Friends of the Michigan Tech Library
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The fall 2024 issue of the newsletter has now been mailed to members’ mailboxes.
Download the PDF version here: FMTL Views 29.2 (Oct. 2024).
W would like to apologize that the old news posts that have direct links to newsletters are now broken (the old plug-in stopped working and rebuilding every page may take a little bit as it is not a priority). All previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletters page.
The City of Bangor was carrying hundreds of brand-new Chrysler automobiles destined for Duluth when she was trapped in the ice in 1925. Come hear how the cars were saved!
Watch Live via Zoom: https://michigantech.zoom.us/j/83464885537
Great to see TV6 out covering our booksale. It went really well and lots and lots of people got lots and lots of great books!
The spring 2023 issue of the newsletter has now been mailed to members’ mailboxes.
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Download the PDF version here: FMTL Views 28.1 (Mar. 2023).
Come join us for our annual Winter Carnival book sale on Saturday, February 11 from 11am to 4pm. Hundreds of books at low, low prices: HB $2, PB $1; children’s books 50¢! All fiction half price. We also have lots of old MTU yearbooks for sale at a special price of $1 each!
As we realized that we had a long time between book sales, when we didn’t do anything in the fall, and two of them in the spring, we decided to try a one day sale in the library this fall.
Friday, October 7 was also the day of an all-campus “First Friday” social that also happened to be sponsored by library so we set up from 10 to 4 in the lobby. All in all, it was a great success, so expect more of the same each fall.
Thanks to always for all out volunteers, customers, and especially the library (and for taking cards at the service desk, which facilitated about 1/3 of the sales!).
The spring 2022 issue of the newsletter is now mailing to members’ mailboxes.
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Download the PDF version here: FMTL Views 27.2 (Oct. 2022).
The spring 2022 issue of the newsletter is now mailing to members’ mailboxes.
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Download the PDF version here: FMTL Views 27.1 (Mar. 2022).
After a hiatus due to covid, FMTL is pleased to announce the resumption of its Travel Grant program for 2022.
Applications will be due on April 15 with a decision made shortly thereafter to facilitate summer travel.
For more information, please see the application page at the Library.
Books, Books, Books! Make room for new books on your shelves by donating your old books to the Friends book sale. All proceeds go to help the Michigan Tech Van Pelt and Opie Library.
There are, however, things we do not take, because they just won’t sell:
If you have items that are deeply vintage (>50 years old), please contact us.
If you have only a few book sale donations, you may drop them off in the shiny new donation box located in the Library vestibule (between the glass doors to the left as you enter).
If you have a box or bag of books, you may unload them at the Library loading dock. Call a Library staff member at the Service Desk at 906-487-2508 to have someone meet you at the back door to help.
If you need help getting your book sale donation books to the Library and would like someone to come to your house to pick them up, call Steve Walton at 906-487-3272 or email Susan Martin at srmartin@mtu.edu.