your help!