Booth Library blends study, leisure for students
Bailey Scoggins, Contributing Writer
October 16, 2019
Booth Library sports thousands of stories, both electronic and print, among other important student services. Beth Heldebrandt, public relations director of Booth Library, said the library has an electronic collection of 96,000 e-books, 73,000 e-journals and 251 electronic databases. The library also has a collection of 600,000 print bo...
FEATURE PHOTO: Book browsing
Andrew Paisley, Opinions Editor
September 16, 2019
Halie Michalski, senior elementary education major, checks out the books at the Scholastic Book Fair held in Buzzard Hall on Monday. Michalski is the Vice President of Eastern’s chapter of the Illinois Reading Council, which hosts the book fair.
Booth Library spring book sale to be held Wednesday
Abby Lee, Contributing Writer
April 9, 2019
Twice a year at Eastern, Booth Library hosts a book sale for faculty, staff, students and members of the community. The book sales happen once in the fall and once in the spring. According to Booth Library news, the book sale will take place on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Spring Book...
Edible Book Festival to kick off National Library Week
Staff Report
April 3, 2019
The ninth annual Edible Book Festival, which is sponsored by Booth Library, is set for 9 a.m. Monday in the Marvin Foyer of the library and will kick off National Library Week. An “edible book” is something that looks like a book or is book-themed and is made out of food, according to a press r...
How to read multiple books at once and keep up
Megan Keane, Columnist
February 20, 2019
I was recently asked how I keep track of the plots of all the books I’m reading—and I was dumbfounded. Upon declaring that I was reading four books at once—three for class and one for fun—my father was appalled. “How do you keep track of all that?” I think I responded: “With bookmarks....
Illiteracy is still a problem in the US
Kate Rehwinkel, Columnist
February 12, 2019
I am a Residence Hall Association (RHA) representative for Stevenson Hall. Each member has to be a part of a committee, and I'm a part of the community service committee. Recently, the committee went to Walmart to get children's books to donate. We had $50 to spend, and I thought the money would go a...
Cheers to the start of a new semester
Megan Keane, Columnist
January 9, 2019
Welcome back, Panthers! I hope everybody’s first week back wasn’t too stressful. I wouldn’t describe mine as profusely stressful, per se. I also wouldn’t describe it as exactly overwhelming, but I also wouldn’t say I’m underwhelmed. I started my week, probably the way most of us did, by worryi...
Edible Book Festival to kick off National Library Week
Dolapo Adeyemo, Contributing Writer
March 27, 2018
To kick off National Library Week, the Booth Library will host its annual Edible Book Festival on Monday, April 9. The Edible Book Festival will be open to the public for viewing and voting from 4 to 5 p.m., but the edible books will remain on display until 6:30 p.m. in the Marvin Foyer Room. Ellen...
Booth adds over 500 new items
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural Reporter
October 23, 2017
Booth Library added over 500 items to its collection last month, including books, videos, DVDs, e-books and movies, which are all available to stream. Karen Whisler, head of collection management services, said the staff of Booth puts out a notice of new items in each month’s newsletter, because...
Don’t let writing, reading slip away
Carole Hodorowicz, Columnist
September 26, 2017
There’s nothing that makes me hit the snooze button on my alarm faster than the sun rising on a Monday morning. Mondays signal the end of a good weekend and the beginning of another long week. As the glamour of a free weekend fades away and a week full of responsibilities materializes, it is...
Workshop to teach document restoration techniques
Staff Report
April 18, 2017
A workshop on techniques for restoring and preserving old documents will be held 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pensees Bookshop, located at 502 Sixth St. on the downtown square. Because there will be limited space, attendees are required to register in advance by contacting Hailey Paige at [email protected] Bob...
Education department hosts annual Scholastic book fair at Buzzard
Angelica Cataldo, Entertainment Reporter
September 12, 2016
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Fraternity and the Student Reading Council organized their annual Scholastic book fair from 9:45a.m. to 4:45p.m. The book fair will run from Monday Sept. 12 through Thursday Sept. 15 and Monday Sept. 19 through Wednesday Sept. 21 in room 1320 at Buzzard Hall. Co-advisor of the...
