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News and Events
New library acquisitions in July
Booth Library has been continuing to add new resources to our collection. In July, the library added 73 physical items (books, DVDs, government documents, archival resources, and more) and 5041 electronic resources (including ebooks, ejournals, digital audiobooks, EIU student theses, and streaming videos). Please find the lists of new items at the links below. Individual […]
Read full storyBooth Library Student Worker EIU Newsletter Features
Recently, two Booth Library student workers were featured in EIU newsletters to share their journeys and successes as students at Eastern Illinois University. Savannah Newcomer is a freshman student who began working at Booth Library this spring semester, while Ella Aly just graduated EIU in the class of 2026. Here are their stories: The Eastern […]
Read full story2026 Student Research and Creative Works Award Recipients
Booth Library celebrated the 17th Annual Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works on April 21 in the West Reading Room. This year’s competition received a record 60 submissions from undergraduate and graduate students across EIU. The awards recognize student projects that demonstrate originality, depth of research, and meaningful engagement with library information resources, expert […]
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Fri, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Think you know libraries? Think again. Explore Booth Library with activities, snacks and prizes.
Activities include:
- Library-wide scavenger hunt
- Stump the Librarian
- Refreshments
- Prizes
This event runs at the same time as Panther Quest, so you can check out both while you are there.
Tue, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The library is here for all our students! Join the LAB to make sure the library is exactly what you want! Meetings are every Tuesday from 6-7pm. All are welcome!
Mon, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Collaboration Commons
Kick off the semester with this SPECIAL Bite Size Study Session, where we focus on making sure calendar dates are filled and To-Do lists are made.
Have you read the syllabus?? Your answer will be a hard YES after this Bite Size Study Session.
As always, snacks provided!!
Tue, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The library is here for all our students! Join the LAB to make sure the library is exactly what you want! Meetings are every Tuesday from 6-7pm. All are welcome!
Thu, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Everyone's favorite way to kick off the semester is back! Join the Library Ambassadors of Booth (LAB) to learn a bunch of fun stuff about the Library so you can sail through your semester! Raffle prizes, game prizes, snacks and more!
Get individual training and support in the library's Center for Student Innovation. The CSI offers:
- 3D Printing
- Podcasting
- Sewing Machines
- Virtual Reality
- Video Production
