News & Events

painting of Buchan
Oct 16, 2018 Library project receives Digitizing Canadian Collections funding
Queen's University Library is pleased to announce that our project, Digital John Buchan, first Baron Tweedsmuir, was successful in receiving funds as part of the National Heritage Digitization...
Text on orange background: Open Access Week 2018 Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge October 22-28
Oct 22, 2018 to Oct 28, 2018 Open Access Week 2018
International Open Access Week is October 22 – 28, 2018.   This year's theme is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”: Please join us for our events held in Speaker’s corner in...
Douglas Library exterior on a sunny day
Oct 4, 2018 Facilities Update: Rare Books and Special Collections Closed October 10
W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections is hosting a lecture and exhibit on the Nuremberg Chronicle on Wednesday October 10 and will re-open for study on Thursday October 11. Thank you for...
Queen's students chatting with alumni
Oct 3, 2018 Library Hours for Homecoming
In order to accommodate Homecoming activities such as the ReUnion Street Festival and the Faculty of Law Homecoming Reception we have made some adjustments to library hours on Homecoming Weekend:...
Image of Nuremberg from the Chronicle
Oct 10, 2018 Please join us as we explore the Nuremberg Chronicle
A new course on campus is opening its doors to the public in an upcoming class featuring one of the library’s newest acquisitions -- a 1493 hand-coloured Nuremberg Chronicle that has found its new...
Fireplace Reading Room
Sep 27, 2018 Join us in the Fireplace Reading Room for a Queen's Reads Reading Nook
Finding time to read during the school year can be a challenge and Queen's Reads and the library want to make this a little easier on you. Queen’s Reads will be hosting Reading Nooks all over campus...
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Sep 24, 2018 Key dates for Collaborative Futures Project
We are pleased to announce some key dates in our timeline to implement the Collaborative Futures Shared Library Services Platform (LSP). Since we announced the selection of the library service...
Union Gallery Entrance
Sep 5, 2018 Union Gallery: New Shows and Reception
The Union Gallery is thrilled to present worked up/wound up (Main Space) by Lindsey Wilson, and no one lives here anymore (Project Room) by Dayna Riemland. Please join us for the opening reception...
Cover of the novel Scarborough - a girl running in the subway station
Sep 4, 2018 Queen’s Reads – pick up your copy of Scarborough
This year we will be reading Scarborough, an intersectional narrative of a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood that is east of Toronto. Current students can pick up their free copy at...