Milner Library is open 24 hours a day until the end of finals week, 5 p.m. Friday, December 11.
Finals week @ Milner Library
Unit: Milner Library
ISNU’s Pearl Harbor connection, 74 years later
On this 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we remember our Redbird alumni who lost their lives during the course of World War II.
More than a building: The life of Dr. Rachel Cooper
You have probably heard of Rachel Cooper or walked past the building that bears her name. But just who was Rachel Cooper? Ross Griffiths, director of Preservation and University Archives, did a little digging to find out.
Back to the Future: Milner explores what it means to be a 21st century library
Libraries are definitely changing…and rapidly.
Did you miss The Backstory of the Bird?
Did you miss University Archivist April Anderson and mascot Reggie Redbird as they talked about the history of Reggie’s family here at Illinois State?
Celebrating 150 years of Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll’s famed book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland turns 150 this year. Professor of English Jan Susina gives insight into the famed story that Milner Library will celebrate with an exhibit from Special Collections.
Archives staff uncovers history of the Quad’s Old Main Bell
Archives Assistant Jenna Self uses Archives resources to definitively answer a researcher’s question: Did the bell on the Quad ever hang in Old Main?
Get PAWSitively Stress Free during finals week
Does the impending end of the semester have you feeling frazzled? If so, take a break with certified therapy dogs, free chair massages, and other stress relieving activities on Monday, December 7, and Tuesday, December 8, from 2–6 p.m. in Milner Library at PAWSitively Stress Free.
Barsamian to speak on founding a radio show, October 29
Alternative Radio founder David Barsamian, an Illinois State Presidential Speaker Series guest, will present “Creating Indie Media in an Era of Corporate Control: How I Did It” at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 29, on the second floor of Milner Library.
Decipher History: Explore the past through letters and diaries
Reading other people’s diaries and mail might be frowned upon by many, but not by Milner Library’s Special Collections Librarian, Maureen Brunsdale. Of course, the letters and diaries she peruses are over 100 years old, and part of the Decipher History project.
