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University of Michigan Library retweeted
Demons, shape-shifters and mythical beasts from across East Asia are out of the stacks this Halloween!
🕘 Today, Oct 15, 4–6 PM
📍 Asia Library Quiet Study Room, 4th floor Hatcher North
🎃 Costumes & curiosity welcome
@UMichLibrary #EastAsianFolklore #Halloween
University of Michigan Library retweeted
<< اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا >>
Kıt'a from an album of pieces signed by Kazasker Mustafa İzzet (d.1876)
@UMichLibrary Isl. Ms. 241 (Istanbul, ca. 1865/6)
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"Ayasofya Hattatı” olarak da tanınan Kazasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi’nin (1801-1876) vefatının 150. sene-i devriyesi münasebetiyle TÜYEK tarafından İstanbul Kültür Yolu Festivali kapsamında hazırlanan, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığımızın “Hattın Efendisi Kazasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi” Sergisi'nin açılışına katılımınızdan mutluluk duyarız.
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this vibrant discussion! Be sure to check out the exhibit -- Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s -- on view at Hatcher Library until 16 December!
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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!) myumi.ch/nVrAR
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University of Michigan Library retweeted
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 volume! Stop by on 10/23 to learn more about the collection and volume: buff.ly/WNqgzdt
University of Michigan Library retweeted
.@UMichLibrary holds the largest collection of ancient papyri in North America. Among the rare documents in our midst: the oldest-known copy of the Epistles of Paul. This summer, international scholars arrived on campus to participate in a unique seminar where U-M experts shared the latest preservation and conservation practices. #MichiganToday
🔗 Read more: myumi.ch/pgRPX
University of Michigan Library retweeted
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
ALT “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve as the 17th president of the University of Michigan. It is an extraordinary honor, and I am thrilled to join this community.” Dr. C. Cybele Raver, President-Elect. Headshot of Raver in front of Burton Tower.
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Last month, Sony PlayStation announced it would stop production of physical discs. @UMichLibrary's video game archivist David Carter advocates for a collaborative relationship between developers and archivists to develop preservation best practices. myumi.ch/Ax1pV
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Free online resource (<@BlueUrpi)
‘Plain Language Medical Dictionary’
@UMichLibrary
➡️ medicaldictionary.lib.umich.…
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Last night @zingermans 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
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ALT Menu for Juneteenth dinner
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ALT Lady Baltimore Cake recipe
University of Michigan Library retweeted
The African Heritage and Humanities Initiative at U-M will host, Digitization, Preservation and Performance of the Archive: How to Build a Library, panel and film screening this coming week. Visit the RSVP to see more details: forms.gle/87BThAh636MhHxU5A
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Snowy sunrise ❄️
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ALT Pink skies behind the U-M Law Quad as the sun rises on a January morning.
ALT Pink skies behind the U-M Law Quad as the sun rises on a January morning.
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Still time to apply! These fellowships support researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections. Learn more at myumi.ch/z9x98
Applications are open for our research fellowships! These fellowships support researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections. Applications are due 30 January 2026! Learn more at myumi.ch/z9x98
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University of Michigan Library retweeted
This afternoon, the U-M Board of Regents voted to elect Kent Syverud as the 16th President of the University of Michigan. myumi.ch/JPJjG
ALT Kent Syverud named the 16th President of the University of Michigan.
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Description and metadata make everything else in a library work. We are grateful to the Busch family for their gift to honor Betty Jean and support the on-the-job learning and employment of students who support @UMichLibrary's cataloging workflows. blogs.lib.umich.edu/node/495…
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The archive of U-M alum and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan has come to Ann Arbor as part of @UMichLibrary’s Screen Arts Mavericks and Makers Collection. Kasden is the first @MichiganAlumni represented in the collection. myumi.ch/QwARq
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Our winter sale has begun! Get 50% off all UMP titles with code HOLIDAY25, so start browsing here: buff.ly/6Q2tz4J
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University of Michigan Library retweeted
We had so much fun at last night's @UMichLibrary Third Thursday event featuring the Ezra and Sara Seegar Stone Papers! 🎙️📎
University of Michigan Library retweeted
Applications are open for our research fellowships! These fellowships support researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections. Applications are due 30 January 2026! Learn more at myumi.ch/z9x98
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University of Michigan Library retweeted
Are you ready to be spo0oked for today's Third Thursday drop in event from 4-6pm?! @UMichLibrary
Come see:
👀Silence of the Lambs straightjacket & costumes
🦇Witchcraft books from the 1500s
💀A book that will actually kill you
🎃Spooky scary skeletons
👻A latex baby
University of Michigan Library retweeted
An Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company will attempt to reconstruct the lost 43 minutes of Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" as a test case of AI's ability to edit, rewrite, and overhaul a movie after it has already been filmed.
wellesnet.com/ai-magnificent…
