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lines of arabic text framed by marbled borders and floral designs in gold and colors
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  • Evyn Kropf
This week: Islamic calligraphy and illumination in the library
Join us this week for a conversation and collection visit with artists specializing in Ottoman classical book arts!
Beyond the Reading Room
A Light blue 3D printed hinge joint on a white surface. The hinge is "closed" in a v-shape pointing to the left of the image.
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  • Jan Gutwirth
3D Printed Hinge
3D printed hinge as a test print.
Lab Notes
Head and shoulder photo of a blonde woman smiling and holding some kind of small baked good (maybe cake or cornbread?)
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  • Juli McLoone
CANCELED | Making Sense of the American South through Baking
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled, but we plan to reschedule for Fall 2026.

Join us on Friday, April 17th from 2:00-300pm in the Hatcher Gallery Event Space for the first Longone Lecture, a biennial lecture series exploring the history of food and drink in the United States. We are delighted to welcome our first speaker, Rebecca Sharpless, Professor of History at Texas Christian University. Dr. Sharpless writes on the intersections of food, women, and work in the American South. This event is hybrid and a zoom link is also available.
Beyond the Reading Room
Square pan of yellow cornbread, showing cracks typical of quick breads
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  • Juli McLoone
Recipe of the Month: Malinda Russell’s Indian Meal Batter Bread (1866)
Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cook Book, published in Paw Paw, MI in 1866 is the oldest known cookbook by an African American woman. A free woman of color from Tennessee who had moved to Michigan to escape violence during the Civil War, Malinda Russell wrote her cookbook in hopes of raising money to return to Tennessee and reclaim her property. This blog post highlights her recipe for cornbread
Beyond the Reading Room
People gathered around a table, some taking notes
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  • Kate Meyrick
Reading, Thinking, Analyzing, and Reflecting on Interview Data in a Workshop Setting
The Learning Programs and Initiatives (LPI) librarians wanted to understand English 124 student needs better, so we interviewed English 124 instructors, and then designed a workshop-style group data analysis session for colleagues in LPI. In this post, I reflect on the process of planning and administering the group data analysis workshop activity, the conversations that came from it, thoughts on the effectiveness of this analysis strategy, and ways it will impact our teaching practices in the future.
Tiny Studies
A photo of a table next to a column on a gray and green tiled floor. The table has a variety of candy and stickers on it, and hanging off the front of the table are three signs. There are two identical small signs on either end of the table: "Sticker and Candy sale! / Stickers: $1 / Candy: 2 for $1". The large sign in the middle is blue vinyl cut lettering on posterboard: " Future Educators at the University of Michigan".
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  • Elizabeth Maureen Hamill
Vinyl Cut Club Sign
Vinyl cut sign for a club on campus.
Lab Notes
A photo of a dark skinned figure standing in front of a computer desk and chairs. The figure is wearing a white long sleeve shirt under a dark green short sleeved collared shirt. On top of that they are wearing a white apron that goes down to their knees, with a blue vinyl-cut logo of the University of Michigan College Democrats group.
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  • Jolene Rebekah Frey
Vinyl Cutting Aprons
Vinyl cutting aprons for a pancake fundraiser.
Lab Notes
A red 3D printed earring stand on a wooden table with Hello Kitty dolls in the background. The stand is tall and uses A-stand legs to stay upright. There are two rungs to hold earrings on, and each rung holds about five pairs of hanging earrings or hoops
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  • Vivienne Renee Dacres
3D Printed Earring Stand
A 3d printed earring stand for hoops and hanging earrings.
Lab Notes
A picture of a collection of bones on a wooden table. In the foreground, a series of metatarsal bones laid out on a notepad with each bone labeled. On the right is a laptop computer, and in the background on the table is a full model reconstruction of a right foot with all the bones connected. In the far back, on the table, is a rolled UM research poster.
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  • Maeve Ann Lyon
3D Printed Human Metatarsal Bones
3D printed metatarsal bones for a research presentation.
Lab Notes
A 3d printed webbed red hand used as a stand to hold a silver watch. The hand is stood fingers down, wrist up, on a wooden windowsill.
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  • Liam Guy Hoffman
3D Printed Watch Stand
3d printed webbed hand watch stand.
Lab Notes