Hello Michigan Information Professional Colleagues,

The Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University has almost wrapped up our speaker series for this semester (details below about the final event). Each of the talks has been recorded and they are all available to stream on-demand.

Chase Stevens and Anna Monfils on Aquatic Invasive Species in Michigan, specifically European Frog-bit (program in conjunction with the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Libraries and the CMU Libraries)

The Clarke Presents Children’s Book from Around the World

Wendy and Andrew Mutch on Aladdin Kit Homes

Abra Berens on Michigan Foodways

Be sure to check out the WCMU/Clarke Historical Library live streaming event on Wednesday, March 31 at 6:30 pm. The event, sponsored by the CMU Libraries and the Library of Michigan, coincides with the upcoming Lynn Novick/Ken Burns documentary, Hemingway, airing on PBS April 5-7. The Clarke has a world-class collection of primary and secondary source material related to Ernest Hemingway and the experiences of the Hemingway family in northern Michigan in the first two decades of the 20^th century. Register for the live streaming on the WCMU website - https://www.wcmu.org/hemingway/. And look for the most recent installments (installments 9, 10, and 11) of WMCU’s “Let’s Go Back: Stories from the Clarke” on WMCU’s YouTube.

Bryan Whitledge

Archivist for University Digital Records

Clarke Historical Library

Central Michigan University

989-774-2159

whitl1br@cmich.edu