Crawford Library of the Health Sciences, UIC at Rockford

05/25/2026

Sign up for the "Touch Grass" challenge and get off your phone and out of the house/office.

You might even spend more time outside.

05/23/2026

Are you up for the challenge? Check off 5 items on NYT’s summer reading bucket list and you could win a prize.

Read along with the Book Review this summer: Can you check off five items before fall arrives? (This year, there are prizes!)

05/21/2026

Today is the anniversary of the American Red Cross, founded by Clara Barton.

On May 21, National American Red Cross Founder's Day marks the anniversary of the American Red Cross.

04/21/2026

📚 It’s the start of National Library Week—and the numbers are… a lot.

The American Library Association just released its list of the 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025, along with its annual State of America’s Libraries Report.

Here’s what stands out:
• 4,235 titles challenged (2nd highest ever)
• 5,668 books banned + 920 more restricted (highest on record)
• 40% of challenged books center LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC experiences

And this:
👉 92% of challenges came from pressure groups and government officials
👉 Less than 3% came from individual parents

The conversation around books isn’t just happening at home—it’s being shaped elsewhere.

04/21/2026

Thank your library staff today!

04/16/2026

Celebrating our student workers with a pizza party.

04/16/2026

Congratulations to Rachel Thomas, winner of the Library's award for Best Use of Literature in a Student Research Project on Research Day!

12/02/2025

Looking for something to read over break? Check out NYT's best books of 2025.

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.

11/18/2025

Join the library's food fight, a friendly food donation competition among the UIC libraries on all campuses. Donate acceptable items, such as canned foods, pasta, instant meals, and hygiene products, by November 20. Donations to go to the food pantry.

10/23/2025

Today is National Horror Movie Day. What is your favorite horror movie?