2025-2026 Schedule
September
Member Show and Tell
7:00 pm – Thursday, September 18, 2025
Campbell-Logan Bindery, 7615 Baker St NE, Fridley, MN, 55432
Save the date!
October
Minnesota Cookbooks and Julia Child
7:00 pm – Thursday, October 16, 2025
Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St Paul, MN 55102
See the exhibit A Recipe for Adventure and the MNHS collection of Minnesota cookbooks with curator Cate Cooney.
November
A Tour of Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine
7:00 pm – Thursday, November 20, 2025
University of Minnesota Medical Center, 2-340 Phillips-Wangensteen Building, 516 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
A tour of the new library space. Save the date!
December
The Illustrations of Francis Lee Jaques
7:00 pm – Thursday, December 18, 2025
Virtual Meeting
More information and zoom link to come.
January
Winter Party
Saturday, January 24, 2026
At the home of Peggy Korsmo-Kennon and Mike Kennon. Details will be in the mailed invitation.
February
A Colorful World: Advertising and Collecting in the 19th Century
7:00 pm – Thursday, February 19, 2026
Virtual Meeting
A presentation by Sierra Laddusaw, Curator of Maps & Graphics at the University of Michigan William L. Clements Library. A zoom link will be sent to members before the meeting.
March
“What’s Up at the University Libraries? A Lot!”
6:30 pm* – Thursday, March 19, 2026
Roseville Library, 2180 North Hamline Ave, Roseville
*Note earlier start time because library closes at 8:00*
Kris Kiesling, Director of Archives and Special Collections at the Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, will share news from the UMN libraries about collections, exhibits, and more!
April
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library Digital Archives
7:00 pm – Thursday, April 16, 2026
Open Book, Room 203, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis
A presentation by Matthew Z. Heintzelman, Curator of Western European manuscripts and Special Collections, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
May
The Ampersand Club Annual Dinner – Garrett Scott: “A Swindler of Widows All Over the Country“
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Jax Cafe, 1928 University Ave NE, Minneapolis
A talk by Garrett Scott, Bookseller and Director of CABS Minnesota.
More information about how to register for the annual dinner will be sent to members.
Information about past topics and speakers can be found on the past meetings page.