Library Blogs

We are pleased to announce the opening of this exciting new exhibit at the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room! Explore a diverse array of Greco-Roman artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen, supernatural forces for aid and protection. When? January 9-April 30, 2026.

The Man in the Iron Mask is the final adventure in Dumas' Musketeer Saga. The former Musketeer, Aramis, now a bishop, plans to replace the villainous king, Louis XIV, with his identical twin brother, a masked prisoner in the Bastille. This novel brings the series to a thrilling conclusion, and it has inspired numerous film adaptations. But don't expect the novel to have the same ending as the 1998 film, which is probably the best-known adaptation.

3D printed organizer for board game materials.

3D printed bobbins for physics research.

3D printed headband for a pair of broken headphones.

Join us this Thursday, December 18th, between 4-6p for our final Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!

3D printed rack mount for a router to study networks.

3D printed case for radio hardware.

In Special Collections, our books don’t leave the building, but sometimes the recipes sneak out for a trip to the kitchen. Last week, the U-M Library Art Alliance, the William L. Clements Library, and the Special Collections Research Center teamed up with Student Life Sustainability for a small, hands-on staff event, where we brought two nineteenth century cookie recipes to 21st century tastebuds. 

Creating a small camera to document surgical procedures.