Have you been thinking about trying your hand at gardening or supporting native plants, but aren’t sure how to get started? The Frost Library has a simple and accessible way for you to start growing. Thanks to a group of students in Glendon Prof. Sabine Dreher’s Global Environmental Challenges course, we now have a branch […]
As part of ongoing space renewal efforts, we are continuing work on a weeding project at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library. This project will improve the usability of our collections, create more study space, and ensure that our spaces and services better reflect the way library materials are now used. How are we doing […]
Put your data visualization & creativity skills to the test and enter the very first York University Libraries Data Storytelling Challenge! As featured in YFile, Celebrate International Love Data Week by participating in the Libraries’ data storytelling challenge. This challenge for undergraduate and graduate students is your opportunity to showcase and grow your data […]
York University Libraries celebrates the Heritage Singers Canada archival donation to the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections by hosting The Heritage Singers Canada: A Legacy of Caribbean Folk Music, Culture, and Community exhibit. Inspired by the remarkable legacy of The Heritage Singers—a Toronto-based ensemble founded in 1977 by Grace Carter-Henry Lyons—Dr. Debbie Ebanks, Norda […]
Co-create the Miikaanensing Indigenous Reading Room with York University Libraries! The Libraries will be hosting a student art competition in Fall 2025 and we invite all Indigenous students to submit a piece of artwork to the competition. We are accepting art in any traditional or contemporary format. Flat pieces, such as paintings, poems, and beading, etc., […]
York University Libraries is proud to host "Love Letters to the Past and Future," an exhiting exhibit curated by renowned digital media scholar Dene Grigar. This showcase is part of the ELO25 @ 25 festival, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO), and invites visitors to explore the emotional and technological dimensions of time through digital art […]
Join us for the fourth annual Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon! This year’s series of events includes an in-person Edit-a-thon for the York Community on February 6, 2025, from 1pm-3pm and an online edit-a-thon on February 12, 2025, from 12pm–4 pm. The series will also feature a keynote by York alumni Dr. Kisha McPherson, currently Assistant Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Professional Communication, with a focus on media and Black youth, on February 25, 2025, from 1pm-2:30pm. Representation matters. Not just on […]
By: Jessica Kubin January 3, 2025 New funding worth half-a-million dollars will support a cultural preservation project housed in the Clara Thomas Archives at York University. The Portuguese Canadian History Project (PCHP) has secured $500,000 from members of the Portuguese Canadian community and the Consulate of Portugal in Toronto, which will sustain the project over the next […]
York University Libraries team up with Yale University Library for the Annual Women in STEM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon this November 19th from 1-4 pm! Join the annual Women in STEM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon from 1pm to 4pm on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024. This year, the Women in STEM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is a joint collaboration between York University […]
The travelling exhibit Movimento Perpétuo: The Portuguese Diaspora in Canada exhibition will be installed in the second-floor atrium of Scott Library, from Tuesday, October 15, 2024 to Friday November 8, 2024. This captivating exhibit will be on display for one month, showcasing the rich history and contributions of the Portuguese community in Canada. You can find […]
