Happy Halloween from Shawshank Prison

The Parkland Library...I mean, Shawshank Prison is overrun with inmates this Halloween.



The warden caught an inmate trying to escape. Luckily he had a pair of cuffs at the ready.



Warden Watkin runs a tight ship.




Happy Halloween from Shawshank!

Parkland Reads presents: Trouble the Water

Save the date! Parkland Reads will host a showing of the film Trouble the Water. 93 minutes.

When: Tuesday, October 18 from 11:00a – 12:50p.
Where: L111

Nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary film in 2008, Trouble the Water delivers a unique perspective on Hurricane Katrina and how the storm affected the residents of New Orleans. For more information on the film, visit the official site.

Join us for the showing and a brief discussion afterward. Classes are welcome.

Co-sponsored by UIUC Women’s Resource Center.

Watch the trailer here:

Magazine Use Study

Magazine Use Study: please do not reshelve magazines in the Library this month!

The Library is doing a print periodicals (magazines & journals) use study this month, October 2011. The purpose of the study is to help library staff make decisions about print and online access to periodicals, and to ensure that we are providing the best materials in the most appropriate format for you.

Please continue to use any journals and magazines as you usually do, but please do not reshelve periodicals after use. Instead of reshelving, simply place materials on the carts located in the Current Periodicals area or leave near a photocopier if you are making copies. Library staff will record usage and then reshelve all periodicals.

Thanks in advance for helping to make the study a success!