Unit: Milner Library

Celebrating 150 years of Alice in Wonderland

"Queen Alice" from the first edition of Through the Looking Glass, from the Milner Library Special Collections.

Lewis Carroll’s famed book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland turns 150 this year. Professor of English Jan Susina gives insight into the famed story that Milner Library will celebrate with an exhibit from Special Collections.

Get PAWSitively Stress Free during finals week

student and therapy dog

Does the impending end of the semester have you feeling frazzled? If so, take a break with certified therapy dogs, free chair massages, and other stress relieving activities on Monday, December 7, and Tuesday, December 8, from 2–6 p.m. in Milner Library at PAWSitively Stress Free.

Barsamian to speak on founding a radio show, October 29

image of David Barsamian

Alternative Radio founder David Barsamian, an Illinois State Presidential Speaker Series guest, will present “Creating Indie Media in an Era of Corporate Control: How I Did It” at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 29, on the second floor of Milner Library.

Decipher History: Explore the past through letters and diaries

Photograph of Emily Vecchi Noble, Circus and Allied Arts Collection

Reading other people’s diaries and mail might be frowned upon by many, but not by Milner Library’s Special Collections Librarian, Maureen Brunsdale. Of course, the letters and diaries she peruses are over 100 years old, and part of the Decipher History project.

Reggie Redbird history on display at Milner Library

To celebrate ISU’s Homecoming this month, the ISU Archives has installed a new exhibit on the first floor of Milner Library that showcases some great historic mascot ephemera and memorabilia. Visitors to the exhibit will also get to see the retired feathers of their favorite mascot on full display.

Gangsters & Grifters: Tribune photo editors to give talk October 13

image form exhibit poster for Grifters and Gangsters

Chicago Tribune photo editors Marianne Mather and Robin Daughtridge will talk grifters and gangsters at 4 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, to help celebrate an exhibit at Milner Library based on the book Gangsters & Grifters: Images from the Archives of the Chicago Tribune.

Japanese-style tattoo artist to give talk October 13

Japanese-style tattoo artists Steve McClintock will discuss his work in an upcoming talk titled “HORIMONO: A Retropective of Japanese Tattoo form Past to Present” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, on the 6th floor of Milner Library.