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.
to watch the recording of the 2025 John Holtz Memorial Lecture.
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2025 Holtz Lecture
2025 Holtz Memorial Lecture FEATURED SPEAKER
TOM NOONAN
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6 p.m. Friends of Brookens Library co-sponsored 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.
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.
