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May 16, 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
The Library Staff Association invites all MSUL employees and their families to an End of Semester Picnic!! Join us at Patriarche Park on Saturday May 16th from 11-2pm, we will be grilling hotdogs and veggie dogs on the West half of the pavilion right next to the playground. LSA is also providing a cooler with cold soda waters and…
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June 04, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Special Collections Seminar Room (Main Library,1 West)
Visiting Scholar Patrick Johnson, from Sonoma State University, presents 'Gettin’ to Know Me and MSU Libraries’ Gladys Fry papers'.
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June 08, 2026 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Open to MSU Librarians to work simultaneously in person or via Zoom on (primarily) annual self-evaluation and/or dossier materials. This is not a 'quiet' session; talking, questions and discussion are allowed. Librarians may choose to work on other projects (i.e. updating LibGuides) during this time. Registration necessary to…
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Welcome! I hope the beginning of the 2026 spring semester has found folks feeling refreshed, even amid the wintry mix of weather. As we approach spring break, I wanted to take a moment to share some important updates.Spring semester hours. The MSU Main Library will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 27, and will reopen at 8 a.m. on…
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Muskegon, MI (May 15th, 2026): The Lakeshore Museum Center is proud to announce the addition of an extraordinary collection of Hackley & Hume family and business records to its permanent collection. Transferred from the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections at Michigan State University Libraries on May 11, 2026, the…
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Beginning in early May, the Michigan State University Libraries will be moving to a new system, OpenAthens, for accessing online library resources from off-campus. This change affects how users sign in to journals, databases and other electronic resources. This move will require faculty and staff who utilize stable links (also called…
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February 13, 2026 – June 11, 2026
Food Fads: American Advertising Cookbooks invites you to examine the history of American cooking through the cookbooks that helped guide it. From the earliest culinary advertisements to wartime cooking, we invite you to imagine the meals these cookbooks helped make, the traditions they built, and the people for whom they became…
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October 01, 2025 – February 12, 2026
Featuring rare books, travel anthologies, maps, and atlases from the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, this exhibit reveals a world of fascination, exchange, and rivalry. Discover how these encounters shaped the European imagination and helped create a "Global Renaissance."
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August 18, 2025 – December 29, 2025
In 2025, the MSU African Studies Center (ASC) celebrates its 65th anniversary, a remarkable achievement with many impactful years of service. Drawn from the extensive Africana collections of the MSU Museum, MSU Broad Art Museum, and MSU Libraries, these exhibitions explore the University’s deep relationship with the African continent…
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