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Come make art for the Seed Library tomorrow night 2/19/26 from 5:30-8pm or Monday 2/23/26, Monday 3/9/26, Thursday 3/18/26 or come plant seeds with us on Tuesday 3/10/26 12-2pm (drop-in). Happy Almost Spring!

It’s writer Toni Morrison’s birthday (1931-2019). An author, editor, and professor, Morrison was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature. In her writing, Morrison explored the lived realities of Black Americans with lyrical prose, psychological depth, and unflinching honesty. As an editor at Random House, she championed Black writers and thinkers. Here are just a few of Morrison's works we have in our collection, showcasing the breadth of her work.

A hand-sewn New England Patriots sweatshirt for the Super Bowl.

3D printed palm protector for a camping trowel.

A 3d printed Peg and Jokers board and game pieces.

A 3d printed block M pencil holder as a gift.

In this interview, Dr. Kathy Klinich, research scientist at the UM Transportation Research Institute, describes their research and why they decided to share their data sets entitled "Finite Element Models of Wheelchairs and Associated Components to Support Wheelchair Transportation Research" and "Evaluating Wheelchairs for Potential Use as Aircraft Seating: Test Data."

In this interview, Brian Derstine, research staff analyst with Morphomic Analysis Group in Michigan Medicine, describes their research and why they decided to share their data sets entitled "Dataset for: Relative muscle indices and healthy reference values for sarcopenia assessment using T10 through L5 computed tomography skeletal muscle area" and "Quantification of hepatic steatosis on post-contrast computed tomography scans using artificial intelligence tools [Dataset]" in Deep Blue Data.

3D printed replacement part for a personal laptop.

In this interview, Dr. Jenna Stolzman, a recent graduate from the Mechanical Engineering PhD program describes their research and why they decided to share his data set entitled “Dataset for: Effects of crosswind and shroud geometry on performance of low-flow, non-assisted flares,” in Deep Blue Data.