Library Calendar

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    • 6:00 - 6:50 pm
    • Illini Bookstore Building, Room 514

    Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by the University Library, the Writers Workshop, and Office of Undergraduate Research.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Friday, April 12, 2024

    • 2:00 - 2:50 pm
    • Main Library 314 and online via Zoom (link will be sent with registration and confirmation emails)

    The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) holds an extensive collection of primary source material, including 500,000 volumes and 5,000 linear sq. ft. of archival material. This workshop will explore the various ways in which patrons can engage with the RBML’s collection, including individual research, classroom instruction, and opportunities for collaboration.

    • 4:00 pm
    • 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 and learn more about the instrument and roll collection.

Monday, April 15, 2024

    • 11:00 - 11:50 am
    • This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

    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! This session will be 50 minutes long with question and exploration time afterward.

    • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    • Main Library Room 106

    Bring an item of clothing with you in need of repair or decoration to learn basic mending and embroidery techniques to sustainably refresh and revamp your wardrobe. Attendees will learn 6 decorative embroidery stiches as well as basic mending techniques. Registration required.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

    • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, SCIM, Room 052

    The field of XR hardware continues to advance rapidly. In this workshop we will give an overview of the various headsets available in the SCIM Lab and allow for hands-on demo time. We will also investigate using Unity and Unreal Engine to author XR applications.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

    • 1:00 - 1:50 pm
    • Grainger Library, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    Artificial intelligence is changing the way higher education is approaching research, writing, and teaching. This workshop will address the capabilities of ChatGPT and identify appropriate and effective ways participants can integrate this tool into their academic, research, and pedagogical pursuits in engineering disciplines.

    • 2:00 - 2:50 pm
    • Main Library 314

    Adobe InDesign is a layout and design software program that allows you to create print and digital media. It is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, which is available to all UIUC students for free! This workshop is designed for those with little to no experience with InDesign to help you learn the basics of using this document design program.

Friday, April 19, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Saturday, April 20, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Sunday, April 21, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Monday, April 22, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

    • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    • Scholarly Commons, Room 220, 2nd Floor, Main Library, 1408 W Gregory Drive, Urbana

    Join us for snacks and a short presentation about what reproductive justice is and how it connects to period poverty/making period products accessible. We’ll also be packing period products to donate during a wellness event with Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. Sign up here if you want to volunteer or pop in to sneak a cupcake!

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Thursday, April 25, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

    • 3:00 - 3:50 pm
    • Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    This session gets into the technicalities of podcast distribution. We will cover library policies as well as ethical and legal guidelines for ownership and fair use, copyright, and ensuring the accessibility of your podcast.

    • 4:00 - 6:00 pm
    • Women's Resource Center, 616 E Green St #202, Champaign, IL 61820

    Join the Women's Resource Center and University Library for a reproductive justice zine event! Included will be a short presentation about zines and how they provide a space for reproductive justice, and plenty of time to create your own zine! Materials and music will be provided, as well as the opportunity to look through a selection of the Social Justice Zine Collection

Friday, April 26, 2024

Saturday, April 27, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Sunday, April 28, 2024

    • All Day
    • Various locations

    Join us for a series of events on campus and in CU, organized by UCRJ (Urbana Champaign Reproductive Justice) and sponsored by the University Library!

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024