Library Calendar

Monday, February 9, 2026

  • BE A SAVVY RESEARCHER The University Library offers a wide array of workshops for you to develop your research and information management skills. All are welcome!
    2:00 - 3:00 pm
    Room 314, Main Library

    Each qualitative research project requires a unique combination of analysis strategies in order to move from data to answers to your research question. But given the diversity of data types and questions explored with qualitative data, how do you decide what to do?

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

  • BE A SAVVY RESEARCHER The University Library offers a wide array of workshops for you to develop your research and information management skills. All are welcome!
    2:00 - 3:00 pm
    Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    In this introductory workshop, the IDEA Lab will be teaching basic 3D Printing modeling with TinkerCAD. We will provide a walkthrough and activity with this software. After registering, please create a TinkerCAD account. TinkerCAD is a free browser-based software that we will be using in the introductory 3D design workshop.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

  • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    Communications Library, 122 Gregory Hall

    Join us for the Communications Library’s premiere Research Tea! Enjoy refreshments and chat with Communication and Media researchers investigating the latest in topics such as: K-pop branding, how media influences stereotypes, news and media literacy, documentary as a vehicle for social change, and the role media plays in culture industries.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Monday, February 16, 2026

  • BE A SAVVY RESEARCHER The University Library offers a wide array of workshops for you to develop your research and information management skills. All are welcome!
    2:00 - 3:00 pm
    Room 314, Main Library

    MAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes. This workshops does not assume any previous knowledge of MAXQDA.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

  • Ultimate Archives Trivia. University of Illinois History. Team or Individual Competition. Snacks Provided, 3 Rounds, fun Prizes. Thursday, February 19 @ 12:00 – 1:00 PM. University Archives, Room 146, Main Library.
    12:00 - 1:00 pm
    University Archives, Room 146, Main Library

    If you like trivia or university history, come to our second Ultimate Archives Trivia! Questions will focus on University of Illinois history involving academics, athletics, inventions, events, faculty, and alumni.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Do you have an event you'd like added to the Library Calendar? If so, please contact Heather Murphy (hmurphy@illinois.edu).