Common Read Week Events
Copies of The Firekeeper’s Daughter are available at the campus bookstore in the University Pavilion.
Save the date for Angeline Boulley’s author visit on Feb. 24, 2027.
Beading Event
Celebrating Culture, History and Community
Location: Intercultural Center, first floor, University Center, Room 115.
Date: Nov. 4, 2026
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Join us for an earring workshop! Learn under the guidance of Ellie Mitchell, a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, traditional Ojibwe crafter and instructor at Michigan State University.
Lunch provided!
Free copies of the Common Read selection, Firekeeper’s Daughter, will be available for students, faculty and staff. You may also pick up your free copy of the book anytime at the UM-Flint campus bookstore.
Hosted in partnership with the Intercultural Center.
Online Common Read Book Club
Meet up with some fellow readers to discuss this year’s Common Read – Firekeeper’s Daughter.
Register through Campus Connections to get the Zoom link.
Date: Nov. 13, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Free physical copies of the book are available through the University bookstore and the library has some ebook and audiobook versions available through the Libby app.
Common Read Book Club
Meet up with us during CGS Unfiltered to discuss this year’s Common Read – Firekeeper’s Daughter.
Location: CGS, 213 UCEN
Date: Nov. 16, 2026
Time: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Free physical copies of the book are available through the University bookstore and the library has some ebook and audiobook versions available through the Libby app.
Common Read Kickoff
Please join us at the Common Read Fall Kickoff event
Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the KIVA, first floor University Center.
We are welcoming Mr. William Johnson of the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways for his presentation on Saginaw Chippewa Tribal History & Contemporary Society.
Light refreshments in the KIVA lobby will be available afterward.
Free copies of the Common Read selection, Firekeeper’s Daughter, will be available for students, faculty, and staff. You may also pick up your free copy of the book anytime at the UM-Flint campus bookstore.