Library Adds Asian Film Online to Collections

The library is now able to provide access to Asian Film Online through its membership in the CARLI consortium. The library has several streaming video collections from Alexander Street Press; these collections include video transcriptions, and individuals can create playlists for later viewing.

eRead Illinois Collection Now Available

The eRead Illinois collection has been made made available by the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS). This collection of popular fiction and non-fiction includes e-books selected for all Illinois libraries, as well as religion titles selected by the library. The collection will continue to grow over the next two years due to a grant from the Secretary of State and the Illinois State Library. Books in the collection are available for download to your computer or device for a period of 14 days.

Library Hours for Summer Institute

Summer Institute library hours are as follows:

June 9th-27th
Monday - Friday: 8:30am-9pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Summer hours begin on June 28th
Monday - Friday: 9am-4pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Library Closings for Finals Week

The library will have the following modified schedule for finals week:

Wednesday, May 14: the library will close at 4:30pm for the Liturgy and reopen after.
Thursday, May 15 to Friday, May 16: 8am - 4:30pm
Saturday, May 17: 11am -  4pm
Sunday, May 18 - closed

Library Summer Hours Begin May 19th

The library's schedule for summer hours will begin Monday, May 19th. The summer schedule is as follows:

Monday - Friday: 9am-4pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

The library will be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day.

Library Closed for Easter Weekend

The library's schedule this week is as follows:

Thursday, April 17th: 8am - 12:30pm
Friday, April 18th - Monday April 21st: Closed

The library will be open regular hours on Tuesday, April 22nd. Happy Easter!

Library Receives Back to Books Grant from the State of Illinois

The library has been awarded a $5000 "Back to Books" grant from the State of Illinois. This grant will be used to purchase books on religion and theology in Latin America in Spanish. A fall program is in the works to highlight recent scholarly work in theology in Latin America, and will include information about the books purchased with the grant funds. Members of the CTU community are invited to recommend titles for purchase by contacting Lisa Gonzalez in the library.