Posts by Autumn Wetli

Did you know that August is American Artist Appreciation Month? Learn about 50 American artists with help from the Library!

Check out some new ebook acquisitions to the Library's browsing collection! This post highlights some non-fiction titles.

Check out some new ebook acquisitions to the Library's browsing collection! This post highlights ten fiction titles.

Protest is the right to freedom of assembly, freedom of association, and freedom of speech. It is integral to democracy. This July, learn more about the history, culture, and politics of protest in the United States.

During the month of June we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, commemorating the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a pinnacle event of the gay liberation movement. Celebrate Pride by checking out LGBTQ+ movies you can stream through the U-M Library.

UPDATE: This list has been added to with suggestions from my colleague Caitlin Pollock, Digital Scholarship Strategist in the Library. Having witnessed the current, ongoing police violence that is occurring across our country, and which has been happening for far too long in history, I wanted to share some e-books to help educate ourselves and others about racism. Some of these are books I have read myself and others are pulled from various lists currently circulating.

Enjoy some summer reading with the library’s collection of e-graphic novels!

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Celebrate by checking out some of the library’s e-resources chronicling Asian American and Pacific Islander history and culture. There are a variety of formats and genres to choose from, including ebooks and e-audiobooks, biographies, memoirs, academic texts, and literature authored by Asian American and Pacific Islanders.

Got some free time on your hands and looking for something to do indoors while you adhere to social distancing? Why not learn a new craft! Over the next few weeks, I'll be highlighting titles from the library's Online Recreational Reading guide, focusing on different genres and subjects each post. Today, I’m going to highlight art, crafting, and DIY ebooks in the library’s collection.

Need to take a break from finishing up this wild semester and unwind? The library has access to a variety of e-books not limited to academic subject matter. Over the next few weeks, I'll be highlighting titles from the library's Online Recreational Reading guide, focusing on different genres and subjects each post. Today, I want to highlight some fiction books published in 2020 that we have available electronically.