Library Calendar

The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.

Calling all comic book lovers, and soon-to-be comic book lovers! Join the TLAS and IAS campus libraries on Thursday, 4/23 from 3-5 pm in the Orange Room of the Main Library for Comic-Palooza! With an expansive (and growing) comic collection, the library has something for everyone. Free! Snacks provided.

Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.

Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.

​From Noon to 4:00 PM, the library's Grainger Commons will transform into a drop-in study space so you can finish up that last assignment or get in the zone to study for finals.

Dr. Samar Hegazy, Teaching Associate Professor of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, will discuss her research on pathologies in female reproduction and her work on improving pathology education.

On Reading Day, take a study break to relax and refresh at the library’s end-of-semester tradition, De-Stress Fest! Participating locations include Main Library, Funk Library, Grainger Engineering Library, and the Music and Performing Arts Library (MPAL). More details and schedules will be shared closer to the date.

Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room.

Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.