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Don’t forget to submit your February entry for the UIS Library Reading Challenge! If you enter one submission per month (February, March, and April), you will get a custom reading challenge t-shirt at the end of the challenge. Additionally, you will be entered into the February gift card drawing. The winner will be drawn next week!
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) is pleased to announce the availability of its application for the CARLI Member OER Initiative. This OER Initiative will provide financial support to CARLI member libraries to increase the awareness and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) at their institutions. Each CARLI member library may submit one proposal.
UIS Library is a month into the reading challenge, and we’ve already
received almost a hundred submissions. If you’re still looking for book ideas, don’t
worry, as many of our participants have been kind enough to give us
recommendations!
Here are some of the books that were submitted this past month:
UIS Library invites you to join us for our first UIS Library Reading Challenge, running from January 12 to April 19, 2026.
How It Works:
Step 1: To participate in the challenge, read a book that matches one of the squares on the bingo card. Ebooks and audiobooks count, too!
There will be limited access to the 4th floor of Brookens due to necessary roof repairs. This facility update affects the entire fourth floor of the building, including the library stacks and study spaces. If you need to request materials from the fourth floor for pickup at the circulation desk, please consult this brief overview of the process.
OER Virtual Meetups by Discipline: STEM, Social Sciences, and Humanities
Three Virtual OER Meetups for Faculty, Instructors, and Librarians:
- OER Meetup for STEM Faculty, Instructors, and Librarians, February 6, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
- OER Meetup for Social Sciences Faculty, Instructors, and Librarians, February 20, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
- OER Meetup
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The 4th floor of Brookens is being closed due to necessary roof repairs. This closure affects the
entire fourth floor of the building, including the library stacks and study spaces.
If you need to request materials from the fourth floor for pickup at the circulation desk, please
consult this brief overview of the process.
You’ve made it through the Fall Semester, now let’s get ready for Spring!
UIS Library’s Overbooked Book Club is excited to present their top book recommendations of
the year! Many of these books are available at the library and some are available online with
the Libby app. Check out their top reads of 2025!