News & Events

Webinars for Library Friends
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.
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Slavic Reference Service: Aiding Campus and the World
Service offers unique opportunities to scholars and citizens alike
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Returning the Voices to Our Muted Songbirds
An editorial by Scott W. Schwartz, Archivist for Music and Fine Arts and Director Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
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Berthier To Aid Library Events
Sara Berthier brings a certain joie de vivre to her role as the University Library’s events administrator associate—perhaps not unexpectedly, as she hails from Paris, France.
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Bell Joins Advancement Team
In August, the Office of Library Advancement welcomed Alyson Bell, MS ’16 LIS, as the new associate director of advancement for stewardship and donor relations. Bell comes to the Library from the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering, where she worked in a similar role for the last six years. Originally from southern Illinois, Bell […]
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