Library Calendar

Monday, April 22, 2019

- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 314 Main Library. Take the north stairwell (Armory and Wright Street entrance) to the 3rd floor of the Main Library and make a left at the top of the stairs.
Open Textbooks: Rights, Resources, & Reasons
- Conference/Workshop

- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 314 Main Library. Take the north stairwell (Armory and Wright Street entrance) to the 3rd floor of the Main Library and make a left at the top of the stairs.
Open Textbooks: Rights, Resources, & Reasons
- Conference/Workshop
- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Main Library, Room 346
Join us to Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday with a talk by Professor Lori Humphrey Newcomb, "William Shakespeare, T.W. Baldwin, and the Evolution of a Collection”
In celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday, Professor Lori Humphrey Newcomb will be speaking on the legacy of University of Illinois professor T.W. Baldwin. The Baldwin Collection at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, comprised of approximately 5,800 early modern books, was built by T.W. Baldwin in an attempt to document education in Elizabethan England.
- Lecture

- 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- School of Information Sciences, Room 126, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820
"A Home of Their Own" and "Albert Lee: A Man of Substance" (Film Screening)
Join the University Library for the screening of two short films: Home of Their Own and Albert Lee: A Man of Substance. Following the films, there will be a short Q&A session with Dr. Vanessa Rouillon (the film scriptwriter). Both films discuss early African American history at the University of Illinois, Albert Lee, and the Champaign “North” End community.
- Film Screening

- 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Undergraduate Library (upper level entrance), 1402 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana
#ILoveIllinoisLibraries Photo Booth
Hey Illini! Show your love for the libraries at Illinois during I Love Illinois Week (April 22-28). Participate in our photo booth in the UGL and get a special edition "I love Illinois" library sticker!
- Other

- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green Street, Urbana
Preserving Your Family Heirlooms
This workshop will introduce attendees to the importance of preserving fragile family books, papers, and photographs and provide introductory information on how to do so.
- Conference/Workshop

- 5:30 pm
- Art Theater and Esquire Lounge
Women of Jazz: An Inside Look
Join us as C-U celebrates UNESCO International Jazz Day
- Performance

- 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- Main Library, Room 106, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Open Education, Affordability, and Academic Success
This talk will provide an overview of open education, explore both sides of the debate (emphasis on affordability rather than the impact on student success), and offer reasons why engaging in open education doesn't—and shouldn't—stop at cost-savings.
- Lecture

- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Main Library, Room 346
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library #ColorOurCollections Open House
Do you need a study break? Color with us at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library on Thursday, May 2nd from 3-5 PM. We'll have coloring pages from some of our favorites in the collection that you can take home and the books that inspired the pages will be on view. Come see how your masterpieces stack up to the originals!
- Reception/Open House

- 5:30 - 8:30 pm
- Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana
Alumni Event: Exploring the Arctic Expedition
At this event, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the Crocker Land Expedition from Adam Doskey, curator of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and an expert on the expedition.
- Lecture

- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Main Library, Room 346
Gwendolyn Brooks's Birthday Celebration!
Gwendolyn Brooks's Birthday Celebration!
- Festival/Celebration