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news_article. Stauffer Terrace and Fireplace Reading Room Hours September 23 to 29
Sep 22, 2023
The Fireplace Reading Room and terrace in Stauffer Library will be closed for a private event on Saturday September 23, reopening on Sunday as usual.  Additionally, the Fireplace Reading Room will...
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news_article. Upcoming Workshop: Getting Started with Library Research
Sep 22, 2023
If you are new to library research and not sure how to begin, this workshop is for you! We will walk you through the key tools to get started. Following the hands-on demonstration, you are welcome to...
news_article. Doors Open Kingston at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections
Sep 20, 2023
Please join us at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections this Saturday, September 23 from 10 am to 4 pm for Doors Open Kingston. This year's theme is food and agricultural history of Ontario...
Brenda Reed laughing at a table alongside graduate student, Suparna
news_article. Meet Library Staff Member Brenda Reed, Head Education Librarian
Sep 18, 2023
Welcome to our first feature helping you to get to know your library staff. Winner of a 2023 Queen’s University Distinguished Service Award, Brenda Reed has been empowering people at Queen’s and in...
Image of Campus in July featuring Douglas Library
news_article. Library Launches New Strategic Plan
Apr 3, 2023
Following upon a responsive and creative consultation and planning exercise, Queen’s University Library (QUL) is delighted to be officially launching its new Strategic Plan. Covering three years,...
news_article. Conservation Lecture: Kristine Rose-Beers on Rebinding the Ruzbihan Qur’an
Mar 8, 2023
Date: March 22, 2023 Time: 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Location: Stauffer Library, Room 014             Type: Free Public Lecture A reception with light refreshments will follow the lecture.   Please...
news_article. Colouring Our Collections
Feb 7, 2023
During the Fall semester of 2022, librarians at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections and the Bracken Health Sciences Library launched the Ol' Medical Colouring Book. Designed by HIST 212...
Image of the cover from the Ol' Medical Colouring Book
news_article. Historical Texts Helping Modern Students
Nov 22, 2022
Librarians at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections and Bracken Health Sciences Library have partnered to collaborate on a Rare Medical Texts Outreach Project. The librarians were inspired...
Kress Conservation Fellow Robin Canham (left) and Conservator Nataša Krsmanović in the newly built Conservation Lab at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections
news_article. Library Awarded Kress Conservation Fellowship
Nov 3, 2022
The team at W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) is excited to announce that Queen’s University Library (QUL) has been awarded a Kress Fellowship in Conservation. The successful...