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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 

Bulwer, John. Philocophus, or, The deafe and dumbe mans friend : exhibiting the philosophicall verity of that subtile art, which may inable one with an observant eie, to heare what any man speaks by the moving of his lips ... apparently proving, that a man borne deafe and dumbe, may be taught to heare the sound of words with his eie, & thence learne to speake with his tongue, 1648.

by Jenn Riley, Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Andrea Miller-Nesbitt, Liaison Librarian at Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering December 3 is the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, as proclaimed in 1992 by the United …

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Year-End Roundup: 2025 Most Searched and Borrowed Resources

This year, thousands of community members clicked, streamed, borrowed, bookmarked, binged, and dove deep into our collections. Now it’s time to look back at the topics and resources that defined your year. Whether you’re cozying up at home or logging …

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Exaltation, The Ionkhisotha Ahsonthennékha Karáhkwa/Nookomis Giizis/Tipiskâwi-pîsim/Moon and The Mihkinâhk/Turtle Lunar Calendar

La version française suit. By Aurora Rose Desjarlais (Nêhiyawak/Plains Cree First Nations, McGill Visual Arts Collection Intern, 2025-) A sculpture that has always caught my eye on McGill’s campus is Exaltation by Giovanni Porretta. It is located in the James Sculpture …

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McGill Libraries Uncovers Royal Bible Formerly Owned by King Charles I

La version française suit. The Cataloguing Team is part of McGill Libraries’ Collection Services and they process thousands of items each year, enhancing the searchability of the library materials. These materials include new acquisitions, as well as backlog collections. One …

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Apple Season in Saguenay

Saguenay Cook Book

Apple season is here! Try your hand at making a scrumptious Apple Dumpling or a custard! You’ll give yourself a chance to time-travel back to 1944. This recipe comes Mrs. Finley McLeod from the Saguenay Cook Book, published by the …

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Something to Write Home About

Close up of student on top of collage featuring student on top of Eiffel Tower Old McGill Yearbook page from 1931/

Meet “Orvil,” a wide-eyed McGill freshman of 1930 whose letters home published in the 1931 Old McGill Yearbook are equal parts endearing, funny, and just a little bit cheeky. From missing the pigs back on the farm to navigating poetry …

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The Journey of the Jingjiao Stele: From Tang China to Montreal

La version française suit. By Sophie Becquet, McGill Visual Arts Collection Student Intern (2024-) The Jingjiao (景教) Stele, or Xi’an Nestorian Stele, holds far more than meets the eye, bridging East and West through its cultural and religious significance and …

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McGill Lends Medieval Treasures to Pointe-à-Callière’s Chevaliers/Knights Exhibit

The two leaves on display as part of the Knights exhibition at Pointe-à-Callière Museum.

La version française suit. McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections is proud to contribute to Pointe-à-Callière Museum’s latest exhibition, Chevaliers/Knights, currently on view in the Old Port of Montreal until October 19, 2025. Two exquisite 15th-century manuscript leaves from …

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Warden and Witness: 118 years of the ‘Our Lady of the Snows’ banner at McGill

By Katelyn Jones, PhD Candidate, Art History, Max Stern Fellow, McGill Visual Arts Collection (2025-) A magnificent, embroidered banner titled Our Lady of the Snows hangs inconspicuously in the discrete location of the Royal Victoria College Residence Hall nicknamed the …

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Colour McGill!

Part of the Pencil and Ink Sketch of Nobbs' Birds' Eye View of McGill, 1925.

La version française suit. Stuck inside on a rainy day? Looking for a simple way to recharge and unwind? Download our free colouring sheet based on a preparatory pencil-and-ink sketch by Percy Erskine Nobbs—architect, artist, and longtime McGill professor. Nobbs’s …

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