News & Events

These presentations are part of a virtual series hosted by the Friends of the Library and initiated by the Library Board of Advocates to share the wonders of the University Library at Illinois.

Open Educational Resources boost student success

Students win award for researching historical math models

The achievement was made possible in part by completing the processing of a remarkable donation that had been in the works for six years.

University Library honors the memory of William H. Mischo, who passed away on April 20, 2025

Artist used Emblematica Online to inform his work

Century-old capsule opened; replacement planned

Construction begins on special collections facility

While traveling in Australia, Colleen Murphy, ’19 AHS, MPH ’20 AHS was stopped in a Sydney hotel by a fellow Illini—Debra Mattingly, MS ’79 LIS—who spotted her wearing a “Library Alumni” t-shirt. The chance meeting sparked a conversation about their shared time working in the Library, decades apart. Colleen offered to help Debra get a […]

Centennial celebration also marks matching gift challenge