Booth Library hosted Media Mayhem, a media sale offering LPs, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks and sheet music, on Wednesday. The event was a variation of the library’s annual spring book sale. The sale was...

It’s Thursday, the week before finals, and you finally have all your semester projects and papers completed and turned in.   You finally relax and lean back into your dorm chair and check your...

The faculty reading room in Booth Library has a broad spectrum of works, displayed by staff name and department. Professor Cameron Craig of the department of geology and geography and Amie Whittemore,...

The Writing Center at Eastern Illinois University will be permanently relocated to the second level of Booth Library starting in the fall.  The decision to relocate from the third floor of Coleman...

As people ran away from the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, emergency medical technician and New York Police Department cadet Mohammad Salman Hamdani ran toward the buildings. He died trying to...

Blindness  As part of UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Booth Library held “The Auschwitz experience in the art of prisoners” on Jan. 27. A powerful showing of resilience and horror,...

Booth Library now closes at 10 p.m. instead of 12 a.m. from Sunday-Thursday, following negotiations between management and the worker’s union.   The change went into effect at the start of the spring semester.   According...

In celebration of the 75th birthday of Booth Library, a group of students hosted a card signing event in the North Foyer on Wednesday.   Students could add their appreciation for the library to a...

When Garren Porter arrived at work on Oct. 14, he wasn't quite sure what to expect.   All he knew about what was happening came from an email sent by Eastern Illinois University President Jay Gatrell...

During Booth Library’s 75th anniversary celebration and rededication event on Friday, Eastern President Jay Gatrell spoke about how the library has evolved in his eyes and about how he has contributed...

Booth Library is home to almost one million books, ranging from best sellers to niche textbooks. Within this collection of books, some stand out more than others.  The largest book by size at Booth...