Holiday Remix | First Snow on Campus

La version française suit Created by Ewalt Halfhide (1916-2002) in 1943, this pastel drawing of the first dusting of snow on our familiar campus is bustling with tiny figures – and some are even playing in the snow. Halfhide was …

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Matthieu Tarpin on McLennan-Redpath terrace

From Énssib to McGill Libraries: An interview with Matthieu Tarpin

La version française suit. This Fall, McGill Libraries welcomed Matthieu Tarpin, a student from l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (Enssib) in Lyon, France. Matthieu shared insights into his experiences, the projects he’s tackled at McGill, …

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“Drawing” Connections: Renoir’s Possible Inspirations for Apollo and Daphne and Standing Female Nude

By Julia Widing, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Assistant, 2024 In 2017, the McGill Visual Arts Collection acquired something special from donor Katherine Smalley: a page from the sketchbook of a young Auguste Pierre Renoir (1841-1919). Renoir, famous for leading …

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Collage of different library photos

By You, For You | Student Support and McGill Libraries

Students are at the heart of McGill Libraries. This Giving Tuesday, and always, we celebrate student society support that helps improve services, collections, and spaces at McGill through the years. Recent projects supported by students have included student employment, extended …

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Year-End Roundup: Looking Back at 2024’s Most Searched and Borrowed resources

Whether you’re settling in at home or adventuring afar, the Libraries are here to keep you connected, informed, and entertained throughout the holiday break. With 24/7 access to a vast collection of digital resources—articles, e-books, journals, newspapers, databases, and more—you’ll …

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Deborah Ahenkorah

Deborah Ahenkorah on Her Journey as a MISt Fellow & working at the Libraries

Lire la version française Deborah Ahenkorah is one of the first recipients of McGill University’s Master of Information Studies (MISt) Fellowship for Black Students, an initiative designed to support and amplify the voices of students of Black heritage in the …

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Ressa McMullen in front of Arts Building

Métis Medicine: Indigenous Health at Schulich Library

Lire la version française By Ressa McMullen*, IMPRESS intern The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) offers Indigenous undergraduate students from McGill or other Quebec post-secondary institutions, a unique experiential learning opportunity to conduct research with …

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The Rhodes Hours: female devotional culture in early Renaissance France

Iris Bednarski is a fourth-year Honours Art History student and the Editor-in-Chief of Canvas: McGill’s Undergraduate Journal of Art History & Communications.             Against the blue-tiled floor of a cavernous hall, a noblewoman kneels to pray. She clasps her hands …

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Portrait of Dr. Barbara Althea Jones

Who Were the First? The Accomplishments of Women at McGill in the 19th and 20th Centuries

The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) offers Indigenous undergraduate students from McGill or other Quebec post-secondary institutions, a unique experiential learning opportunity to conduct research with a McGill professor, or to work on a project at one …

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Chris Burns

Chris Burns appointed Director of Rare Books and Special Collections

La version française suit. McGill University Libraries are delighted to welcome Chris Burns as the new Director of Rare Books and Special Collections. Burns has served at the University of Vermont’s Silver Special Collections Library since 2001, where he held …

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