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“Third Thursdays at the Library”: U-M Library
Monthly open house featuring rotating highlights from the library’s Special Collection Research Center, maps from the Clark Library, and items from other collections. Curators on hand to answer questions. Today on the 6th fl.: “Spectacular Stencils: Gorgeous Examples from Our Pochoir Collection.” Display of pochoir stencils, a popular early 20th-century technique for creating multicolored art. Today on the 4th fl: “Panels Across East Asia: The Art of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Comics.” Display of East Asian comic books highlighting how they blend ancient aesthetics with contemporary narratives. Today on the 2nd fl.: “Eighty Years Since the End of WWII.” Display of WWII-era maps, including German intelligence maps & photographs, and Allied plans for D-Day. Today on the 1st fl.: “Languages on the Margins: Less Commonly Taught and Vulnerable Languages in U-M Library Collections.” Display of materials in obscure languages, including Ladino, Kurdish, and Sorbian. 4–6 p.m., Hatcher Library, enter from the Diag. Free. (734) 936–2309.
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