La version française suit By Svetlana Kochkina (originally appeared in the Osler Newsletter, no. 143, winter edition) “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae is one of the most famous and moving pieces of poetry about the horrors of trench warfare …
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Music in Motion | Musique en Mouvement
Exploring singing games through McGill’s Collections. Come and explore Music in Motion! The exhibition is open to all on the ground floor of the McLennan Library Building. Explore the digital exhibition to hear what singing games sound like today through …
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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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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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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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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Sneak Peek: The new eScholarship@McGill is almost here!
by Awais Mehmood Khalid, Programmer Analyst As we move closer to the June 1 launch of the new eScholarship@McGill on the Scholaris platform, we’re excited to share an early look at what’s coming. This sneak peek highlights a few of …
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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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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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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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