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National Library Week

Ready Set Library! National Library Week April 8-12, 2024

Date:               April 8-12, 2024

Location:         Booth Library

 

Join Booth Library and American Library Association in celebrating National Library Week, April 8-12, 2024. Booth Library has daily events planned to celebrate our resources, our patrons, our faculty and staff. It’s a great week to check out Booth Library!

Activities

AI Sandbox

Authors@EIU

Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity

CSI Discovery Hours

Eclipse Mania

Edible Book Festival 

National Library Workers Day

New Exhibits

Take Action for Libraries

Write Night & Study Buddies

 

All Week: CSI Discovery Hours Try out our technology at the Center for Student Innovation!
Hands-on training and test-drives on Podcasting Studio, 3-D printing, Virtual Reality, and more!CSI Discovery Hours Today

Monday, April 8

  • Eclipse Mania! Booth Library is hosting these eclipse-themed opportunities:
    • NASA Eclipse LiveStream with commentary, in the 3000 Reference Computer Lab, 12:20-3:40 p.m.
    • Eclipse Physics Exhibit, courtesy of Physics Department, North entry
    • Progressive Art Exhibit, featuring works by Life Drawing students from EIU Department of Art + Design, Marvin Foyer and South entry

  • Right to Read Day  On #RighttoReadDay, April 8, contact your congressman to stand up to censorship
    as part of a national day of protest.
  • Booth Library's Annual EDIBLE BOOK FESTIVAL: PEEPS®! Thanks to those who participated in Booth Library's Crafternoon on Sunday and made a Peeps®-themed diorama! Eleven entries were submitted for Monday's Edible Book Festival, and we were excited to award First, Second, and Third Place awards as well as a Dean's Choice award. Some of our awardees were present for the awards ceremony:

    First Prize: Snow Peep, by Brittany McMinn First Place: Snow Peep, by Brittany McMinn
    Second Place: Howl's Moving Castle, by Faith Gallagher
    Third Place: Little Women, by Emerson Gausmann

    Dean's Choice: "Say it...Out Loud...Vampire", from Twilight, by Lizzie Rasmus
    Third Place:


Tuesday, April 9

  • National Library Workers Day Show your appreciation for the library employees who work for you!Write Nights Study Buddies
  • Podcasting 101 in the Center for Student Innovation
  • Write Night & Study Buddies
    6-8 p.m. in the 4000 Level Clock Tower Lounge
    Bring a friend, bring your homework, and join a group study event in Booth Library. Snacks,
    stress-busters, tutoring and homework assistance, all for you! 

 

Wednesday, April 10

  • Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity
    4:30-5:30 in the West Reading Room
    This program promotes and recognizes excellence in student research, and encourages students to enhance their studies by utilizing the wealth of information available at Booth Library and other research venues. All entries are original works completed by Eastern students within the last 12 months. Award recipients are selected on the basis of excellence, creativity and the use of research resources. A digital copy of award entries will become part of the Library’s institutional repository.
  • Cricut 101 in the Center for Student Innovation

 

Thursday, April 11

  • Take Action for Libraries Day Please select Booth Library as the destination for your online gift to EIU.Authors@EIU
  • Authors@EIU
    5-7 p.m. in the West Reading Room
    Booth Library invites the campus and community to join us for the final Spring 2024 installment of our speaker series, recognizing two recently published EIU faculty:                       

Stephen Eskilson, Ph.D., Art & Design
Digital Design: A History, Princeton University Press, 2023          

and           

Ryan Burge, Ph.D., Political Science 
The Nones, Second Edition: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are GoingFortress Press, 2023

The event will begin with a shared reception at 5 p.m. Presentations will begin at 5:30 with introductory remarks, author presentations, and question & answer sessions for each author.

 

Friday, April 12

  • AI Sandbox: Tools for Academic Research and Writing 
    10:30 a.m.-noon in the Center for Student Innovation

    Try out AI tools designed to help researchers navigate the academic research and writing process. Learn to use AI to:

    • plan a project
    • search for sources
    • read academic literature
    • write an academic submission

Demonstrations will include Scopus AI, PaperPal, and JSTOR’s AI research tool (beta).

New Exhibits at Booth Library

  • EIU Emeritus Professor CHARLES COLEMAN, Ph.D. in the Faculty Reading Room
    Emeritus Professor Charles H. Coleman, Ph.D., joined Eastern Illinois State Teachers College in 1926 as a History teacher, and served as chair of the History Department from 1942 to 1954. He earned degrees from George Washington University and Columbia University, and was appointed to the Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee in 1958 by Illinois Governor Stratton. Dr. Coleman attained the rank of Professor Emeritus in 1961 following 35 years of service, and a classroom building on the EIU campus - Coleman Hall - was named in his honor in 1965. The Charles H. Coleman Collection in the Booth Library Archives contains twelve boxes that include hundreds of writings, research notes, correspondence, photographs, and more on topics ranging from U.S. and local history, citizenship, Abraham Lincoln, EIU and World War I. 
  • Booth Library Benefactor ANNETTE CHRISTY, Ed.D. in the Ballenger Teachers Center
    Dr. Annette Christy graduated from EIU in 1964 with majors in Latin and Spanish. In addition to her bachelor’s, she earned a Master’s in Library Science from Chicago State University, and a Doctorate in Educational Technology from Nova Southeastern University. She enjoyed a forty-three year career, teaching at the secondary level, and has served as a mentor for groups of on-site and online doctoral students at NSU. 
    Dr. Christy’s fond memories of Booth Library inspired her to make contributions to the Ballenger Teachers Center, identifying materials for the collection in consultation with librarians. It is her hope that these special materials will be used to promote a joy of learning and enrichment.
    Through a decade of generosity, more than 300 books and learning resources have been made available to EIU and the local community.

View more of Booth Library’s exhibits here. Explore our Archives!

 

 

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