Overbooked Book Club

UIS Connections — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:50:01 +0000

UIS Connections Wed, 09/17/2025 - 05:50

Do you want somewhere to be able to talk about what you’re reading? Need new book recommendations?

Join us to talk about your favorite books and enjoy some light refreshments.

UIS Library is starting a low stakes book club with no reading requirements. Be ready to discuss your favorite books, authors, and characters during our meetings! For this book club, you can read as much or as little as you want. Each meeting will have a different theme that you can read for, or you can talk about something you've read in the past. The theme for our October meeting is "Banned Books."

If you can’t make this month’s meeting, and you’re interested in joining our book club, fill out our Google form. We’ll keep you in the loop about our upcoming events!

When

Fri, Oct 10 2025, 1 - 2pm Google Outlook iCal

Department

Brookens Library

Event Type

UIS Connection

Event URL

Overbooked Book Club

Location

Brookens Library (BRK 230A)

Library Commons Groundbreaking

UIS Connections — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:17:17 +0000

Library Commons Groundbreaking

UIS Connections Wed, 08/20/2025 - 11:17

The University of Illinois Springfield will host a groundbreaking for its Library Commons building at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19 on the UIS quad, near the Student Union.

The Library Commons is a publicly funded project made possible by a $42.5 million investment from the State of Illinois. The three-story, 52,000-square-foot building will be located between the Student Union and the Health Sciences Building on the UIS quad.

The facility will bring together the library, academic and advising support, career development and technical support in one convenient location. It is designed to better meet the needs of today’s students by combining essential services in a single, accessible space. Features will include a variety of study areas for both group and individual use, computer stations, open seating that encourages collaboration and a flexible classroom with more than 100 seats.

The layout will help students easily find what they need, with services grouped together in a clear, easy-to-navigate design. The building will be energy efficient and constructed to meet LEED Gold certification standards.

UIS expects the Library Commons to open in fall 2027. The project is being managed by the Illinois Capital Development Board.

When

Fri, Sep 19 2025, 1:30 - 2:30pm Google Outlook iCal

Department

UIS Chancellor's Office

Brookens Library

Event Type

UIS Connection

Event URL

Library Commons Groundbreaking

Location

UIS quad, near the Student Union