Galvin Library Archive

  • Creative Writing Club Information Session

    Creative Writing Club Information Session

    Are you interested in creative writing projects (short stories, screenplays, poetry, fanficrtion, etc.?) Any students interested in forming a student led creative writing club/collective are welcome to join an information session Thursday, November 13 at 12:45 p.m. at Paul G. Galvin Library GSS—Cherry Room (lower level).

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  • Don’t Wait to Get Help with a Research Assignment

    Don’t Wait to Get Help with a Research Assignment

    Make an appointment with a librarian today. Librarians offer in-person assistance at the Research Help Desk on the upper level of Galvin Library, via email, or by appointment.

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  • Extended Library Hours Ahead of Finals

    Extended Library Hours Ahead of Finals

    Great news, night owls! As of Sunday, November 2, the library is extending our hours. Even better, we'll be open 24 hours starting December 1 to help you power through Study Week and Finals.

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  • Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Love Is/Isn’t: Understanding Healthy Relationships

    Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Love Is/Isn’t: Understanding Healthy Relationships

    A whopping forty participants attended our Domestic Violence Awareness Month event last Wednesday: Love Is/Isn’t: Understanding Healthy Relationships. Join us for one more Domestic Violence Awareness event this October: a workshop with Apna Ghar, this Wednesday the 29th from 12:45-1:45 in the MTCC Pritzker Club.

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  • National Stress Awareness Day Event at Galvin Library

    National Stress Awareness Day Event at Galvin Library

    Join us for some creative and calming activities designed to help you recharge on Wednesday, November 5. Make your own personalized buttons, enjoy some mindful coloring, and grab a snack. You'll also have the chance to see our new Tranquility Kits and Happy Lights.

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  • Celebrate Halloween with Galvin Library Ghost Hunt

    Celebrate Halloween with Galvin Library Ghost Hunt

    On October 30 and 31, there will be 3D-printed ghosts hidden in various locations in the stacks. Find a ghost and you get to keep it!

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  • Calling All Smart Cookies for Decorating Contest at Galvin Library

    Calling All Smart Cookies for Decorating Contest at Galvin Library

    The Illinois Tech Communications Lab invites you to our Cookie Decorating Contest on October 20 from 5–6 p.m. on the upper level of Galvin Library. While you create your sugary masterpiece, you will meet our tutors and get the inside scoop on how the Communications Lab helps students conquer everything from deciphering assignment rubrics to drafting an analytical essay to delivering a speech in class.

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  • Celebrate Open Access Week October 20-26 at Galvin Library

    Celebrate Open Access Week October 20-26 at Galvin Library

    Join Paul V. Galvin Library to celebrate Open Access Week with an Illinois Tech faculty panel, live-streaming webinars, and Open Access resources from the Galvin Library.

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  • Write to Thrive: Creative Writing Workshop

    Write to Thrive: Creative Writing Workshop

    Galvin Library is collaborating with on-campus partners to present a panel and workshop about the creative writing process. Panel topics include the importance of journaling, exploring fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, combating writer’s block, and more. A workshop allowing space for artistic expression will follow. Refreshments and a giveaway of literary magazines will be provided for guests. Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 from 12:15 – 2:30 p.m. Register using the link.

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  • New Communications Lab Is Now Open!

    New Communications Lab Is Now Open!

    Illinois Tech's new Communications Lab is now open! Students can take advantage of a wide range of FREE peer tutors who can assist with deciphering and drafting writing assignments, lab reports, class presentations, speeches, slide decks, resumes, and more in our new workspace located on the upper level in Galvin Library.

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