How to Build a Library — Documentary
| When | Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
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| Where | Auditorium, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) 525 S. State St, Ann Arbor View directions |
| Registration | Register to attend |
| Event type | Film Screening |
View the documentary How to Build a Library, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. It follows two Kenyan women as they work to restore Nairobi's colonial-era McMillan Memorial Library and adapt it to serve the local community. Followed by a Q&A.
Join us earlier in the day for a panel discussion: Digitization, Preservation and Performance of the Archive: How to Build a Library.
Presented by the U-M African Studies Center’s African Heritage and Humanities Initiative.
The McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi.
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Library contact
Loyd Gitari Mbabu · lmbabu@umich.edu
Event contact
Karin Waidley · kwaidley@umich.edu
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