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Current events put ancient papyri in the spotlight.

Ancient artifacts illustrate magical thinking in the ancient world.

Find resources about Arab Americans past and present.

Works from the past inform and inspire.

The first modern atlas is more than artifact.

Discover the contributions and achievements of American women.

Students spent time working on their German while looking at a very rare resource.

An installation that reframes the visual language of protest as a driving force in U.S. history.

Preserving digital materials requires skills, special equipment, and a creative approach.

This year's celebration focuses on innovation and resilience.

History comes to life as students use historical cookbooks to address modern problems.

A very special Third Thursday event features some personal favorites.

Filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan's papers join the Mavericks and Makers Collection.

An acquisition from 1570 has a past and future — but it needs work.

Celebrate Native American heritage, history, art, languages, and traditions.

Justice InDeed helps to remove racist restrictions from properties in Washtenaw County.

U-M faculty senate honors Karen Downing with the University Librarian Achievement Award.

Read, and advocate for the freedom to read, diverse literature.

An all-campus community read celebrates U-M Climate Week.

Spine-tingling treats to read, watch, listen to, and more.

How to get help, advance your skills, and find and borrow items.

The Dr. Stevo Julius Collection focuses on the Balkan Peninsula.

We recently acquired a first edition of Aaron Copland’s "Inscape," with inscription by Leonard Bernstein.

U-M was one of the first universities to collect materials on transgender people.

Learn how a large academic institution ended up with a computer and video game archive.

Digital collection illuminates a brief but telling moment in American history.

Summary: On the air with Special Collections Curator Juli McLoone on the air.

Islamic manuscripts inform book arts seminar.

Monthly event features friendly competition.

New edition expands reach of a unique cookbook.

Books made of birch bark deliver messages for the future.

A community read for the State of Michigan aims to inform and engage.

Leading a new division to manage physical collections, fulfillment services, and circulation and general information services.

Find resources about Hispanic Americans past and present.

U-M faculty senate honors Fe Susan Go and Jesus Ivan Espinoza with excellence in librarianship awards.

A U-M alum affirms the value of work.

A free seed library sparks campus and community collaboration.

Authors adopt their drag personas at a library book talk.

Celebrate AAPI communities and creators.

Climate action, carbon neutrality, waste reduction, lowered emissions — get help with your research.

Recent books — and a drag show — examine cultural narratives and social issues explored through drag performance.

Find resources about the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

A master filmmaker takes a close look at the work of a predecessor.

Our best wishes for a healthy and hopeful 2024.

Taking a closer look at an iconic work's author, acknowledging both achievements and wrongs.

Listen to a Michigan Today podcast with curator Julie Herrada.

The Arts & Resistance theme semester prompted a close look at library materials.

U-M faculty senate honors Deirdre Spencer and Denise Leyton with excellence in librarianship awards.

Students consider depictions of human anatomy over five centuries.

A library program encourages resistance to book bans.

The completely renovated Shapiro 3rd floor welcomes students.

A pandemic-delayed digitization project is now complete.

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and the long arc of justice in libraries.

An enduring curiosity leads to the discovery of a special book.

Historical pamphlets reveal day-to-day political discourse.

Artist Marianetta Porter explores a new method for creation and expression.

Jan Longone's vision and advocacy leave behind a valuable legacy.

Video games offer a view into a literary practice.

A discovery brings both disappointment and more than one powerful truth.

New books shed light on ancient Greek manuscripts.

Students from the Stamps School of Art and Design create plant compendiums in the Book Arts Studio.

Harry Franck's images offered a unique and invaluable perspective. They were also a fire hazard.

A historic concert program evokes a time of momentous change in China.

Lara Unger works with unusual materials to create her unique artist books.

Digitized photos from 1940s fieldwork enriched a contemporary researcher’s study of Guatemala.

There's a treasury of literature, music, images, films, and more you can freely use and adapt.

A conservation technician logs miles and hours in pursuit of a better way to protect the library’s collection of Greek manuscripts.

The challenge to find space enough for the library's ever-growing collection.

Ben Denzer might make you reconsider what makes a book.

A library guide can help you get started on organizing and preserving your most cherished virtual mementos.

LSA sophomore Julia Salamango figured out how to complete her research on glass frogs — without going to the library.

Bequest creates a named fellowship program for researchers working in the U-M Library’s Screen Arts Mavericks and Makers Collection.

Browse ebooks and audiobooks on our new platform for recreational reading.

How the library made the shift to remote in the wake of the shutdown.

Volunteers from around the world transcribed 1300 letters in just three days.

University of Michigan faculty members and students have breathed new life into a rare musical composition that has not been performed for at least two centuries.

Controversies abound with American Cheese, a book (?) of 20 individually-wrapped slices of American singles bound in a yellow cover.

Archive of the late award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter Jonathan Demme will become part of the popular Screen Arts Mavericks and Makers collection.