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Celebrate National Library Week at Booth Library April 20-23
Posted on April 17th, 2026
National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions libraries provide for scholarship and community connection. From April 20
th
-23
rd
, find your library joy during Booth Library’s fun-filled events and activities! Join us as we celebrate intellectual freedom and uplift our community of library patrons and workers.
Monday, April 20
th
Right to Read Day: Defend our right to read! Use today to take action to protect the freedom to read and fight back against censorship.
Learn more about Right to Read Day online
.
Button-Making with the LAB: Stop by the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union from 11 AM-1 PM to make your own button and visit with the LAB members!
University Archives Open House: Check out our Mary J. Booth display and our collection of EIU artifacts in the south entry of Booth Library from 1-3 PM.
Exhibit Opening/Artists’ Talk: Celebrate the artistic talents of EIU students and engage in discussion with the 75th Anniversary Student Art Contest finalists in the West Reading Room at 5 PM.
Tuesday, April 21
st
National Library Workers Day: Libraries work because we do! Now is the time to celebrate the hard work put in by our library workers. We encourage EIU faculty and staff to
send a shout out to a library worker online.
17
th
Annual Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works: Join us in the West Reading Room from 4 PM-5:30 PM to celebrate our award recipients.
Wednesday, April 22
nd
EIU Giving Day
: Step up for Booth Library and uphold the future of EIU!
Thursday, April 23
rd
Take Actions for Libraries Day: Advocate for libraries across the country!
Look to ALA
for ways to campaign against book bans and voice your support for libraries.
Documentary Watch Party: Discover how librarians fight against book banning in the United States during our screening of the documentary film The Librarians (2025) in the West Reading Room from 6-8 PM.
All events are free and open to the public. For the latest information, follow Booth Library on Facebook and Instagram.
2026 Periodical and Standing Order Review
Posted on April 15th, 2026
Booth Library’s annual Periodical and Standing Order Review is underway. The
initial lists of periodicals and standing orders selected for cancellation
have been posted. This annual exercise is designed to allocate the library’s materials budget so that library collections best meet the needs of library users. Titles are added or canceled with input from the relevant academic departments. The review will conclude on April 29th.
Questions about the review can be addressed by individual
subject librarians
.
It’s MEDIA MAYHEM at Booth Library’s spring media sale April 15
Posted on April 10th, 2026
No worries about inclement weather this time!
Booth Library Spring Annual Book Sale will be
in the library’s Atrium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15
,
at the center of the library’s main level, regardless of weather conditions outdoors! To find the Media Sale in the library’s Atrium, enter the building at the north or south entry, and take the 3000 level concourse to the central elevator or Atrium stairs, then proceed downstairs to the 1000 level.
Take note, we’re spinning a different tune this time, and hosting a Book Sale
without the BOOKS
.
Instead, we’re rolling out the VINYL and other media collections that don’t tolerate heat, moisture and outdoor conditions at our traditional sale events! Look forward to browsing classical, jazz, and popular music:
More than 800 LPs
More than 700 DVDs
More than 2000 CDs
Audiobooks
Sheet music, too!
No reading required. Just press play. Browse our Vinyl, DVDs, CDs, including audio books, all at bargain basement prices! Pre-sale browsing, holds and purchases will not be permitted. All items have been donated by the campus and local communities. The proceeds from the sale are used to enhance library programs and services. For the latest information, check the library website,
www.eiu.edu/booth/booksale
, or find Booth Library on Facebook or Instagram.
Dynamic Data Exploration: JMP Data Analysis Workshop April 14
Posted on April 3rd, 2026
Booth Library’s
Center for Student Innovation
invites the EIU community to attend the JMP Data Analysis Workshop on Tuesday, April 14 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Kevin Potcner, a professional statistician from JMP Software, will demonstrate analyzing data using a no-code interactive statistics software during this introductory workshop. Participants will learn the best practices and thought processes in exploring data through visualizations to transform raw data into meaningful features. These methods will be presented using examples across many disciplines, including business, engineering, health sciences, and others. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop to work with.
This workshop will be held at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend the JMP Data Analysis Workshop through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
Over 2600 items added to Booth’s collections in March
Posted on April 3rd, 2026
During March 2026, Booth Library acquired and cataloged 312 physical items (books, DVDs, government documents, archival resources, and more) and 2346 electronic resources (including ebooks, ejournals, digital audiobooks, EIU student theses, and streaming videos) in February 2026. Please find the lists of new items at the links below. Individual issues of current periodicals are excluded. All items are discoverable through
the library’s online catalog
.
New acquisitions include items selected for purchase by Booth’s
subject librarians
, donations, re-cataloged library items, freely available government publications, and consortium-wide purchases.
New physical items for March 2026
New electronic resources for March 2026
Please contact
your subject librarian
with any questions.
Booth Library to host “Authors@EIU” April 9 & April 15
Posted on April 1st, 2026
CHARLESTON – Booth Library’s
Authors@EIU
series continues April 9 and April 15. On April 9, the second event in the Spring 2026 series will recognize two recently published EIU faculty:
Alan Pocaro
, Associate Professor, Art + Design
Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024
, contributor
Alan D. Pocaro
Skira-Arte Publishing
, May, 2025
Pocaro’s long-form essay “In the Beginning” is featured in the 2025 book
Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024
, published by the prestigious SKIRA in 2025. “In the Beginning” traces the evolution of drawing into “works on paper,” charting a larger shift in which images move from sacred, active agents in the world to autonomous artworks and, ultimately, commodified objects. The essay culminates in the work of Tom Torluemke, whose practice reclaims paper as a vital, expressive space—reinvesting contemporary art with a sense of immediacy, humanity, and lived experience.
Alan Pocaro is an artist, writer, and educator. The author of over two hundred articles, essays, and reviews, his critical practice is deeply rooted in Chicago and the American Midwest.
and
Gary Canivez
, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology
Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests Toward Evidence-Based Interpretation Practices
, edited by Gary L. Canivez, Ph.D.
Bloomsbury Publishing
, April, 2025
This book addresses issues and concerns regarding appropriate ethical and scientific underpinnings for the appropriate interpretation of intelligence tests. Ethical test interpretation requires test users to consider the empirical evidence for individual and all test score comparisons and to make appropriate clinical decisions accordingly. This requires test users to have competencies in advanced psychometric principles.
Gary Canivez, Ph.D. is professor of Psychology at Eastern Illinois University and principally involved in the Specialist in School Psychology program. He is senior editor for
School Psychology Review
and serves on the editorial boards of
School Psychology
and the
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
. Dr. Canivez is the author or coauthor of over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 5 and 16), a Charter Fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association, and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. His research focuses on psychometric studies of tests of intelligence and psychopathology to help provide evidence necessary to guide evidence-based assessment.
On April 15, the final event in the Spring 2026 series will recognize three recently published EIU faculty:
Danelle Larson, Ph.D.,
Professor, Music Education and Director of the Music Education Division
Music Teaching and Learning in America’s Public Normal Schools
Edited by Danelle Larson, Ph.D. and Jill M. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Bloomsbury Publishing, January 2026
Dr. Larson and her colleague Dr. Jill Sullivan, Arizona State University, collaborated with fourteen authors who share research on histories of music in public normal schools (institutions for training teachers) in America. Combined with these histories are considerations of the impacts of race, gender, and geographic location on curriculum in America’s Public Normal Schools. Dr. Larson conducted research at EIU and authored the chapter “Music in the Eastern Illinois State Normal School.”
Danelle D. Larson is Professor of Music Education and Director of the Music Education Division at EIU. She teaches a variety of courses in the music education curriculum, supervises student teachers, and oversees the Master of Arts, Music Education Degree program that serves practicing music educators across the country. Her research interests include mentorship of new teachers, female military bands, and history of music education in public schools.
and
Robin L. Murray
, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, English, Film Studies and Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
along with
Joseph K. Heumann
, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies
Eco-Teen Films
, by Robin L. Murray, Ph.D. and Joseph K. Heumann, Ph.D.
Routledge, September, 2024
Focused on the impacts of environmental disasters and climate crises globally, this book examines the experiences of teens grappling with eco-disasters and issues in films of the twenty-first century. With an emphasis on teen activism, international settings and filmmakers, and marginalized perspectives, this book showcases teens on film that are struggling with present and future everyday eco-disasters amplified by climate change. By highlighting and interrogating diverse genres of teen films in which young adults encounter, address, and battle environmental issues and calamities while also struggling with adolescent development, this book acknowledges the young adult point of view missing from most critical ecocinema research and underlines connections between the more complex ‘coming-of-age’ themes found in teen films with ecocinema themes and approaches.
Robin L. Murray is Professor Emeritus of English, Film Studies, and Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies, EIU. Joseph K. Heumann is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, EIU. They have co-authored eight ecocinema books: Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge (SUNY Press 2009) That’s All Folks?: Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features (U Nebraska Press 2011) Gunfight at the Eco-Corral: Western Cinema and the Environment (U Oklahoma Press 2012), Film and Everyday Ecodisasters (U Nebraska Press 2014), Monstrous Nature: Environment and Horror on the Big Screen (U Nebraska Press 2016), Ecocinema and the City (Routledge 2018), Film, Environment, Comedy: Eco-Comedies on the Big Screen (Routledge 2022), and Eco-Teen Films (Routledge 2025).
Five authors are being featured in three Spring 2026 Authors@EIU events to celebrate the research, scholarship and creative success of EIU faculty and alumni who have recently achieved publication of a book or comparable scholarly or creative work. Both the April 9 and April 15 event will be held in the Library’s West Reading Room beginning with a shared reception at 5 p.m. Presentations will begin at 5:30 with introductory remarks, author presentations, and question & answer sessions for each author.
All members of the Charleston and EIU communities are welcome, including students.
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dehighland@eiu.edu
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Enhancing Creativity with Technology: CSI Workshops April 2026
Posted on March 31st, 2026
The
Center for Student Innovation
at
Booth Library
will be hosting four beginner-friendly workshops this April dedicated to helping the EIU community develop technical skills. Here are the upcoming workshops happening this month:
Learn how to create professional flyers, social media posts, and more during the Adobe Express for Creative Works Learning Lab hosted on
Wednesday, April 1
st
from 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Add unique backgrounds to your photographs and videos during the Green Screen 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, April 8
th
from 4 to 5 p.m.
Turn a 3D model from a digital file into a printed 3D object during the 3D Printing 101 workshop hosted on
Monday, April 13
th
from 6 to 7 p.m.
Learn how to independently use the equipment in the CSI’s Podcasting Studio during the Podcasting 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, April 15
th
from 5 to 6 p.m.
All events take place at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend CSI workshops and learning labs through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
Make Your First Beat: Intro to Digital Audio Workstations March 25
Posted on March 9th, 2026
Booth Library’s Center for Student Innovation invites the EIU community to attend the Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations workshop on March 25
th
from 4-5:30 pm.
At this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will discover the technological elements of music and audio production through instructor-led guidance. Participants will learn how to utilize digital workstations and web-based tools to create and modify audio.
The Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations workshop will be led by Dr. Bradley D. Decker, Assistant Professor of Music Composition & Technology.
This workshop will be held at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend the Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations workshop through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
Spring into Technology: CSI Workshops This March
Posted on March 6th, 2026
Throughout March, the Center for Student Innovation at Booth Library will be hosting three workshops dedicated to helping you learn more about the evolving technological landscape! These events are open to people of all expertise; from beginners to experts, you are welcome to participate! Look through the list of workshops happening this March:
Add unique backgrounds to your photographs and videos during the Green Screen 101 workshop hosted on
Tuesday, March 10
th
from 6-7 pm.
Learn how to independently use the equipment in the CSI’s Podcasting Studio during the Podcasting 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, March 11
th
from 4-5 pm.
Turn a 3D model from a digital file into a printed 3D object during the 3D Printing 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, March 11
th
from 5:30-6:30 pm.
All workshops take place at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend CSI workshops and learning labs through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
New library acquisitions for February
Posted on March 5th, 2026
Booth Library’s collections added a multitude of new items last month! Booth Library acquired and cataloged 447 physical items (books, DVDs, government documents, archival resources, and more) and 2385 electronic resources (including ebooks, ejournals, digital audiobooks, EIU student theses, and streaming videos) in February 2026. Please find the lists of new items at the links below. Individual issues of current periodicals are excluded. All items are discoverable through
the library’s online catalog
.
New acquisitions include items selected for purchase by Booth’s
subject librarians
, donations, re-cataloged library items, freely available government publications, and consortium-wide purchases.
New physical items for February 2026
New electronic resources for February 2026
Please contact
your subject librarian
with any questions.
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Celebrate National Library Week at Booth Library April 20-23
Posted on April 17th, 2026
National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions libraries provide for scholarship and community connection. From April 20
th
-23
rd
, find your library joy during Booth Library’s fun-filled events and activities! Join us as we celebrate intellectual freedom and uplift our community of library patrons and workers.
Monday, April 20
th
Right to Read Day: Defend our right to read! Use today to take action to protect the freedom to read and fight back against censorship.
Learn more about Right to Read Day online
.
Button-Making with the LAB: Stop by the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union from 11 AM-1 PM to make your own button and visit with the LAB members!
University Archives Open House: Check out our Mary J. Booth display and our collection of EIU artifacts in the south entry of Booth Library from 1-3 PM.
Exhibit Opening/Artists’ Talk: Celebrate the artistic talents of EIU students and engage in discussion with the 75th Anniversary Student Art Contest finalists in the West Reading Room at 5 PM.
Tuesday, April 21
st
National Library Workers Day: Libraries work because we do! Now is the time to celebrate the hard work put in by our library workers. We encourage EIU faculty and staff to
send a shout out to a library worker online.
17
th
Annual Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Works: Join us in the West Reading Room from 4 PM-5:30 PM to celebrate our award recipients.
Wednesday, April 22
nd
EIU Giving Day
: Step up for Booth Library and uphold the future of EIU!
Thursday, April 23
rd
Take Actions for Libraries Day: Advocate for libraries across the country!
Look to ALA
for ways to campaign against book bans and voice your support for libraries.
Documentary Watch Party: Discover how librarians fight against book banning in the United States during our screening of the documentary film The Librarians (2025) in the West Reading Room from 6-8 PM.
All events are free and open to the public. For the latest information, follow Booth Library on Facebook and Instagram.
2026 Periodical and Standing Order Review
Posted on April 15th, 2026
Booth Library’s annual Periodical and Standing Order Review is underway. The
initial lists of periodicals and standing orders selected for cancellation
have been posted. This annual exercise is designed to allocate the library’s materials budget so that library collections best meet the needs of library users. Titles are added or canceled with input from the relevant academic departments. The review will conclude on April 29th.
Questions about the review can be addressed by individual
subject librarians
.
It’s MEDIA MAYHEM at Booth Library’s spring media sale April 15
Posted on April 10th, 2026
No worries about inclement weather this time!
Booth Library Spring Annual Book Sale will be
in the library’s Atrium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 15
,
at the center of the library’s main level, regardless of weather conditions outdoors! To find the Media Sale in the library’s Atrium, enter the building at the north or south entry, and take the 3000 level concourse to the central elevator or Atrium stairs, then proceed downstairs to the 1000 level.
Take note, we’re spinning a different tune this time, and hosting a Book Sale
without the BOOKS
.
Instead, we’re rolling out the VINYL and other media collections that don’t tolerate heat, moisture and outdoor conditions at our traditional sale events! Look forward to browsing classical, jazz, and popular music:
More than 800 LPs
More than 700 DVDs
More than 2000 CDs
Audiobooks
Sheet music, too!
No reading required. Just press play. Browse our Vinyl, DVDs, CDs, including audio books, all at bargain basement prices! Pre-sale browsing, holds and purchases will not be permitted. All items have been donated by the campus and local communities. The proceeds from the sale are used to enhance library programs and services. For the latest information, check the library website,
www.eiu.edu/booth/booksale
, or find Booth Library on Facebook or Instagram.
Dynamic Data Exploration: JMP Data Analysis Workshop April 14
Posted on April 3rd, 2026
Booth Library’s
Center for Student Innovation
invites the EIU community to attend the JMP Data Analysis Workshop on Tuesday, April 14 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Kevin Potcner, a professional statistician from JMP Software, will demonstrate analyzing data using a no-code interactive statistics software during this introductory workshop. Participants will learn the best practices and thought processes in exploring data through visualizations to transform raw data into meaningful features. These methods will be presented using examples across many disciplines, including business, engineering, health sciences, and others. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop to work with.
This workshop will be held at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend the JMP Data Analysis Workshop through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
Over 2600 items added to Booth’s collections in March
Posted on April 3rd, 2026
During March 2026, Booth Library acquired and cataloged 312 physical items (books, DVDs, government documents, archival resources, and more) and 2346 electronic resources (including ebooks, ejournals, digital audiobooks, EIU student theses, and streaming videos) in February 2026. Please find the lists of new items at the links below. Individual issues of current periodicals are excluded. All items are discoverable through
the library’s online catalog
.
New acquisitions include items selected for purchase by Booth’s
subject librarians
, donations, re-cataloged library items, freely available government publications, and consortium-wide purchases.
New physical items for March 2026
New electronic resources for March 2026
Please contact
your subject librarian
with any questions.
Booth Library to host “Authors@EIU” April 9 & April 15
Posted on April 1st, 2026
CHARLESTON – Booth Library’s
Authors@EIU
series continues April 9 and April 15. On April 9, the second event in the Spring 2026 series will recognize two recently published EIU faculty:
Alan Pocaro
, Associate Professor, Art + Design
Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024
, contributor
Alan D. Pocaro
Skira-Arte Publishing
, May, 2025
Pocaro’s long-form essay “In the Beginning” is featured in the 2025 book
Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024
, published by the prestigious SKIRA in 2025. “In the Beginning” traces the evolution of drawing into “works on paper,” charting a larger shift in which images move from sacred, active agents in the world to autonomous artworks and, ultimately, commodified objects. The essay culminates in the work of Tom Torluemke, whose practice reclaims paper as a vital, expressive space—reinvesting contemporary art with a sense of immediacy, humanity, and lived experience.
Alan Pocaro is an artist, writer, and educator. The author of over two hundred articles, essays, and reviews, his critical practice is deeply rooted in Chicago and the American Midwest.
and
Gary Canivez
, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology
Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests Toward Evidence-Based Interpretation Practices
, edited by Gary L. Canivez, Ph.D.
Bloomsbury Publishing
, April, 2025
This book addresses issues and concerns regarding appropriate ethical and scientific underpinnings for the appropriate interpretation of intelligence tests. Ethical test interpretation requires test users to consider the empirical evidence for individual and all test score comparisons and to make appropriate clinical decisions accordingly. This requires test users to have competencies in advanced psychometric principles.
Gary Canivez, Ph.D. is professor of Psychology at Eastern Illinois University and principally involved in the Specialist in School Psychology program. He is senior editor for
School Psychology Review
and serves on the editorial boards of
School Psychology
and the
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
. Dr. Canivez is the author or coauthor of over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 5 and 16), a Charter Fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association, and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. His research focuses on psychometric studies of tests of intelligence and psychopathology to help provide evidence necessary to guide evidence-based assessment.
On April 15, the final event in the Spring 2026 series will recognize three recently published EIU faculty:
Danelle Larson, Ph.D.,
Professor, Music Education and Director of the Music Education Division
Music Teaching and Learning in America’s Public Normal Schools
Edited by Danelle Larson, Ph.D. and Jill M. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Bloomsbury Publishing, January 2026
Dr. Larson and her colleague Dr. Jill Sullivan, Arizona State University, collaborated with fourteen authors who share research on histories of music in public normal schools (institutions for training teachers) in America. Combined with these histories are considerations of the impacts of race, gender, and geographic location on curriculum in America’s Public Normal Schools. Dr. Larson conducted research at EIU and authored the chapter “Music in the Eastern Illinois State Normal School.”
Danelle D. Larson is Professor of Music Education and Director of the Music Education Division at EIU. She teaches a variety of courses in the music education curriculum, supervises student teachers, and oversees the Master of Arts, Music Education Degree program that serves practicing music educators across the country. Her research interests include mentorship of new teachers, female military bands, and history of music education in public schools.
and
Robin L. Murray
, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, English, Film Studies and Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
along with
Joseph K. Heumann
, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies
Eco-Teen Films
, by Robin L. Murray, Ph.D. and Joseph K. Heumann, Ph.D.
Routledge, September, 2024
Focused on the impacts of environmental disasters and climate crises globally, this book examines the experiences of teens grappling with eco-disasters and issues in films of the twenty-first century. With an emphasis on teen activism, international settings and filmmakers, and marginalized perspectives, this book showcases teens on film that are struggling with present and future everyday eco-disasters amplified by climate change. By highlighting and interrogating diverse genres of teen films in which young adults encounter, address, and battle environmental issues and calamities while also struggling with adolescent development, this book acknowledges the young adult point of view missing from most critical ecocinema research and underlines connections between the more complex ‘coming-of-age’ themes found in teen films with ecocinema themes and approaches.
Robin L. Murray is Professor Emeritus of English, Film Studies, and Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies, EIU. Joseph K. Heumann is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, EIU. They have co-authored eight ecocinema books: Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge (SUNY Press 2009) That’s All Folks?: Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features (U Nebraska Press 2011) Gunfight at the Eco-Corral: Western Cinema and the Environment (U Oklahoma Press 2012), Film and Everyday Ecodisasters (U Nebraska Press 2014), Monstrous Nature: Environment and Horror on the Big Screen (U Nebraska Press 2016), Ecocinema and the City (Routledge 2018), Film, Environment, Comedy: Eco-Comedies on the Big Screen (Routledge 2022), and Eco-Teen Films (Routledge 2025).
Five authors are being featured in three Spring 2026 Authors@EIU events to celebrate the research, scholarship and creative success of EIU faculty and alumni who have recently achieved publication of a book or comparable scholarly or creative work. Both the April 9 and April 15 event will be held in the Library’s West Reading Room beginning with a shared reception at 5 p.m. Presentations will begin at 5:30 with introductory remarks, author presentations, and question & answer sessions for each author.
All members of the Charleston and EIU communities are welcome, including students.
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Enhancing Creativity with Technology: CSI Workshops April 2026
Posted on March 31st, 2026
The
Center for Student Innovation
at
Booth Library
will be hosting four beginner-friendly workshops this April dedicated to helping the EIU community develop technical skills. Here are the upcoming workshops happening this month:
Learn how to create professional flyers, social media posts, and more during the Adobe Express for Creative Works Learning Lab hosted on
Wednesday, April 1
st
from 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Add unique backgrounds to your photographs and videos during the Green Screen 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, April 8
th
from 4 to 5 p.m.
Turn a 3D model from a digital file into a printed 3D object during the 3D Printing 101 workshop hosted on
Monday, April 13
th
from 6 to 7 p.m.
Learn how to independently use the equipment in the CSI’s Podcasting Studio during the Podcasting 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, April 15
th
from 5 to 6 p.m.
All events take place at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend CSI workshops and learning labs through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
Make Your First Beat: Intro to Digital Audio Workstations March 25
Posted on March 9th, 2026
Booth Library’s Center for Student Innovation invites the EIU community to attend the Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations workshop on March 25
th
from 4-5:30 pm.
At this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will discover the technological elements of music and audio production through instructor-led guidance. Participants will learn how to utilize digital workstations and web-based tools to create and modify audio.
The Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations workshop will be led by Dr. Bradley D. Decker, Assistant Professor of Music Composition & Technology.
This workshop will be held at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend the Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations workshop through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
Spring into Technology: CSI Workshops This March
Posted on March 6th, 2026
Throughout March, the Center for Student Innovation at Booth Library will be hosting three workshops dedicated to helping you learn more about the evolving technological landscape! These events are open to people of all expertise; from beginners to experts, you are welcome to participate! Look through the list of workshops happening this March:
Add unique backgrounds to your photographs and videos during the Green Screen 101 workshop hosted on
Tuesday, March 10
th
from 6-7 pm.
Learn how to independently use the equipment in the CSI’s Podcasting Studio during the Podcasting 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, March 11
th
from 4-5 pm.
Turn a 3D model from a digital file into a printed 3D object during the 3D Printing 101 workshop hosted on
Wednesday, March 11
th
from 5:30-6:30 pm.
All workshops take place at the 1000 level of Booth Library in the Center for Student Innovation. Register to attend CSI workshops and learning labs through
LibCal
. For more information, please contact the CSI at
csi@eiu.edu
.
New library acquisitions for February
Posted on March 5th, 2026
Booth Library’s collections added a multitude of new items last month! Booth Library acquired and cataloged 447 physical items (books, DVDs, government documents, archival resources, and more) and 2385 electronic resources (including ebooks, ejournals, digital audiobooks, EIU student theses, and streaming videos) in February 2026. Please find the lists of new items at the links below. Individual issues of current periodicals are excluded. All items are discoverable through
the library’s online catalog
.
New acquisitions include items selected for purchase by Booth’s
subject librarians
, donations, re-cataloged library items, freely available government publications, and consortium-wide purchases.
New physical items for February 2026
New electronic resources for February 2026
Please contact
your subject librarian
with any questions.
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