19 things to discover about the McGill Library in 2019
It’s a brand new year and we are here for it. We’ve compiled a list of 19 things to discover about the McGill Library in 2019 (in no particular order). It’s just the tip of the iceberg of what the …19 things to discover about the McGill Library in 2019 Read More »
The Story of a Scroll
The McGill Library has one of the best institutional libraries in Canada for medieval artefacts. This medieval scroll representing a genealogy of the Kings of England up to 1461, is one of four medieval-era artefacts that went on loan to the …
It’s a Slam Dunk: Inspiring a Nation of Youth
– Written by Lori Podolsky – How does a building with “unadorned simplicity of its exterior, the forbidding gloom of its interior, the patched condition of its flooring and the holey state of its roof” inspire a nation of youth? …
Season’s Greetings: Vintage Martlet Style
For the last couple of years, McGill Library has upped our game when it comes to holiday greetings. Last year, we animated wintry scenes from our ROAAr collections. This year we took a different approach. While looking for content for our upcoming …
Curatorial Snapshots: McGill’s Books of Hours
Richard Virr, Retired Chief Curator, Rare Books and Special Collections and co-curator of the Resplendent Illuminations exhibit currently running at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has chosen 13 notable images from McGill’s holdings to give us a taste of …
What Happens When the Library Roof Catches Fire?
The short answer to that question is a lot of work, countless cardboard boxes, unimaginable reams of acid-free tissue paper, innumerable man-hours, and a long-term recovery plan. The long answer is, like so many stories, best told in photos. …What Happens When the Library Roof Catches Fire? Read More »
2018 Annual General Meeting & presentation of the Friends of the Library Award
By Kate Williams, member, Friends of the Library Committee The 2018 Friends of the Library annual general meeting, presided over by the Chair, Ann Vroom, and held in McGill’s historic Birks building, offered a brief summary of the year’s activities, …2018 Annual General Meeting & presentation of the Friends of the Library Award Read More »
A Walk Through “Books that Pop!”
Guest Post by. Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University, College of Education, Curriculum and Instruction and Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Coming back to McGill University after being away for a couple of weeks, I got off …
70 candles for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By Lori Podolsky “That there can be no peace unless human rights and freedoms are respected” (John Peters Humphrey, 1947) John Peters Humphrey, the first Director of the Human Rights Division at the United Nations, and along with Eleanor Roosevelt …70 candles for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Read More »
