NMU Lydia M. Olson Library

09/14/2026

The Library will be hosting several events for Homecoming Saturday morning! Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and retirees are all invited to join us!

9:30 A.M .- 10:30 A.M.
Bagels and Books
Enjoy bagels during a story-time led by NMU Athletes!

10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
Arts & Crafts
Immerse yourself in creative time with the Students' Art Gallery (SAG*)!

11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Open House & Reception
Reconnect with past and present Library workers and marvel at the Library's transformation. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

09/14/2026

Please join us for our final Creating in the Stacks event at the Library. On Thursday, September 17 come in and make buttons and/or keychains. You can make your own design or choose from a premade template. Look for the signs on the main floor of Olson Library.

09/11/2026

If you are a student at NMU, you too can get a PWPL Library Card. Check out PWPL's website for more information:

https://pwpl.info/card/

09/09/2026

Join us tonight, September 9th at 6 pm in 214 Harden Hall for Readers' Trivia Night! There will be prizes for the winners.
Come by yourself or bring your friends.
Categories include: classic books by cover, YA dynamic duos, dystopian fiction, short stories, and animal stories.

09/08/2026

Librarian, Professor Michael Strahan, was recently selected for a Graduate Faculty spotlight. We are incredibly proud of the work he does, not only for graduate students, but for all the students in his liaison areas.

September Faculty Spotlight! Michael Strahan, Library and Instructional Support

09/08/2026

A reminder that we will be putting together Book Spine Poems tonight in the Atrium!

Join Olson Library staff to learn about book spine poetry and create some poems of your own! We will meet on Tuesday, September 8 , 6-8 pm in the Library Atrium!

This event is part of Wildcat Welcome, an initiative to welcome our first year students and transfer students.

For more information, contact Emera Bridger Wilson ([email protected], x1205).

08/24/2026

Join us for our first Creating in the Stacks event on Thursday, September 3rd at 6 pm. We are excited to partner with the Students' Art Gallery to help students create their own Zines. This event, which is part of Wildcat Welcome, will be held in the Library Atrium.

08/24/2026

Join Olson Library staff to learn about book spine poetry and create some poems of your own! We will meet on Tuesday, September 8 , 6-8 pm in the Library Atrium!

This event is part of Wildcat Welcome, an initiative to welcome our first year students and transfer students.

For more information, contact Emera Bridger Wilson ([email protected], x1205).

08/23/2026

Join the Olson Library Librarians for lunch on Friday, August 28 at 12 noon on the main floor of Olson Library, Harden Hall. Discover the ways in which they can help you throughout your first year at NMU and beyond. Pizza and pop will be served. Gluten free pizza will be available.

08/22/2026

Welcome back to all new and returning Wildcats. We hope that Olson Library becomes like a second home as you learn and grow. Come in to reserve a study room, pick up a book, or meet up with a tutor in the Learning Commons.

If you haven't checked out our website, https://lib.nmu.edu, take a look at it for even more resources!