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Lakeshore Museum Center Receives Hackley & Hume Family Records from Michigan State University Libraries
May 15, 2026
Muskegon, MI: 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 materials return to Muskegon more than fifty years after Hume's granddaughter, Jean Hume Browning, donated them to MSU in 1974.
MSU Libraries to begin transition from EZproxy to OpenAthens in May
May 13, 2026
Elise Jajuga
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.
MSU Libraries celebrates naming of Zaiga Kuze Moon and Mirdza Kuze Reading Lounge
May 04, 2026
Elise Jajuga
EAST LANSING, Mich., April 2026 – On March 31, Michigan State University Libraries celebrated the naming of the Zaiga Kuze Moon and Mirdza Kuze Reading Lounge with a ribbon cutting and reception honoring the Moon family’s generous contribution to the popular study space in the Main Library.
MSU Fellowship Empowers Michigan Teachers to Reimagine Genocide Curriculum for Today’s Learners
March 23, 2026
At a time when students are encountering discussions of genocide not only in history books but as it unfolds in real time across social media and global news, a program offered through Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters is helping secondary education teachers across Michigan respond to the growing challenge of teaching about this fraught topic.
Spring 2026 Message from the Dean
February 25, 2026
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.
Preserving Black History: MSU Celebrates Frederick Douglass’ Legacy with Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
February 13, 2026
Michigan State University is celebrating the life and legacy of renowned 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass and inviting the public to join the festivities for the annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon on Friday, Feb. 13, from noon to 3 p.m. The event will take place in the MSU Main Library’s Digital Scholarship Lab Classroom and Flex Space, with portions of the program streamed live on YouTube.
New exhibit at MSU Libraries celebrates endowment in Early Modern Studies
December 08, 2025
Elise Jajuga
EAST LANSING, Mich., Dec. 2025 – This fall, the Michigan State University Libraries celebrated a recent endowment established by Professor Emerita Jyotsna G. Singh with a reception highlighting a new exhibit curated in part by Singh herself.
WKAR-TV programs from 1950s now available to stream online after MSU digitization project
November 12, 2025
MSU Libraries' has access to nearly 300 reels of WKAR-TV films from the 1950s and 1960s available to digitize.
MSU Libraries Murray & Hong Special Collections wins 2025 State History Award
October 29, 2025
Elise Jajuga
The Michigan State University Libraries Stephen O. Murray & Keelung Hong Special Collections has won the 2025 State History Award for Institutions.
Doctoral student highlights campus tree installation in Graduate Arts Fellowship
October 13, 2025
Elise Jajuga
Michigan State University doctoral student Hailey Becker is shining a light on campus with her art exhibition, recently featured in the MSU Libraries Digital Scholarship Lab as part of the MSU Digital Humanities Graduate Arts Fellowship.