Fibres and Folios; New Monthly Knitting Community

Version française Join knitters, librarians, and book-lovers for a monthly fibre arts gathering inspired by the rare items in McGill’s Rare Books and Special Collections. Crafters of all inclinations are invited to bring their own knitting, stitching, or other fibre …

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August 26, 2026

Quiet pods at Marvin Duchow Music Library

New Quiet Pods Enhance Work Options at the Marvin Duchow Music Library

La version française suit Thanks to the generous support of McGill University’s Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) Library Improvement Fund, the Marvin Duchow Music Library has two new quiet pods for student use. Located at the north end of the library’s …

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August 24, 2026

Luwagila | Txeemsim | Wee’git – Raven, Bringer of Light

By Aurora Rose (Nêhiyawak/Plains Cree First Nations, McGill Visual Arts Collection Intern, 2025-) Among Northwest Coast Nations, the Raven is the bringer of light. The Moon Mask, Raven Stealing Light Drum, andthe Sun Mask in the McGill Visual Arts Collection …

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August 20, 2026

A Knight’s Tale; Two Sicilian Puppets in McGill’s Collections

When most people think of puppets today, they imagine something small, colourful, and most likely muppet-like. The two Sicilian knight puppets in McGill’s Rare Books and Special Collections are none of those things — or rather, they embody some of those things …

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August 18, 2026

He Alo A He Alo – Face-to-Face

By Hiʻiakalehuakaulei Hashimoto (Kanaka ʻŌiwi), Curatorial Intern for Indigenous Art (2022-2026), McGill Visual Arts Collection The McGill Visual Arts Collection is happy to share Spirit of the Killer Whale by Wet’suwet’en First Nation artist Tsekot Ron Austin as part of …

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July 22, 2026

Mac Framery pods located on the third floor

New Quiet Pods Now Available at the Macdonald Campus Library

La version française suit The Macdonald Campus Library is pleased to offer two new quiet study pods, funded by the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill University (PGSS). The pods provide a quiet, enclosed space for individual study, online meetings, interviews, …

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July 14, 2026

Graphic depiction of a person who is perspiring. and has a flushed face.

Rising Temperatures & Your Health

by Sabine Calleja, Assistant Librarian – Liaison for the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) and Palliative Care and Eleni Philippopoulos. Assistant Librarian – Liaison for Undergraduate Medical Education at Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering; Jennie Fallis, Assistant …

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July 8, 2026

Van Life with Pilou – The Road to Montreal’s ’76 Games

Can you think of a more unique way to spread the message of Montreal and the Olympic spirit worldwide than by the power of a Volkswagen camper van named “Pilou”? Louise and Philip Wronski set out to do just that …

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June 11, 2026

The Peter M. Laing Special Collection Room

Exploring the Rare Book Collections of the Nahum Gelber Law Library

La version française suit By Farane Zaidi, a 2nd year McGill Master of Information Studies student, who completed a special collections practicum at the Nahum Gelber Law Library during the winter 2026 semester. There is something strangely surreal about handling …

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May 27, 2026