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Celebrating 110 Years!

Feb 18, 2011

Summer 2013 hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30am-6pm; Sat & Sun: 1pm-5pm
SSHEL North (Room 100) and SSHEL South (Room 101)
(217) 244-1864
sshel@library.illinois.edu

Commemorative Anniversary Events

110 years later, and still going strong! Founded in 1901 as the Pedagogical Library, the Education Library has weathered 5 different locations, 6 name changes, and 21 Head Librarians. We're celebrating over a century worth of history throughout the month of March. For more information on the library's history, check out the ESSL history page, or come to our anniversary celebration!

archival picture of the ESSL library many decades ago

March 4, 2011 Reception 4-6pm

Join us in celebrating 110 years of scholarship and shushing during the Education Library's anniversary reception held on Friday, March 4 from 4-6pm. We'll be hosting speakers discussing their experiences at Education Library and its lasting impact on their careers. A slide show of ESSL history will be continuously running in the Curriculum Room, and a reception will follow with refreshments and give-away items.

4:10 - 5pm

Welcome and Introduction - Nancy O'Brien, Head, Education and Social Science Library
The Library Perspective - Scott Walter, Associate University Librarian for Services
The Education Perspective - Jose Mestre, Associate Dean for Research, College of Education
The Career Perspective - Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Scholarly Communications Librarian, Illinois Wesleyan University
The Student Perspective - Justin York, Doctoral Student, Educational Policy Studies

5 - 6pm

Reception sponsored by James E. and Sue E. Freytag
Education and Social Science Library tours

And more...

Additional anniversary activities include:

an exhibition highlighting the ESSL's collections throughout the month of March in the Marshall Gallery (right outside our door!) and Main Library corridor
a new ESSL memories page, documenting photos and stories of people who have worked and studied in the Education Library
Visit our new Facebook page

Photo: circa 1878, courtesy of the University Archives