Library Summer Scholars Program
Applications are open for the 2026 GVSU Library Scholars Summer program!
Nov 12, 2025
Using the Libraries
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Library Scholars Summer Program
Earn money and do research that matters to you in summer 2026. Apply by January 31st!
Group Study Rooms
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Print and Scan
Printing and Scanning at the library.
Study Spaces
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Computing
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Highlights from the University Libraries
Mary Idema Pew Library
The Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is the intellectual heart of the Allendale Campus.
Robert H. Merrill photographs
Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family.