An exciting and intriquing event will take place in April at The Eastern Illinois University. The university’s Booth Library is set to continue its Authors at EIU series with their second event. The second event will be offered at 5 p.m on Thursday, April 9th, 2026. The event will be featuring two published members of their faculty.

The two members being recognized are Alan Pocaro, associate art and design professor at the university, and Gary Canivez, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology.

EIU says they will be welcoming it’s community members, students, as well as regional community members to attend this free event.

Alan Pocaro’s long-form essay, titled “In The Beginning” is featured in the 2025 book Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024. The book was published by what the EIU calls the prestigious SKIRA in 2025.

Pocaro’s essay traces the evolution of drawing into works on paper, charting a larger shift in which images move from active agents in the world, to autonomous artworks and commodified objects.

Gary Canivez’s published work is titled Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intellignece Tests Toward Evidence-Based Interpretation Practices, of which Canivez was a primary editor. His work was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in April of 2025.

Cavinez’s publication features different regulations and underpinnings for the ethical interpritation of intelligence test score comparisons.

For further information or to discover more about the Booth Library you can reach out directly to them by calling 217-581-7400.

For more information about Eastern Illinois University call the school’s public information office at 217-581-7400 or go online to eiu.edu.