#Hennepin County Library

[hclib]

HCLIB Tumblr Waves Goodbye

After almost 13 years of blogging about Minneapolis and Hennepin County history on Tumblr, Special Collections staff are calling it quits. We've shared some pretty great stories, images, and discoveries through the years in nearly 2,000 posts!

Take a look back at our 10 most liked and reblogged original posts since 2011, which illustrate the wide variety of materials and subjects in our collections.

Audubon's Passenger Pigeons

Sean Daley’s (Slug of Atmosphere) senior portrait

Vice Raid at the Camel's Club

Ukrainian Easter Eggs

First Mailwoman in Minneapolis

John Glanton Photograph Identification Project

Workers of the World Unite

Eloise Butler and Women in Botany

The Traveler's Green Book

House Plans Now Online

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While we won't be posting new content to the hclib Tumblr, you can continue to browse and search posts in the Tumblr archive. And more permanently in our web archive.

And as always, you can visit us in person at Minneapolis Central Library or contact us via email or phone for assistance with all your Minneapolis and Hennepin County history needs.

Bye bye!

Photo of a group of kids waving to the milkman, from the Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection in the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections.

[petsincollections]

Cat Comforts Dog at Hospital, 1949

Doody, a Dalmatian recovering at Blue Cross Small Animal Hospital, is comforted by Kathleen, a male cat who just came to support a friend. Both animals are owned by Dr. Leo Fink (not pictured), and the two regularly play together at the Fink home.

Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection

Hennepin County Library Digital Collections

[stuffaboutminneapolis]

Saddle Bar, 415 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis (1978) via @hclib

[maximizeyourmedicare]

Dumb Rules Are, Well, Just That

Dumb Rules Are, Well, Just That My book is part of the Hennepin County Library System (5 copies across the greater Minneapolis area). My mother and sisters live in the area, I am visiting while working on my book (still, don’t ask). Anyways…I wanted to DONATE a copy to the local branch, which didn’t have a copy. The system had already vetted the book (as have the vast majority of the largest…

[bobcatmoran]

Hey, friends in the Twin Cities! It is supposed to be HOT here the next couple days, like dangerously so, especially for us folks more used to dealing with blizzards than temps nearing 100°F.

If you need a place to cool off, Hennepin County has a map of pools/beaches/air-conditioned places to hang out here.

Ramsey County has a similar map here.

Note that some of the locations are pay-for-play, but all the libraries and marked no-fee Rec Centers on the Ramsey County map are free. The Salvation Army locations are also free, but come with standard LGBTQ discrimination caveats for that organization. Malls and shopping centers are also free to enter, but they're more likely to hassle you if you just come in there to veg out in the air conditioning. One would hope that they wouldn't, but, y'know. Capitalism.

Anyway, stay safe, hydrate, and make sure to check on any vulnerable friends and neighbors!

[threadfall]

Pern Resources

This is an ongoing collection of links* that should cover a whole range of bits and pieces relating to Dragonriders of Pern and Anne McCaffrey – from interviews to interesting articles!

* I check these regularly, but I cannot vouch for if the domains still exist and, if not, what is currently on them. A lot of resources relating to Pern are from the 90s/early 2000s and liable to be replaced by random hosting spam. EDIT: walks-the-ages has added some excellent comments about the Wayback Machine! (And many thanks for backing the pages up on it.)

World Building – Canon

Dragon Lover's Guide to Pern, by Jody Lynn Nye – Link

Hosted by peoplepern.narod.ru, this website is in Russian but has a full English digitised DLG complete with pictures.

All the Songs of Pern – Link

Song Lyrics and Poetry – Link

Music From the World of Anne McCaffrey's Pern by Tania Opland and Mike Freeman – Link

It's worth noting that while the songbooks and CDs are available to buy, all the music is also available through Spotify.

Curses, Oaths, and Maledicta – Links

Pernese Sayings/Curses from Pern Etc. – Links

World Building – 'Fanon'

News From Bree – Multiple links below!

Threadfall Patterns – Link Pern Demographics – Link Can Menolly Outrun Thread? – Link Dragon Demographics – Link Bargaining for Bubbly Pies – Link Originally a Tolkien fanzine between 1970-1988, the site is now a resource that covers multiple topics of interest to Hartley Patterson.

On Impression, by Faye Upton – Link

A multi-part essay on Upton's thoughts about how Impression does/should work, and its relation to the canon of the fanwork Dragonchoice.

Kadanzar Weyr Handbook – Link

While no longer active (since 2013 as of 2024), Kadanzar has multiple articles talking in depth about the 'canon' of their site, which are interesting reads for how Pern may have functioned. The link is specifically to a text page sharing all of the files uploaded to Kadanzar, and may take some time to load. Not all of the files are world building information (some are just site lists), however many are.

Living On Pern – Link

Shoulder Knots by Wicked Zoeygirl on Deviantart – Link

Oath Roleplay Resources – Link

Notable for its page on dragons and its 'non-canon' charter, which collects or infers mentioned rights from the books.

Fandom Topics

A Dragonlover's Guide to Pern Fandom from Kadanzer Weyr – Link

Anne McCaffrey – Interviews

Luna Monthly #56, November 1974 – Link

Hosted by FanAc.org, a fan history archive, and conducted by Paul Walker. This heavily discusses gender in the Sci-Fi genre.

Princessions #14, Summer 1983 – Link

Hosted on Google Drive, by this blog runner. Princessions was a Wonder Woman newszine, but switched to being about uplifting women's voices in the Scifantasy space. The interviews take place during the White Dragon book tour.

The Power of Science Fiction and Fantasy with Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough – Link

Hosted on Youtube by A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour, conducted by Kay Drache of Hennepin County Library.

Collaborating with Anne McCaffrey: An interview with Elizabeth Moon – Link

Hosted on katemacdonald.net, conducted by Kate Macdonald. This talks at length about Moon writing the Planet Pirate series.

Anne McCaffrey - Women Writers, Channel 4 1988 – Link

Hosted on Youtube by Nearrrggghh.

Anne McCaffrey: Norwescon 16 Interview & House Tour – Link

Advice from a Master: Anne McCaffrey – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

[1900scartoons]

Oh Such a Fine Elephant!

February 20, 1908

Uncle Sam is speaking to Germany about an elephant, labelled The Philippines. The elephant is eating a mixture of grass and dollar signs.

The caption reads 'Our German Friend Is Said To Be Looking At the Philippines.'

Germany had expressed interest in purchasing the Philippines from the United States.

From Hennepin County Library

Original available at: https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/Bart/id/6202/rec/1873

[thoughtsofthegirlwiththecurl]

Finally activated my library card at Hennepin County Library, so I now officially have THE TRIFECTA, access to all the library systems in the entire Twin Cities! I'm already going mad with power!!

[fisarmonical]

S/Sgt. Rufus H. Haerle has been wounded in action in Europe. In the photo he is shown relaxing in a living room, smoking a pipe and reading "Esquire" magazine. Source: Hennepin County Library

[ebookporn]

Chicago Public Library: 1,520 holds for 217 print copies.

Columbus Metropolitan Library: 1,789 holds for 250 print copies.

Denver Public Library: 852 holds for 163 eBook copies.

Free Library of Philadelphia: 755 holds for 50 eBook copies.

Hennepin County Library (Minneapolis): 1,395 holds for 132 print copies.

Indianapolis Public Library: 441 holds for 15 print copies.

Multnomah County Library (Portland, Ore.): 1,057 holds for 38 eBook copies.

[hclib]

H C L

Welcome to Hennepin County Library, where insurance, electricity, football, and antiques are top of mind! *wink*

This 1970s graphic covers one side of a large mailing envelope and was found in the Hennepin County Library Communications Records. This collection contains brochures, booklists, flyers, reports, posters, strategic plans, event and program calendars and other publicity documents from the library's Communications Department, from 1952-2022. The purpose of the envelope is unknown, as is the designer "SJ."

Edit 12/27/23: Thanks to an HCL retiree (and newsletter reader), SJ has been identified as Sheila Jorgenson, who worked on and off for both Minneapolis Public and Hennepin County Libraries in the publicity departments and as a librarian from the 1960s through 1990s.

[petsincollections]

Trade card with cat and paint palette, Compliments of Rothschild's One Price Clothing and Merchant Tailoring House, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1880-1910

Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library

Minnesota Digital Library

[stuffaboutminneapolis]

7th Street Near Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis (1967) via Hennepin County Library

[metrotransitposter]

I know I’ve posted about the wall of metro transit maps and schedules at Minneapolis Central Library, but did you know you can find those same pamphlets at the Hennepin County Government Center? This rack can be found at the skyway level by the exit into the skyway crossing 3rd Avenue

[migurski]

Aftermath of Fire at Lydia Darrah Company (1932) 426 Central Ave, Minneapolis Hennepin County Library

[graymanbriefing]

Civil Unrest / Societal Collapse / Citizen Actions Brief: National Summary In CA on October 25th; at the San Fernando Public Library - protestors with Gays Against Groomers California, CA State Coalition, Leave Our Kids Alone, and Saticoy Elementary Parents rallied against a "Drag Queen Story Hour featuring Pickle". The LA County Supervisor who assisted in planning the LGBT indoctrina... In Chicago, IL; 1,000 pro-Israeli and 400 pro-Palestinian activists protested. The two sides incurred multiple disturbances, including at least one shot being fired (reportedly into the air), and claims of pepper spray being used, and a box cutter displayed. U.S. Palestinian Community Network and Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression attended in support of Hamas' efforts. Police charged one man with a "hate crime" for using pepper-spray against Hamas supporters and declined to charge the man who fire... Also, nationwide protests related to the Israel/Hamas war continue. In Minneapolis, roads in Hennepin were blocked for 4+ hours by protestors. In NYC, Grand Central Station was disrupted by 3,000+ pro-Palestinian protestors. 4,000+ pro-Palestinian protestors scaled the Brooklyn Bridge with New York City Emergency Management Department advising "all lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge are closed in both directions". In San Francisco, Market Street and Central Freeway were blocked for 3+ hours after 15,000+ pro-Palestinian protestors gathered on roadways. In Chicago, pro-Palestinian protestors had multiple physical confrontations with Black Hebrew Israelites w... In Ottawa, Canada; a Freedom Convoy protestor (Evan Blackman), who was arrested in 2022 for obstructing police and mischief (participating in an anti-mandate rally and kneeling in front of a line of police), has had all charges dropp... In CO; a January 6th "rioter" was found guilty of felony obstructing an official proceeding and 5 misdemeanor charges after participating in the rally in Washington DC. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison for trespassing into the U.S. Capitol Building and striking a police officer with a board. In OR; a sep...(CLASSIFIED, see full brief at www.graymanbriefing.com)