Virtual Program - MyHeritage Library Edition
Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom
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Find a complete listing of virtual programs, descriptions, and registration information at Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms.
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Save the Date: Night for Notables on Saturday, April 26, 2025
Join the Library of Michigan and Library of Michigan Foundation in celebrating the 2025 Michigan Notable Books at the annual Night for Notables Reception on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Library of Michigan with past Michigan Notable Books honoree Curtis Chin as the keynote speaker. See more details on the Library of Michigan Foundation website.
It is also important to note that Curtis Chin's book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant has been selected as the featured title for the 2025–26 Great Michigan Read by Michigan Humanities.
The Great Michigan Read creates a statewide discussion around a Michigan-themed book by offering free books and materials for libraries, schools, book clubs, and a wide range of other non-profit organizations. The Great Michigan Read facilitates statewide reading, programs, and author events to bridge communities around a common conversation. Learn more about this program at MichiganHumanities.org.
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Next Michigan Poet Laureate: Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd
Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd has been selected to be the third poet laureate in the state's history. She succeeds outgoing Michigan poet laureate Ms. Nandi Comer, who served as poet laureate from 2023 to the end of 2024.
Dr. Boyd is a recently retired professor in African American Studies at Wayne State University and is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. Her poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction have appeared in anthologies, academic journals, cultural periodicals and newspapers in the United States and Europe. The Kresge Foundation honored her as the 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist.
She has a doctor of arts in English from the University of Michigan and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in English from Western Michigan University.
The role of the Michigan Poet Laureate to serve as an “Ambassador for Poetry” throughout the state, working to promote poetry as an art form, expand access to the literary arts, and promote poetry as a literary voice that contributes to a sense of place.
Learn more about Dr. Boyd's selection and the Michigan Poet Laureate program by visiting Michigan.gov/PoetLaureate.
 Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd
Coming Soon: 2025 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour
Library of Michigan staff are currently working with authors from the 2025 Michigan Notable Books list and host locations throughout the state to solidify the 2025 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour. 50 locations across Michigan will host programs during the April, May, and June months. Dates, locations, and times will soon be announced on the Michigan Notable Books page: Michigan.gov/NotableBooks.
 2025 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour.
Coming Soon: "Children in Peril" Photography and Poetry Exhibit
The Lake Erie Room at the Library of Michigan will soon host a joint exhibit called "Children in Peril" featuring the images of photographer Taro Yamasaki and poetry of author Anne-Marie Oomen. Born in Detroit, Yamasaki won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography while working for the Detroit Free Press. His photography has also been used in publications such as Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Fortune, Money, Men's Journal and People. Equally as talented, Oomen was recently awarded the 2023-24 Michigan Author Award. Several of her books were honored as Michigan Notable Books selections.
The exhibit will feature Yamasaki's images documenting refugee camps and conflict areas across the world paired with poetry composed by Oomen. Opening and closing dates for the exhibit are pending. Look for more information soon on Michigan.gov/LibraryExhibits.
 "Children in Peril" exhibit by Taro Yamasaki and Anne-Marie Oomen coming soon to the Library of Michigan.
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