Stargazing this summer? This glow-in-the-dark star finder with a zodiac dial helps everyday astronomers identify constellations based on the date and time of night. Rotate the dial to map the night sky and spot stars from your own backyard! See it in the Clark Library. #MapMonday

All library locations are closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday July 4. The Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library in the Duderstadt Center will also be closed on Sunday, July 5. Check hours here: https://myumi.ch/D8g88

We've found our new Associate University Librarian for collections! Jessica Morales will join the U-M Library this September, coming from the University of Arkansas Libraries. Welcome, Jessica! https://myumi.ch/WDJwJ

Summer calls for cool drinks and cool eats. Juli McLoone, Janice B. Longone Librarian for Culinary History, shares her recipe of the month: Sicilian Sorbet from Fannie Farmer's "The Boston Cooking School Cook Book," 1920. Peaches pressed through a sieve! https://myumi.ch/9JPW9

Thrilled about our newly endowed librarian position! Curator Juli McLoone, the Janice B. Longone Librarian for Culinary History thanks to an estate gift from Daniel T. Longone, continues Jan's project to collect, preserve & share American culinary history. https://myumi.ch/xjdej

As you prep your grill for hotdogs this July 4th check out this cool map of the U.S. once we gained independence! Happy semiquincentennial! #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/bDRXj

Celebrate Pride Month with a piece of history. This vibrant map captures Castro's resilient LGBTQ+ community by balancing joyful activism & nightlife with the heartbreak of the AIDS crisis. #Mapmonday Learn More: https://myumi.ch/qw1nX

Look who enjoyed the Ann Arbor Summer Festival last night! U-M Dean of Libraries Lisa Carter and interim U-M President Domenico Grasso were in the "Book Nook" which featured books from the library and U-M Press that were written by U-M alums and professors.

TODAY, 12-1:30pm: The Computer and Video Game Archive (CVGA) is bringing pop-up gaming stations to the Askwith Media Library (2nd floor Hatcher) for the summer! Stop by today's kickoff event to play on a GameCube, Nintendo 64, and an Xbox Series X.

"Happiness in One Easy Step, Only at Michigan." Support our Group Study Space Refresh Fund and help keep student-centered spaces comfortable, collaborative, and ready for the next big idea. Giving feels good, and it makes a real difference! https://myumi.ch/2jMVk

Have you stopped by the U-M Museum of Art to view the exhibit American Sampler yet? It's an impressive display exploring the art, language, and legacy of political protest in the U.S. from the 1950s to the 1970s. https://myumi.ch/8qVN6

Happy summer! Yesterday was the solstice, the longest day of the year. This 1946 chart shows how the Northern Hemisphere stays bathed in daylight during summer compared to other seasons. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/7Jd81

Remember those late-night study group sessions at the library — the ones with comfy spaces, big ideas, and just the right amount of focus? Our Group Study Space Refresh Fund is a way you can elevate the atmosphere and energize today's students. https://myumi.ch/2jMVk

Last night @zingermans.bsky.social celebrating Juneteenth & the release of the Ella E. Hall Recipe Book was wonderful. Amazing food and speakers, plus joyful conversation with our community. The bakehouse did a great job recreating a Lady Baltimore Cake recipe Ella loved! @umichlibrary.bsky.social

Happy early Father's Day! Treat Dad to a scenic hike or bike ride along the trails at Ann Arbor's Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Enjoy nature & quality time together in the heart of Tree Town! #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/zNrDd

The Birds. Vertigo. Dirty Harry. Harold and Maude. San Francisco has one of the greatest film legacies of any American city. This map shows locations so you can check out the scenes yourself — from dark comedies to classics to horrors. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/jV43V

Not all maps are made for adults! This 1998 map reimagined Chicago for children. Chicago and beyond are illustrated with points of interest, a Loop inset, and an index to everything worth seeing when you're small & the Windy City feels enormous. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/rw7Dn

This declassified D-Day map (1 of 2) was used by the American military to plan the Omaha Beach landings (Normandy, France on June 6, 1944). These remarkable maps include red print detailing intelligence readings. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/NrAVG

Most library locations are closed Saturday, 5/23 through Monday, 5/26 for the Memorial Day holiday. Shapiro Library is open regular hours Saturday and limited hours Sunday. See hours for details: https://myumi.ch/D8g88

Joe Veazey, the artist behind the famous Atlanta Rap Map, spent two years eating at 150+ barbecue joints to make this map. It charts 180+ restaurants, 25 barbecue legends, and the full regional history of American barbecue, all painted by hand. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/kVwjV

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. https://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. https://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": https://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 https://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! https://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. https://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 https://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.edu#GoBlue

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: https://myumi.ch/RQxJw

Thursday/Friday, 1-6pm: Memorialize your time at the University of Michigan! 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 https://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: https://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 https://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: 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

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

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

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

Newly arrived Evercade Cartridges. We have console and handheld Evercade systems to play these.

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

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

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

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

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