Banned Books Week
This week, September 27th to October 3rd, is Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read. It was established in 1982 by First Amendment activist Judith Krug. Books are challenged every year when individuals or groups find their content inappropriate. Some books end up banned from school curriculums, from libraries, or throughout […]
Books Read for Book League Bingo
Here is a list of some of the books submitted for different Book League Bingo categories. Many of these books are available at the Loyola Libraries. You can see the full Bingo Card here: http://blogs.lib.luc.edu/locl/files/2015/05/bingo-card.pdf A book set in another country: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry Available […]
Study Day With The Stars
Come to the I.C. 1st floor on December 10th from Noon – 1:30 to get your photo taken with Sister Jean and LU Wolf! Photos will be posted the next day on the Libraries’ Facebook page for you to see – facebook.com/luclibraries
Food For Fines
The Loyola Libraries’ annual Food for Fine campaign starts November 3rd and ends November 26th. Bring in any full-sized, shelf-stable, non-expired item and get $2.50 deducted for each item donated from your library fines! All the food donations will go to the Lakeview Pantry.
Loyola is one of America’s Greenest Universities
The Sierra Club has declared Loyola 4th on its list of America’s Ten Greenest Universities! This is a great honor that really highlights our commitment to sustainability! See the Sierra Club article here. To learn how the libraries contributed to sustainability at Loyola, check out these links: https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/loyola-university-chicago-il/report/2014-01-17/AC/research/AC-10/ https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/loyola-university-chicago-il/report/2014-01-17/AC/research/AC-11/
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 […]