McGill Libraries Uncovers Royal Bible Formerly Owned by King Charles I

The Cataloguing Team is part of McGill Libraries’ Collection Services and they process thousands of items each year, enhancing the searchability of the library materials. These materials include new acquisitions, as well as backlog collections. One backlog collection is the …

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September 29, 2025

Black and white photo of student studying in the a dorm room in the 1970s..

Celebrating Homecoming 2025 with the Libraries

Make the Libraries your happy place during Homecoming. Reconnect with the McGill community this fall with a masterclass, exhibit tours, library tours, and more. Our 2025 Homecoming programming has something for everyone. Masterclass AI, Privacy, and the Public Good – …

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September 29, 2025

Apple Season in Saguenay

Apple season is here! Try your hand at making a scrumptious Apple Dumpling or a custard! You’ll give yourself a chance to time-travel back to 1944. This recipe comes Mrs. Finley McLeod from the Saguenay Cook Book, published by the …

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September 26, 2025

Close up of student on top of collage featuring student on top of Eiffel Tower Old McGill Yearbook page from 1931/

Something to Write Home About

Meet “Orvil,” a wide-eyed McGill freshman of 1930 whose letters home published in the 1931 Old McGill Yearbook are equal parts endearing, funny, and just a little bit cheeky. From missing the pigs back on the farm to navigating poetry …

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September 25, 2025

The Journey of the Jingjiao Stele: From Tang China to Montreal

By Sophie Becquet, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Intern (2024-) The Jingjiao (景教) Stele, or Xi’an Nestorian Stele, holds far more than meets the eye, bridging East and West through its cultural and religious significance and its extraordinary journeys across …

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September 24, 2025

The two leaves on display as part of the Knights exhibition at Pointe-à-Callière Museum.

McGill Lends Medieval Treasures to Pointe-à-Callière’s Chevaliers/Knights Exhibit

La version française suit. McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections is proud to contribute to Pointe-à-Callière Museum’s latest exhibition, Chevaliers/Knights, currently on view in the Old Port of Montreal until October 19, 2025. Two exquisite 15th-century manuscript leaves from …

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August 29, 2025

Warden and Witness: 118 years of the ‘Our Lady of the Snows’ banner at McGill

By Katelyn Jones, PhD Candidate, Art History, Max Stern Fellow, McGill Visual Arts Collection (2025-) A magnificent, embroidered banner titled Our Lady of the Snows hangs inconspicuously in the discrete location of the Royal Victoria College Residence Hall nicknamed the …

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August 11, 2025

Part of the Pencil and Ink Sketch of Nobbs' Birds' Eye View of McGill, 1925.

Colour McGill!

La version française suit. Stuck inside on a rainy day? Looking for a simple way to recharge and unwind? Download our free colouring sheet based on a preparatory pencil-and-ink sketch by Percy Erskine Nobbs—architect, artist, and longtime McGill professor. Nobbs’s …

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July 28, 2025

From L to R: Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries at McGill University and Nathalie Marcerou-Ramel, Director of l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques (ENSSIB)

ENSSIB and McGill sign a partnership agreement

La version française suit. On June 30, 2025, Nathalie Marcerou-Ramel, Director of l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (ENSSIB) and Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries at McGill University, signed a partnership agreement between the two …

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July 2, 2025

Book Bingo cards in English and French on summer background.

Summer Book Bingo at McGill Libraries!

La version française suit. Looking for a fun way to tackle your summer reading list? Try your hand at the McGill Libraries’ Summer Book Bingo! Whether you’re a student, staff, or faculty member, this is your chance to explore new …

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July 2, 2025