Explore our fall semester pop-up classes below! Click each class title to register, and check out each instructor’s book recommendation!

Reading is Accessibility: Creating Accessible Documents (Series)

• Led by Youlanda Halterman
• Series held on Zoom:
  • Tuesday, September 24^th, 12:30-2:30 PM: Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word
  • Wednesday, September 25^th, 12:30-2:30 PM: Remediating PDFs in Adobe Acrobat
  • Tuesday, October 1^st, 12:30-2:30 PM: Remediation with Panorama (Loyola focused)
• Learn how to create and remediate documents that are screen-reader accessible!
• The first hour of each class will be instruction; the second hour will be a Q+A session.
• Youlanda’s book recommendation: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Reading is DIY: Spooky Zinemaking

• Led by Mallory Walker
• Thursday, October 10^th, 4:30-6 PM, LNDL Idea Space
• Learn about the history of zines and how to make them, then make spooky Halloween-themed zines!
• Mallory’s book recommendations: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix, Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk

Reading is Innovative: Bookplate Sticker Making

• Led by Youlanda Halterman
• Wednesday, October 23^rd, 3:30-5 PM, LNDL Makerspace
• Learn to use Cricut’s Print Then Cut function and Innovation Station equipment to create bookplate stickers!
• Cricut certification required, get certified here!
• Capped at 12 participants
• Youlanda’s book recommendation: Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Reading is Virtual: Intro to WordPress

• Led by Clara Love
• Tuesday, October 29^th, 4-5 PM, Zoom
• Learn how to get started using WordPress for digital scholarship projects, blogs, and more with this online class!
• Clara’s book recommendation: Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan

Reading is Tactile: Bookbinding

• Led by Heather Braxton
• Thursday, November 7^th, 7-10 PM, LNDL Idea Space
• Learn about basic bookbinding techniques and create a hand-bound notebook of your own!
• Capped at 10 participants
• Heather’s book recommendation: Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas

Reading is Data Literacy: Visualizing Data

• Led by Suzanne Keilson
• Monday, November 18^th, 4:30-5:30 PM, LNDL Idea Space
• Learn about how to turn quantitative data into engaging visuals!
• Suzanne’s book recommendation: TBD, stay tuned!

Reading is Transformative: Sublimation Notebooks

• Led by Nicky McDougal and Youlanda Halterman
• Wednesday, December 11^th, 4-5 PM, LNDL Idea Space
• Learn about sublimation with a dry-ice demo, then customize your own bookmark and/or notebook with a photo or artwork!
• Capped at 12 participants
• Nicky’s book recommendation: Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

Reading is Sustainable: Decoupage Planters

• Led by Jack Owen
• Thursday, December 12^th, 3:30-5 PM (Stressbusters), LNDL
• Decorate plant pots with book page decoupage and pot your own plant!
• Capped at up to 20 participants.
• Jack’s book recommendation: Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future by Daniel Lewis