Last week the #LibraryofMi hosted author Valerie Winans, who spoke on former Michigan Governor Edwin Winans (1891–1893) and her book "The Extraordinary Life of Edwin B. Winans." Thank you to everyone who attended 😊

A nice write-up on the latest work by 2022 #MiNotableBks authors Jim Bolone and Dave McVeigh 😊: mlive.com/life/2024/08/m…

Wonderful to see #MiPoetLaureate Nandi Comer being honored by the Academy of American Poets as part of the 2024 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows program 😊

#ThrowbackThursday The #LibraryofMi's bookmobile hitting the road for the Berrien County Fair to help encourage library services across Berrien County. 📰: 8/9/1958 The Herald-Palladium Sec. 2 p. 10

#MiPoetLaureate Nandi Comer was recently featured on WDET 101.9FM highlighting her upcoming "Michigan Words" project: wdet.org/2024/08/13/the…

#ThrowbackThursday The #LibraryofMi loaning framed images of art to educators and school districts across Michigan for use in classrooms. 📰: 8/15/1912 Alma Record p. 1

Ryan Place of the Detroit Bookfest recently highlighted the #LibraryofMi and the many services offered by #MiLibraries across the state.

Join us in celebrating 2023-2024 Michigan Author Award Recipient Anne-Marie Oomen on Saturday, September 7 at the #LibraryofMi! RSVP by Friday, August 30th. More details at Michigan.gov/MCFB

#ThrowbackThursday Former #MiStateLibrarian Mary Spencer remembered for her legacy and leadership at the #LibraryofMi following her passing in 1923. 📰: 8/22/1923 Lansing State Journal p. 1, 2

Special Collections Manager David Votta and Digitization Librarian Jennifer Sasota swing by The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library of DC Public Library on their way to represent Michigan at the 2024 #NatBookFest: loc.gov/events/2024-na…

Help support your state library by donating your Michigan high school yearbooks to the #LibraryofMi. Learn more by visiting Michigan.gov/LibraryGift.

Help support the #LibraryofMi's initiative for collecting Michigan yearbooks. Learn more at Michigan.gov/LibraryGift.

#ThrowbackThursday Encouraging school districts across Michigan to use the state library's Traveling Libraries to bring books to their schools. 📰: 8/29/1912 Alma Record p. 3

Help support your state library by donating your Michigan college or university yearbooks to the #LibraryofMi. Learn more by visiting Michigan.gov/LibraryGift.

#LMstaff David Votta and Jennifer Sasota represented Michigan last weekend at the 2024 #NatBookFest in Washington D.C. #MiNotableBks author Dan Charnas and #MiPoetLaureate Nandi Comer also spent time at the Michigan table during the event.

The #LibraryofMi will be closed Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2 for the #LaborDay Holiday. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, September 3.

Celebrate #LaborDay and supporting your state library by donating your vocational school (e.g. nursing schools, business schools, vocational/technical schools) yearbooks to the #LibraryofMi. Learn more by visiting Michigan.gov/LibraryGift.

#ThrowbackThursday The #LibraryofMi sponsoring a six-day workshop for librarian certification in Alpena. 📰: 9/5/1968 Ludington Daily News p. 10

Each community across the #906 has a story. Celebrate the #906 and help support the #LibraryofMi's initiative for collecting Michigan yearbooks. Learn more at Michigan.gov/LibraryGift.

The #LibraryofMi welcomed MSU Libraries Dean Neil Romanosky for a visit with #MiStateLibrarian Randy Riley and a tour of our facility. We enjoy our neighbors in East Lansing and explore opportunities for future collaborations 😊