11. University of Minnesota, East Bank campus, Walter Library

Also not a MELSA library, the Walter Library at the U of M is specialized now, but in "my time" it was the main campus library. I loved studying and doing research in the stacks here. I spent plenty of time here as a grad student. I also spent many Saturday mornings here in the mid-90s, doing research for the design of the PLATO Learning, Inc. Advanced Reading product. It was closed later in the 90s for a major upgrade, including new windows for energy savings. I'm happy to say that the upgrade in no way spoiled the classic look of the building, in my opinion.

I am sorry that Walter Library no longer houses the Kerlan collection of children's literature. That room, with the huge fireplace, was extraordinary. I brought some Girl Scouts there once so that they could see and handle manuscripts by their favorite authors. I hope at least some of them remember that day.

6/26/2012, bus and walking

10. U of M West Bank campus, Wilson Library

There's more to life than MELSA libraries, of course. When I started grad school at the U of M back in 1962, this library was just a gleam in someone's eye. Perhaps not even a gleam! When I want to look for the very newest education publications, I come here. [For journals, I go on line and use electronic resources.]

6/26/2012, bus and walking