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Acting, Writing, and Teaching the Bard: Jessica B. Hill in Conversation

Jessica B. Hill smiling while speaking into a microphone

On January 25, 2024, actor, playwright, teacher, and McGill graduate, Jessica B. Hill was in conversation with Professor Paul Yachnin, Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies for the 2024 annual Shakespeare Lecture. Their discussion addressed her preparations to play Viola in Stratford’s 2024 production …

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Winter Carnival Fun Through the Years!

Vintage Martlet on the cover of an archival Winter Carnival program

While icy cold days can be precarious, they also bring to mind the fun of McGill Winter Carnivals of yore! McGill University Archives houses a wide array of Carnival nostalgia, which is brought together here for your cozy enjoyment. Relive …

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Black History Month at McGill Libraries

Book Cover for The Long Road Home

Black History Month (BHM) at McGill “aims to celebrate and centre Blackness throughout the history, the present, and the future of McGill and beyond.” The 2024 installment is coordinated by the Equity Team within the Office of the Provost and …

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By students for students: celebrating student society support of Libraries

Thumbnail grid of student employees.

Students are at the heart of McGill Libraries. This Giving Tuesday, and always, we are grateful for student society support that helps improve services, collections, and spaces at McGill year in and year out. Past projects have included student employment, …

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Schulich Library’s Renaissance: Celebrating Knowledge & Community

Guests listening to special guest speakers at the Schulich Reopening Ceremony. Credit: Owen Egan

On October 30, in a great display of academic enthusiasm and community spirit, the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering celebrated its grand re-opening after a four-year renovation period with an event that left guests inspired and …

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An Update from Friends of the McGill Library Chair, Donald Walcot

From left to right: Lenore Harris, Louise Robertson, and Don Walcot at the McGill University Collections Centre holding up books in front of red wall.

The new academic year has already started, with students appearing, and reappearing, on campus, using our ten different library locations, and the terrasses outside! The nervous smiles, the obvious pleasure at being welcomed to such a student-friendly space, shows that the …

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Interview with Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries

Guylaine Beaudry smiling at the camera

Parlez-nous de votre histoire avec la bibliothèque. Qu’est-ce qui vous a attiré à McGill ?   J’ai une très belle histoire avec les bibliothèques de McGill pour différentes raisons. D’abord, comme étudiante, j’ai utilisé les bibliothèques depuis le cégep (à Marianopolis) …

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Welcome | Bienvenue

La version française suit As Dean of Libraries, it is my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to each of you as we embark on a new and exciting academic year. Whether you are a returning student, a faculty …

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Q & A with the Curators of “Design for the Global Majority”

water conservation and the mist experience

We got to know the curators of this exhibition a bit better. Here is a glimpse behind the scenes into the curatorial team that put together this exhibition. The exhibition is on through June 18th, so come and enjoy during …

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Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri awarded 2023 McGill Library Excellence Awards

Mutugi Gathuri and Clara Turp smiling at the camera in front of red panels.

Congratulations go out to Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri, recipients of the 2023 Library Excellence Awards! This year Clara Turp, Systems Librarian, and Mutugi Gathuri, Software Developer, were awarded the Librarian Excellence Award and Staff Excellence Award respectively. Both Clara …

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