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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

New exhibit! View 19 books that show the evolution of book printing from the Estienne family of printers in an era of amazing change. Brothers and Uncles, Kings and Typecutters: Five generations of Estienne printing in Michigan Collections (1512-1625): https://myumi.ch/3RpjD

Man pointing up toward the branches of an olive tree with the text "alt um sapere noli" which means "Don't be afraid to know."

U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 2d

This snap of a 1539 pictorial map of Scandinavia features fantastical sea monsters & dragons that sailors once feared lurked beneath the waters. Stop by Clark Library on Oct. 16 for our Monsters & Myths Third Thursday at the Library open house! #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/79br3

Close up of fantastical sea monsters in the ocean.

Black and white map of Scandinavia with drawings of sea monsters and boats in the ocean.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Have you participated in the Look to Michigan campaign yet? You can trigger matching funds with a monthly gift! The library, the faculty and students we serve, and the public who benefits from our collective work, appreciate your support: https://myumi.ch/7PR3G

Look to Michigan for a world-class library that shapes the future, with students sitting in front of the Hatcher Library.

U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

10/16: Third Thursdays at the Library — in Asia Library — Shadows and Spirits: The Supernatural in East Asian Culture. Explore a rich tapestry of mythological monsters, strange beings, and ghosts! myumi.ch/E8dg5

Zhongshan Going on Excursion 中山出遊圖; a Chinese handscroll from the late 13th to early 14th century that depicts the legendary hero Zhong Kui, known as the Demon Queller, setting out on a hunting exhibition with his sister; National Museum of Asian Art.

U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

10/16: Third Thursdays at the Library — in International Studies — Encountering the Supernatural. See books, films, and other collection items that document rituals and amulets. myumi.ch/Z25mJ

Selection of Philippine amulets depicted in "Catalogue of Philippine Silver Anting-Anting Medals," 2nd edition, by Eldrich Yap and Melvin Lam.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

10/16: Third Thursdays at the Library — in Special Collections — Rare BOO👻ks and other Spooky Selections. See the straight jacket worn by Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs! myumi.ch/4mp96

Straight jacket worn by actor Anthony Hopkins in the film "Silence of the Lambs."

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

10/16: Third Thursdays at the Library — in the Clark Library — Monsters and Myths on Maps. View flamboyant sea monsters, trace epic quests from literature, and be inspired by all the wild and magical things depicted on maps throughout history. myumi.ch/79br3

Sea monsters on a map, from Islandia in "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Theater of the World), by Abraham Ortelius, 1586.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

10/16 4-6pm: At next week's Third Thursdays at the Library, our monthly open house, view spooky items from our collections! Collect a stamp from each of the four Hatcher locations—Asia Library, Clark Library, International Studies, & Special Collections Research Center—to win a prize! myumi.ch/egXd2

Three Philippine amulets and a character from a 13-14th century scroll.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

We'll be @aadl.org's Dead Media Day this weekend! Explore interesting old media items from our Digital Preservation Lab. Touch and learn about vintage tapes, records, floppy disks, and other "dead media." Discover how the Digital Preservation Lab works to keep digital history preserved. Also, zines!

pulp.aadl.org @pulp.aadl.org · 7d

Alive and Well:
@aadl.org's Dead Media Day celebrates the past in the digital age. The 10/12 event pays homage to retro media, entertainment, and ephemera. To get in the spirit of it, Pulp writer Lori Stratton shares five pieces of dead media from her personal collection.
pulp.aadl.org/node/647911

Photos of a reel-to-reel tape machine, a typewriter, a VHS tape, and a floppy disk.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Let's see what you know about the library (and more). Play this trivia game for a chance to win library swag! #LibraryStudentAmbassadors https://t.co/aznmUEkUUb

Test your library and media knowledge with our trivia game. Participants could win U-M Library swag. Plan until October 26.

U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Our Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive includes several dozen manuscript cookbooks, primarily from the 19th & 20th centuries. This handwritten volume is Cookery MS 15 and was written in England around 1850. The page shows a recipe for Hard Biscuits. https://myumi.ch/qZ2mg

Bound manuscript cookbook in landscape format, with a recipe for "Hard biscuits" written in brown ink on laid paper. The ingredients are a piece of butter the size of an egg, a pound of butter, and enough water to make a dough.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 8d

For #BannedBooksWeek, October 5-11, join us in reading and advocating for the freedom to read diverse literature. We'll even share a few book titles to get you started: https://myumi.ch/9pQyg

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 9d

Have you visited a Metropark recently? This system of 13 public parks in the Detroit area has been around since 1939 and allows you to enjoy the outdoors at any time of the year. This map of Metro Beach Metropark from 1981 is in our catalog: https://myumi.ch/R3N1N #MapMonday

Orange and grey map of Metro Beach Metropark, with an inset map of the greater Detroit area. The bottom third of the image is the cover for the map, with 4 symbols representing the 4 seasons.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 11d

It's still #ClimateWeek! Read “The Mighty Red,” a novel by Louise Erdrich. Ebook & audiobook versions are available to students, faculty, & staff at all three U-M campuses via the library’s Overdrive collection: https://t.co/XCZzACPI79

The Mighty Red book cover with red text.

U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 12d

10/7: Bring a laptop and learn to develop habits that encourage an #OpenInquiry frame of mind. Join us in the Hatcher Gallery on Tuesday evening for "Reading Beyond the Headlines: Mindsets for Open Inquiry." https://myumi.ch/QwkMq

Mobile phone with a list of news stories.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 13d

Websites are ephemeral. Online content can disappear without notice. Our "Archiving Websites and Data" site shares information and tools that can help preserve access to websites and datasets that are needed for research and publication. https://myumi.ch/jJQpg

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 13d

You could win library swag! Our #LibraryStudentAmbassadors are hosting a trivia game that tests your library and media knowledge. Will you crush it? https://myumi.ch/jJQWZ

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 14d

Last chance! The exhibit Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Linocuts by Meredith Stern represents rights the United Nations General Assembly asserts should be protected worldwide. Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor Hatcher, closing Oct 3. https://myumi.ch/2rX3p

Depiction of eight human rights, such as the right to life, liberty and security of person.

U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 14d

It's also affecting the return of items we've loaned out — paying a $100+ tariff to take delivery of an item we own.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 14d

Love, family, and environmental & economic turmoil. For #ClimateWeek, read “The Mighty Red,” a novel by Louise Erdrich. Ebook & audiobook versions are available to students, faculty, & staff at all three U-M campuses via the library’s Overdrive collection. https://myumi.ch/R3ynD

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 15d

For U-M Climate Week, consider how to embrace "green computing." We've got tips, tools, and techniques for evaluating and minimizing the environmental impacts of computational research: https://myumi.ch/xwVwg

University of Michigan Climate Week, Sept 27-Oct 5.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 15d

10/1, 10am: Enjoy an informal conversation with Julia Miller, curator of the exhibit Suave Mechanicals: A Celebration of Nine Volumes on the Art and History of Bookbinding (2013–2025), currently on display in the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room. https://myumi.ch/NrxPW

A tattered bookcover with a stitched binding and a display of modern recreations of historical book binding.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 16d

Did you know that not all maps are made to depict precise geography?
This map made in Japan in 1710 shows the world according to Buddhist mythology:
India at the center, with Europe and America as distant islands. View this map
up close at: https://myumi.ch/y1dbb
#MapMonday

A black and white print with many islands merging into a landmass, with a large swirl in the center, wave-patterned water around it, and lines of text along the top and in both lower corners.

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 18d

Play a trivia game for a chance to win library swag! Think you know a lot about the library? We'll see about that. (It's an open test, so looking up the answers isn't cheating.) #LibraryStudentAmbassadors https://myumi.ch/jJQWZ

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U-M Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 19d

New digital collection: the "U-M Museum of Zoology, Reptiles and Amphibians Sea Snake Digital Collection." Pictured: Laticauda colubrina, found in tropical Pacific waters. See more: https://myumi.ch/bV1V2

Black and white striped head of a snake.

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