Library News
Finals Week
Posted on April 28th, 2016
Finals are almost here, are you ready? Booth Library has some fun things to offer during finals week.
Extended Booth Library hours:
Saturday, April 30th from 9:00am-9:00pm
Therapy Dogs, Library Quad:
Monday, May 2nd and Tuesday, May 3rd from 2:00-6:00pm
Popcorn & Lemonade, Library Atrium Bridge:
Monday, May 2nd at 7:00pm
There will also be Sudoku puzzles and coloring sheets available,as well as a group coloring project in the Marvin Foyer.
Booth Library has several books available to help with stress management. Find these stress busting books in the library stacks, grab some colored pencils and find your zen!
Activities will help students de-stress during Finals Week
Posted on April 20th, 2016
Booth Library will offer a variety of activities to help students combat stress and take a break during finals week.
Beginning April 29, students are invited to relax with some coloring pages and Sudoku puzzles, which will be available throughout the library for students to complete on their own. Or, join in a group coloring project or group puzzle in the Marvin Foyer.
On May 2 and 3, our canine friends Pippa, Tucker and Wilson, who are certified therapy dogs, will greet students from 2 to 4 p.m. and 4:15-6 p.m. outside the library’s north entrance (weather permitting; otherwise, inside the North Lobby).
Also, from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 2, popcorn and lemonade will be served to students.
All activities and refreshments are free to students.
The library will offer extended hours, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Saturday, April 30. During finals week the library will be open during its regular hours: noon to 1 a.m. May 1, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. May 2-5, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6.
For more information on the library, call 581-6072 or find the library on Facebook or Twitter.
DIY, mashup and remix resources
Posted on April 18th, 2016
The Illinois education funding crisis has inspired people to express themselves in interesting ways. These two EIU Panthers took to the Internet and wrote this song.
Do-it-Yourself, mashups and remix culture can be found in any kind of creative activity. Check out these books and magazines from Booth’s collections and be inspired yourself!
Frauenfelder, Mark. Made By Hand: My Adventures In The World Of Do-it-yourself. New York, N.Y : Portfolio / Penguin, ©2011.
call number: GF78 .F73 2011x
Levine, Faythe. Handmade Nation: The rise of DIY, art, craft, and design. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
call number: TT23 .L487 2008
Make: Technology On Your Time. Sebastopol, CA : O’Reilly Media, 2005.
call number: T1 .M124
Amerika, Mark. Remix The Book. Minneapolis : University Of Minnesota Press, 2011.
call number: PS3551.M37 R46 2011
Gaylor, Brett, Mila Aung-Thwin, Kat Baulu, Germaine Y. G. Wong, Daniel Cross, Ravida Din, Sally Bochner, Mark Ellam, Tony Asimakopoulos, Olivier Alary, Talk Girl, Lawrence Lessig, Cory Doctorow, Gilberto Gil, and Marybeth Peters. Rip!: A Remix Manifesto. New York, N.Y.: Disinformation, 2009. (DVD)
Sonvilla-Weiss, Stefan. Mashup Cultures. Vienna: Springer-Verlag, 2010.
access this e-book.
Lanier, Jaron. Who Owns The Future? New York: Simon & Schuster 2013.
call number: HC79.I55 L365 2013
Navas, Eduardo. Remix Theory: The Aesthetics of Sampling. Wien: Springer, 2012.
access this e-book.
Dobush, Grace. Crafty Superstar: Make crafts on the side, earn extra cash and basically have it all. Cinncinatti, Ohio, 2009.
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Frauenfelder, Mark. Made By Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World. New York: Portfolio, 2010.
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Frauenfelder, Mark. Rule The Web: How to do anything and everything on the Internet–better, faster, easier. New York: St. Martns Griffin, 2007.
call number: TK5105.875.I57 F7697 2007
Smith, F. Seymour. Know-how Books: An Annotated Bibliography Of Do It Yourself Books For The Handyman And Of Introductions To Science, Art, History, And Literature For The Beginner And Home Student. New York: Bowker 1957.
call number: Z7911 .S6
Students honored with Awards for Excellence in Research/Creativity
Posted on April 15th, 2016
Pictured in the front row are award winners Hamid Lahouij, Ahmed Salim Nuhu, Susan Borchek Smith, Nusrat Farah, Quentin Spannagel and Heather Lamb. In the back row are Library Advisory Board members: Allen Lanham, dean of library services; Hasan Mavi, vice chair; Kristin Brown; Danelle Larson, chair; Simon Lee; Linda Ghent; Nora Pat Small; and Sham’ah Md-Yunus.
The Library Advisory Board of Booth Library named six students as winners of the 2016 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity. The students were honored at a reception on April 13.
Award winners were:
— Heather Lamb of Morris, a graduate student in English, for her paper, “The Shadow is Revived: Constructing Narratives in Victorian Literature and Science Fiction with Non-Euclidean Mathematics”;
— Nusrat Farah of Dhaka, Bangladesh, a graduate student in economics, for her paper, “How do Household Characteristics Affect Children’s School Dropouts? Analysis of Survey Data from Bangladesh”;
— Sue Borchek Smith of Arlington Heights, a senior majoring in general studies, for her graphic narrative, “Yellow Nancy”;
— Quentin Spannagel of Villa Grove, a senior majoring in history, for his paper, “Candidate Kennedy and Quemoy”;
— Hamid Lahouij of Charleston, a graduate student in economics, for his paper, “Does Governance Matter to Economic Growth? Evidence from MENA Region”;
— Ahmed Salim Nuhu of Charleston, a graduate student in economics, for his paper, “Intrahousehold Bargaining, Domestic Violence Laws and Child Health Development in Ghana.”
The Booth Library Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity program promotes and recognizes excellence in student research. The program encourages students to enhance their studies by utilizing the wealth of information available at Booth Library and other research venues.
All entries were original works completed by Eastern students within the last 12 months. The award recipients were selected on the basis of excellence, creativity and the use of research resources. A digital copy of award entries will become part of the Library’s institutional repository, The Keep, found at www.library.eiu.edu.
Women’s History Month
Posted on April 14th, 2016
OK, we are a little late with this one, but isn’t it always a good time to celebrate women’s history? The staff in Library Technology services has curated a great list of media supporting Women’s History Month. All items are on display on the 4th floor.
Edible Book Festival winners announced
Posted on April 12th, 2016
Family Best in Show: “Time and Again,” by Sarah and Mark Johnson
Student Honorable Mention: “The Princess and the Pizza,” by Tracy Dennis
Student Best in Show: “Where the Wild Things Are, by Jenna Ebeling and Joseph Dunleavy
People’s Choice Gold Medal: “The Patchwork Quilt,” by by Kelsie Abolt
Funniest Pun Honorable Mention: “Pair of Dice Lost,” by Cody Bartz
Family Entry Honorable Mention: “Jane Eyre,” by Steve, Harper and Beatrix Brantley
Funniest Pun Best in Show: “How to Drain Your Flagon,” by Heather Wohltman
Dean’s Choice Gold Medal: “Horton Hears a Who,” by Ashley Boonstra
People’s Choice Honorable Mention: “The Holy Bible,” by Linda Goodman
Children’s Book Best in Show: “Go, Dog, Go!” by Jennifer Dodson
People’s Choice Silver Medal: “The Fourteenth Goldfish,” by Tina and Katie Jenkins
Dean’s Choice Honorable Mention: “Duck for President,” by Beth Heldebrandt and Janahn Kolden
Children Entry Honorable Mention: “The Cat That Walked Across France,” by Debbie Meadows, Avelynn Dick and Caitlin Rednour
Dean’s Choice Silver Medal: “The Bride and the Prejudice,” by Jana Aydt
Thirty-two entries were received for Booth Library’s sixth annual Edible Book Festival, held on April 11 to kick off National Library Week.Awards were presented in the following categories: Dean’s Choice, People’s Choice, Children’s Book Theme, Student Entry, Family Entry and Funniest Pun. About 100 guests attended the show and voted for their favorites.
The winners were as follows:
People’s Choice: gold winner, “The Patchwork Quilt” by Kelsie Abolt; silver winner, “The Fourteenth Goldfish” by Tina and Katie Jenkins; honorable mention, “The Holy Bible,” by Linda Goodman.
Dean’s Choice: gold winner, “Horton Hears a Who” by Ashley Boonstra; silver winner, “The Bride and the Prejudice,” by Jana Aydt; honorable mention, “Duck for President,” by Beth Heldebrandt and Janahn Kolden.
Best in Show – Family Entry: “Time and Again” by Sarah and Mark Johnson; honorable mention, “Jane Eyre,” by Steve, Harper and Beatrix Brantley.
Best in Show – Funniest Pun: “How to Drain Your Flagon” by Heather Wohltman; honorable mention, “Pair of Dice Lost,” by Cody Bartz.
Best in Show – Children’s Book Theme: “Go, Dog, Go!” by Jennifer Dodson; honorable mention, “The Cat That Walked Across France,” by Debbie Meadows, Avelynn Dick and Caitlin Rednour.
Best in Show – Student Entry: “Where the Wild Things Are” by Jenna Ebeling and Joseph Dunleavy; honorable mention, “The Princess and the Pizza,” by Tracy Dennis.
Gene Luen Yang: National Library Week Honorary Chair
Posted on April 11th, 2016
Author Gene Luen Yang will serve as Honorary Chair of National Library Week (April 10-16). 
Gene is a graphic novelist who was recognized by the Library of Congress as the 2016-2017 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. His books often look at themes such as acceptance and culture from a young person’s perspective. His first graphic novel, American Born Chinese, about a boy struggling to fit into a new school, was the first graphic novel to be a finalist for the national book award.
Many of Gene’s books, and other graphic novels and books about comics are on display at Booth in the 3000 corridor. Check them out below!
Booth Library has events planned to help celebrate National Library Week:
April 11th: Edible Book Festival 4pm, Marvin Foyer (see entries from past years!)
April 13th: Book Sale, 9am-4pm, Library South Entrance
