Featured Guest: Dr. Bren Murphy Featured Topic: Veiled Threats: the Image of Catholic Women Religious in Contemporary Culture Date & Location: Thursday, April 8, 2010 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Lake Shore Campus 1032 West Sheridan Professor Bren Murphy will discuss her documentary, A Change of Habit and offer insight into the […]
Dr. Robert Bucholz: An Evening with the Tudors
Featured Guest: Dr. Robert Bucholz Featured Topic: “An Evening with the Tudors” Date & Location: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Lake Shore Campus 1032 West Sheridan Sex. Blood. Intrigue. Fanaticism. These are the associations which have made the Tudors England’s most famous ruling family, a perennial subject of […]
Aleksandar Hemon: The Lazarus Project
Aleksandar Hemon Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 6:00 pm Discussed his book: The Lazarus Project Crown Center Auditorium, Lake Shore Campus
Book Discussion: The Plan of Chicago
Book Discussion: The Plan of Chicago by Carl Smith Moderator: Janette Kopacz from the Chicago Public Library Location: Room 723, Lewis Library 25 East Pearson Water Tower Campus Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. In conjunction with the Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One Chicago Come join the Discussion! For more […]
Jian Ping: Mulberry Child
Featured Guest: Jian Ping Featured Book: Mulberry Child Date & Location: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Lake Shore Campus 1032 West Sheridan From the Cultural Revolution to the Olympic Games: Changes in China over half a Century China has undergone a great political, social and economical transformation over […]
Dr. Susan E Hirsch: After the Strike: A Century of Labor Struggle at Pullman
Dr. Susan E. Hirsch Bus & Walking Tour – Pullman, its Past and Future Discussed her book: After the Strike: A Century of Labor Struggle at Pullman Saturday, September 9, 2006, 9:00 a.m. Bus Departed from 25 E. Pearson Pullman Historic District (111th & Cottage Grove)
Goals of the Friends
- Provide opportunities for meeting persons who share an interest in and enthusiasm for books, libraries, and reading
- Encourage and attract gifts in the form of bequests, endowments, books, manuscripts, and other appropriate materials
- Involve individuals in the Chicago area in library programs and activities
- Foster an understanding of and appreciation for all Loyola University Chicago’s libraries and their special collections
- Underscore the importance of Loyola’s libraries in fulfilling the University’s mission
Message from the Dean
As Dean of the University Libraries, I am proud to lead the Friends of the Libraries. Your support will help us continue to provide top-quality resources, services, and events for our students, faculty, and the greater Loyola community.
The Friends support our vision and goals through membership and action. We invite you to help us make a difference. Thank you for support and loyalty to our libraries.
Sincerely,
Robert Seal
Dean, Loyola University Libraries
Theresa Schwegel: Chicago Stars
Featured Guest: Theresa Schwegel Featured Topic: Chicago Stars Date & Location: Thursday, April 2, 2009 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons Lake Shore Campus 6525 North Sheridan Road Loyola alumna, Theresa Schwegel, and an Edgar Award winning author for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America does not write your average crime series: […]
Stuart Dybek: Loyola in Fiction
Featured Guest: Stuart Dybek Featured Topic: Loyola in Fiction Date & Location: Thursday, February 5, 2009 6:00 p.m. Richard Klarchek Information Commons Lake Shore Campus 6525 North Sheridan Roa MacArthur “genius” Stuart Dybek and critically acclaimed master of the short story, will present “Loyola in Fiction”. He will read a few passages from a few of […]