Einstein Bros. Bagels to open satellite location in Milner Library

Einstein Bros. Bagels at Milner Library

Great news for coffee and bagel fans–Campus Dining Services is opening a second Einstein Bros. Bagels in Milner Library. The satellite location, set to open in mid-November, will feature coffee, bottled beverages, bagels and cream cheese, sandwiches, and baked goods.

Event churns up memories of New Friends of Old Time Music

Leon Redbone performs

Now, thanks to an alum who spent more than two years researching the group and its amazing roster of musical visitors, the New Friends of Old Time Music legacy will be front and center at a special event September 8 in Normal.

One of the earliest vampire tales found inside Milner

The Vampyre title page

Lord Ruthven is the suave star of The Vampyre, by Dr. John W. Polidori, published in 1819. An early (and now fragile) edition of the The Vampyre is housed in Milner Library’s Special Collections and Rare Books unit.

Milner Library celebrates with historical Homecoming exhibit

Illinois State University Homecoming

Milner Library is celebrating Homecoming with an exhibit titled Re-Living the Celebration: A look back at the themes of ISU’s Homecoming. The exhibit began September 15 and will run until Wednesday, October 31. For 91 years Illinois State has celebrated Homecoming with a variety of themes covering popular music, movies, and dance crazes. Showcasing photographs,

Circus legacy found inside Milner Library’s ‘Vault’

Aerialist Standing on Trapeze

There aren’t a lot of places on the Illinois State campus where, at 9 a.m. on a weekday, a visitor has to be buzzed in through a locked door to reach a room called “The Vault.” This is where Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt ’96 call home. They run Milner Library’s Special Collections and Rare

Milner exhibit to showcase homecoming themes

Runners pose with Reggie Redbird

Milner Library will help the campus celebrate homecoming with the exhibit “Re-Living the Celebration: A look back at the themes of ISU’s Homecoming.” The exhibit runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 31.