{"id":1921,"date":"2021-05-13T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:34:15","slug":"free-speaker-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/2021\/05\/13\/free-speaker-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Speaker Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every year, the University Libraries offers free programs such as author talks, panel discussions, and speaker presentations to facilitate the academic pursuits and cultural enrichment of Loyola and the community.  Below are recordings of programs we presented in 2020-2021.  We hope you will enjoy viewing them!     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Peter Gilmour, founding Friends of the University Libraries Advisory Board President and Professor Emeritus, gave a presentation about the Loyola Alumni Authors Catalog.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loyola Alumni Authors Catalog with Dr. Peter Gilmour\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJal3g5JDoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Loyola&#8217;s Institute of Pastoral Studies (IPS), Mission Integration, and the University Libraries hosted a panel discussion featuring remarkable Loyola students and alumni from varying global perspectives who will discuss their vocation and commitment to social justice.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finding Their Calling: Living Out Loyola&#039;s Mission\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTF4a9nkzEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Author Arianne Lehn read excerpts from her book, <em>Ash and Starlight<\/em>, and led an interactive reflection.  Arianne shared the book\u2019s inspiration and the meaning of prayer in her life. <br>* Learn about <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ash-Starlight-Prayers-Chaos-Grace\/dp\/0827200803\">Ash &amp; Starlight<\/a><\/em> <br>* This book is available in print and ebook from the University Libraries catalog: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbi1QYXFJMFR1UGxzcVJSM2xYRVFhUnhILVh4d3xBQ3Jtc0trTDhfU094Vnk4VUp3ZVNuZjVGakJGSkZFRnRYaE51Q25qU3JtbWZTNzgwbzlKSmVmS1JJNWxZeUlVSEZVTTBIb0VUb292Y0hUS2hBbUF0eFJ2dFhCVEZiVzIwSDg1RTZvSGljLVFHZGtQWEZleHRlbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3s5507B\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3s5507B<\/a>.  <br>* Books can also be purchased through The Book Stall: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnpLSWtVQmRDT19JeEs5bkIyWDRWUVpHNXRLQXxBQ3Jtc0tsOGRUeE56aUVsSmItMjBXTUFsZXczXzUzcEJCTEZ2aEVObmtEVE5JZWRpTXN2RDZ3ZUw2LW1sVWhyejlucWU2Ylp4eW1VdDV3UUc2UnhDN3VMM2M4dGtIbkRRdmY1dFZNX2ZHVThWUGZ4cnlJbWlLNA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebookstall.com%2Fbook%2F9780827200807\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thebookstall.com\/book\/978&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reading and Meditation: Arianne Lehn, author of Ash and Starlight\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vI4l1UYR0OQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the University Libraries offers free programs such as author talks, panel discussions, and speaker presentations to facilitate the academic pursuits and cultural enrichment of Loyola and the community. Below are recordings of programs we presented in 2020-2021. We hope you will enjoy viewing them! Dr. Peter Gilmour, founding Friends of the University Libraries [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":1927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5858,7239],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1921"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1930,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921\/revisions\/1930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}