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We are the WMU Archives and Regional History collections at @wmulibraries. Visit us at Zhang Legacy Collections Center (1650 Oakland Drive). Open to the public.

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The Zhang Legacy Collections Center will be closed March 8 - 9 for spring recess. Our spring hours will resume next week, and we will reopen on Tuesday at 8 a.m. https://t.co/ElXQbno7CJ

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The Zhang Legacy Collections Center will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 13, due to weather conditions. Stay safe and warm!

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The Zhang Legacy Collections Center will close at 3 p.m. today due to severe weather conditions. Travel safely! Read more about the campus closure. https://t.co/QnVtIUA4MZ

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All library locations will close at 3 p.m. today due to severe weather conditions. Travel safely! Read more about the campus closure. https://t.co/wcKN92icRm

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Hello, 2024! All library locations are open from 8 AM to 5 PM this week.

Spring semester hours start on Monday, Jan. 8. https://t.co/SHRjzEYeEE

Break Week 1/3-1/7
📚Waldo Library, Swain Library, and Zhang Legacy Collections Center
✅Jan. 3 - 5: 8 AM-5 PM
❎Jan. 6 - 7: Closed

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We will have reduced hours for winter break. https://t.co/mVRbnfQ3a4

Saturday, Dec. 16 - Monday, Dec. 18: Closed
Tuesday, Dec. 19 - Thursday, Dec. 21: 8 AM - 5 PM
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2: Closed
Wednesday, Jan. 3 - Friday, Jan. 5: 8 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, Jan. 6 - Sunday, Jan. 7: Closed

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Our winter break hours start this weekend. ❄️Check our hours before your visit! https://t.co/SHRjzEYeEE

We will have reduced hours at all library locations next week before the university closure on Dec. 22. All library locations will be closed from Dec. 22 - Jan. 2.

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The Zhang Legacy Collections Center will have reduced hours this week for Thanksgiving Recess.

Wednesday, Nov. 22: 8 AM to 5 PM
Thursday, Nov. 23 - Saturday, Nov. 25: Closed
*Closed the Sunday and Monday following Thanksgiving as regularly scheduled.

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Western's Thanksgiving Recess starts on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon. 🍂 All library locations will have reduced hours during the break.

View library hours: https://t.co/SHRjzEYeEE

Waldo Library
Nov. 22: 7:30 AM to 5 PM
Nov. 23 - Nov. 25: Closed
Nov. 26: Noon to 2 AM

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The Zhang Legacy Collections Center will be closed on Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21, during Western's Fall Break.

View all library hours: https://t.co/mVRbnfQ3a4

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Western's Fall Break begins Wednesday, Oct. 18! Waldo Library's hours will be reduced during the break, and the University will be closed on Friday, Oct. 20. View all library hours: https://t.co/SHRjzEYeEE

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Do you collect books? Many people collect publications of all kinds – graphic novels, handmade books, leatherbound books and ‘zines. If you love books, this is the event for you! https://t.co/KFcDvtvzPF

📅 October 28
🕐 2-4 PM
📍Zhang Legacy Collections Center, 1650 Oakland Dr

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Get downtown for a walk with Lynn Houghton this Friday (10/6) at 8 a.m.! Learn about Architects in #Kalamazoo on this historic walking tour.

Attendees should meet at Gazelle Sports at 214 S. Kalamazoo Mall on Friday at 8 AM. Learn more: https://t.co/7fPttA1ETF
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*Tomorrow* Join Lynn Houghton tomorrow at 8 a.m. for a historic walk through Bronson Park and South Street in Downtown #Kalamazoo

Meet at Gazelle Sports at 214 S. Kalamazoo Mall tomorrow (9/8) at 8 a.m. Walks proceed rain or shine unless severe weather is predicted.

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Zhang Legacy Collections Center will be closed on Sept. 2 - 4 for Labor Day Weekend. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

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All University Libraries locations will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4 for Labor Day. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

Waldo Library will also have reduced weekend hours. Zhang Legacy Collections Center will also be closed on Saturday, Sept. 2.

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Building maintenance for Zhang Legacy Collections Center has been delayed, so we will open as usual at 9 a.m. tomorrow (8/23).

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Zhang Legacy Collections Center will have a delayed start and open at 1 p.m. on August 22 for staff in-service and August 23 for building maintenance. @WMUArchives

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Zhang Legacy Collections Center will have a delayed start and open at 1 p.m. on August 22 for staff in-service and August 23 for building maintenance. @WMUArchives

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Break hours for all library locations will start on Friday, August 18. View all library hours: https://t.co/93SdwDkCvt

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Ella works with our distinctive collections at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center. Congratulations Ella!

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We are excited to announce our 2023 Library Student Employee Scholarship recipients. Congratulations to Sarah Falor, Sarah Mominee and Ella Nelson for their exceptional service to the #WMU Libraries!

Read more: https://t.co/oLmBbMjyTk

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Join Lynn Houghton at 8 a.m. tomorrow (August 4) for a tour of Downtown Kalamazoo's historical markers!

Meet downtown at Gazelle Sports (214 S. Kalamazoo Mall) at 8 a.m. to join the walking tour. All tours are free and open to the public.

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Don't miss tonight's historic walk on Kalamazoo's Oakwood Park. If you haven't heard of it, just imagine an early 20th-century amusement park.

Meet at Oakwood Center at 3140 Laird Avenue at 6:30 p.m. tonight to join the walk and learn more!

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Join us tonight (July 27) at 6:30 p.m. for a #Kalamazoo historic walk in Oakwood Park with our regional history curator, Lynn Houghton! The forecast is clear, so meet up at Oakwood Center at 3140 Laird Ave with your walking shoes on. @wmuarchives @gazellesports @DiscoverKzoo

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Need some camping ideas? Check out the advice and advertisements from the June 1953 issue of Camping Magazine. First published in 1930 by the American Camping Association, the magazine proved a popular source of information for those who enjoy the hobby. #tbt

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We hope you had a Happy 4th of July! #TBT to the 1876 Bicentennial celebration in downtown #Kalamazoo

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Lake Michigan has its fair share of shipwrecks, but would it surprise you to learn that some are WWII-era fighter planes?

“The Great Navy Birds of Lake Michigan” chronicles the recovery of US Navy aircraft that crashed in Lake #Michigan from a 1942-45 naval program.