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.

Upcoming webinars are included in the Library’s Event Calendar and are open to all!

Click on a past presentation title below to view:

 

• The Alchemy of Preservation – The Journey of Sir Isaac Newton’s Alchemical Manuscript at Illinois
  Lynne Thomas, Ruthann Mowry and Quinn Ferris
  September 17, 2026
  Presentation (PPT)
  

 

• Visual Storytelling and the Archives: Translating Scientific Research for Public Audiences
  Jena Marble and Bethany Anderson
  February 12, 2026
  Presentation (Figma)
  

 

• Enduring Narratives: Writers and Preservationists in Collaboration
  Abigail Bobrow, Kimberly Schmidt, Joshua Harris and Hannah Conner
  November 13, 2025
  Presentation (PPT)
  

 

• 協力 Kyoryoku: Bringing Japan’s Material Culture to the Library
  Emilee Mathews and Steve Witt
  March 20, 2025
  Presentation (PPT)
  

 

• Paths of Progress: Uncovering the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail
  Angela Rivers and Dr. Barbara Suggs-Mason with Jessica Ballard
  February 20, 2025
  Presentation (PDF)
  Resource: Champaign County African American Heritage Trail
  Resource: “Twenty Whites & One ‘Other'”: St. Elmo Brady, first African American PhD. in Chemistry

 

• FIGHTING DEEP FAKES AND HALLUCINATIONS: The Library’s Response to AI
  Mary Ton
  October 24, 2024
  Presentation (Google Slides)
  Resources (PDF)

 

• Harold Osborn: 1922 Illinois Grad, 1924 and 1928 US Olympian
  Elizabeth W. Osborn and Susan Osborn Jones
  July 25, 2024
  Presentation (PDF)
  Olympic Medal (Front)
  Olympic Medal (Back)
  Olympic Diploma

 

• William Morris and the Kelmscott Press
  Emma Wise, Cataloging Graduate Assistant (Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
  June 13, 2024
  Presentation (PDF)

 

• Spaces Speak: Sounds of Champaign-Urbana between 1968 and 2022
  Nolan Vallier (Sousa Archives and Center for American Music)
  Scott Schwartz (Sousa Archives and Center for American Music)
  May 30, 2024
  Presentation (PDF)

 

• The Daily Illini Goes Digital
  Ellen Swain (Student Life and Culture Archives)
  Celestina Savonius-Wroth (History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library)
  William Schlaack (Preservation Services)
  Jessie Knoles (History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library | Preservation Services)
  To learn more about the Illinois Newspaper Project: library.illinois.edu/illinoisnewspaperproject
  March 28, 2024
  Presentation (PDF)

 

• Crymes & Rhymes: The Broadside Ballad and the Celebrity Criminal
  Nora Davies, Digital Asset Specialist, Smith College
  To learn more about Nora’s research check out the online exhibit and Digital Collection. Books suggested by Nora can be found on her bibliography slide in her PowerPoint presentation.
  February 15, 2024
  PowerPoint Presentation

 

• Reflections of Everyday Lives, Cultural Memory, and Heritage
  Joe Lenkart, Director (Slavic Reference Service)
  Olga Makarova, Visiting Research Specialist (Slavic Reference Service)
  Katherine Ashcraft, Graduate Assistant (Slavic Reference Service)
  Serenity Stanton Orengo, Senior Library Specialist (Slavic Reference Service)
  November 9, 2023
  PowerPoint Presentation

 

• Library Show and Tell
  Kit Condill, Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Librarian
  Jenny Marie Johnson, Map and Geography Librarian
  Jameatris Rimkus, Archives Program Officer
  September 28, 2023
  PowerPoint Presentation (Condill)
  PowerPoint Presentation (Johnson)

 

• 100 Years of Morrow Plots Data
  Andrew Margenot, Assistant Professor and Leader of the Soils Lab
  Maia Rothman, Research Technician
  Bethany Anderson, Natural and Applied Sciences Archivist
  Sandi Caldrone, Research Data Librarian
  Josh Henry, Associate Director of ACES IT
  August 24, 2023
  Presentation (PDF)

 

• Mix-tapes, VHS Recordings, and iPhone Photos: Preserving What Matters
  Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Head of Preservation Services
  May 4, 2023
  Helpful Links
  PowerPoint Presentation

 

• From Dorm Broadcasting to the Digital Frontier: A Journalist’s Journey
  Charlie Meyerson, Publisher, Chicago Public Square
  October 14, 2022

 

• American Bandmasters Association’s Little Light During the Great Depression
  Scott Schwartz, Archivist for Music and Fine Arts and Sousa Archives Director
  February 17, 2022

 

• Aspen Magazine: Art in a Box
  Emilee Mathews, Art and Architecture Librarian
  January 20, 2022

 

• Beyond These Four Walls: The Map Library’s World of Riches
  Jenny Marie Johnson, Map and Geography Librarian
  October 28, 2021
  Bibliography

 

• Little Golden Books and Beyond: Children’s Books in the University Library
  Nancy O’Brien, Education Librarian
  September 30, 2021
  PowerPoint Presentation

 

• Identification of Historic Photographs and Their Preservation
  Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Head of Preservation Services
  April 22, 2021
  Identification and Care of Photographic and Still Image Materials presentation
  Photo ID and Preservation Resources handout

 

• An Alternative History of Print: Women Printers in Europe and America
  Cait Coker, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
  March 25, 2021
  Women Printers item lists and sources

 

• Preserving Your Family Heirlooms
  Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Head of Preservation Services
  January 28, 2021
  Preserving Historic Documents and Heirlooms handout

 

• The Mystery Recordings of Langston Hughes: A Poet Visits the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Jameatris Rimkus, Archives Program Officer
  November 5, 2020

 

• Bringing Nagraj to the Midwest: South Asian Comics at Illinois
  Mara Thacker, South Asian Studies and Global Popular Culture Librarian
  October 1, 2020