Hiding in Plain Sight: Fore-Edge Painting in Rare Books and Special Collections
Lire la version française By Christopher Lyons, Head Librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections I love attending antiquarian book fairs. There is nothing like seeing rare books in the flesh.1 Imagine my surprise when a book dealer picked up a …Hiding in Plain Sight: Fore-Edge Painting in Rare Books and Special Collections Read More »
Funny, Isn’t It?
By Alisa Nosova, Marketing Assistant, McGill Library When I was in high school I romanticized about what my life would look like in university. I pictured myself walking on campus with books in my hands. I imagined walking through stacks …
Caption This – Head in the Clouds
By Labiba Faiza, ROAAr, McGill Library On the occasion of International Women’s Day last month, ROAAr shared this image of a woman bravely riding a chairlift at Mount Norquay as a prompt for its Caption-This series. Community members were invited …
Baking from Historical Recipes with a Grain of Salt
By Kristen Howard This Pi(e) Day I had the great pleasure of participating in the Great Library Pie Bake-Off (GLPBO) using materials from McGill’s extensive Cookbook Collection. The GLPBO is an annual event coordinated by the Folger Shakespeare that invites …Baking from Historical Recipes with a Grain of Salt Read More »
One Minute Wonder: Argillite Haida Sculpture by Arthur Moody
Video and narration by Catie Galbraith, Chickasaw Nation, SSMU Indigenous Art Intern, McGill Visual Arts Collection Hlgas7agaa, or argillite is a sedimentary rock, composed primarily of lithified kaolinite clays. While argillite can be found globally, the carbonaceous, black variety used …One Minute Wonder: Argillite Haida Sculpture by Arthur Moody Read More »
Student Spotlight: Lara Landauro at Rare Books and Special Collections
Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 135 strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits. Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …Student Spotlight: Lara Landauro at Rare Books and Special Collections Read More »
Student Spotlight: Labiba Faiza at ROAAr
Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 135 strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits. Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …
Then in Now: McLennan-Redpath Over Time
Throughout the day-to-day of classes, studying, exams, and papers, it’s easy to forget that countless McGill students have walked these halls and gathered on this terrace over the course of the Library’s long history. This new series of digital collages …
