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  • Juli McLoone
Join us on Thursday, October 22nd from 4:00-5:30pm 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.
molded fantastical figure with lots of teeth
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  • Katie Marie Jones
Join us this Thursday, October 15th, between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
A woman in a sleeveless gown serves drinks and snacks from a fridge to three guests in evening wear (men in suits; another woman in a sleeveless gown)
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  • Juli McLoone
Join Curator Juli McLoone on Tuesday, Oct. 13th from 2:00-3:00pm for coffee and conversation on about the exhibit Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s. Learn more about the books and artifacts featured in the exhibit, the titles that didn’t quite fit into the exhibit cases, and the story of how this exhibit’s narrative took shape. Coffee and tea will be served.
A woman in a sleeveless gown serves drinks and snacks from a fridge to three guests in evening wear (men in suits; another woman in a sleeveless gown)
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  • Juli McLoone
The Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce a new exhibit opening next week on Monday, September 21st -- "Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920's." Join us at 4pm that day for an opening panel discussion featuring three scholars of food history.
colorful pop-up book opening with text and story scene of characters Pooh Bear, Rabbit, and Christopher Robin
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  • Jo Angela Oehrli
Join us this Thursday, September 17th, between 4-6p for our first Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
Cover of "Tradition and Individuality: Bindings from the University of Michigan Greek Manuscript Collection" by Julia Miller
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  • Martha O'Hara Conway
On Tuesday 9 June 2026, at 5:30 pm in the Special Collections Research Center, Julia Miller, author of the widely acclaimed "Books Will Speak Plain: A Handbook for Identifying and Describing Historical Bindings," will show us us what “magnificent” can mean with regard to the binding and repair of some of our oldest books. Julia's presentation will be accompanied by a display of seven exemplars from the U-M Library’s collection of Greek manuscripts. Refreshments will be provided.
two men positioned around a film camera, one with eye to the lens
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  • Philip A Hallman
Join us this Thursday, April 16th, between 4-6p for our final Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester featuring the Lawrence Kasdan Papers!
lines of arabic text framed by marbled borders and floral designs in gold and colors
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  • Evyn Kropf
Join us this week for a conversation and collection visit with artists specializing in Ottoman classical book arts!
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
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.
conservator in lab with hands extended over pages from a rare book in a treatment bath
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  • Marieka Kaye
Join us this Thursday, March 19th, between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester featuring conservation work!