A Noble Fragment

We had the great pleasure of chatting over a video conference call with author and journalist Michael Visontay, residing in Sydney, Australia, following the release in March 2025 of his most recent book Noble Fragments. It recounts the riveting story …

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Holiday Remix | Rover’s Dinner Party

La version française suit. This festive scene is taken from Rover’s Dinner Party, was a part of the Aunt Louisa’s Toy Books series, published by Frederick Warne & Co. in the mid-to-late 19th century. This popular line of illustrated children’s books blended entertainment …

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Bulwer, John. Philocophus, or, The deafe and dumbe mans friend : exhibiting the philosophicall verity of that subtile art, which may inable one with an observant eie, to heare what any man speaks by the moving of his lips ... apparently proving, that a man borne deafe and dumbe, may be taught to heare the sound of words with his eie, & thence learne to speake with his tongue, 1648.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

by Jenn Riley, Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Andrea Miller-Nesbitt, Liaison Librarian at Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering December 3 is the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, as proclaimed in 1992 by the United …

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Student support of McGill Libraries❤️

There aren’t enough emojis in the world to express our gratitude to student societies for their support of McGill Libraries. Students are at the heart of the Libraries and this Giving Tuesday (and always), we celebrate the many ways in …

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Year-End Roundup: 2025 Most Searched and Borrowed Resources

This year, thousands of community members clicked, streamed, borrowed, bookmarked, binged, and dove deep into our collections. Now it’s time to look back at the topics and resources that defined your year. Whether you’re cozying up at home or logging …

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Exaltation, The Ionkhisotha Ahsonthennékha Karáhkwa/Nookomis Giizis/Tipiskâwi-pîsim/Moon and The Mihkinâhk/Turtle Lunar Calendar

By Aurora Rose Desjarlais (Nêhiyawak/Plains Cree First Nations, McGill Visual Arts Collection Intern, 2025-) A sculpture that has always caught my eye on McGill’s campus is Exaltation by Giovanni Porretta. It is located in the James Sculpture Garden, which is nestled …

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Students petting dog in Nahum Gelber Law Library

Building Community and Care: A Student Wellness Partnership at the Nahum Gelber Law Library 

A collaboration started in 2023 between the Office of the Dean of Students – including the Student Wellness Hub – and the Nahum Gelber Law Library continues to grow, creating new opportunities for connection, support, and wellbeing within the Faculty …

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McGill Libraries Uncovers Royal Bible Formerly Owned by King Charles I

La version française suit. 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 …

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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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Saguenay Cook Book

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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