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Have a great fall break, Illini! If you're around campus, come visit us at Funk ACES Library during our break hours.
Funk ACES Library, with information about the Fall Break hours
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Come squash your curiosity about Illinois’ largest specialty crop export: Pumpkins! Illinois grows nearly 90% of the US’s pumpkin supply, come learn about giant pumpkin contests, jack-o-lanterns, and more! 🎃
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Stop by to visit our display for International Bat Week to learn about bats! 🦇The display features real-life bat specimens, 3-D printed bat skulls, and an accompanying book cart full of fun bat books to check out!
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October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Show your love of fat bears with fan art! Illinois students, submit original fat bear themed art in any medium by September 26! Winner will be announced October 1, and will win "The Bears of Brooks Falls"!
Send digital copies and questions to PRI librarian, Emily Benton, at ebenton3@illinois.edu
Infographic about the Fat Bear Fanart contest, featuring images of fat bears.
September 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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We're marking 40 years of @farmaid.org concerts! 🎵 Visit our farm crisis exhibit to learn what led to the 1985 concert at Memorial Stadium.🌽🐄Join us at @spurlockmuseum.bsky.social on 9/21 for an event highlighting this history, with related exhibits on view at the Music and Performing Arts Library!
September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Excited about fat bears? You should be! Fat Bear Week is fast approaching, and you can celebrate it at Funk ACES from September 19 to October 3!
September 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Interested in learning more about the databases available to you as a student? Come to Funk ACES's Savvy Researcher sessions on PubMed and Web of Science! Learn more and register at: go.library.illinois.edu/SavvyResearc...
Infographic advertising the Introduction to PubMed and Introduction to Web of Science workshops hosted by Funk ACES Library.
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Around campus this summer? Come spend some time at Funk ACES!

To learn more about our hours, visit our website at: www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/
The outside of Funk ACES Library. The summer hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the library closed on weekends and holidays, are in the upper right hand corner.
May 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We're so proud of you! Congratulations to all graduates.

Remember, you can still use library resources as an alumni! Check out this LibGuide for details: guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=4380...
Group of people photographed from the back, in blue University of Illinois caps and gowns.
May 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Study and relax with Funk ACES Library. Look back on everything we did this year! (And see what you might have missed!)

Enjoy coloring, crafts, puzzles, and animal cams throughout the week of finals.
Infographic with the Funk ACES logo, welcoming students to finals week
May 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Finals are coming sooner than you think! If you need help with final projects, reach out to one of our subject specialists.

To contact our librarians, follow this link:
www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/con...
Infographic advertising Funk ACES's subject specialist librarians, featuring text on a lined paper background
May 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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On May 8th, Funk Library will be showing Rachel Carson: The Woman Who Launched the Modern Environmental Movement from 2pm-4pm for Reading Day, in Room 509! Bring coursework to work on, or just De-Stress for finals! To sign up, follow this link: go.cgs.illinois.edu/StudyTV.
Infographic with details about the event, featuring an old-fashioned TV
April 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Funk Library’s Summer course reserve deadline is April 30! Instructors: we can hold a book for your summer course students for 2-hour, in library use. Submit your requests by the deadline.

For guidance on how to request and manage your course reserves, read: guides.library.illinois.edu/reserves
Books on a shelf, with shelf dividers between them
April 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Thank you for joining our 7th annual panel on environmental justice!

You can still access the event and the panelists here: go.library.illinois.edu/FunkACESLibr...

See you next year!

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Three panelists standing in front of a bookshelf at Funk Library.
April 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Tomorrow is the date! Join our 7th annual panel on environmental justice!

Click the link to learn more about the event and the panelists: go.library.illinois.edu/FunkACESLibr...

Attend in-person or in Zoom: illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Infographic with details about the Funk ACES panel. The panel will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2025, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. CT, on the 2nd floor of Funk ACES Library, and on Zoom.
April 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Next week we'll hold our 7th annual panel! Don't forget to save the date for this years theme: environmental justice!

Click the link to learn more about the event and the panelists: go.library.illinois.edu/FunkACESLibr...

Attend in person or in Zoom: illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A poster of the panel event standing on the desk with a bookshelf in the background.
April 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Meet our upcoming panelists!
Steve Wilson is a Groundwater Hydrologist and Head for the Environmental Public Health, Information and Data Services Section at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS), Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois. He authored and manages The Private Well Class.
Steve Wilson is looking at the camera with a blackboard and a yellow door in the background.
April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Meet our upcoming panelists!
Omar Pérez Figueroa is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is dedicated to supporting underrepresented and disenfranchised communities in addressing environmental inequalities.
Omar Pérez Figueroa is looking at the camera with a bookshelf and a flag in the background.
April 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Meet our upcoming panelists!
McKenzie Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She engages in research at the intersection of environmental politics, human security, and environmental justice.
McKenzie Johnson is looking at the camera with a big smile.
March 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Our exhibit for the upcoming Spring Panel, Solving the World's Challenges: Environmental Justice is up for viewing! Come browse our display, checkout our Libguide, and consider attending the event in person or via Zoom!
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March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Have a fantastic spring break! Here are the hours for Funk ACES during the break. For more details, visit: www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/
The outside of Funk Library building, with trees and a sidewalk in front of it. The spring break hours are in the upper right corner.
March 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We'll be hosting our 7th annual panel next month! Save the Date for this year's event: Environmental Justice

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Infographic with details about the Funk ACES panel. The panel will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2025, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. CT, on the 2nd floor of Funk ACES Library, and on Zoom.
March 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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On March 5th, 1973, Mario Fabbrini held a funeral for thousands of frozen pizza pies. 52 years later, Funk ACES is celebrating the legacy of the Great Michigan Pizza Funeral with an event to educate and entertain the community.
Photo by: United Press International
#UIUC #FoodSafety #BookSky
Infographic with details about the Great Michigan Pizza Funeral event. It features a black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a small dumptruck, which is pouring pizzas into a hole.
March 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Come check out The Human Menstrual Cycle exhibit at Funk! It features reusable period products provided by Greener Goods Shop + Refillery. This small business offers reusable products in Champaign, and we're thrilled to have worked with them to create this display!
#UIUC #sustainability #booksky
Display case, featuring a poster infographic about the menstrual cycle, books and reusable menstrual products
February 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Check out a book and join the adventure of blind dating with the unique, cute, and beautiful animals!
No judging by the cover—just take a chance and discover a new favorite!
pink background image with read hearts showing the information: "Blind date with the unique, cute, and beautiful animals. Check out a gift-wrapped animal book at Funk from 2/10 -2/21"
February 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM