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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September 24, 2025

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

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

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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August 29, 2025

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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August 11, 2025

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

Colour McGill!

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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July 28, 2025

From L to R: Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries at McGill University and Nathalie Marcerou-Ramel, Director of l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques (ENSSIB)

ENSSIB and McGill sign a partnership agreement

La version française suit. On June 30, 2025, Nathalie Marcerou-Ramel, Director of l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (ENSSIB) and Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries at McGill University, signed a partnership agreement between the two …

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July 2, 2025

Book Bingo cards in English and French on summer background.

Summer Book Bingo at McGill Libraries!

La version française suit. Looking for a fun way to tackle your summer reading list? Try your hand at the McGill Libraries’ Summer Book Bingo! Whether you’re a student, staff, or faculty member, this is your chance to explore new …

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July 2, 2025

Detail from Bourdon's silk painting (ca. 1678) illustrating the neurovascular anatomy of the respiratory system.

Call for Applications | Michele Larose – Osler Library Artist-in-Residence Programme

La version française suit. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Michele Larose, artist and paediatric neuropsychiatrist who trained in psychiatry and child psychiatry at McGill and in visual arts at Curtin University in Australia, the Osler Library of the History …

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June 23, 2025

Steve Blaise (left) and Mila Bozic Erkic (right) smiling in front of a red McGill Libraries banner.

Celebrating winners of the 2025 McGill Libraries’ Staff Excellence Awards

La version française suit. Congratulations to Steven Blaise, Customer Service Coordinator and Mila Bozic Erkic, Head Library Clerk at the Nahum Gelber Law Library, recipients of the 2025 Staff Excellence Awards! The award honours the extraordinary service, important efforts, and achievements …

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June 12, 2025

Personal and Colourful

By Angela Mortimer, Master of Information Studies (MISt) student at McGill University. Angela is passionate about material culture, public libraries, and social history, and getting people interested in the same. While working at Rare Books and Special Collections, I …

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May 30, 2025

Award winners Julia Couture and Sara-Alba Gonzalez Pepe with a red Friends of the Library banner.

Celebrating the inaugural Friends of the Libraries Student Awards

La version française suit. On Monday, April 28, students, library staff, and Friends of the McGill Libraries members gathered together in celebration of the inaugural Friends of the Libraries Student Library Award winners. The awards are generously supported by the Friends of the Libraries …

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May 20, 2025