GivingTuesday is on November 29
Join us this year for #GivingTuesday! Giving Tuesday is a charity-based social media movement meant to inspire others to give back to their communities. The movement started around 2012 when the United Nations hosted a day for international charitable giving, helping others, and celebrating generosity. Among the many campus partners at Loyola, the University Libraries […]
Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
International Open Access Week is an annual October celebration of open access to research. This year’s theme “Open for Climate Justice” speaks to the work we do at Loyola on sustainability, environmental justice, and social justice. We are committed to providing a platform and opportunities to share the work Loyola faculty and students do on […]
Learn more about: Diwali
Diwali is one of the most popular festivals of the Hindu religion that is celebrated for five days sometime in October to November. Also known as the Festival of Lights, it symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness. Visit our library research guide for more information: https://libguides.luc.edu/Lists/holidays
Alumni Author Spotlight: Michele Fitzpatrick
We are pleased to shine the Loyola University Chicago Libraries Alumni Author Spotlight on Michele Fitzpatrick (Mundelein 1972) and one of her books, Snag The Moon, an offbeat contemporary romance about two middle-aged misfits who are drawn together to rescue nursing home residents from a greedy CEO. The Alumni Author Spotlight video series features brilliant Loyola alumni and […]
Learn more about: Filipino American History Month
“The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when ‘Luzones Indios’ came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California. In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in […]
Learn More About: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and their ancestors who lived on the land now known as North America. “In 1977 participants at the United Nations International Conference on Discrimination against Indigenous Populations in the Americas proposed that Indigenous Peoples’ Day replace Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes that […]