page_title: University of Michigan Library
section_title: Shapiro Library
hierarchical_section_title: University of Michigan Library / Collections / Shapiro Library
caption_attribution_description: The Shapiro Library Building at the University of Michigan (looking from the northwest). West Hall is on the left while the skybridge to the Hatcher Graduate Library is on the right. Taken January 8, 2006.
context_page_description: The University of Michigan Library is the university library system of the University of Michigan, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States.
  The University of Michigan Library ranks as the fourth largest research library in the United States. As of 2017–18, the University Library contained more than 14,217,179 volumes, while all campus library systems combined held more than 15,669,216 volumes. The Library also held 221,979 serials, and over 4,239,355 annual visits.
  Founded in 1838, the University Library is the university's main library and is housed in 12 buildings, with more than 20 libraries, among the most significant of which are the Shapiro Undergraduate Library, Hatcher Graduate Library, Special Collections Library, and Taubman Health Sciences Library. However, several U-M libraries are independent of the University Library: the Bentley Historical Library, the William L. Clements Library, the Gerald R. Ford Library, the Kresge Business Administration Library of the Ross School of Business, and the Law Library of the University of Michigan Law School.
context_section_description: The Hatcher Graduate Library is connected by a skyway to the Shapiro Library Building, which houses three libraries: 
  Shapiro Undergraduate Library (referred to by the student population as the UGLi) is in the basement, first and second floors of the Shapiro Library Building. It is a popular study and meeting place for UM undergraduates, and has a solid, generalist collection of about 200,000 books and journals. The UGLi also offers a great many services to its students, including Course Reserves, Reference Services, and the Research Consultation Program, which features one-on-one research assistance. The Peer Information Counseling Program also is in Shapiro, and allows students to get research advice from fellow undergraduates. Café Shapiro is an annual forum for students, nominated by their professors, to read their creative work in a casual, coffeehouse-style environment. The UGLi is also home to Bert's Café, which opened in February 2008. The café was donated by Bertram Askwith (LSA '31), who is also the donor of the Askwith Media Library.
  Shapiro Science Library is housed on the third and fourth floor of Shapiro and is the primary university research center for astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, natural resources, mathematics, physics, and statistics. The Shapiro Library contains over 400,000 print volumes and subscribes to over 2,000 journals.
  Askwith Media Library, formerly the Film and Video Library, was recently renamed and moved to the second floor of the Shapiro Library Building. The Askwith Media Library contains over 25,000 titles, including feature films, documentaries, and instructional programs available for checkout or on-site viewing. Especially strong in foreign, animated, and documentary film, Askwith serves the entertainment and instructional needs of the university community.
caption: The Shapiro Library Building
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