Study Space Spotlight: The Octagon Room
When it comes to studying for exams or polishing off final assignments, McGill’s diverse students need different spaces to meet their own preferred atmospheres and habits. Study Space Spotlight highlights some of the unique study areas the Library branches have to …
Seven useful links from around the McGill Library
Welcome to the McGill Library, Art and Archives! Drawing on almost two centuries of resources, the Library has accumulated one of the largest and most unique collections in North America. We offer access to over 5 million print volumes and journals, …Seven useful links from around the McGill Library Read More »
Five fantastic exhibits currently on display throughout the McGill Library
This December, come experience some of the exquisite exhibits currently on display at the McGill Library. See stunning and historic items from McGill’s unieque collections, from 16th century volumes on the history of Jewish law to the dresses that highlight the role of germ theory …Five fantastic exhibits currently on display throughout the McGill Library Read More »
De-stress this exam season with puppies, games and more at the Library
Feeling the exam studying blues? Struggling under a deluge of term papers? The Library is a great, quiet space full of resources to help you finish off your term on a high note as you cram for your exams or put the …De-stress this exam season with puppies, games and more at the Library Read More »
The Friends of the Library present Jonathan Kay’s “Journalism’s New (Unlikely) Golden Age”
The McGill Friends of the Library present the 2015 F.R. Scott Lecture featuring Jonathan Kay Jonathan Kay, Editor-In-Chief of The Walrus Magazine, will be speaking at this year’s Friends of the Library F.R. Scott Lecture on December 8 . Mr. …
Sanitizing Style Exhibit at Osler Library
The Osler Library of the History of Medicine is currently hosting an exhibit on the impact germs had on fashion in the late 1800’s. “By the 1920’s germ theory had pervaded every aspect of daily life in the Western world. Discovered in …
Feasibility Study Open Forum
After a ninth-month process, the McGill Library Feasibility Study’s Project Team proudly presented the results of Fiat Lux: Let There Be Light at an Open Forum in the Library’s Cybertheque on October 15, 2015. Dozens of McGill students, staff and …
Fiat Lux – Reimagining the McGill Library
When Redpath Hall, McGill’s first dedicated library, was originally built, the words “FIAT LUX” adorned the entablature above the entrance. These words, Latin for “let there be light,” embody the concept of illumination as knowledge, a motto as timely today …
Highlights from the Library’s Science Literacy Week
This September, the Library teamed up with Redpath Museum and Let’s Talk Science McGill to host a series of exciting events as part of McGill’s involvement in Science Literacy Week, a coast-to-coast celebration of everything science. From September 21-27, 2015, members of …Highlights from the Library’s Science Literacy Week Read More »
