Labor Day Closing, 2023 National Book Festival, Programs for the Public, Barbenheimer Resources, & Library Card Sign-Up Month
 Labor
Day Holiday Closing
The Library of Michigan will be closed Saturday, September 2 through Monday, September 4. The Library of Michigan will reopen on Tuesday,
September 5.
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Library of Michigan at the 2023 National Book Festival
Michigan Collection Librarian Mindy Babarskis and Digitization Librarian Jennifer Sasota recently represented both the Library of Michigan
and
Michigan Center for the Book at the
2023 National Book Festival on August 12. Founded in 2001, the National Book Festival an annual literary festival held in Washington D.C. that brings together award-winning authors, novelists, historians, poets and children's
writers from across the country. It is organized and sponsored by the
Library of Congress.
Michigan Notable Book authors
Angeline Boulley and Chasten
Buttigieg were both at the festival and stopped by the Michigan table. Michigan titles Tin
Camp Road by
Ellen Airgood and Ancestor
Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by
Cynthia Leitich Smith were also both featured as the Adult and Youth selections from Michigan for the
2023 Great Reads from Great Places list announced during the festival.
Discover more information about the National Book Festival and recorded content by visiting the event's website: https://www.loc.gov/events/2023-national-book-festival/
Photos and titles featured at the National Book Festival.
 Programs
for the Public: Michigan Newspapers
Thursday, September 7, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM
The Library of Michigan has one of the most comprehensive collections of Michigan newspapers. See examples of unique periodicals published
in our state and learn strategies for navigating the various online collections of digitized Michigan news publications.
Register for this program and see other upcoming programs by going to
Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms.
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Barbenheimer Resources at the Library of Michigan
The recent Barbenheimer Internet
phenomenon has inspired the Library of Michigan to showcase content from our collections that connect to both the Barbie
and Oppenheimer
films. See first-run documents, transcripts and articles about Robert Oppenheimer and the hearings. Read about his work in nuclear physics as well as his concern about the dangers his work posed. See early publications featuring Barbie and follow her transition
to becoming an international icon.
Barbenheimer Resources display at the Library of Michigan
 September
is Library Card Sign-up Month
The month of September is
National Library Card Sign-up Month. Use the Library of Michigan's
Michigan Library Directory to find your local public library to apply for a card.
Want to access the resources and services of the Library of Michigan? All Michigan residents are eligible to apply for a Library of Michigan
library card. Apply for your Library of Michigan library card in-person at the Library of Michigan or online by going to
Michigan.gov/LibraryCard.
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