Library Calendar

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    • All Day
      7/12/2019 - 11/4/2019
    • Main Library, room 324

    The Illinois History and Lincoln Collections is pleased to present “The Iron Horse of the Prairie State,” an exhibit that explores the evolution of the railroad in Illinois’s history. The exhibit showcases the IHLC’s holdings related to railroads, from their inception when railroad fever struck Illinois in the 1830s to today.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/1/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
      11/1/2019
    • Music and Performing Arts Library

    MPAL is showing off its refurbished reproducing player piano on the first Friday of each month during the fall semester. Please drop in and join us any time between noon and 1pm on first Fridays from September through December. Please note that food is not allowed in the Library.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
      11/1/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    Join us in The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, November 1 from 3 – 5pm for a Dad's Weekend Open House. Enjoy a relaxing Friday afternoon exploring newly-acquired rare books and other choice selections from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s collections. This event is free and open to the public; all are welcome.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/4/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/5/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/6/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
      11/6/2019
    • Main Library Building Room 106

    Do you have questions regarding your MA thesis? Come to the Thesis Office Hours. Get help from Emily Wuchner (Thesis Coordinator, Graduate College) and a small group of research specialists on the submission process, procedures and requirements, formatting texts, research queries, and working with data.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
      11/6/2019
    • 309 Main Library

    This segment of the Research Spotlight Series will feature Dr. Rini Bhattacharya Mehta. She will give a presentation on "Global Film History from the Edges: Engineering a Comparative Humanities." This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

    • 2:30 - 4:00 pm
      11/6/2019
    • Online

    In this online discussion, four Illinois scholars will share their experiences interacting with academic publishers and getting their work published. The featured panelists have published books and scholarly articles and have edited books and academic journals. Their insights can give other scholars and graduate students a better idea of all that publishing entails.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/7/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 10:00 am
      11/7/2019
    • Online

    Non-Traditional Publishing and Digitization in Slavic and East European Countries is a workshop focused on Slavic and East European resources, specifically primary sources created by underground, alternative, and counter-culture social groups.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/8/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
      11/8/2019
    • Main Library Building Room 106

    Join us to celebrate the great Russian poet, playwright, and novelist Alexander Pushkin! This year marks 220 years since this cultural icon was born. We will celebrate his birth with snacks, refreshments, and stories of his life and death!

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/11/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/12/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 5:30 - 7:30 pm
      11/12/2019
    • Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

    The University Library, the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and the Spurlock Museum invite you to a presentation by Scott Schwartz of the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, and Barry Houser, Director of the Marching Illini.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/13/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/14/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/15/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
      11/15/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    Graphic designer Rex Parker will speak about Frederic Goudy's typographic collaborations with his wife Bertha and with the English author H.G. Wells. Works designed and printed by the Goudys from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library's collections will be on display at the event. This event is free and open to the public; all are welcome.

    • 5:00 pm
      11/15/2019
    • School of Information Sciences, Room 126, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign

    Please join us for the 29th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture on "The evolving library profession and education driving social justice: a perspective from the Global South"

    • 5:00 - 8:00 pm
      11/17/2019
    • Lobby of the Krannert Cener for the Performing Arts

    Come explore the Music and Performing Arts Library’s extensive collections in the lobby of Krannert Center! The Pop-up Library will offer items from its collection related to the night's performances for you to browse and borrow.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/18/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/19/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/20/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • All Day
      11/21/2019 - 2/29/2020
    • Room 324, Main Library

    “‘Here I Have Lived’: Recreating the Land of Lincoln” explores the history of Central Illinois’s two most prominent Lincoln heritage sites. Featuring materials related to the reconstruction of Lincoln’s New Salem near Petersburg and the restoration of the Lincoln Home area in Springfield, the exhibit offers a glimpse into the places Abraham Lincoln called home.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/21/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/22/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 11:30 am
      11/22/2019
    • Main Library, Room 106, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana

    Join us for a reception with Colonel Debbie Read, featured in the #HerServiceUIUC exhibit in the First Floor North-South Hallway of the Main Library.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/25/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/26/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/27/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/28/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
      11/29/2019
    • Main Library, Room 346

    While contemporary conservators strive to apply innovative modern conservation treatments for our objects, we see the good, the bad, and the ugly past repairs through the ages in our collections every day. In this exhibition, we bring together examples--many drawn from our own Rare Book & Manuscript Library--to show the dynamic practice of modern book & paper conservation.