Virtual Program, Holiday Closings, MI Author Award, 2026 MNB, Yearbook Project Update, History Detectives GR, and ReadMichigan.org [Special Collections Update Banner] ________________________________ [Library of Michigan logo] Special Collections Update - December 26, 2025 January Virtual Program, Holiday Closings, Michigan Author Award, 2026 Michigan Notable Books, Yearbook Project Update, History Detectives Grand Rapids, & ReadMichigan.org [Mindy Virtual Presenting]Virtual Program: Michigan Souvenir Books Thursday, January 8, 2026 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom* Register For This Program<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FL4QQUO1eTNyZYBCi-5fE3Q/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/c0XwkdRxiodGZFy266hWVkXKDys0VrxXyuJqLgATmYo=437> Official souvenir books are publications produced to commemorate special events, exhibitions, or celebrations. As printing technology evolved, their use expanded to include tourism campaigns that attracted visitors to destinations across Michigan. Learn about the history of these publications and discover how they provide both images and context for your family history research. Registration is required for all Zoom sessions. 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It will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026. ________________________________ Jim Daniels Honored as 2025-2026 Michigan Author Award Recipient Poet and writer Jim Daniels<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fprofile.php%3Fid=100062494046552/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/g40YGNg4ppwMWtI0WLaOIykTBqYv9A6ATHyDwpLKqlo=437> has been honored by the Library of Michigan and Michigan Center for the Book<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Flibraries%2Fmcfb/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/09_zToubrje57IzA6eH1pL9dFNUWLYBtRuf98PzWKkk=437> as the 2025-26 Michigan Author Award<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Flibraries%2Fmcfb%2Fmichigan-author-award/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/QxZZX-2px8O72nKuOAeVtaghfNVql4-eLtvBwAbw3wA=437> recipient. A native of Detroit, Daniels has authored 30 collections of poetry, seven collections of fiction and four produced screenplays. His most recent books include "An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays," non-fiction, Cornerstone Press, 2025; "The Luck of the Fall," fiction, Michigan State University Press, 2023; and "The Human Engine at Dawn," Wolfson Press, 2022, and "Comment Card," Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2024, both poetry. He has also edited or coedited six anthologies of writing. He is a recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and two from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Four of his works have been honored by the Michigan Notable Books program: "Birth Marks," "Eight Mile High," "Rowing Inland," and "R E S P E C T: The Poetry of Detroit Music," co-edited by M.L. Liebler. The Library of Michigan and Michigan Center for the Book will honor Daniels at a future event. Details will be announced once they have been finalized. For more information or questions about the Michigan Author Award, please contact the Library of Michigan at 517-335-1477 or Librarian@Michigan.gov<mailto:Librarian@Michigan.gov>. View more information about the Michigan Author Award at Michigan.gov/MIAuthorAward<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Flibraryofmichigan%2Flibraries%2Fmcfb%2Fmichigan-author-award/2/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/Ew-VbYe7Kr0E1EYFPKUl32HKVGcwlLPKdg-2d_ycYbw=437>. [Jim Daniels 2025-2026 Michigan Author Award] 2025-2026 Michigan Author Award recipient Jim Daniels. ________________________________ [Michigan Notable Books logo]Coming Soon: 2026 Michigan Notable Books List The Michigan Notable Books selection committee has narrowed down several hundred submissions to finalize the 20 titles that will be selected for the 2026 Michigan Notable Books list. Look for the final selections to be announced in January. 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Ontonagon Township Library<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fontonagonlibrary.org%2F/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/sGuydyghaIhK7gXx0uud-3cZ1j_rt2lQ4dYb2PrTF08=437> has contributed several Ontonagon High School yearbooks. Hancock residents Jonathan and Morgan brought a carload of yearbooks to the Library of Michigan that included Suomi College (Finlandia University) that they donated, along with Michigan Tech University yearbooks courtesy of the Friends of the Michigan Tech Library<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Flib.sites.mtu.edu%2Ffriends%2F/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/Ml5lkEfy0ZmXiWRfLxvfENEbPhG0VB-nuHa8YSIYWbs=437>. We are grateful for their donations along with everyone else who has contributed yearbooks to the Library of Michigan. 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[Michigan Technological University, Suomi University, and Ontonagon Township Library] Donations of Michigan Tech University, Suomi College (Finlandia University), and Ontonagon High School yearbooks. ________________________________ [History Detectives Grand Rapids logo]Partner Program: History Detectives Grand Rapids The Library of Michigan is a supporting partner of the History Detectives Grand Rapids<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fhistorydetectivesgr.org%2F/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/Om9pzrGcc320ieR3gP1E_lLmqtQ6Uq4sVYE9RGGlESY=437> event taking place on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Grand Rapids Public Library<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.grpl.org%2Flocations%2Fmain-library%2F/1/0101019b5c3d8bd0-6128c1c5-ca58-45af-a4b2-bfb3fa5e9959-000000/A-mJPxChUE2Nv_31w3gfZ2uzDXa8sD_UoWj7_JKu1Io=437> in Grand Rapids. 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