Booth Library Programs

This page collects the program exhibits of Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University. Many of these exhibits are traveling exhibits that were brought to Eastern Illinois University and Charleston IL via successful grant applications by Booth Library staff.

Booth Library program exhibits have included presentations by Eastern Illinois University faculty, musical performances, additional exhibits procured by Booth Library staff and faculty, student-created research and works, audio and video recordings, and much more.

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On the Shoulders of Giants: To the Moon and Beyond

Booth Library

The schedule of events can be found at the ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS: TO THE MOON AND BEYOND event page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit ran at Booth Library January 17 - May 31, 2019
The Flu Then and Now: 1918 to 2018

Booth Library

The schedule of events can be found at the THE FLU THEN AND NOW: 1918 TO 2018 event page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit ran at Booth Library September 13 - December 31, 2018
Designs of Duty

Booth Library

Photo galleries and information can be found on the DESIGNS OF DUTY exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library Jan. 22, 2018 to May 11, 2018
Twenty Years of Harry Potter: Celebrating a Phenomenon

Booth Library

The schedule of events can be found at the TWENTY YEARS OF HARRY POTTER: CELEBRATING A PHENOMENON event page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit will run at Booth Library September 14 - December 31, 2017
For All The World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE: VISUAL CULTURE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 1 - October 20, 2016
Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the DUST, DROUGHT, AND DREAMS GONE DRY exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 11 - February 26, 2016
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the LINCOLN: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CIVIL WAR exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 4 - October 16, 2015
Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker: The History and the Legend

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the QUANAH AND CYNTHIA ANN PARKER exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library February 7 - April 9, 2015
Revolutionary Decade: Reflections on the 1960s

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the REVOLUTIONARY DECADE exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 9 - November 20, 2014
Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the MUSLIM JOURNEYS exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 29 - April 15, 2014
The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Yellow Wall-Paper"

Booth Library

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the THE LITERATURE OF PRESCRIPTION: CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN AND "THE YELLOW WALL-PAPER" exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 23-November 2, 2013
America's Music

Booth Library

Photo galleries of performances and supplemental exhibits can be found on the AMERICA'S MUSIC exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 11 - April 6, 2013
Building Memories

Booth Library

A photo gallery of the opening ceremony can be found on the B UILDING MEMORIES exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library April 12 - August 26, 2012
Symposium: A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses - Greece

Booth Library

A photo gallery of the opening ceremony can be found on the SYMPOSIUM: A FUTURISTIC LOOK THROUGH ANCIENT LENSES - GREECE exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library October 3 - November 7, 2012
Benjamin Franklin

Booth Library

Further information about this program can be found on the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 12 - February 25, 2011
Symposium: A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses - Egypt

Booth Library

Further information about this program can be found on the S YMPOSIUM: A FUTURISTIC LOOK THROUGH ANCIENT LENSES - EGYPT exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library October 6 - November 2, 2011
Teachers Tame the Prairie

Booth Library

Further information about this program can be found on the Booth Library TEACHERS TAME THE PRAIRIE page.

Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library October 12 - December 10, 2010
Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

Booth Library

More information about this program can be found on the Booth Library HARRY POTTER'S WORLD exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library October 5 - November 15, 2009
Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African-American Identity

Booth Library

Further information about this program can be found on the Booth Library WRAPPED IN PRIDE exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library February 1 - March 10, 2009
Breaking News

Booth Library

Photos of the opening reception and supporting exhibits can be found on the BREAKING NEWS exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library February 4-29, 2008
Farm Life

Booth Library

Further information about this program can be found on the Booth Library FARM LIFE exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library February 5 - March 7, 2007
Frankenstein

Booth Library

Additional materials related to this program, including audio files of podcast readings of Frankenstein by Eastern Illinois University faculty, can be found on the Booth Library FRANKENSTEIN exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates
This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library October 17 - November 22, 2005
Elizabeth I

Booth Library

Further information about this Booth Library program can be found on the Booth Library ELIZABETH I exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates
The exhibit was displayed at Booth Library March 4 - April 16, 2004