The #GusMacker is coming to Mt. Pleasant this weekend on the campus of @CMUniveristy! Back in 1986, in the early days of the 3-on-3 basketball tournament, some famous CMU Athletics faces got in on the action -- none other than Melvin 'Sugar' McLaughlin! @CMUAlumni #LifeAtCentral

Learn more about the study spaces Park Library offers at library.cmich.edu/studyspaces

April is National Poetry Month!

Check out our display in the first-floor corridor of the library showcasing some amazing poetic works.

Colleges and communities across the US marked the first #EarthDay on April 22, 1970. At Central Michigan U., a full line-up of speakers including Mich. Gov. Milliken, famed singer Malvina Reynolds, and much more.

Read the full line-up in the CM Life:
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Today, the #MichiganHistoryDay competition is on at Central Michigan University! The competitors are looking back at #TurningPointsInHistory , like the first #EarthDay , in April 1970, which was covered in the pages of the Ingham County News. @MiHistoryDay

The Ford company's innovations in the automotive industry are among the biggest #TuringPointsInHistory around the world... and it happened right here in #Michigan ! The Clarke has quite a bit about #Ford , from postcards to books. #Michigan HistoryDay @MiHistoryDay

We're fired up for #MichiganHistoryDay ! Looking back through #TurningPointsInHistory in Michigan, the founding of Motown was a big one. A popular Motown band, The Temptations, stopped at Michigan State University to perform a concert on April 18, 1970! @MIHistoryDay

The Civil War was one of Michigan's major
#TurningPointsInHistory . This photo shows the diary, a medal, a map, and a photograph of Abram Pettit, sergeant in the 2nd Michigan Infantry. Get ready for #MichiganHistoryDay this Saturday! @MiHistoryDay

The #MichiganHistoryDay competition will be at CMU this weekend! We're getting in the spirit by taking a look at the #TurningPointsInHistory from Michigan.

In 1918, the Clare Sentinel note that women won the right to vote via Constitutional amendment. @MiHistoryDay

April is #NationalPoetryMonth ! The Clarke & the CMU_Libraries are marking the occasion with a hallway showcase about the poetry of Michigan, with Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Theodore Roethke, the students of the Central Michigan U. Central Review, and more! College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

April is #NationalPoetryMonth and we are flashing back 25 years to 1999, when noted poet, author, and activist Maya Angelou spoke to a packed Rose Arena. #LifeAtCentral @CMUAlumni

The Clarke's celebration of children's books from around the world is going on now! Aparnaa just finished reading Hindi and we have Korean, French, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, and more lined up this afternoon!

Join the Clarke Historical Library today in the Baber Room for a journey through children's literature from across the world.

readings will be happening until 5:00 pm. 📚

Join the Clarke Historical Library today at 11:00 am in the Baber Room for a celebration of children's books from around the world.

Join us in welcoming Mariagabriella Stuardi!

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Join the Clarke Historical Library tomorrow, April 11 at 11:00 am in the Baber Room for a celebration of children's books from around the world.