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    • All Day    9/19/2025 - 8/10/2026
    • Main Library Room 346

    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.

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    • 10:00 - 11:00 am    10/17/2025

    Qualitative data analysis software programs can be valuable tools for organizing research sources for a literature review. This workshop will demonstrate techniques for organizing and analyzing literature in the software program MAXQDA, though the strategies will be relevant to other qualitative data analysis tools like NVivo or Atlas.ti.

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    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm    10/17/2025

    A Scoping Review is a type of evidence synthesis that represents an exploration of research literature to understand the depth and breadth of research related to a specific question or topic. A scoping review maps concepts from the literature to reveal trends, themes, and gaps in the research area to inform, and provide context for further exploration or examination.

  • Illini Fest. October 18, 2025
    • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm    10/18/2025
    • Illini Union | Main Library

    Join us at IlliniFest on Saturday, October 18th for our biggest open house of the year! Come visit the University Library at the Resource Fair in the Illini Union (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) Take a guided or self-guided tour of the Main Library (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

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    • 10:00 - 11:00 am    10/20/2025

    Looking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works. We’ll cover chasing citations, creating optimal keyword searches, using built-in database functions to improve your searches, and more!

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    • 3:00 - 4:00 pm    10/21/2025

    In this session, we partner with the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning to discuss survey research services and resources. This session is open to all doctoral students. Please complete the form to register for the workshop. It will be conducted through Zoom. We look forward to working with you!

    • 6:00 pm   8:00 pm    10/21/2025
    • Illini Union, Courtyard Cafe, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Come join the library at the Illini Union Courtyard Cafe for a night full of fun and games! The Library will bring board games for students to check out and play, either in the courtyard or to take home and play with friends! This event is held alongside the Courtyard Happenings events.

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    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm    10/22/2025
    • Main Library, Room 314

    Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm    10/23/2025
    • Main Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

    More than 500 years after its printing, the production details of the Catholicon are still a much debated topic in incunabula research. Come learn about the most recently discovered clues with the subject’s preeminent scholar, Paul Needham!

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    10/23/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • 5:00 pm    10/23/2025

    Join us for the second webinar in the Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place.

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    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm    10/28/2025

    Are you struggling to keep track of all your sources? Looking for an easier way to cite as you write? Mendeley is a free citation manager that helps you organize your citations, store and annotate your files, and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Mendeley library set up and ready to use!

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    • 10:00 - 11:00 am    10/29/2025
    • CITL Innovation Studio, Armory 172

    Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing, and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? Is it only about your slide design or are there other techniques that leave a lasting impression?

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    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    Infographics can be an effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in due to their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics and be introduced to several free online tools that allow users to create their own infographics.

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    10/30/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • 7:00 - 9:00 pm    10/30/2025
    • Main Library Room 66

    Join us at 7 pm in room 66 of the Main Library on Halloween Eve (Thursday, 10/30) for a screening of the modern classic, Coraline. FREE!

    • 2:00 - 4:00 pm    11/6/2025
    • Grainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Grainger Commons Room 233/235, 1301 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us for an afternoon of free play of the upcoming addition of the library’s loanable technology resource: video game consoles!

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    11/6/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm    11/12/2025
    • Main Library Room 220

    Are you looking to get into reading for fun but don’t know where to start? Are you a moderate-to-avid reader looking to take your recreational reading practice to the next level? Then join us on Wednesday, 11/12 from 11 am-12 pm in room 220 of the Main Library for our Recreational Reading App & Journaling Workshop!

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm    11/12/2025
    • Main Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

    Gillen D’Arcy Wood will speak about his new book, "The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans' Decline".

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm    11/13/2025
    • Join us on Zoom (registration link below) or at the University Archives (146 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)

    School of Integrative Biology graduate student Vivian Cheng will discuss her research using genetics, ancient DNA, and historical archives to understand the effects of climate change and colonialism on narwhals.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm    11/13/2025

    What happens when writers, archivists, and preservationists join forces? At the University of Illinois, this partnership transforms ordinary records into stories that bridge generations. Writers capture the immediacy of campus life through interviews, profiles, and features while archivist. Join us for a special presentation by Josh Harris, Kim Schmidt, and Abigail Bobrow.

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    11/13/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • 4:00 - 5:00 pm    11/14/2025
    • Player Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)

    Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal even and all are welcome!

    • 6:00 - 8:00 pm    11/17/2025
    • The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana

    In this talk, award-winning classicist and bestselling author Dr. Emily Hauser explores the many different ways in which we can start to uncover the women of the ancient world. Hauser's writings range from deep analysis of Greek texts, to popular contemporary myth retellings, to innovative takes on history that mix fact and fiction to uncover new ways of knowing.

    • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm    11/19/2025
    • Main Library Orange Room (1st Floor)

    Looking for something fun to read over Fall Break? From romance novels to graphic novels, we have recommendations for everyone and every genre. Need to protect your book from damage, or want to keep what you're reading private? Make your very own book cover that does both!

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    11/20/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    12/4/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • All Day    12/11/2025
    • Funk Library, Grainger Engineering Library and Information Center, Main Library

    Save the date: On Reading Day, take a study break to relax and refresh at the library's end-of-semester tradition, De-Stress Fest! We'll have more information about each location's unique schedule of events closer to the date.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm    12/11/2025
    • Join us on Zoom (registration link below) or at the University Archives (146 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)

    Dr. Pinshane Huang, Professor and Racheff Faculty Scholar of Materials Science and Engineering, will discuss her research on transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy of two-dimensional materials and soft-hard interfaces.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm    12/11/2025
    • Main Library Room 346

    Come and celebrate the semester’s end with hot apple cider, sweet and salty treats, and some of our favorite winter-themed materials from the RBML vault. Make a button, relax with a coloring sheet, and leave with a live-printed linocut card! This event is part of the library's Reading Day De-Stress Fest; it is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

    • 4:15 - 5:15 pm    12/11/2025
    • IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

    • 4:00 - 5:00 pm    2/13/2026
    • Player Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)

    Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal even and all are welcome!

    • 4:00 - 5:00 pm    4/10/2026
    • Player Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)

    Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal even and all are welcome!