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Lovejoy Library is closed today in honor of Labor Day!We will resume regular Fall 2026 hours tomorrow, Tuesday September...
09/07/2026

Lovejoy Library is closed today in honor of Labor Day!

We will resume regular Fall 2026 hours tomorrow, Tuesday September 8, and will be open from 7:30am-11pm.

Have a great Labor Day!



High Altitudes and High Stakes: A MissMarple Mystery with Lucy Foley #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The GuestLi...
08/26/2026

High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss
Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Guest
List and The Midnight Feast

Join us for a thrilling conversation with acclaimed author Lucy Foley as we delve into her brand-new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel.
High in the Swiss Alps, accessible only by a single, winding railway, stands the luxurious Grand Alpine Hotel. But not everyone is here for a winter holiday.
Beneath the champagne and furs, dark histories simmer; old grudges emerge like cracks in the ice. And someone is watching from the shadows.

Time: Thursday, August 27 at 1 PM CT

Register to attend the event here: https://libraryc.org/siue/186957
?uMarketingSource=_LSC_ME_07_3





The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still Matter with David O. Stewart Award-Winning Historian ...
08/25/2026

The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still Matter with David O. Stewart Award-Winning Historian and Bestselling Author of Impeached and The Summer of 1787

Join us as we chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewart about his newest work, The Democracy We Must Keep, and the question he explores throughout the book: What did America's founders say about democracy, and can we remain true to their vision for America?

Time: Tuesday, September 1st at 1PM CST via digital live-stream.

Register and ask questions of the author here: https://libraryc.org/siue/195139

Lovejoy Library's Starbucks Cart on the first floor will open next week Monday, August 31st.The cart will be open Monday...
08/24/2026

Lovejoy Library's Starbucks Cart on the first floor will open next week Monday, August 31st.

The cart will be open Monday to Thursday, from 10AM to 2PM this semester.

Have a great start of the semester!






When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery, Award-Winning Plant Biologist a...
08/24/2026

When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery, Award-Winning Plant Biologist and Author

Join us for a riveting conversation with award-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery as we discuss her book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy.

The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine; sycamore trees
were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching; and willow bark has offered
the gift of medicine. These trees, and others, testify not only to the complexity of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of Black botanical expertise that, like Native American traditions, predates the United States entirely.

In When Trees Testify, award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees, as well as the cotton shrub, are intertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning. As Montgomery shows, trees are
material witnesses to the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants.

Combining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany, Montgomery talks to majestic trees, and in this unique and compelling narrative, they answer.

When: Tuesday, August 25 at 1 PM CT

Register today for this insightful discussion about Black
history and botanical mastery!

Register here: https://libraryc.org/siue/186295

High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Guest ...
08/20/2026

High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast

Join us for a thrilling conversation with acclaimed author Lucy Foley as we delve into her brand-new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel. High in the Swiss Alps, accessible only by a single, winding railway, stands the luxurious Grand Alpine Hotel. But not everyone is here for a winter holiday. Beneath the champagne and furs, dark histories simmer; old grudges emerge like cracks in the ice. And someone is watching from the shadows.

Time: Thursday, August 27 at 1 PM CT

Register to attend the event here: https://libraryc.org/siue/186957?uMarketingSource=_LSC_ME_07_3





When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery, Award-Winning Plant Biologist a...
08/18/2026

When Trees Testify: Reclaiming America’s Black Botanical Legacy with Beronda Montgomery, Award-Winning Plant Biologist and Author

Join us for a riveting conversation with award-winning biologist Beronda Montgomery as we discuss her book, When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy.

The histories of trees in America are also the histories of Black Americans. Pecan trees were domesticated by an enslaved African named Antoine; sycamore trees were both havens and signposts for people trying to escape enslavement; poplar trees are historically associated with lynching; and willow bark has offered the gift of medicine. These trees, and others, testify not only to the complexity of the Black American narrative but also to a heritage of Black botanical expertise that, like Native American traditions, predates the United States entirely.

In When Trees Testify, award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees, as well as the cotton shrub, are intertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surrounding these trees has shaped America since the very beginning. As Montgomery shows, trees are material witnesses to the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants.

Combining the wisdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany, Montgomery talks to majestic trees, and in this unique and compelling narrative, they answer.

When: Tuesday, August 25 at 1 PM CT

Register today for this insightful discussion about Black history and botanical mastery!

Register here: https://libraryc.org/siue/186295

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of...
08/03/2026

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson, author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space on Tuesday, August 4th at 1 PM CT via digital live-stream in partnership with Lovejoy Library!

Register and submit questions for the author here: https://libraryc.org/siue/102562
?uMarketingSource=_LSC_ME_07_1

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of...
07/31/2026

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson, author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space on Tuesday, August 4th at 1 PM CT via digital live-stream in partnership with Lovejoy Library!

Register and submit questions for the author here: https://libraryc.org/siue/102562?uMarketingSource=_LSC_ME_07_1

Join us in an online conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human...
07/27/2026

Join us in an online conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make–And Keep–Friends, explores the science of different attachment styles and how they impact our relationships–often in ways we don’t realize!

Platonic provides a clear and actionable blueprint for forging strong, lasting connections with others—and for becoming our happiest, most fulfilled selves in the process.

Register today to learn more about how to harness the science of human connection to create cultures of belonging!: https://libraryc.org/siue/178300

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