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✨ From the Archives: A Window into Our Past ✨

Born in Otter Tail County in the 1880s, photographer Haakon Bjornaas captured life across northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota during a time of incredible change. Traveling throughout the region from 1906 to 1920, Bjornaas documented everyday moments and evolving communities through his lens.

While much of his work focused on family portraits and postcards, his photographs now offer us a remarkable glimpse into this transitional era of local history.

📸 Photos courtesy of the MSUM Archives Northwest Minnesota Historical Center Collection.

Celebrate Pride Month with great reads! 🌈

Explore the "Read With Pride" OverDrive collection of ebooks and audiobooks that honor and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.

🔗 View the collection at: https://tinyurl.com/4dfevyvd

Start reading anytime, anywhere with the Libby App.

Today is Primary Election Day in North Dakota! 🗳️

Minnesota State Moorhead faculty, staff, and students:
If you are 18 or older, a U.S. citizen, and have lived in North Dakota for at least 30 days, you are eligible to vote.

Find polling locations and voter info:
https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter

Bring one of these IDs to the polls:
- North Dakota driver’s license
- ND non-driver ID
- Tribal ID or tribal letter
- Long-term care certificate

✅ Make your plan to vote today!

Happy Pride Month! Read with pride this June with our curated book display, or with our Q***r Books Collection updated all year long: https://tinyurl.com/ycx7dfb3.

🌞 Summer students, we’re here for you!

Working on a research paper or assignment? Librarians at Livingston Lord Library are ready to help all summer long—no question too big or too small.

🔎 Get help:
- Chat with a librarian live
- Email us anytime
- Use ResearchRight for step-by-step research support

👉 Ask a Librarian: https://lib.mnstate.edu/ask

No question is too big or too small!

📚 Looking for your next great read?

Cori, our Technical Services Library Technician, recommends:
- "Book Lovers" by Emily Henry
- "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
- "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller

You can borrow these titles—and many more—through our OverDrive digital library:
👉 https://mnstate.overdrive.com

Happy reading!

Over 1,500 races and measures are on Primary ballots across North Dakota.
Have you made your voting plan for the June 9 Primary?

📢 A reminder for Minnesota State Moorhead faculty, staff, and students voting in North Dakota:
- Make sure you have a valid ND ID
- Choose whether you'll vote absentee, early, or in person
- Explore candidates and measures by viewing a sample ballot

✅ Visit VOTE411.org to find everything you need to be vote-ready!

The Livingston Lord Library will be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25).

Our digital services are available 24/7—so you can explore ebooks, audiobooks, journals, research guides, and databases anytime, anywhere!

To check our current hours, visit:
🔗 mnstate.edu/library/contact/hours

Discover something new this Jewish American Heritage Month!

Explore ebooks and audiobooks that highlight Jewish American culture, history, and identity. All available anytime with the Libby app.

Browse our digital OverDrive collection:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/5av6r9ns

📚 Winners of the 2026 Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Awards 📚

For the 22nd year, children across the Fargo-Moorhead area selected their favorite read aloud picture books through the Minnesota State Moorhead Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Awards program.

🏆 Wanda Gág Read Aloud Book Award Winner
How to Find a Yeti by Matt Hunt

✨ Wanda Gág Honor Book
The Littlest Drop by Sascha Alper, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

🏆 Comstock Read Aloud Book Award Winner
Stalactite and Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer

✨ Comstock Honor Book
Our Lake by Angie Kang

The awards are administered by the MSUM Library Curriculum Materials Center, celebrating outstanding picture books that inspire children and families to read together. Congratulations to this year’s winning authors and illustrators!