Celebrating International Mother Language Day Through Poetry
| When | Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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| Where | International Studies Reading Room Hatcher Library North, First Floor, Room 110 View floor plan |
| Event type | Reception/Open House |
| Series | Third Thursdays at the Library |
Come to celebrate International Mother Language Day with a sampling of poetry in a rich variety of languages, including Armenian, Russian, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Swahili, Ladino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more. Chat with librarians from International Studies and Asia Library, and learn how the library partners with the university in recognizing the role multilingual education plays in fostering inclusivity, tolerance, and dialog.
Explore library holdings of poetry in about fifty languages, in print or online.
Join us for this Third Thursdays at the Library, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections.
While you’re here, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the three Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library, International Studies, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize!
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Library contact
Loyd Gitari Mbabu · lmbabu@umich.edu
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