Located on the third floor of the South Thayer Building at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus, the Middle Eastern and North African Studies library is also a reading room and manuscripts library that is only part of the Middle East Studies collection across various locations on campus. This library is especially targeted to graduate students of University of Michigan, especially those in the Department Middle Eastern Studies, but open to any researchers interested in visiting.
A library housed within the University of Michigan's Spectrum Center in the Union, the Jim Toy Library acquires the latest LGBT fiction and non-fiction and also offers DVDs, CDs, and board games in addition to its books. This library is added to our collection because it prioritized LGBT communities and their writing. The library is open to students, faculty, and visitors outside the institution. To check out books during open hours (Monday through Friday 9am - 6pm), however, one will need an M Card (University of Michigan ID). This library is named after LGBT activist and alumnus Jim Toy who established the now-called Spectrum Center in 1971.