Settler scholar and lecturer Alix Shield leads our Archives Alive event on March 7. Read our interview with her on the prevalence of colonial power dynamics in the production of 20th century Indigenous literatures, and how to help "put things to right". 🔗library.mcmaster.ca/news/put-thing…

Today we celebrate the legacy of conductor Boris Brott, on what would have been his 80th birthday. His contributions to Canadian classical music (and to McMaster University) were legendary. He is sorely missed, but his legacy lives on here through his archives: archives.mcmaster.ca/index.php/bori…

Get gardening! Visit the McMaster Seed Library at Thode, Mills and Health Sciences libraries and select up to five free packets of vegetable, herb and flower seeds. Learn more about the seed library and growing tips at the link below.🌻 🔗libguides.mcmaster.ca/sustainability…

Our final Archives Alive event of the academic year features McMaster's Rick Monture with a presentation on Pauline Johnson and her archive at McMaster University Library. This virtual event is free and all are welcome. 🗓️ April 18, 2024 🕛 12 p.m. ET 🔗zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A new digital exhibit from McMaster University Library seeks to reframe the life of Lucy Catherine Russell. Curator Gillian Dunks talks about Lucy's life and what she learned about the bright, curious woman while working with her archive. 🔗 library.mcmaster.ca/news/curator-q…

Katie Harding, teaching and learning librarian of open educational resources (OER) and STEM at McMaster University Library, has led the creation of a new OER finding service for McMaster instructors. Learn more about this service at the link below. 🔗 library.mcmaster.ca/news/new-libra…

What does it mean to leave a legacy? 🌟 Join us Sept 26-27 at McMaster and TMU to explore the archives of Austin Clarke, one of Canada's literary icons, and celebrate his impact on Black Studies and diasporic memory. ✨ #AustinClarke #BlackExcellence

We are thrilled to share that McMaster University Library's 2023-2024 Impact Report is now available. This edition of the report highlights some of the wonderful initiatives happening in our spaces. News story: library.mcmaster.ca/news/mcmaster-… Report: publications.mcmaster.ca/catalogue/mcma…

Our first Archives Alive event of the academic year features the harrowing story of Keith Patrick, whose plane was shot down by enemy fighters during the Second World War. Learn more in this news story: library.mcmaster.ca/news/archives-… Register for Archives Alive: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Don't miss this one! It's a fascinating story of endurance, courage, survival...and no small amount of luck.

The Keith Patrick Archives Alive session is happening tomorrow! Register for this free virtual event to learn more about the story of a Canadian veteran who survived the Second World War by hiding out with members of the French resistance. 🔗 zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Always a pleasure to have classes visit! Great questions and great discussion.

McMaster libraries and the Faculty of Humanities recently hosted a conference to give scholars an opportunity to see the university libraries' rare and newly acquired Ottoman world atlas. Read more about the "Putting the Ottomans on the Map" conference: library.mcmaster.ca/news/rare-otto…

Did you know that the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections is open to the public? To learn more about accessing this space located on the lower level of Mills Memorial Library, visit library.mcmaster.ca/spaces/archives

The William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections recently discovered a rare religious text that’s been hiding in the department's shelves since the 1960s. Read more about the discovery: library.mcmaster.ca/news/rare-book…