Southwest Asian and North African Libraries
- Title
- Middle Eastern and North African Studies Library
- Rights
- Photo taken by Nazelie Doghramadjian. Middle East Studies Department Library, 3rd floor South Thayer Building.
- Description
- 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.
- Place
- Located on the third floor inside of the South Thayer Building, across from the Department of Middle East Studies. 202 S Thayer St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
- Middle Eastern and North African Studies Library
- Title
- Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center
- Rights
- Photo courtesy of Arab American National Museum website.
- Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center
- Description
- Housed within the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, the Russel J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center is open to the public and includes an array of resources for the public, including a cookbook collection and a graphic novel collection. This library and resource center is meant to enrich the museum with supplmental collections and resources, and even includes archival finding aids for many of the Arab American history collections it includes. Further, there are librarians that can be approached or contacted with questions about the center.
- Place
- Located inside of the Arab American National Museum at 13624 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48126
- Russell J. Ebeid Library & Resource Center
- Title
- Edward Said Lounge Library
- Description
- Named after the Palestinian-American professor, the Edward Said Multicultural Lounge hosts a library dedicated to Arab and Arab-American works by various authors. The library acts as a source for both historical and modern critical essays and fiction, and aims to empower Arab and Arab-American students and visitors at the University of Michigan. This library was selected for the archive as it is one of the last remaining multicultural lounge libraries accessible on the University of Michigan's campus, as well as the various resources offered through the Arab Student Organization, who host meetings within the main lounge. The library is open seven days a week, from 10am to 12am, to students living in the University of Michigan's North Quadrangle, as well as visitors who are approved by staff beforehand. Items cannot, however, be removed from the lounge. The lounge is located on the first floor of the North Quadrangle, the address of which is 105 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
- Date
- The library was included in the lounge's original location in 2015, and was updated in 2022 before the lounge's re-opening.
- Rights Holder
- Photo courtesy of Mads Terpstra
- Access Rights
- To confirm whether the lounge is available, or inquire as to access, please contact the University of Michigan Student Life office via the number (734) 763-3164.
