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John Holtz Memorial Lecture Series

John Holtz was an Associate Professor of Library Instructional Services at UIS from 1989 until his death in January 2004. His family established the John W. Holtz Memorial Fund to honor him.

2025 Holtz Lecture

 

You're invited!
 

 

Please join us for the 2025 Holtz Memorial Lecture
In UIS Brookens Auditorium or via Zoom

Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM 

  

 

 

 

  

 
Image of Tom Noonan a local businessman and founder of Breweriana Exchange. He is a founder of Sangamo Brewing Company.
 

       Featured Speaker
       Tom Noonan

     

 

On Tuesday, April 29th, the Friends of Brookens Library will co-sponsor the John Holtz Memorial Lecture “The History in Every Pour” featuring Tom Noonan, owner of Sangamo Brewing Company and Museum, founder of Breweriana Exchange, and a collector of beer cans and advertising.

The John Holtz Memorial Lecture honors the memory of the former UIS librarian, John Holtz, who passed away in 2004. John enjoyed a wide range of activities, including historical re-enactments featuring miniature war games, tennis, world travel, reading, writing short stories, and discovering craft beers, carefully preserving all the bottles and cans.

  

 
This is a photo of an informational placard on display at the Sangamo Brewing Company Museum. It provides some historical information about brews along Route 66.
 

 

Tom Noonan, a local businessman and founder of Breweriana Exchange, spends his free time researching, pursuing, and collecting a part of Americana – beer cans and associated advertising. It’s a collecting passion that reaches thousands of people from the US and international countries. Collecting is a growing pursuit fueled by social media, online auctions, and a boom in craft brewing with new, eye-catching designs. Tom, a graduate of DePauw University and former local soccer coach, opened Sangamo Brewing Company in 2020 to share his extensive collection of cans, advertising, and more.

  

 

Sponsored by the John Holtz Memorial Lecture Fund