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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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July 14, 2026
Elise Jajuga
EAST LANSING, Mich., July 2026 – This month, Michigan State University Libraries Associate Dean for Collections and Technical Services Melanie McGurr will be joining the 2026 cohort of the Library Senior Fellows program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).McGurr is one of 17 top managers of academic libraries from across the…
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July 13, 2026
Elise Jajuga
Beginning in early May, the Michigan State University Libraries will be moving to a new system, OpenAthens, for accessing online library resources from off-campus. This change affects how users sign in to journals, databases and other electronic resources. This move will require faculty and staff who utilize stable links (also called…
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July 06, 2026 – September 30, 2026
1st Floor
This exhibit celebrates the books that go beyond the visual, appealing to our other senses too! Our collections include books with textures, books that move, and books you can taste, smell and hear. Paired with objects on loan from the MSU Museum, Think With Your Whole Body explores the full range of senses: from a book made of garbage…
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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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