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Friends of the NIU Libraries: Activities & Programs
Fall 2011- Spring 2012 Programs
Wine and Cheese Party
Rare Books and Special Collections Department
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 4-6 pm
A campus meet and greet reception featuring wine and cheese.
This is an invitation-only event.
Future Power Sources To Meet Our Energy Needs
Theodore Krause,
Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
Argonne National Laboratory
The U.S. currently derives about 85% of its energy from fossil fuel sources -- petroleum, natural gas, and coal.With growing concerns regarding the use of these energy sources such as the economic impact of foreign petroleum imports and the environmental impact of CO2 emissions from coal, new technologies are being developed to increase our use of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and biomass. In this presentation, I will give an overview of some of the new technologies being developed, such as wind mills, solar panels, and biofuels, which utilize these renewable energy sources describing their benefits, projections for their growth over the next 20 years, and the challenges they face to achieve their projected growth.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 7:30 PM
Staff Lounge, Founders Memorial Library Lower Level
Sponsored by by the Friends of the NIU Libraries
This event is free and open to the public.
A tale of polar canaries, humanity's future and some NIU history
Ross Powell, Board of Trustees Professor and Distinguished
Research Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Date Change! November 10, 2011, 7:30 PM
Staff Lounge, Founders Memorial Library Lower Level
The world's polar regions are acting as the "canaries in a coal‑mine" as
our globe warms. Unfortunately these areas are "off the radar" for much
of the US population as scientists (including us at NIU) are trying to
convey the urgency to act to political leaders and the general public.
Warming and its effects can be controlled if we act now. This talk will
cover aspects of these global warming issues and how they relate to
this region. The role NIU's scientists play in this research will be
highlighted and placed in perspective of NIU's 40 years of polar
research tradition.
Sponsored by by the Friends of the NIU Libraries
This event is free and open to the public.
A Day of Doctorow:
Cory Doctorow keynotes a STEMFest Teen Read event
Co-sponsored by the Friends of the NIU Libraries
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:30 am-2:30 pm, Keynote by Doctorow at noon.
For additional information, contact, Gillian King-Cargile at gkingcargile@niu.edu or (815) 753-6784.
Gear Up For Baseball!
An Evening with Kevin Goldstein
National Writer, Scouting & Development, for Baseball Prospectus & ESPN
Get the scoop on the upcoming baseball season, just before pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:30 pm
Founders Memorial Library Staff Lounge (Lower Level)
This event is free and open to the public.
Friends Annual Book Appraisal Fair
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 1:30-3:00 pm
Rare Books and Special Collections, 4th Floor, Founders Memorial Library
Once again, appraisals will be provided by Thomas Joyce of Thomas J. Joyce & Co. and the Chicago Rare Book Center, who appeared on HGTV's Appraisal Fair program, and William Butts, of Main Street Fine Books, in Galena, IL. Mr. Butts, who has appeared on PBS's "History Detectives," has extensive experience with appraising ephemera and autographs.
Individual appraisals cost $10 per title.
Members of the Friends receive their first three appraisals for free, and subsequent appraisals at the discounted rate of $5 each.
We will gladly accept new Friends memberships on-site.
Please Join Us!
'Such is Fame!': Louisa May Alcott and the Real Little Women
Dinner and a Talk with Daniel Shealy
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Saturday, May 5, 2012, Sky Room, Holmes Student Center
Dinner at 6pm; Talk at 7:30
The Friends of the NIU Libraries are pleased to announce a joint meeting with the Horatio Alger Society.
Friends members are cordially invited to join the Horatio Alger Society Annual Banquet for dinner and a keynote by Daniel Shealy, noted Louisa May Alcott scholar from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
Dinner Tickets for this event ($30) are available by emailing Angie Schroeder (aschroeder@niu.edu).
The talk, beginning at 7:30 pm, is free and open to the public.
Friends Annual Meeting and Ice Cream Social
(Join us for Ollie's frozen custard, good company, and the world's shortest business meeting, so that we can focus on eating the Ollie's.)
Monday, June 11, 2012 3:30 pm
Rare Books and Special Collections Department, Founders Memorial Library 402
This event is free and open to the public.
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Free parking in the Visitor's Lot and the Parking Garage is available beginning after 7:00 pm. Click here for a map of Founders Memorial Library and parking lots in the central NIU Campus area.
For more information, please call (815) 753-9838 or e-mail libraryfriend@niu.edu.
Click Here to see a listing of Past Programs (some articles and photos from past events are included)
Thank you for your generous support!
Last Updated: April 4, 2012
