Programs for the Public 2023 Schedule

The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce its 2023 schedule of programs. This series of programs will occur on the first Thursday of each month starting at 6:30PM in the evening. All 12 sessions will take place virtually over Zoom and registration is required.

Ancestry.com Library Edition
Thursday, January 5, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

African American Digital Resources
Thursday, February 2, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Annual Reports: Supplemental Documents for Family History Research
Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Library of Congress Digital Collections for Michigan Researchers
Thursday, April 6, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Military Resources at the Library of Michigan
Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

History of the Library of Michigan – Celebrating 195 Years of Service
Thursday, June 1, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Using State and Local Documents for Research
Thursday, July 6, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Land Research and Sanborn Maps
Thursday, August 3, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Michigan Newspapers
Thursday, September 7, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

MyHeritage Library Edition
Thursday, October 5, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Fold3 Library Edition
Thursday, November 2, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Digitizing My Family Tree: Formats, Software, and Techniques
Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:30PM - 7:30PM, Zoom

Anyone is welcome to attend. Libraries, historical societies, and family history groups are encouraged to share this schedule with their patrons and members. The full schedule with session descriptions and registration information is available on the Library of Michigan's website at www.Michigan.gov/LMPublicPrograms. A downloadable and printable trifold brochure with the session schedule and registration directions is also available on the bottom of the program schedule page. For questions, please contact the Library of Michigan at Librarian@Michigan.gov or 517-335-1477.

ReadMichigan.org eBook Collection

Looking for something to read this holiday season without wait lists or holds? Need a title for a book club that all the members can get a copy of? Check out the collections on ReadMichigan.org! ReadMichigan is an eBook platform with hundreds of fiction and non-fiction titles that focus on Michigan topics and books by Michigan authors. The collection was initially developed in early 2022 between the Library of Michigan and the presses of University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University. Michigan Humanities provided important financial support and is also a founding partner of the project. Recent additions to the platform include several hundred Michigan Local Town Histories from Arcadia Publishing/The History Press as well as poetry and fiction from Dzanc and Mayapple presses.

These eBooks can easily be read online in an Internet browser with no special software.  Creating a username and password allows readers to save favorites, create bookmarks, add notes, sync preferences across devices, and rate books. Users can also use the Bibliolabs app that is available for Apple, Android and Amazon devices, which allows readers to download books and read them offline. Look for links to the app on the bottom right corner of the ReadMichigan.org site.