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Student Stories

Stories from and about library student employees and interns.
The Library Student Ambassador team for the 2025-2026 academic year standing in front of the Shapiro Library sign.

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A woman with wavy, shoulder length-hair, brown-wire glasses, and a black shirt with swirling patterns, smiles at the reader
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  • Krystel Anderson
Seed Library: Growing a Legacy of Community
Krystel Anderson, a Seed Library Engagement Fellow, illustrates her experience in community-facing work, which included providing seeds to the community and accessible knowledge of plants and gardens.
Happy dog, with his tongue hanging out, being petted by a student.
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  • Leah Juliette Gouin
Therapaws in the Library
Students hung out with furry friends, made puppy-themed buttons, and picked up cool swag, like posters, sticky notes, and candy!
Four students playing Jenga.
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  • Cecilia Valentina Ledezma Herrera
CVGA Event
Students enjoyed an evening of board and video games in the Computer and Video Game Archive. Pop into the CVGA to play, and tell them the Ambassadors sent you!
Six students standing in a row.
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  • Elizabeth Shalanda Whitmore
Café Shapiro 2025 Reflections
Reflections on Café Shapiro 2025 from the 2024-2025 U-M Library Engagement Ambassador Team.
Students perusing a table full of books wrapped in paper bag material.
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  • Alyssa Simone Wakefield
Blind Date with a Book
Library Student Ambassadors invited students to blindly choose their next read.
Student smiling at the camera with painted artwork on the table in front of her.
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  • Thomas Gala-Garza
Sip ‘N Paint
Students enjoyed (non-alcoholic) beverages as they created masterpieces on mini canvases at this artistic gathering.
Pin-back buttons with the top button saying "Ask me about my pronouns."
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  • Cecilia Valentina Ledezma Herrera
  • Amira Said
Pronoun Pin Day
Student Library Ambassadors celebrated International Pronouns Day by making and giving away pronoun pins.
Two students folding origami at a table in the Hatcher Gallery.
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  • Grace Tai
  • Alyssa Simone Wakefield
Halloween at Hatcher
Library ambassadors recap their Halloween at Hatcher event, which included snacks, crafts, and a Haunted Hatcher tour.
Students writing on postcards at a table outside (with trees in the background).
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  • Grace Tai
  • Leah Juliette Gouin
Postcards from the Library
Students ate snacks, grabbed some swag, and sent postcards to friends and family — thanks to student Library Ambassadors.
Image with the title and basic information for this Michigan Library Scholars project
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  • SJ Shin
Negotiating Place, Memory, and Research: A Look Into “Borderless Seed Stories” by SJ Shin
Reflections by Michigan Library Scholars intern SJ Shin on their work on the "Borderless Seed Stories" 2024 MLS project.