The Founders Memorial Library includes more than 310,000 square feet of collections, services and spaces dedicated to student success! In total, NIU Libraries' physical collections include more than 2.3 million volumes of books and journals, while their online and digital collections also include e-books, online journals, streaming video, databases and “the Huskie Commons,” NIU’s open access institutional repository. NIU Library faculty include subject specialists who, in addition to teaching research methods, serve as resources for all levels of research, from a first research paper to a dissertation. The Founders Library is also home to a curated collection of student, faculty, and purchased art, making it not only a research destination but also a cultural destination. For more information, please visit: https://library.niu.edu/university-libraries/
This event will include a tour and an opportunity to connect/network with colleagues. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. The tour, hosted by NIU Libraries staff will include a chance to experience Science on a Sphere, a global display system that projects planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere.
Visitor parking is available in the Visitor Pay Lot just west of Founders Library off Carroll Avenue. Cost is $1.20 per hour. There are pay stations at the lot. See NIU’s website for maps and more information: https://www.niu.edu/parking/find-parking/visitor-parking.shtml
The entrance to Founders Library is on the North side of the building. The RAILS event will be in the staff lounge on the lower level of the building; take the elevator or the escalator down from the main entry.
Founders Memorial Library is located at:
217 Normal Rd
DeKalb, IL 60115
This event is in-person only. Registration closes 48 hours before the event. Any library worker from any Illinois library is welcome to register. Public library trustees are welcome to participate as well. Registration is free and limited to 25 participants max.