GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan’s state library might want your outdated yearbooks.
The Library of Michigan in Lansing is working to construct a complete assortment of yearbooks from colleges throughout the state. Its aim is to have full units from each highschool and school or college within the state, together with vocational establishments.
Whereas it already has a number of thousand yearbooks, it doesn’t have full collections from some elements of the state, particularly rural areas and the Higher Peninsula.
Yearbooks supply a snapshot of Michigan’s historical past, showcasing every thing from what hair types and garments had been widespread that yr to commercials for native companies.
“Yearbooks are more than just names and photos,” State Librarian Randy Riley stated in a Monday launch. “They are time capsules to our youth, which chronicle our own individual stories and which bridge us to the eras of past Michiganders.”
In case your yearbook is a reproduction, there are different methods you’ll be able to do away with it. If it isn’t spiralbound, it may be recycled at an area PaperGator bin. You too can test together with your native municipality to see if it may be recycled there, or see if an area historical past heart is enthusiastic about it.
