The Front Shelf: October 2020
Friday, October 2nd, 2020 Each month, we will post a selection of recently-acquired books, from new releases to old classics, which have been added to our catalog and are available for use by the Loyola community. This series is inspired by The Seminary Co-op’s “The Front Table” publication: https://www.semcoop.com/. This month’s edition includes ebooks only. […]
Samuel Steward: Loyola’s Extraordinary English Professor
By Charles Greene As the library celebrates PRIDE Month we thought we would turn our focus to one of our own. From 1936 to 1946 Samuel Morris Steward served as a professor of English here at Loyola University Chicago. And although his is a name lost to our current campus community, Samuel Steward is definitely […]
Find the Library at Your Place
Lewis Library: Now & Then Each year, National Library Week occupies a time and space in April. Themes are chosen to represent how libraries impact our lives, usually many months before the actual week. That’s why, this year’s theme may have seemed a bit ironic (don’t you think?) due to the current pandemic that’s engulfing […]
Staff Picks — James’s Top 20 Films of the 2010s
During the month of December, Loyola Libraries staff make lists and check them twice. What are these lists about? Anything! You can look at past years’ lists here, and stay tuned for more lists all month long! Without further ado… Best of the Decade: Top 20 Films of the 2010’s By James Conley, Media Services […]
Staff Picks – The 8 Most Iconic Soccer Moments of 2016
So many historic and surprising things happened in the world of soccer* this year: Jurgen Klinsmann was fired, Big Sam was fired, the USA hosted the Copa America Centenario, the entire soccer world came together after the tragic Chapecoense airplane crash, Landon Donovan un-retired, Leicester City won the EPL at 5000 to 1 odds, Bob […]
Summer Book League Book Reviews: Part III
The Loyola Summer Book League is heading into the homestretch. Remember, there’s still time to join! Go to libraries.luc.edu/summerreading to enter the books you’ve read this summer! Here are a few reviews written by Loyola faculty and Staff to give you some inspiration if you’re still looking for summer reads. Lydia Craig of the Graduate […]