TODAY: Step into a musical journey spanning more than 500 years, tracing Korea’s evolving soundscape from the reign of King Sejong (15th century) to today’s global phenomenon of K-pop. Drop by Asia Library (4th fl Hatcher), 4-6pm, for this pop-up exhibit: https://myumi.ch/Qw2Z8
The green and white title reads "City of Ann Arbor Green Map," and below it there are categories of different green spaces, such as environmental centers, museums, and waterways. On the right, there is a map denoting these different locations in Ann Arbor.
Earth Day is this week, so we’re sharing a City of Ann Arbor Green Map from our collection. This map showcases environmental centers, museums, parks, and scientific sites in the area, all of which advance our town’s sustainability. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/pVnW5
Shapiro Library is staying open til midnight on Friday, April 17, Saturday, April 18, Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25.
The end is nigh. We know students are studying for finals, so we're keeping the Shapiro Library open late on Friday and Saturday for the next two weekends as they (you?) study for finals. We'll still be open overnight Sunday-Friday.
Part of a colorful silk tapestry, lavishly embellished with gold thread, depicting a coiled dragon staring directly at the viewer.
Watercolored sketch of three musicians, one playing a violin and one playing a bass.
Photograph of Lawrence Kasdan looking into a camera on a movie set.
Person crouching along the edges of a body of water, with palm trees falling due to erosion.
TODAY, 4-6p: Third Thursdays at the Library open houses: https://myumi.ch/egXd2
* East Asian Dragons in Art, Literature, & Festive Traditions
* Detroit: A City of Neighborhoods, Featuring the Art of Sam Karres
* The Lawrence Kasdan Papers
* Coastal Areas and Their Communities
Creative Arts Meetup: Connect, Collaborate, Create.
4/14 (today): At our ongoing Creative Arts Meetup (CAM) you can network with other artists, share your works in progress, get feedback from peers, and learn new skills. All are welcome. https://myumi.ch/3RwEP
The McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi, fronted by columns.
4/15: Join the U-M African Studies Center for "Digitization, Preservation and Performance of the Archive: How to Build a Library." It starts at 2pm with a panel discussion in Tisch Hall, with a later documentary screening at UMMA. The details: https://myumi.ch/5k7zg
Watercolored sketch of three musicians, one playing a violin and one playing a bass.
Photograph of Lawrence Kasdan looking into a camera on a movie set.
Person crouching along the edges of a body of water, with palm trees falling due to erosion.
Part of a colorful silk tapestry, lavishly embellished with gold thread, depicting a coiled dragon staring directly at the viewer.
4/16, 4-6p: Third Thursdays at the Library open houses: https://myumi.ch/egXd2
* Detroit: A City of Neighborhoods, Featuring the Art of Sam Karres
* The Lawrence Kasdan Papers
* Coastal Areas and Their Communities
* East Asian Dragons in Art, Literature, & Festive Traditions
Two stacks of cases for Evercade cartridges: Stack one: Tomb Raider Collection 2; Taito Arcade 2; Atari Arcade 2; Neogeo Arcade 3; Activision Collection 1. Stack two: The Llamasoft Collection; Rare Collection 1; Taito Arcade 1; Neogeo Arcade 2
Newly arrived Evercade Cartridges. We have console and handheld Evercade systems to play these.
Orange and yellow pictorial map of the Grand Canyon with a blue border that reads "A Hysterical Map of Grand Canyon National Park - A mile deep and ever so wide - A swell place to throw your old razor blades." The map has a cartoon style with satirical comments throughout.
The Grand Canyon was designated as a national park in 1919. This 1940 “hysterical” map colorfully depicts the canyon through cartoon details and satirical commentary, even asking if it’s a “trifle overdone." #MapMonday Find it in the Clark Library: https://myumi.ch/4mAyE
Therapaws! with a dog splooted on the ground, wagging its tail.
4/14 (Tuesday), 4-6pm, Shapiro Library: Paws and unwind during this stressful exam time! Pet, play with, and simply bask in the presence of dogs from Therapaws of Michigan. Also enjoy fun crafts, activities, and swag! #LibraryStudentAmbassadors https://myumi.ch/15D3p
Monday, April 13, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hatcher Gallery. Accepting these items: PC monitors, hard drives (wiped), printers, fax machines, copiers, televisions, desk phones, computers and other electronic equipment, batteries (alkaline, zinc-carbon, mercury, lithium) NOT accepting these items: chemical liquids, whether solids or gases; light bulbs (all types); mercury-containing articles and equipment; freon containing articles and equipment; radioactive material; medical equipment, including sharps; pharmaceuticals; oil-filled heaters; transformers, capacitors; large consumer equipment (stoves, water heaters, etc.); university-purchased equipment
4/13: Bring your personal electronics to the Hatcher Gallery on Monday for recycling! While you're there, learn about campus waste reduction programs and Planet Blue Ambassador reuse and repair initiatives. Get the details: https://myumi.ch/4mA9w
Film screening and panel discussion of The Librarians. America's war on books is more than a war on words. April 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Hatcher Gallery.
4/14, Hatcher Gallery, 5:30pm: Join us for a screening of the documentary The Librarians (2025), which explores the national battle over book banning in the U.S., followed by a panel discussion of the film. You can also browse a banned book display. https://myumi.ch/w92WX
4/10: Join us for “AI in Language Instruction,” a panel comprised of U-M instructors of Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, and Urdu, who will share their approaches to integrating AI into language teaching and learning. You can join in person or online. https://myumi.ch/79zJ5
Student Filmfest: Watch U-M student films.
4/10, Shapiro Gallery, 10am-noon: Stop by on Friday to support students' work at the Shapiro Student Filmfest! Treat yourself to light refreshments and watch short films created by U-M students. https://myumi.ch/8qWJG
Beautiful calligraphy on a color background.
4/9: Aisha Imam, director of the Reed Society for the Sacred Arts, leads a discussion with calligraphers and an illumination artist who specialize in Ottoman classical book arts. Stay to view pieces from the Islamic Manuscripts Collection. https://myumi.ch/R3PQd
Watercolor painting of musicians playing violin and bass. Untitled sketch from Sketchbook #30 by Sam Karres, 1993, Sam Karres Archive, Special Collections Research Center, University of Michigan Library.
Experience art and life through an artist's eyes, with scenes of music, dance, restaurants, and faces from Detroit's Greektown community. View this exhibit in the Clark Library, 2nd floor Hatcher. Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres: https://myumi.ch/G2j6q
Dispatches from the Avant-Garage, The Alternative Press, by Rebecca Kosick.
4/9: Learn about The Alternative Press from conversation between poet and scholar Rebecca Kosick and co-founder Ken Mikolowski. A Life's Work in Boxes: Perspectives on Archival Collecting and Research: https://myumi.ch/G2X7q
Map of the world, with many Chinese and Japanese characters.
This Japanese map turns Buddhist cosmology into geography, and the whole thing was carved into a single woodblock in the 1700s! Every line you see was cut by hand, in reverse, before being pressed onto paper. Zoom in on the details here: https://myumi.ch/A1q24 #MapMonday
A textile showing one woman standing with a vase in her hand and the other sitting in front of her.
Explore the artistry, symbolism, and regional diversity of traditional Syrian garments. On display in the rotunda of the Clark Library (2nd floor Hatcher) — Threads of Heritage: Syrian Textiles as Living History. https://myumi.ch/Xy9JQ
Cornbread, covered with syrup, on a white plate.
Curator Juli McLoone shares her experience making (and tasting) Malinda Russell's Indian Meal Batter Bread (1866). Russell's "A Domestic Cook Book" is the oldest known cookbook by an African American woman. Maybe you'll be inspired to make this cornbread? https://myumi.ch/4m73Q
30th National Poetry Month, Erasure Symposium, Interrogating Power, Form, and Narrative, April 1, 12-5 p.m., Hatcher Gallery.
TODAY: Explore erasure as an artistic practice, archival condition, and lived political reality. Join this half-day symposium in the Hatcher Gallery. https://myumi.ch/pVGPA
M Library logo in maize and blue.
U-M faculty, students, staff. Having a hard time finding an article or book or book chapter? Place a request, and we'll find it for you — from our stacks, from within our e-resources, or from anywhere in the world. We'll track it down! https://myumi.ch/bVmPe
Partial cover of the book "Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence" and a photo of the author, Maxamed Abu-maye.
3/31: Maxamed Abu-maye, assistant professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University, speaks on his project, "Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence." https://myumi.ch/n1PJN
In the top left corner, the map reads: "The Shaping of a Continent: North America's West Coast". Below it there is a map in orange, pink, and blue demonstrating how much North America has drifted in millions of years. At the center of the map, there is a detailed illustration visualizing the geologic features of the Pacific Northwest, including the subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate. There are some blurbs surrounding it providing more information.
Did you know that there are 13 major volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest? This map colorfully visualizes why: at the Cascadia subduction zone, the Juan de Fuca Plate slides beneath North America, creating several explosive volcanoes. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/D8ER8
Game Night, Tuesday, March 31, 4-6 p.m., Shapiro 4th floor.
3/31: Plan ahead to spend Tuesday evening playing a wide array of video games and board games with your friends! The Computer and Video Game Archive in the Shapiro Library will have its doors open for exploration. You could win library swag! https://myumi.ch/MkymA
30th National Poetry Month, Erasure Symposium, Interrogating Power, Form, and Narrative, April 1, 12-5 p.m., Hatcher Library.
4/1: In honor of the 30th National Poetry Month, join us for a half-day symposium exploring erasure as an artistic practice, archival condition, and lived political reality. See the full schedule: https://myumi.ch/pVGPA
Zine making and trading night, showing a crayon, scissors, and cut-out letters.
3/27, 12-2pm: Learn about the art of zines, handmade booklets focusing on niche topics. Create your own zine from a piece of paper, art supplies, and newspaper scraps — or bring your own zines to distribute and trade! Zine Make and Trade Day: https://myumi.ch/Z2d5y
Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
3/31: Don't miss next week's conversation between Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Lynette Clemetson, director of Wallace House Center for Journalists, as they reflect on the 250th anniversary of the United States. https://myumi.ch/xwWMN
2020 United States Census data by county, showing the percent of the population selecting two or more races.
3/26: Join us in a community-based art event! Using short writing/drawing prompts about mixed race identities, we hope you'll help us populate a community-created mosaic of responses. https://myumi.ch/5kZXV
Headshot of Kirsten E. Wood and the book cover of Accommodating the Republic.
3/26: Learn about the role of neighborhood taverns as sites for gathering and political mobilization after the Revolutionary War. Join us in person or via Zoom for "Taverns and the Post-Revolutionary Republican Experiment" with Kirsten Wood: https://myumi.ch/4mZpP