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Serving the state's flagship, land-grant institution, the University Libraries are your libraries. Our faculty and staff are here to help you access and advance the full range of human knowledge and explore your very own fearless ideas to address today's grand challenges.

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Left: Alona Norwood headshot. Right: Marcus Ortiz headshot.
Inaugural Fisher Family Library Faculty Fellows for Inclusive Excellence Making an Impact at UMD Libraries
In first year of fellowship, Marcus Ortiz and Alona Norwood are advancing inclusivity, student success, and community archiving initiatives.
Text "TRU-UA" overlaying a photo of the sundial with McKeldin Library in the background.
UMD Libraries Announces TRU-UA: Truth, Reconciliation, and Understanding in the University Archives
New campus-wide educational and outreach program to explore the history of UMD, build more diverse and nuanced archive of the university
Students putting exhibition together in the Maryland Room.
Student-curated exhibition features one-of-a-kind pieces from UMD Libraries’ Prange Collection
In Hornbake Library’s Maryland Room, a semester of collaborative experiential learning and student work culminates in a stunning exhibition on the work of Japanese artist Onchi Kōshirō.
drawing of a trophy with the text: Library Award for Undergraduate Research
Applications now open for UMD Libraries’ Undergraduate Research Awards
Four $1,000 awards will be granted to undergraduates who make impressive use of library materials in their research
Students studying in the Art Library
UMD Libraries Finals Success Guide 2024
Services and resources from the Libraries and campus to help you finish the semester strong.
Native American Indigenous Heritage Month
Celebrate Native and Indigenous Heritage Month with these books by native and indigenous authors
This November, check out these books available to borrow through UMD Libraries.
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