Artists at odds:
Left, right and completely off-center
Featuring political cartoonists
Scott Stantis
of the Chicago Tribune and
David Fitzsimmons
of the Arizona Daily Star
Focus on the Book featuring Mark Dimunation
Second Annual Focus on the Book
a lecture by and for bibliophiles, featuring
Mark Dimunation
Chief, Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress
Jefferson’s Enlightenment:
Reconstructing Thomas Jefferson’s Library at the Library of Congress
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Speaker Series: Stuart Dybek
STUART DYBEK Presents Ecstatic Cahoots and Paper Lantern
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 6 PM
Please join us as we welcome back acclaimed writer and Loyola alumnus Stuart Dybek (BS ’64, MA ’68). 2014 marks the publication of both Ecstatic Cahoots: Fifty Short Stories and Paper Lantern: Love Stories, on which Mr. Dybek will speak and which will be available for purchasing and signing by the author.
Speaker Series: Kelly O’Connor McNees
On April 15 the Friends of the Library Speaker Series welcomes
Kelly O’Connor McNees.
Please join us as she discusses her historical novel, The Island of Doves.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
6 PM
Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor
Lake Shore Campus
Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey and His Sources (an exercise in presumption)
THIRD ANNUAL GREGORY AND ROSALIND TERRY LECTURE
Featuring
Karen Wilkin, author of
Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey
Wednesday, April 9
7 PM
Crown Center Auditorium
Lake Shore Campus
Loyola University Chicago
1001-25 W. Loyola Avenue
Please join the Loyola University Chicago Libraries for one of the highlight events of the Edward Gorey exhibition season as we welcome writer, independent curator, and critic specializing in 20th century modernism, Karen Wilkin.
The Edward Gorey Birthday Bash: Revelry from A to Z
Don’t miss your chance to attend!
The Friends of the Loyola University Chicago Libraries and the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) cordially invite you to The Edward Gorey Birthday Bash: Revelry from A to Z
Inaugural Focus on the Book lecture
Inaugural Focus on the Book featuring Eric Holzenberg, Director of the Grolier Club
In this age of e-books and e-readers, the word “book” has taken on new meanings. Yet the book in its printed form endures and is highly sought after by the general public, libraries, and book collectors. This lecture series has been created to celebrate the book in print, its form, function, and beauty, its historical importance and lasting nature. Come celebrate with us a “technology” that has been around since Johannes Gutenberg.
Professor Al Gini Presents Bad Leaders/Misleaders
Please join us on October 30th as we continue our Friends of the Loyola Libraries Speaker Series with an intriguing twist on the timeless topic of leadership. Professor Al Gini, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, presents Bad Leaders/Misleaders. Dr. Gini will guide us on a pre-Halloween tour of the dark side in search […]
Book Discussion: The Warmth of Other Suns
Book Discussion: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Moderator: Janette Kopacz from the Chicago Public Library Location: Room 727, Corboy Law Center 25 East Pearson Water Tower Campus Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. In conjunction with the Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One Chicago Come join the Discussion! […]
Annual Terry Lecture Presents Author Anchee Min
Featured Guest: Anchee Min
Author of several historical novels including Pearl of China about two young girls in China, one Chinese, the other, Pearl S. Buck.
Featured Book: The Cooked Seed
Date & Location: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • 7:00 p.m.
Klarcheck Information Commons
Lake Shore Campus