The LLCC bookstore will be closed Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, for year-end inventory.
Category Archives: Bookstore
Real Life Problems to Fix
Students in Michael Readenour’s Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating class got hands-on experience this week while trying to figure out why the bookstore vending machine was making a strange noise.
Students and instructor determined the problem, wrote up an invoice and are ordering the part.
Paul Simon Essay & Scholarship Contest deadline is today
LLCC students have an opportunity to win a $500 scholarship by participating in the Paul Simon Essay Contest. Please encourage students to enter by writing a 500-word essay on the topic “How My Community College Changed My Life.”
Deadline: 3 p.m., Friday, March 21
Entries will be judged on style, clarity and relevance with special emphasis on grammar and punctuation. Submissions must include the student’s name, address, phone number and email address. Students are encouraged to schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to review essays before submission. Submissions must be emailed to the Writing Center by the deadline, writing.center@llcc.edu.
LLCC prizes:
- First place: $75 gas card and prizes from the LLCC Bookstore. The winning essay will be entered into the statewide competition for the chance to win $500 toward educational expenses for the fall 2025 and an invitation to attend the Illinois Community College Association’s awards banquet in June.
- Second place: $25 gas card and prizes from the LLCC Bookstore.
- Third place: prizes from the LLCC Bookstore.
For more information, contact the Writing Center at 217-786-2341 or writing.center@llcc.edu.
Special thanks to the LLCC Foundation and Bookstore for the prize giveaways.
Paul Simon Essay Contest offers $500 scholarship
LLCC students have an opportunity to win a $500 scholarship by participating in the Paul Simon Essay Contest. Please encourage students to enter by writing a 500-word essay on the topic “How My Community College Changed My Life.”
Deadline: 3 p.m., Friday, March 21
Entries will be judged on style, clarity and relevance with special emphasis on grammar and punctuation. Submissions must include the student’s name, address, phone number and email address. Students are encouraged to schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to review essays before submission. Submissions must be emailed to the Writing Center by the deadline, writing.center@llcc.edu.
LLCC prizes:
- First place: $75 gas card and prizes from the LLCC Bookstore. The winning essay will be entered into the statewide competition for the chance to win $500 toward educational expenses for the fall 2025 and an invitation to attend the Illinois Community College Association’s awards banquet in June.
- Second place: $25 gas card and prizes from the LLCC Bookstore.
- Third place: prizes from the LLCC Bookstore.
For more information contact the Writing Center at 217-786-2341 or writing.center@llcc.edu.
Special thanks to the LLCC Foundation and Bookstore for the prize giveaways.
Commencement Regalia Forms Due
Faculty and adminstrators, commencement regalia forms were due on Monday. If you did not complete the form, please email Nancy Brawner or call 217-786-2427 by Friday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m.
Paul Simon Essay Contest offers $500 scholarship
LLCC students have an opportunity to win a $500 scholarship by participating in the Paul Simon Essay Contest. Please encourage students to enter by writing a 500-word essay on the topic “How My Community College Changed My Life.”
Deadline: 3 p.m., Friday, March 21
Entries will be judged on style, clarity and relevance with special emphasis on grammar and punctuation. Submissions must include the student’s name, address, phone number and email address. Students are encouraged to schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to review essays before submission. Submissions must be emailed to the Writing Center by the deadline, writing.center@llcc.edu.
LLCC prizes:
- First place: $75 gas card and prizes from the LLCC Bookstore. The winning essay will be entered into the statewide competition for the chance to win $500 toward educational expenses for the fall 2025 and an invitation to attend the Illinois Community College Association’s awards banquet in June.
- Second place: $25 gas card and prizes from the LLCC Bookstore.
- Third place: prizes from the LLCC Bookstore.
For more information contact the Writing Center at 217-786-2341 or writing.center@llcc.edu.
Special thanks to the LLCC Foundation and Bookstore for the prize giveaways.
LLCC offering extended hours for spring registration
LLCC Student Services (registration, records, financial aid, testing and student success advising) and Bookstore are offering extended hours for spring registration on the Springfield campus.
- Tuesday-Thursday, Jan. 7-9, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Friday, Jan. 10, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Saturday, Jan. 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (Testing closed)
HR is advertising for a General Merchandise Technician
The LLCC Human Resources office is advertising for a general merchandise technician. Full details on this and all other open positions can be viewed on the HR employment page.
Congratulations to Nancy Brawner on her promotion and welcome to Alex Wray
Congratulations to Nancy Brawner, who was promoted to course materials coordinator at the LLCC Bookstore.
LLCC Information Technology welcomes Alex Wray to the team. Alex started with LLCC back in April as a contractor and accepted a full-time position as a network administrator on Sept. 16. Alex is an LLCC alum, having graduated in 2022. Before coming back to LLCC, he worked in managed services at LRS. Welcome home Alex!
Bookstore T-shirts in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual health campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Stop by the LLCC Bookstore to purchase your T-shirt to observe the month.
