University of Michigan Library

In the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room: The People’s Bicentennial. Original artifacts document the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC), which challenged the official, corporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. myumi.ch/nVk1V

Happening NOW in the Clark Library: the opening of "Muted Volumes: Book-objects, patterned papers, and the closed stacks of Buhr," an exhibit of handbound unopenable book-objects as symbolic stand-ins for books languishing in offsite storage. myumi.ch/Mpbk6

Zooniverse volunteers helped us transcribe and digitize our collection of letters that were sent to Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre in the aftermath of his War of the Worlds broadcast. Watch "My Dear Mr. Welles: War of the Worlds Fan and Hate Mail": myumi.ch/bDZVy

100 years ago on May 12, 1926, the first undisputed sighting of the North Pole took place by airplane! Advances in arctic exploration led to the creation of many maps of the top of our globe in the 1920s, including this one from 1929. #MapMonday myumi.ch/G2w8E

Ella Hall was a Black landlord and cook in Ann Arbor. Her manuscript cookbook (1920-1940ish) resides in our Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive, and a facsimile will be released by U-M Press in June. Read about Hall, her cookbook, and her cornbread! myumi.ch/qw87D

Fri 5/8, Clark Library, 2pm: Giovanni Scorcioni, owner of Facsimile Finder, a provider and maker of high quality facsimiles based in San Marino, gives a presentation on how ornate facsimiles (of manuscript copies from ca. 700-1600 CE) are made. myumi.ch/VD5Wg

A yellow submarine, Strawberry Fields, and Penny Lane all on one map! This 1974 pictorial map brings together the birthplaces, homes, schools, and other whimsical imagery associated with each Beatle. #MapMonday myumi.ch/VD5dM

Thanks for joining us on the Diag to celebrate graduations! We really loved seeing happy grads with their friends and families and dogs. And thanks to President Grasso and his adorable dog for joining in the fun! #GoBlue #MGoGrad

You made it to the end, grads, and we're honored to have been part of your journey. We're here cheering you on and encouraging you to keep growing, changing, and learning! #MGoGrad #GoBlue

Bring your camera/phone and your friends/family — we're cold but cheerful and back on the Diag taking photos! Take photos with our giant block M until 6pm today. Free! Congratulations, grads! #GoBlue #MGoGrad

Bring your camera/phone — we're on the Diag right now taking photos. We're happy to capture just the grad...or your entire happy gang! Congratulations, graduates! #GoBlue #MGoGrad @UMich

Road trip! A Toledo Museum of Art exhibit features some unique, rarely-seen items from our collection. "Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World" includes items from our collection of papyri and our Campbell Bonner Collection of Magical Amulets: myumi.ch/RQxJw

Thursday/Friday, 1-6pm: Memorialize your time @UMich! Bring a camera/phone and we'll help capture photos of you and your friends and family — cap and gown not required. Look for the large block M on the Diag in front of the Hatcher Library. #GoBlue #MGoGrad

Summer is almost upon us! And where better to visit than Northern Michigan? This 1910 map depicts the “delightful vacation land,” including fishing locations, train routes, and a close-up of Mackinac Island. #MapMonday myumi.ch/QwyAj

TODAY in Shapiro, 6-8pm: Paws and unwind during this stressful exam time! Pet, play with, and bask in the presence of therapy dogs from Therapaws of Michigan. Also enjoy fun crafts, activities and swag!

You're almost there, and we're here for you! You can study 24 hours at Shapiro as usual Sunday-Friday, plus we're staying open late (until midnight) this Friday and Saturday. Wishing all U-M students stellar results on finals!

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: myumi.ch/Qw2Z8

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 myumi.ch/pVnW5

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.

TODAY, 4-6p: Third Thursdays at the Library open houses: 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