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Spring 2026 Message from the Dean Dean's Communication
February 25, 2026
Welcome! I hope the beginning of the 2026 spring semester has found folks feeling refreshed, even amid the wintry mix of weather. As we approach spring break, I wanted to take a moment to share some important updates.Spring semester hours. The MSU Main Library will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 27, and will reopen at 8 a.m. on…
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March 23, 2026
At a time when students are encountering discussions of genocide not only in history books but as it unfolds in real time across social media and global news, a program offered through Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters is helping secondary education teachers across Michigan respond to the growing challenge of…
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February 13, 2026
Michigan State University is celebrating the life and legacy of renowned 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass and inviting the public to join the festivities for the annual Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon on Friday, Feb. 13, from noon to 3 p.m. The event will take place in the MSU Main Library’s Digital Scholarship Lab Classroom…
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Food Fads: American Advertising Cookbooks Physical exhibit
February 13, 2026 – June 11, 2026
1st Floor
Food Fads: American Advertising Cookbooks invites you to examine the history of American cooking through the cookbooks that helped guide it. From the earliest culinary advertisements to wartime cooking, we invite you to imagine the meals these cookbooks helped make, the traditions they built, and the people for whom they became…
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Encounters and Exchanges Physical & online exhibit
October 01, 2025 – February 12, 2026
1st Floor
Featuring rare books, travel anthologies, maps, and atlases from the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, this exhibit reveals a world of fascination, exchange, and rivalry. Discover how these encounters shaped the European imagination and helped create a "Global Renaissance."
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Africa Past, Present, and Future: Celebrating 65 Years of the MSU African Studies Center Physical exhibit
August 18, 2025 – December 29, 2025
1st Floor
In 2025, the MSU African Studies Center (ASC) celebrates its 65th anniversary, a remarkable achievement with many impactful years of service. Drawn from the extensive Africana collections of the MSU Museum, MSU Broad Art Museum, and MSU Libraries, these exhibitions explore the University’s deep relationship with the African continent…
Service Spotlight
MSU Libraries' Publishing Services offers on-demand printing, interior layout and cover design assistance, book design training, and one-on-one consultations. Library publishing services are available to everyone, including faculty, students, staff, and the general public. We print interior pages and a full…
