I know we keep sharing info about this 1926 map of Ann Arbor (created by two women to raise money for the Michigan League's site), but it's very cool! Read more about it in "The making of a map": https://myumi.ch/ykbJd

Working on a cool project? Apply for a library mini grant of up to $1,000! We're looking for projects that enhance global scholarship, support community partnerships, or advocate for diversity and inclusion. Apply by end-of-day on Sept 28. The details: https://myumi.ch/8JgJ2

9/24, 5pm: Celebrate the centennial of the iconic "Down in Ann Arbor Town" map! Learn how the map came to be and the cartographic context that produced it. Plus refreshments & a copy of the map! Join in person or via Zoom. More: https://myumi.ch/X8y3r

9/24, 5pm: Celebrate 100 years of the iconic "Down in Ann Arbor Town" map by learning about how the map came to be and the cartographic context that produced it. (And maybe pick up your own copy!) Join us in the Hatcher Gallery or on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/X8y3r

We're glad you're back, Wolverines! Interested in learning about maps ranging from the universe to a single building? Visit Clark Library (2nd floor Hatcher). We've got an info desk, study space, exhibits, atlases, and maps and maps and maps! #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/4xQA6

Monday 9/21, 4pm: Join us (in the Hatcher Gallery or on Zoom) for a panel discussion about social and culinary trends of the early 20th century. It's the exhibit opening for "American Home Cooking in the 1920s." (Plus cake!) https://myumi.ch/nVrAR

Did you know?: In addition to the many shelves of translated manga in the main comics collection at AAELibrary, @umichlibrary.bsky.social also has many shelves of original Japanese manga volumes in the Asia Library!

TODAY: Third Thursdays at the Library! Hatcher Library, 4-6pm. * The Work of Women Cartographers * The Advancement of Democracy in Korea * Winnie-the-Pooh Has a Birthday * Literary and Artistic Expressions of Resistance * 250 Years Through Books (Shapiro) https://myumi.ch/egXd2

Ever wonder where to find buried treasure? Come to the Clark Library to take a closer look at this buried treasure map! Maybe you'll get lucky. #TalkLikeAPirate #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/MpkE3

See the U-M Museum of Art display “American Sampler: Activating the Archive.” Artifacts, artwork, & documents that illuminate strategies, visual vocabularies, & methods of protest—with Labadie Collection items from our Special Collections Research Center. https://myumi.ch/8qVN6

“Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s” opens Sept. 21 in the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, with materials from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive. It explores social & technological shifts in food consumption. https://myumi.ch/2jbEZ

Join the U-M Library to celebrate the culmination of a decade-and-a-half long project to fully catalog the library's extraordinary collection of Greek manuscripts and our forthcoming companion volume! Stop by Hatcher room 660D on 10/23 to learn more about the collection and volume: buff.ly/WNqgzdt

The Greek Manuscripts of the University of Michigan: A Celebration of the Collection and Its Catalogue

Three scholars offer complementary perspectives on the study of Greek manuscripts.

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ArtForum reviewed the exhibit American Sampler: Activating the Archive, a partnership between the library and the U-M Museum of Art. Read American Sampler: An Archive of Protest Art Meets the Moment: https://myumi.ch/rwd96

American Sampler: An Archive of Protest Art Meets the Moment

Protest art from “a long twentieth-century history of dissent” storms out of the archive at the University of Michigan Museum of Art

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Our #SpecialCollections team prepares collections for use by researchers on campus & around the world. Among the latest are “The Truth About Charlie” series from the Jonathan Demme Papers (documents the film's creation) and the John Depol Collection (300 wood engravings & more).

Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Tigger, Owl, Rabbit, and Christopher Robin. This year marks 100 years of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh! Our Children’s Literature collection features original editions, pop-up and movable book versions of the stories. https://myumi.ch/gkZPq

The third Thursday of each month, 4-6p, we host an open house in Hatcher featuring materials from our collections. This semester #SpecialCollections presents Winnie-the Pooh, Magic and Monsters, Mountains and Rivers, and the Divine Comedy. Library events: https://myumi.ch/egXd2

Our Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar attendees learned and practiced the latest papyrus preservation techniques on small and large manuscript fragments. "International cohort of papyrus conservation students repair manuscripts unread for 2,000 years": https://myumi.ch/E7W93

Cocoa Sticks, from Meals for Small Families by Jean Mowat, epitomizes a key theme of the 1920s: an unapologetic use of commercially made and packaged foodstuffs in support of simple & speedy meal preparation." Curator Juli McLoone's recipe of the month: https://myumi.ch/pgR8J

C. Cybele Raver was confirmed as the University of Michigan’s 17th president today at a special meeting of the Board of Regents. Please join us in welcoming President-Elect Raver! myumi.ch/9JJEP

Thanks for stopping by the Shapiro Library for Party for Your Mind! Hope you had as much fun as we did!

Starting off the semester with another donation to @umichlibrary.bsky.social Computer & Video Game Archive.

TODAY is the day! We're having a Party for Your Mind! Make sure you visit inside and outside the Shapiro Library (just off the Diag) from 2-4pm. Food, games, giveaways...and, of course, a photo with the giant block M. https://myumi.ch/MppWn

Studying abroad soon? Going on a family vacation to Italy? This pictorial map of Venice will prepare you for the city's labyrinth of canals! #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/G72dp

Excited that the Accessible Comics Exhibition I co-created with @nsousanis.bsky.social will be heading to the University of Michigan this fall. Check it out! Exhibit Opening: Comics Beyond Sight @umichlibrary.bsky.social www.lib.umich.edu/visit-and-st...

Exhibit Opening: Comics Beyond Sight

Hear from the exhibit creators, engage with the exhibit, and talk with tabling presenters.

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What does the future of video games for research look like? With Sony PlayStation planning to discontinue the production of physical game discs, David Carter, video game archivist at U-M Library, weighs in: https://myumi.ch/AxxNw

There are over 40 native sheep breeds in the United Kingdom. This colorful map highlights the U.K.'s rolling pastures, showing major cities alongside the unique sheep of each region. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/Pb3AQ

We don't just house ancient papyri, we teach others best practices to conserve it. AP video: "Global scholars learn finer points of papyri conservation at rare University of Michigan seminar" https://myumi.ch/zN9Qy

Global scholars learn finer points of papyri conservation at rare University of Michigan seminar

Nine scholars from around the world spent 10 days at the University of Michigan, completing a seminar that conveys the best practices for conserving ancient texts written on rolls made from the papyru...

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Working on ancient items can be scary, so our one-of-a-kind Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar teaches techniques to papyrologists and conservators. AP article: "Inside one of the world’s few crash courses in conserving and caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts" https://myumi.ch/7J9pr

Inside one of the world's few crash courses in conserving and caring for ancient papyrus manuscripts

Nine scholars recently attended a seminar at the University of Michigan to learn about conserving papyrus manuscripts.

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So... what happens after you submit your final dissertation to @umichlibrary.bsky.social? As it turns out: a lot! Learn more about the Unlocking Dissertations Project & how to make sure your dissertation is public: myumi.ch/bDE4V #UMich #GradSchool #Rackham150 #WeAreRackham #OpenAccess

Ever wondered how the visually impaired navigate geography? Cartography isn’t just visual. This tactile map of Australia uses haptic textures and braille to render complex landforms and borders entirely through touch. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/QMwnZ