Next Monday, March 22 at 3:30pm, Becky Croteau, Stacey Olson, Jennie O’Malley, Jennifer Ramm and Samantha Reif will chat about their paths in science as a part of the NEA Big Read: Sangamon County. The conversation will take place virtually through Zoom, and we hope the audience will help guide the topics. Please join in the fun discussion!
Below is a link to the Facebook event, but you can register here whether you have a Facebook account or not: https://fb.me/e/6pM2tpUKJ.
The Academy of Lifelong Learning at LLCC is distributing 1,000 free copies of the book “Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read in Sangamon County. As part of this, the LLCC Library and Outreach Centers will be distributing books to students beginning today.
LLCC students can pick up a free copy of the book and a seed-planting kit at library table displays on campus. Tables will be located at the entrances of A. Lincoln Commons, Logan Hall, Millennium Center and Workforce Careers Center through April 30 or while supplies last. Books and seed kits will also be distributed at LLCC Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield.
Visit www.llcc.edu/nea-big-read-sangamon-county for a full calendar of events, book distribution points and a list of partner organizations.
Beginning this weekend, the Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) at Lincoln Land Community College will distribute 1,000 free copies of the book “Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren as part of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read in Sangamon County.
Drive-through book distributions are scheduled:
The LLCC Library and LLCC Outreach Centers will be distributing books to students beginning March 1 and continuing through April 30. The LLCC Library will have table displays with free books and seed planting kits at four building entrances: A. Lincoln Commons, Logan Hall, Millennium Center and Workforce Careers Center. The items will also be distributed at LLCC Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield.
Also on March 1, Lincoln Library, 326 S. 7th St., will begin in-person and curbside distribution of the book by appointment (lincolnlibrary.info) during regular business hours.
Over 15 local libraries in Sangamon County have copies of “Lab Girl” to give away and for checkout. A copy of “Lab Girl” will also be available in 38 neighborhood Little Libraries.
Those receiving a copy of the book are encouraged to pass it along to a friend after reading or place it in a Little Library for someone to pick up and read.
ALL is one of 84 nonprofit organizations selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program. Fifty local organizations have partnered with ALL to develop and offer free, fun and educational community-wide book discussions, speakers, interactive programs and arts presentations inspired by the book’s themes during March and April 2021.
Visit https://www.llcc.edu/nea-big-read-sangamon-county for a full calendar of events, book distribution points and a list of partner organizations.
NILRC’s Professional Development Committee is hosting the free Zoom presentation “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” with Dr. J.Q. Adams on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dr. Adams, professor emeritus, educational and interdesciplinary studies, Western Illinois University, will explore questions about equity, diversity and inclusion means to individuals, libraries and institutions. Opening remarks begin at 9:45 a.m., Dr. Adams will present from 10 a.m. to noon and there will be some time afterward to continue the discussion with colleagues.
Zoom meeting link: shorturl.at/ewyM2
Meeting ID: 449 549 0643
Passcode: equity
This free opportunity is made possible by the LLCC Library, which is a member of NILRC on behalf of our college.
At the LLCC Library, we value people and the sharing of information. That’s why we’re happy to bring you an easy, updated way to find and access library resources from wherever you are. This new cloud-based platform links you seamlessly to all resources at your LLCC Library, other I-Share libraries, Ebsco databases, WorldCat and more. Try all your favorite methods of searching the library or experience new layers of information discovery.
Try it out here!
LLCC Library Search & Discover
Feeling stuck? We’re here to help!
For research guidance, reach out to one of our amazing library faculty members:
For questions about accessing any of our library resources, email us at library.tech@llcc.edu.
Exciting changes are coming to LLCC Library’s online catalog and electronic resource environment! Beginning on June 24, 2020, searching and accessing library resources from the library’s website will have a new, improved look and functionality.
Initiating a search and discovering relevant electronic or physical resources will become a seamless process. This new search tool will allow you to discover various types of resources from multiple platforms all in one portal, including access to all types of electronic resources directly from your results list. You will also experience better ways to filter, narrow, broaden and define your search results. As always, our library faculty and staff will be there to help as we all make the switch to a new and improved way of searching, finding and accessing information among LLCC Library’s resources and beyond.
As always, the LLCC Library faculty and staff are here for you and your students, and we will continue to serve you and your students remotely over the summer semester.
The LLCC Library faculty members are available on the schedule below to assist with research, reference and information literacy instruction. They can help you and your students in a variety of ways, including through email, Teams or Zoom sessions or chat. They can coordinate information literacy instruction for your classes that may include learning modules, guides or videos. They also can work with you toward creating specific course- or assignment-based content to help your students succeed with information literacy. Students can make appointments with them by emailing and setting up an appropriate time and method of communication. They are ready to work with you and your students! Just contact one of them via email to start the conversation.
All LLCC Library faculty and staff are available to help Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Through the Remote Services web guide, available on the library’s webpage, you and your students can find:
We are here to work with you for our students!
Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, dean, library, shares how the LLCC Library faculty and staff have elevated services and resources to better accommodate remote interactions and learning — including a 24/7 chat reference service and a new LLCC Library YouTube channel. To see all LLCC library services, visit their remote services web guide that is accessible from www.llcc.edu/student-support-services and the library’s homepage.
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During this time of remote instruction, the LLCC Library faculty and staff have elevated services and resources to better accommodate remote interactions and learning. They have created a Remote Services web guide that is accessible from the COVID-19: Resources for Students webpage and the Library’s homepage.
On the Remote Services web guide, you and your students can find:
The LLCC Library has been trying out a service where one of the library faculty members is embedded into a course that is heavy with information literacy outcomes. If you would like to pursue this, please contact one of the library faculty members.
An LLCC Library YouTube channel has been created for library and information literacy video content. Feel free to check it out, point students in that direction and use the short videos.
Also, if you see that your class needs specific electronic resources, streaming media titles, e-books or other resources, please let the LLCC Library know. If they have it, they will point you in the right direction. If they don’t have it, they will see about getting it.
The LLCC Library faculty and staff are here for you and your students!