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04/21/2026

☕️Join Dean Jamie Wittenberg for Caffeine with the Dean tomorrow April 22nd and Thursday April 23rd! She can’t wait to meet with students and hear their ideas, questions, and hopes for the library. Share your thoughts and enjoy a free beverage while supplies last.

LSC, IC, 1st floor @11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Corboy, Lewis Library, 6th floor
Thursday, April 23 @1:00 p.m. until supplies last
More info...check out our website 🔗https://libcal.luc.edu/event/16524112

04/20/2026

📚Celebrate National Library Week at the Libraries. Stop by tomorrow, April 21st, from 1-3 pm to create your own bookmark, take a break, and enjoy a moment of creativity!✨

Location: IC 1st Floor (LSC) and Lewis Library 6th Floor (WTC)

This week, we honor and thank our amazing student workers! Thank you to for this opportunity to highlight the amazing s...
04/17/2026

This week, we honor and thank our amazing student workers! Thank you to for this opportunity to highlight the amazing student employees we have in our libraries! We couldn't function without you all!

Background Photo Credits: University Marketing & Communications

📖 Looking for a new book? The library has you covered!Come stop by a pop-up library at the Lake Shore Campus or Water To...
04/15/2026

📖 Looking for a new book? The library has you covered!

Come stop by a pop-up library at the Lake Shore Campus or Water Tower Campus and peruse some of our new books to celebrate National Library Week!🎉 🎉 🎉

If you are stopping by the Lake Shore Campus, grab some coffee and have a chat with the new University Libraries dean, Jamie Wittenberg, at our Caffeine with the Dean event.

🗓️ Wednesday, April 22
📍 LSC, Loyola Information Commons, 1st floor
🕦 11:30AM-12:45PM

📍 WTC, Terry Student Center Lobby
🕥 10:30AM-12:00PM

Photo: Noah Passinault

Please join us for an upcoming program sponsored by Loyola’s Mission Integration and co‑sponsored by the University Libr...
04/11/2026

Please join us for an upcoming program sponsored by Loyola’s Mission Integration and co‑sponsored by the University Libraries.

Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ is known around the world for her advocacy against the death penalty. Learn about her work and the transformation of her book into new Graphic Edition of the novel Dead Man Walking. All Loyola University Chicago students, staff, and faculty are welcome! Attendees will receive a free copy of the graphic novel.

Dead Man Walking: From Accompaniment to the Graphic Novel
A conversation with Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ

📅 Thursday, April 23, 2026
📌11:30am to 12:30pm at Health Sciences Campus, Cuneo 360
📌 4:00pm to 5:00pm at Lake Shore Campus, Damen Student Center, Sr. Jean Room North

Join us in finding your joy at the University Libraries! Whether it be creating a bookmark or getting coffee with the Li...
04/10/2026

Join us in finding your joy at the University Libraries! Whether it be creating a bookmark or getting coffee with the Libraries' new Dean, find a small reprieve from the end-of-semester stress at one of our library spaces.

- Tuesday April 21
- Crafting at the Libraries: Bookmarks
- Wednesday April 22
- Caffeine with the Dean (LSC)
- Pop-Up Library
- Celebration of Faculty Scholarship
- Thursday April 23
- Stress Catcher with the Wellness Center
- Caffeine with the Dean (WTC)
- Author Talk: Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ (sponsored by Mission Integration)
- Friday April 24
- Media Literacy with RAI

More details in our bio.

Attention, we will be closed for the Easter Holiday. Cudahy Library and IC will close at 5pm on Thursday April 2 and reo...
04/02/2026

Attention, we will be closed for the Easter Holiday. Cudahy Library and IC will close at 5pm on Thursday April 2 and reopen on Monday April 6 at their normal times of 7am and 7:30am respectively. Lewis Library will also close at 5pm on Thursday April 2 and reopen at 7:30am on Monday April 6. Have a nice holiday break!

Description: A mock taped up paper over a picture of the IC in the Spring, denoting that the University Libraries will be closed for the Easter Holiday.

We’re recognizing the start of the week-long Passover holiday on Wednesday evening, April 1. To learn more, please explo...
04/01/2026

We’re recognizing the start of the week-long Passover holiday on Wednesday evening, April 1. To learn more, please explore the resources at https://bit.ly/4sIS1bW.

Photo credit: University Marketing & Communication

Join us for our Alumni Authors Speaker Series featuring award winning poet and Loyola alum Jaswinder Bolina, PhD (BA ’00...
03/23/2026

Join us for our Alumni Authors Speaker Series featuring award winning poet and Loyola alum Jaswinder Bolina, PhD (BA ’00). He will read excerpts from his recent book, English as a Second Language and Other Poems (2023), and will also guide the audience through short writing exercises designed to spark creativity. Learn more and sign up at https://bit.ly/40KV9aL

📅 Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m.
📍 Location: Loyola Information Commons, 1st floor
Free refreshments

We are delighted to host the 17th Annual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship, honoring the outstanding work produced by L...
03/21/2026

We are delighted to host the 17th Annual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship, honoring the outstanding work produced by Loyola University Chicago’s academic community. Loyola faculty are invited to participate by submitting their recent publications, creative works, digital scholarship, or conference presentations. Entries received by Monday, March 30 will be displayed at the event. Learn more at https://bit.ly/40L7Dza

📅 Wednesday, April 22
⏰ 4:00–6:00 p.m.
📍 Loyola Information Commons, 4th Floor

03/06/2026

Last semester, we launched our spin on Vogue's 73 Questions with our own University Libraries' 7 Questions. Each month, we'll introduce a new or new-ish member of the University Libraries team and highlight resources available to you. This March, we are highlighting our dean, Jamie Wittenberg, who was recently appointed by Loyola University Chicago as Dean of University Libraries. We couldn't be more excited! Get to know her and learn about her invitation to join April’s National Library Week activities. More info in our bio.

Video Description: New Dean of University Libraries Jamie Wittenberg is seated at a table in the Loyola Information Commons, Congressional Archives. She answers several questions about herself, her role, and her hopes for the libraries.

🌿📚 Honoring the Season of Lent and EasterAs we recognize the Lenten journey leading into Easter, we invite you to explor...
02/20/2026

🌿📚 Honoring the Season of Lent and Easter

As we recognize the Lenten journey leading into Easter, we invite you to explore our research guide to learn more about the meaning of this season. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3ORw1fF

Image: A wooden cross with a purple cloth
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