Rare BOO👻ks and other Spooky Selections from Special Collections
| When | Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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| Where | Special Collections Presentation Space Hatcher Library South, Sixth Floor, Room 660D View building informationView floor plan |
| Event type | Reception/Open House |
| Series | Third Thursdays at the Library |
Come feast your eyes on spooky scary selections from Special Collections! Prepare to be spooked by the straight jacket worn by actor Anthony Hopkins in the film "Silence of the Lambs" (Johnathan Demme Papers), get in the Halloween spirit with children’s books and creepy recipes, enjoy skeletons and maladies from a selection of medical books, and experience the life-like latex baby from Robert Altman’s "Dr. T & and the Women." Happy sp0o0oky Halloween! 👻
Join us (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library, International Studies, Asia Library, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize!
Straight jacket worn by actor Anthony Hopkins in the film "Silence of the Lambs."
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Library contact
Katie Marie Jones · katiemj@umich.edu
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