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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Happy last day of classes for Fall 2025, UMass Amherst! The Libraries are here for you during finals with resources, spaces, services, and study break options. Stop by tomorrow through Friday for free coffee & cookies and button-making!

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Libraries' holiday hours for the week. For full schedule, visit libcal.library.umass.edu/hours

Autumn leaves around black square border with text inside:
"Holiday Hours:
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Du Bois: Closes early at 7 p.m.
SEL and Mount Ida: Close early at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 27
All Libraries closed
Friday, Nov. 28
Du Bois and SEL: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Mount Ida: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29
Du Bois: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., limited services
SEL and Mount Ida: Closed"

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Join the Libraries for a special lecture by visiting scholar Heitor Guimarães, "Dark Labor in the Amazon: a Du Boisian Analysis of Modern Slavery Under Volkswagen in Brazil (1974-1986)," Thursday, December 4, noon-1 p.m., in the Du Bois Library, Du Bois Center. RSVP: bit.ly/guimaraes25

Black and white photo of Heitor Guimarães. Text over a magenta banner at the bottom: "Heitor Guimarães. Visiting Scholar, Dept. Afro-American Studies. Thursday, December 4. Noon-1 p.m. W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Du Bois Center. Dark Labor in the Amazon: a Du Boisian Analysis of Modern Slavery Under Volkswagen in Brazil (1974-1986). RSVP: bit.ly/guimaraes25." QR Code. UMass Amherst Libraries and Du Bois Center logos.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The Libraries are pleased to announce the annual Undergraduate Sustainability Research Award (USRA), funded by the award-winning UMass Amherst Libraries' Sustainability Fund. Submissions open January 29, 2026. Submission link and guide: bit.ly/usraguide

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

3D printing, VR/AR, podcasting, and more are available through the Digital Media Lab! They'll be tabling in the Du Bois Library Lobby this week, November 17-18 and 20-21, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., so stop by and ask them how to turn your ideas into reality.

Students wearing VR headsets playing a zombie virtual reality game in the Digital Media Lab.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

The Libraries' annual fall reception, "An evening with Folk New England: A tribute to Eric von Schmidt, Featuring Tom Rush, Chris Smither, Geoff Muldaur, and Caitlin von Schmidt," celebrated both Eric’s legacy and the partnership between FNE's musical preservation efforts & our Special Collections.

L to R: Geoff Muldaur, Caitlin von Schmidt, Tom Rush, Chris Smither sitting onstage, performing. All but Caitlin are playing guitars.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Last Friday, staff and librarians put their creativity on display in an internal Craft Fair-Bake Sale-Art Show. Baked goods, knit items, paintings, and prints were available for viewing and purchase, with live music from Ben Paul’s Machine Shop Band completing the festive atmosphere.

Rows of tables in a Library room where staff and librarians were showcasing and selling baked goods, knit items, and artwork.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Schedule released for GIS Day 2025 at UMass Amherst! Check it out below. "A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that analyzes and displays geographically referenced information. It uses data that is attached to a unique location" (USGS). Link: tinyurl.com/magisday2025

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The Libraries celebrated the "Nature of Change" exhibit reception at Hillside, with selections of art from the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, the University Museum of Contemporary Art, and Worker Artists from the Partnership for Worker Education.

L to R: Mrs. Maritza Reyes, Chancellor Javier Reyes, Archivist Kirstin Kay, Dean of Libraries Curtis Brundy

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Tomorrow! Join us for the annual Libraries Outreach Series Family Weekend A Cappella Concert, featuring Vocal Suspects, Duly Noted, and Doo Wop Shop! 3-4 p.m., Student Union Ballroom.

Fall leaves background. Text: "Libraries Outreach Series Family Weekend A Cappella Concert. Vocal Suspects, Duly Noted, Doo Wop Shop. October 18, 2025. 3-4 p.m. Student Union Ballroom."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Comet the golden and Yukon Cornelius the Samoyed are here for hugs! Thanks to the Bright Spot Therapy Dogs and UMass Peer Health Education for bringing dogs to both Libraries and the Campus Center Auditorium today until 12:30 p.m.!

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We love partnering with Peer Health Education to bring the Bright Spot Therapy Dogs to both Libraries and the Campus Center Auditorium for some much-needed cuddles during midterms! Stop by any and all of those locations to say hello to the goodest doggos tomorrow, 10/15, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Tonight! Join the Libraries for "The Truth of Race: The Philosophical Thought of W. E. B. Du Bois" by Du Bois Center Visiting Scholar Kimberly Ann Harris. 6-7 p.m., Du Bois Library, Floor 22, Room 2220, Du Bois Center. Link: libcal.library.umass.edu/event/15354994

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

In honor of Banned Books Week (October 5-11, 2025), the Libraries are offering a workshop, "Book Bans & Your Rights to Read," on Friday, October 10, 11-12:30 p.m., Du Bois Library, Floor 19, Room 1920. Link: libcal.library.umass.edu/event/15405321

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A huge thank-you to Tom Ricardi for bringing his Birds of Prey program to the Libraries! Tom brought five unreleasable raptors in his care, including a golden eagle, saw-whet owl, barred owl, black vulture, and, in the spirit of our own rooftop residents, a peregrine falcon. #UMassHomecoming

Tom Ricardi holding a large golden eagle on his glove.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Join us on October 9, 7-9 p.m., Bezanson Recital Hall, for a special celebration of the composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and W. E. B. Du Bois, the scholar and activist.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Gearing up for Homecoming Weekend with two special events on Friday, October 3! Tom Ricardi's Birds of Prey 1-2 p.m., Du Bois Library, Lower Level Latinx Dance Lessons with LACC and Contagio 3-5 p.m., Du Bois Library, Promenade (rain location: Floor 2, RECESS)

Photo of Tom Ricardi holding a peregrine falcon. Text: "Tom Ricardi's Birds of Prey. Friday, October 3, 1-2 p.m., Du Bois Library, Lower Level."

Sunset-colored ombre background with silhouettes of people playing music and dancing. Text: "Latinx Dance Lessons. October 3rd, 2025. 3:00-5:00 p.m. W. E. B. Du Bois Library Promenade (between the Du Bois Library upper deck and Old Chapel). Rain location: RECESS space, 2nd floor, Du Bois Library."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Coming up on 10/5, 3-5 p.m.: Explosion books with local artist Tonya Lemos (small, square books which “explode” into a series of square and triangular pages when you open them). Email Paulina Borrego at pborrego@library.umass.edu to register.

Handmade book that “explodes” into a series of blue, orange, and green square and triangular pages when opened. Also in picture: other types of design books called spider book, piano hinge book, and an unnamed one in the corner.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Next week! Join the Libraries for a special event, "Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory," September 25, 5-7:30 p.m., at Amherst College, Keefe Campus Center, Friedmann Room. RSVP: bit.ly/mirontalk25

Blurred background photo of cover of "Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory." 3 circles with photos of Rose Miron, Vice President, Research and Education, Newberry Library; Sabra Thorner, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Mount Holyoke College; and Christine DeLucia, Associate Professor, History, Williams College. Text: "Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory. September 25, 2025 5-7 :30 p.m. Amherst College, Keefe Campus Center, Friedmann Room." QR code with text: "RSVP: bit.ly/mirontalk25." Logos for UMass Amherst Libraries and Amherst College.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Undergrads and grads are welcome to join us at the Science and Engineering Library Learning Studio to put together wellness kits and learn more about wellness resources on the UMass Amherst campus. Monday, September 29, 3-5 p.m. *Space and supplies may be limited; first come, first served.

Light green background with darker green wavy borders on the upper left and right corners. Illustration of a woman sitting in a meditative pose in front of greenery surrounded by coffee cup, clock, laptop, and phone. Text: "Wellness Kits. September 29, 3-5 p.m. Science and Engineering Library, Learning Studio."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

New series: Drawing Collections! Informal gatherings to practice the art of slow seeing and drawing. No experience necessary. Each session is a stand-alone meeting that will focus on a different campus collection. Kickoff: September 19, 2-4 p.m. RSVP with Paulina Borrego, pborrego@umass.edu.

Drawings of butterfly, skull, plant, butterfly, and beetle hanging up on clothesline with clothespins.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Join the Libraries for a special event, "Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory," September 25, 5-7:30 p.m., at Amherst College, Keefe Campus Center, Friedmann Room. RSVP: bit.ly/mirontalk25

Maroon background with book cover of "Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory," by Rose Miron. Text: "Who has the right to represent Native history?"

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

New exhibit! "Mass Produced: A Century of Patents and Trademarks from Western Mass" is a collection of historical patents and trademarks originating from Western Massachusetts. Open during regular hours, Science and Engineering Library. Reception 9/17, 4-6 p.m.

Aged yellow paper background with illustrated patent for a thermos off to the right-hand side. Text: "Mass Produced: A Century of Patents and Trademarks from Western Mass. Sept 1 - Dec 19. Science & Engineering Library. Opening Reception Sept 17, 4-6 p.m.." UMass Amherst Libraries and Patent and Trademark Research Center logos at bottom.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The Libraries Outreach Series starts tomorrow night! Join us every Thursday, 7-8 p.m., on Floor 2 of the Du Bois Library for a study break with games, crafts, and more. This week: Bingo (with prizes)!

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Happy First Day of Classes, UMass Amherst! Webster is cheering you on (and encouraging you to visit the Libraries for all the resources, spaces, and services you need to succeed this year)!

Adult male peregrine falcon standing in the doorway of the nest box Photoshopped to be wearing a UMass branded hat. Chalkboard Photoshopped near his feet says "First Day of School" with maroon balloons Photoshopped behind it.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Having a blast at the IPO New Student Meetup in RECESS in the Du Bois Library!

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Attention, new students: have we got a treat for you! Introducing LIBAPALOOZA, a 2-day celebration at both the Du Bois Library & the Science & Engineering Library. Join us Aug. 28-29, 1-4 p.m., for snacks, music, giveaways, crafts, & even a dunk tank! See what the Libraries can do for you this year!

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Brother David Steindl-Rast turned 99 this month! The Radical Aliveness and Belonging Symposium 9/27/19 was inspired by the life & work of Brother David, a Benedictine Monk known as the “grandfather of gratitude” & one of the most important figures in the modern interfaith dialogue movement. (1/2)

Brother David Steindl-Rast in a panel onstage during the symposium.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

7/19: a new sculpture of W. E. B. Du Bois was unveiled at the Mason Public Library in his hometown of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Dean of Libraries Curtis Brundy, W. E. B. Du Bois Center Director Whitney Battle-Baptiste, and UMass Chancellor Javier Reyes, were among those in attendance. (1/4)

L-R: Dean of Libraries Curtis Brundy, W. E. B. Du Bois Center Director Whitney Battle-Baptiste, and UMASS Chancellor Javier Reyes.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Facilities Update: The Libraries will be closed Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6, reopening Monday, July 7.

Aerial view of UMass Amherst, including W. E. B. Du Bois Library and Lederle GRC Lowrise, where the Science and Engineering Library is located. Text: "Facilities Update: The Libraries will be closed Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6, reopening Monday, July 7."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

It's hot out today! If you need a place to keep cool, stop by the Libraries! We're open until 5 p.m. and have plenty of spaces to sit and chill.

Du Bois Library in background. Foreground has white flowering and red flowering bushes from the Courtyard.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Facilities update: The W. E. B. Du Bois and Science & Engineering Libraries will be closing early at noon on Friday, June 13th. The Wadsworth Library will be open for regular hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Aerial view of UMass Amherst, including Du Bois Library and Lederle GRC Lowrise, where the Science and Engineering Library is located. Text overlay: "Facilities Update."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The annual #UMassReads challenge is underway! What's on your summer reading list? Link: bit.ly/umassreads25

Illustration of peregrine falcon holding a paintbrush painting a rainbow. Below, colorful photo of books leaning against each other with gold background. Logos of UMass Amherst Libraries and UMass Amherst Undergraduate Student Success Center. Text: "Color Our World. #UMassReads 2025."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Announcing the 5th annual #UMassReads Summer Reading Challenge! 📚 Challenge Dates: May 19th - August 30th, 2025 📱 Track your progress: Visit Beanstack.com to sign up 📸 Share your reading adventures on Instagram with #UMassReads Link: www.umass.edu/studentsucce...

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The numbers are in for the Pioneer Valley for the City Nature Challlenge 2025! # Observations = 6,170 # Species = 1,053 # Observers = 352 # Identifiers = 374 Thanks for participating! Photo Credits: Yellow-rumped warbler: Josiah Reed, CC-BY-NC www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Throwback from Wednesday's Postcards Home event. We love providing you with free postcards and postage to send a "Hello!" to your favorite people around the world. 😊

Students filling out postcards at a table in the Du Bois Library lobby.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Today is the final day of UMassGives! Help the Libraries expand resources, support student and faculty research, and engage our community. Make your gift during our Power Hour today, April 30 from 1–2 p.m. for a chance to win an extra $2,000 for the Libraries! umass.scalefunder.com/gday/giving-...

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Additionally, join us for a screening of 1200+: A Film About #MMIWG on Monday, May 5, at 6 PM in the Old Chapel. (3/3)

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The Libraries are seeking donations of red dresses for a Red Dress display outside Goodell Hall, running from May 5–9. The Red Dress display honors the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (#MMIWG) movement. (1/3)

Watercolor illustration of a tree with 3 red dresses hanging from it. Text: "MXCC, LACC, YKCC, and JWECC [Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center] presents A Red Dress Display."

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Postcards Home returns for students this Wednesday, 4/30, 1-3 p.m., at both Libraries. Free postcards and stamps!

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Tonight, we celebrate the 2025 Undergraduate Sustainability Research Awards winners! Join the Libraries for a special awards ceremony 4-6 p.m., Science and Engineering Library.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Tomorrow, 4/24, at noon: Join the Libraries online for a virtual Du Bois Fellow Lecture by Daniel Abdalla, "A Strange and Secret Thing’: W. E. B. Du Bois and Staging Heredity in the Harlem Renaissance." Link to RSVP and more info: libcal.library.umass.edu/event/14473049

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The Libraries and SCUA are sponsoring a film screening and discussion of “Far Out: Life On & After the Commune” 5/8, 7 p.m., Amherst Cinema. The post-film discussion will include director Charles Light and commune members Sam Lovejoy and Verandah Porche. Link: www.library.umass.edu/news/umass-a...

Black and white photograph of people living on a commune in the 60s.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The UMass Amherst Libraries will host a film screening and panel discussion for “1200+,” a documentary about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), on Monday, May 5, 5 p.m., in Old Chapel at UMass Amherst. Link: www.library.umass.edu/news/umass-a...

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The City Nature Challenge is back! Join us in celebrating 10 years of the CNC starting April 25 by observing wildlife around you and sharing your observations with the global citizen science community on iNaturalist! Link to more information and Library workshops: guides.library.umass.edu/CNC

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Tonight at 6 p.m.! Join the Libraries for a free, virtual lecture, "In Battle for Peace: W. E. B. Du Bois vs. the US Justice Department." Link: libcal.library.umass.edu/event/14391250

Black and white photographs of W. E. B. Du Bois and documents from the archives. Text: "In Battle for Peace: W. E. B. Du Bois vs. the US Justice Department. A lecture on the peace activism and subsequent persecution of W. E. B. Du Bois in the early 1950s. Today 6-7 p.m. Zoom webinar." QR registration code.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Our Graphic Novels and Comics Pop-Up Library in the Du Bois Lobby is going strong! Check out the collection, plus zine-making and embroidery activities!

Student doing zine-making at the Graphic Novels and Comics Pop-Up Library in the Du Bois Library Lobby.

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UMass Amherst Libraries @umasslibraries.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Some April Fools Day fun at the Libraries! Our DML's 3D Innovation Center turned 10, and it’s falcon season! We printed 100 peregrine falcons and hid them around the Library to celebrate. If you find one, take it home and share your find @umassamherstlibraries on Instagram with #FlockThisWay

Adult male peregrine falcon Photoshopped to be wearing glasses, a moustache, and a propeller hat. Text: "April Fools Day. This Library is for the birds! 3D-printed falcons hidden in Du Bois!"

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