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Call for Book Chapter Proposals: History of the McGill University Libraries

In preparation for the 200th anniversary of McGill University Libraries in 2029, the Editors invite proposals for original book chapters and short focus texts exploring the history of the Libraries. This edited volume will highlight new research and fresh perspectives on how McGill’s …

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April 21, 2026

The conservator checks the light levels after installing B.O. 7508.

Treasures on display: the Golden Ink exhibit in Abu Dhabi

La version française suit By Anaïs Salamon, Head Librarian, Islamic Studies Library and Mary Hague-Yearl, Molina Family Head Librarian and Osler Librarian, Osler Library of the History of Medicine On the last day of September 2025, two Osler Library manuscripts …

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April 17, 2026

Rediscovering Montreal with Gabor Szilasi’s Photographic Angle

Gabor Szilasi’s photos speak for themselves. You will likely hear their message for yourself if you pay a visit to Hinge Points; Gabor Szilasi’s Photographic Angle. There are bilingual guided tours of the exhibition available on April 16th and May …

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April 2, 2026

Crop of Interview with McGill Professor Oliva Jensen from the McGill Daily’s 1995 LGBT Special Issue

Transgender Day of Visibility is March 31

by Sofie Tsatas, Senior Reference Assistant & Cataloguing Editor, Marvin Duchow Music Library Introduction Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day to celebrate the lives of transgender, Two-Spirit, gender nonconforming, and non-binary people while also acknowledging the systemic and disproportionate discrimination that these communities face. Founder Rachel Crandall-Crocker, a psychotherapist and the …

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March 26, 2026

Cover of Libraries Strategic Priorities booklet with a red accent and photos of the libraries.

Help us achieve our Strategic Priorities #McGill24

On March 11, McGill24, the University’s annual day of giving will be back for its eleventh year. When you make a gift that day, your contribution is amplified thanks to matching and challenge funds from other generous donors. The Libraries were …

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March 10, 2026

Prometheus Unbound

By Hiʻiakalehuakaulei Hashimoto (Kanaka ʻŌiwi), Curatorial Intern for Indigenous Art (2023-), McGill Visual Arts Collection “Iapetos, moreover, wedded the damsel Klymene, a fair-ankled Okeanos-daughter, and ascended into a common bed. And she bore him Atlas, a stout-hearted son, and brought …

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February 27, 2026

Red McGill24 graphic with the words "Partagez la magie"

McGill24 and the magic of giving

La version française suit. On March 11, #McGill24 is back for another year! By giving to the Libraries, whatever the amount, you can help spread the #McGill24 magic. Gifts that day will unlock challenge funds that will allow McGill Libraries …

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February 26, 2026

Six books featured in the print book display for Black History Month. Top row: POsition as Desired, A Stolen Life, The Black Atlantic Reconsidered. Bottom row: Corssing the Border, Odysseys Home, Performing Postracialism

Recap: Black History Month at the Libraries

This February, McGill Libraries marked Black History Month (BHM) with an event and displays that honoured Black excellence, scholarship, and storytelling – past and present. A highlight of the month was the book launch of Genius Unbroken: The Life and …

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February 26, 2026

Letter to Harvey Cushing, July 10, 1925, from Larry Reynolds. P417-2-57-213.

Manuscripts, metadata, and medical history: Announcing the digitized Harvey Cushing fonds

by Anna Dysert, Co-ordinator for Cataloguing and Metadata, Collections Services La version française suit. The former Osler Letter Index site served as a valuable resource for those wishing to explore correspondence to and from Sir William Osler. The Index has …

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February 20, 2026

close up of adjustable desks at Islamic Studies Library

Adjustable Desks and Ergonomic Chairs Now Available at the Islamic Studies Library

We’re delighted to announce that the Islamic Studies Library has added four new height‑adjustable desks and four ergonomic chairs to our study space – made possible through the generous support of the Post‑Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). The new adjustable desks …

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February 13, 2026