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American Sampler: Activating the ArchiveJanuary 24, 2026 - June 27, 2027

A living installation that illuminates the strategies, visual vocabularies, and effective methods of protest.

Where: U-M Museum of Art (UMMA), Vertical Gallery

The People’s BicentennialMay 8 - September 20

This exhibit documents the work of the Peoples’ Bicentennial Commission for the 1976 bicentennial.

Where: Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, Hatcher Library North

Magnificent: Seven Bindings from Our Collection of Greek ManuscriptsTuesday, June 9 · 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Get a conservator's perspective on the binding and repair of some of the library's oldest books.

Where: Special Collections Presentation Space, Hatcher Library SouthEvent type: Lecture/Discussion

Students standing beside a giant block M.

Party for Your Mind Welcome EventMonday, August 31 · 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

All students are invited to the Shapiro Library for our annual Party For Your Mind (P4YM) welcome event!

Where: Shapiro Floor 1 Spaces, Shapiro LibraryEvent type: Recreational/Games

Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps, Campus Traditions, and the Women Who Made ThemSeptember 17, 2026 - March 10, 2027

Explore the colorful history, campus traditions, and detailed artistry that shaped an iconic map.

Where: Clark Library Exhibit Space, Hatcher Library South

Demonstrators carry banners demanding "Lift Martial Law Immediately" (계엄 즉각 해제).

For Thee and All the World to See: May 18 Gwangju and the Visual Tenacities of South Korean DemocracyThursday, September 17 · 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Survivors, eyewitnesses, and scholars examine how images and personal testimony serve as vital tools for historical justice.

Where: Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Conference/Symposium

A round plaza crowded with people facing toward the center of the plaza.

Democracy in Motion: The Advancement of Democracy in Korea and the Students at the FrontlineThursday, September 17 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Library items that trace the history and major milestones of Korean democracy, particularly the role of student movements.

Where: Asia Library, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Reception/Open House

An open pop-up book that says, "Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Space" and an illustration with Pooh stuck in a hole with Christopher Robin trying to pull him out.

One Hundred Years in the One Hundred Acre Wood: Winnie-the-Pooh Has a BirthdayThursday, September 17 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

View original editions, plus pop-ups and movable books, featuring the Christopher Robin gang.

Where: Special Collections Presentation Space, Hatcher Library SouthEvent type: Reception/Open House

Soul of America spelled in cutout letters on a field of red.

Soul of America: 250 Years Through BooksThursday, September 17 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Pick up a signed exhibit catalog and view 100 years of U-M Press publications.

Where: Shapiro Floor 4 Spaces, Shapiro LibraryEvent type: Reception/Open House

Man with white hair and beard, and wearing a red scarf, singing into a microphone.

Radical Aesthetics: Literary and Artistic Expressions of ResistanceThursday, September 17 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Literature, music, and visual art of political and social movements around the world.

Where: International Studies Reading Room, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Reception/Open House

Colorful map of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, surrounded by the text, Down in Ann Arbor Town, University of Michigan, The college whose colors we wear, where no one asks the who or why.

The Work of Women Cartographers, on Campus and Beyond!Thursday, September 17 · 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Some of our favorite maps by women cartographers, including the century-old "Down in Ann Arbor Town."

Where: Clark Library, Hatcher Library SouthEvent type: Reception/Open House

Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920sSeptember 21 - December 16

Exhibit that illustrates women’s changing relationship with food, cooking, and technology during the 1920s.

Where: Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room, Hatcher Library North

Colored line illustration of two women in 1920s drop-waist gowns and two men in suits lounging at a kitchen table in front of an open refrigerator holding wine glasses.

Exhibit Opening: American Home Cooking in the 1920sMonday, September 21 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

A panel discussion about social and culinary trends of the early twentieth century.

Where: Hybrid; , Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Exhibit Opening

Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps, Campus Traditions, and the Women Who Made ThemThursday, September 24 · 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Curators share the research that went into creating the map exhibit, Down in Ann Arbor Town.

Where: Hybrid; , Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Lecture/Discussion

Comics Beyond SightOctober 2 - December 7

This exhibit demonstrates that comics can be made accessible for those who are blind or have low vision.

Where: Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Space, Hatcher Library North

Comics take us places, but if you can't see their contents, those places are closed off.

Exhibit Opening: Comics Beyond SightFriday, October 2 · 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hear from the exhibit creators, engage with the exhibit, and talk with tabling presenters.

Where: Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Exhibit Opening

Recipe card with a recipe for shrimp cooked in cream sauce and served on a shortcake shell, like the ones sold today for strawberry shortcake.

The Art and Tradition of Recipe CardsTuesday, October 6 · 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

We'll have blank recipe cards and historical recipes — join in to read, make, and share cards!

Where: Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Workshop/Seminar

Illustrated paste-down and endsheet of the book. Shows a black and white silhouette-style illustration of a man in a suit seated at a small table decorated with candles and a woman in heels and an apron with a large bow bringing a pie to the table.

Coffee with the Curator: American Home Cooking in the 1920sTuesday, October 13 · 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Enjoy coffee and conversation about the exhibit Faster and More Fun: American Home Cooking in the 1920s.

Where: Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Lecture/Discussion

Biscuits, Cornbread, Tortillas, Naan: Making Sense of the American South through BakingThursday, October 22 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Historian Rebecca Sharpless talks about the complex and fascinating history of baking in the American South.

Where: Hybrid; , Hatcher Gallery Event Space, Hatcher Library NorthEvent type: Lecture/Discussion

A black-and-white pictorial map of Ann Arbor surrounded by watercolor paintings.

How Wonderful A Good Map Is: How I Came To Chart The WolverineWednesday, October 28 · 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Artist Elaine S. Wilson describes her ongoing project, a series of images depicting the view from Amtrak's Wolverine train line.

Where: Hybrid; , Clark Presentation Space, Hatcher Library SouthEvent type: Lecture/Discussion

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