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Some campus scenes to send you into the holiday weekend 😌 #GoBlue

Most library locations will be closed Saturday, 5/24 through Monday, 5/26 for the Memorial Day holiday. Shapiro Library is open with limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. See hours by location: lib.umich.edu/locations-and-…

Minā with the place of the sacrifice, the jamarāt, pilgrim tents, Masjid al-Khayf, & cave where the Prophet was sheltered during the revelation of Sūrat al-Mursalāt, in Isl Ms 347, 16c copy of Futūḥ al-Ḥaramayn myumi.ch/xwjDm #EidMubarak #HajjMubarak

6/10: Come and learn about paper making and the "Virgil Wove." Cathleen A. Baker (Conservation Librarian Emerita) will talk in the Hatcher Gallery about John Baskerville’s Virgil (1757) and the Development of the Earliest Western-Made Wove Papers: myumi.ch/3R971

"The hype surrounding AI is enormous, but so are its technical overhead, financial costs and environmental implications." — Eliot Scott, Senior Developer Read his enlightening post, "Experimenting with Generative Artificial Intelligence on Library Blogs": myumi.ch/9pJVx

Pick a book to read for Pride Month! Many of our titles are available online. Here's a selected list of fiction and non-fiction books that explore the varied experiences of LGBTQ+ people: myumi.ch/G27gV

6/12 at noon: Celebrate Loving Day 2025 with a free screening of "The Loving Story," an HBO documentary (77 mins). The Loving case helped overturn state bans on interracial marriage. You can also join us for discussion after the film. The details: myumi.ch/w9wz9

6/13: Join us for a hands-on color mixing session with a dash of color theory. Learn some techniques to get better results when combining colors and come away with a few rainbow hued cards. See you at Ann Arbor District Library, downtown! myumi.ch/792jr

Today at 1pm! Learn how graphic novelists collaborate to make comics that exceed the sum of their parts. Comics in Conversation: Artist, Writer, Reader — myumi.ch/P3mke

Take a look at what students have been making in the Shapiro Design Lab! They've been using the vinyl cutter, 3D printer, and sewing machine for things like a bike tool tray, custom t-shirts, a giant tooth vase (!), and a model plane. Lab Notes: myumi.ch/6yG12

Look at these cute little seed dumplings! Take a break at the A2SF (Ann Arbor Summer Festival) Annex on Wednesday, 5-9pm to create a seed dumpling to plant in your own garden, make planter pots, learn about our Seed Library vending machine, and more. myumi.ch/A13ZQ

Happy summer solstice, happy weekend! The Orientation of Buildings or Planning for Sunlight, 1912: myumi.ch/Mkz3Q

An NIH Public Access Policy originally scheduled for Dec 2025 will now take effect July 1. It requires that manuscripts resulting from funding (in whole or part) by NIH be submitted to PubMed Central without embargo. Join our Zoom info session on Friday: myumi.ch/pVRp5

We hold one of the largest collections of trans history in the country, attained by acquiring the National Transgender Library and Archives in 2000. In the Michigan Advance, "Within the halls of U of M’s Hatcher Library, a wealth of transgender history": myumi.ch/R39WN

Printed materials can become vessels of memories and mourning. A library mini grant helped Okyoung Noh collaborate on a very personal zine. Find out more in her blog post, "where violence flows - mediating on family, grief, and imperialism": myumi.ch/VVr7X

Take a holiday break! All library locations are closing at 5pm today and will remain closed all day Friday, July 4. Only the Shapiro Library will be open on Saturday, July 5. Check hours before you visit: myumi.ch/E8rr1

Out in the reading room recently, Isl Ms 259, manuscript copy of a selection of texts on qirāʼāt with stunning lacquerwork covers. Browse the description and entire manuscript online! hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015… #ManuscriptMonday

Our Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive includes 200+ boxes of 19th & 20th century advertising ephemera. In this early 20th c. Campbell's soup pamphlet, advertisers used a die cut to give the illusion of three dimensions: myumi.ch/G2qZ1