LM at MLA, Teaching Comprehensive History Webinar Series, and Special Collections on the Road
Several Library of Michigan staff travelled to Port Huron this week to join librarians from across the state at the
Michigan Librarian Association 2022 Annual Conference. Reference Librarian Diane Donham, Community Engagement Librarian Adam Oster, and Law Librarian Janice Selberg represented the Special Collections team, joining other
colleagues from the Library of Michigan. Diane and Adam helped showcase the Library of Michigan's services and collections at the Library's table in the conference exhibit space. Janice was on hand during the Michigan Library Award's ceremony as a member of
the State Librarian's Excellence Award committee honoring this year's winner.
Congratulations to Dearborn
Public Library as the recipient of the 2022 State Excellence Award as well as to Citations of Excellence co-winners LeRoy
Community Library and
Lake Odessa Community Library. Learn more about the State Librarian's Excellence Award by reading the
press release and by going to www.michigan.gov/MIStateLibrarian.
Library of Michigan table at the 2022 Michigan Library Association Conference
Teaching Comprehensive History Webinar Series: Public Resources for Teaching Comprehensive History
This week on October 19, Michigan Collection Librarian Mindy Babarskis and Reference Librarian Kendel Darragh presented to social studies
educators around the state as part of the
Michigan Department of Education’s
Teaching Comprehensive History Webinar Series. The session,
Public Resources for Teaching Comprehensive History, shared with educators multiple online spaces to access materials that support instructors’ efforts in teaching comprehensive history. Several of
the resources highlighted throughout the session are available through the
Library of Michigan as well as the
Michigan eLibrary.
The content of the presentation drew on research material pertaining to the murder of Vincent Chin in Highland Park in 1982, the trials
of his killers, as well as the impact of the unjust verdicts and sentencing on minority/civil rights movements in the U.S. Inspiration for the topic came from the book
From
a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement by
Paula Yoo. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry was recently honored as a
2022 Michigan Notable Book selection.
Cover of "From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry" as well as newspaper articles published throughout the Vincent Chin case.
Special Collections on the Road
Special Collections staff members were on the road recently presenting programs to a variety of libraries and historical organizations,
and civic groups throughout Michigan.
Interested in having a Library of Michigan staff member speak at your library or organization? Contact us at
Librarian@Michigan.gov or 517-335-1477.
Community Engagement Librarian Adam Oster and Reference Librarian Matt Pacer both presenting.
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