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💡 How do Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) programs work in practice? // Comment fonctionnent les programmes Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) ?
Join the Open Education Community of Practice for an inside look at KPU’s ZTC program with Amanda Grey.
🔗Details and registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/open-e...
Join the Open Education Community of Practice for an inside look at KPU’s ZTC program with Amanda Grey.
🔗Details and registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/open-e...
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM
💡 How do Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) programs work in practice? // Comment fonctionnent les programmes Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) ?
Join the Open Education Community of Practice for an inside look at KPU’s ZTC program with Amanda Grey.
🔗Details and registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/open-e...
Join the Open Education Community of Practice for an inside look at KPU’s ZTC program with Amanda Grey.
🔗Details and registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/open-e...
Please join us on February 3 at 4:30 pm in the Ko'jua Okuom at the Killam Library for a mid-winter feast to celebrate Apuknajit! In Mi'kmaw culture, Apuknajit is when people gather to share food to get through the hardest month of the year. Register for this free event: bit.ly/feast2026
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Please join us on February 3 at 4:30 pm in the Ko'jua Okuom at the Killam Library for a mid-winter feast to celebrate Apuknajit! In Mi'kmaw culture, Apuknajit is when people gather to share food to get through the hardest month of the year. Register for this free event: bit.ly/feast2026
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Sierra Sparks, Dalhousie’s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, graduated from Oxford University in 2025 and is now in her first year of medical school, back here at Dal! Her story highlights the importance of persistence and representation:
All Rhodes lead to home for Medicine student
Sierra Sparks, Dalhousie’s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, graduated from Oxford University in 2025 and is now in her first year of medical school at Dalhousie. Her story highlights the importance of…
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January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Sierra Sparks, Dalhousie’s 92nd Rhodes Scholar, graduated from Oxford University in 2025 and is now in her first year of medical school, back here at Dal! Her story highlights the importance of persistence and representation:
The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries (CAAL) seeks applications for Atlantic OER Development Grants. Grants provide financial support to instructors for creating and adapting new open educational resources (OER). Learn more at CAAL's January 13 webinar: atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/grants/
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries (CAAL) seeks applications for Atlantic OER Development Grants. Grants provide financial support to instructors for creating and adapting new open educational resources (OER). Learn more at CAAL's January 13 webinar: atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/grants/
New to Dal or looking for a refresher on what the library has to offer? Attend any of our short winter orientation webinars! Discover the many resources and services available to you through Dal Libraries: bit.ly/library-welc...
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
New to Dal or looking for a refresher on what the library has to offer? Attend any of our short winter orientation webinars! Discover the many resources and services available to you through Dal Libraries: bit.ly/library-welc...
Happy New Year! We are very pleased to share our 2024-2025 annual report. Amid an ever-changing academic landscape, the library remains at the heart of Dalhousie University, providing essential resources, innovative services, and spaces that foster learning and research: bit.ly/DL-annualrep...
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Happy New Year! We are very pleased to share our 2024-2025 annual report. Amid an ever-changing academic landscape, the library remains at the heart of Dalhousie University, providing essential resources, innovative services, and spaces that foster learning and research: bit.ly/DL-annualrep...
We'll be closed from December 24 at 12 pm until January 3. Please check the hours on our website before you visit in the new year: bit.ly/dal-lib-hours. Warm wishes from all of us at Dal Libraries! Happy Holidays!
December 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We'll be closed from December 24 at 12 pm until January 3. Please check the hours on our website before you visit in the new year: bit.ly/dal-lib-hours. Warm wishes from all of us at Dal Libraries! Happy Holidays!
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Dalhousie’s 2025 Year in Review brings together 45 stories of innovation, achievement, and community, offering a vivid snapshot of the moments and milestones that helped shape a transformative year: ow.ly/Qmv250XLAw6
2025: The year as told through some of Dal's biggest stories
Dalhousie’s 2025 Year in Review brings together 45 stories of innovation, achievement, and community, offering a vivid snapshot of the moments and milestones that helped shape a transformative year.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Dalhousie’s 2025 Year in Review brings together 45 stories of innovation, achievement, and community, offering a vivid snapshot of the moments and milestones that helped shape a transformative year: ow.ly/Qmv250XLAw6
Announcing the 2026 Cycle of AtlanticOER Development Grants! Applications for the 2026 cycle of the AtlanticOER Development Grant program opened December 15 and are due on February 6, 2026. Read more: blogs.dal.ca/libraries/20...
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Announcing the 2026 Cycle of AtlanticOER Development Grants! Applications for the 2026 cycle of the AtlanticOER Development Grant program opened December 15 and are due on February 6, 2026. Read more: blogs.dal.ca/libraries/20...
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Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish celebration also called the Festival of Lights. This year, Hanukkah begins this evening.
To all of those in the Dalhousie community who will begin their celebrations this weekend, may this Hanukkah bring blessings of joy, unity and hope
To all of those in the Dalhousie community who will begin their celebrations this weekend, may this Hanukkah bring blessings of joy, unity and hope
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish celebration also called the Festival of Lights. This year, Hanukkah begins this evening.
To all of those in the Dalhousie community who will begin their celebrations this weekend, may this Hanukkah bring blessings of joy, unity and hope
To all of those in the Dalhousie community who will begin their celebrations this weekend, may this Hanukkah bring blessings of joy, unity and hope
Extended hours at Dal Libraries are in effect for exams. Check out our weekly schedule for each location on our website: bit.ly/dal-lib-hours
Best of luck! You’ve got this 🌟
Best of luck! You’ve got this 🌟
December 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Extended hours at Dal Libraries are in effect for exams. Check out our weekly schedule for each location on our website: bit.ly/dal-lib-hours
Best of luck! You’ve got this 🌟
Best of luck! You’ve got this 🌟
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The Schulich School of Law is pleased to introduce alumna Kristan Belanger (BA ’19, JD ’22, MI ’25), who returned to the law school in September to join the team in the Sir James Dunn Law Library as an Instruction & Public Services Librarian. To learn more: https://bit.ly/4oxC719 #weldonproud
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Schulich School of Law is pleased to introduce alumna Kristan Belanger (BA ’19, JD ’22, MI ’25), who returned to the law school in September to join the team in the Sir James Dunn Law Library as an Instruction & Public Services Librarian. To learn more: https://bit.ly/4oxC719 #weldonproud
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Join us for a free workshop this Thursday, November 27 @ 10:30 am in the Killam Library: Make a Beaded Ornament! All supplies are provided. Register for your spot: bit.ly/ornament25
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Join us for a free workshop this Thursday, November 27 @ 10:30 am in the Killam Library: Make a Beaded Ornament! All supplies are provided. Register for your spot: bit.ly/ornament25
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Make your voice count — join LAC’s Youth Advisory Council!
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Make your voice count — join LAC’s Youth Advisory Council!
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
Are you between 16 and 25? We’re looking for engaged, curious, and creative people who want to help shape the future of libraries and archives.
Ready to make a real difference? Apply by December 3!
www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
Join us for a free workshop this Thursday, November 27 @ 10:30 am in the Killam Library: Make a Beaded Ornament! All supplies are provided. Register for your spot: bit.ly/ornament25
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Join us for a free workshop this Thursday, November 27 @ 10:30 am in the Killam Library: Make a Beaded Ornament! All supplies are provided. Register for your spot: bit.ly/ornament25
A great morning learning about so many innovations and GIS research projects as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dal’s GIS Centre 📍🗺️🎉 #GISDay2025
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A great morning learning about so many innovations and GIS research projects as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dal’s GIS Centre 📍🗺️🎉 #GISDay2025
November 16 marks a milestone for @dalhousie.bsky.social Geographic Information Systems Centre (GIS Centre); 20 years of innovation, collaboration, and impact: blogs.dal.ca/libraries/20...
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
November 16 marks a milestone for @dalhousie.bsky.social Geographic Information Systems Centre (GIS Centre); 20 years of innovation, collaboration, and impact: blogs.dal.ca/libraries/20...
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Did you know today, Nov. 6, is World Digital Preservation Day? This year's theme is 'Why preserve?'. In this video, Renée from the Halifax Municipal Archives team shares her thoughts on the importance of preserving digital information for the long term.
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Did you know today, Nov. 6, is World Digital Preservation Day? This year's theme is 'Why preserve?'. In this video, Renée from the Halifax Municipal Archives team shares her thoughts on the importance of preserving digital information for the long term.
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
Learn more at: halifax.ca/archives
#WDPD2025
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🚀 Ready to lead national conversations on AI in research libraries? / Prêt·e à diriger les discussions nationales sur l’IA?
CARL is seeking a VPO for AI & Library Strategies. / L'ABRC est à la recherche d'un·e API pour l'IA et stratégies de bibliothèque.
Details: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...
CARL is seeking a VPO for AI & Library Strategies. / L'ABRC est à la recherche d'un·e API pour l'IA et stratégies de bibliothèque.
Details: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...
November 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🚀 Ready to lead national conversations on AI in research libraries? / Prêt·e à diriger les discussions nationales sur l’IA?
CARL is seeking a VPO for AI & Library Strategies. / L'ABRC est à la recherche d'un·e API pour l'IA et stratégies de bibliothèque.
Details: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...
CARL is seeking a VPO for AI & Library Strategies. / L'ABRC est à la recherche d'un·e API pour l'IA et stratégies de bibliothèque.
Details: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...
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Our speaker series this week moves to Thursday as we welcome Emma Fitzgerald—author, illustrator and educator—discussing two illustrated books, Two Crows and EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street. All are welcome! Thursday Nov 6, 11:30-1:00, McCain 1198.
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Our speaker series this week moves to Thursday as we welcome Emma Fitzgerald—author, illustrator and educator—discussing two illustrated books, Two Crows and EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street. All are welcome! Thursday Nov 6, 11:30-1:00, McCain 1198.
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Dal Alumni Sana Salehi and Mariam Knakriah are co-hosting "Women of Colour in Climate" event this Monday.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Dal Alumni Sana Salehi and Mariam Knakriah are co-hosting "Women of Colour in Climate" event this Monday.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
The event is designed to bring together students and early-career professionals to explore the intersections of identity, leadership, and climate action.
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🍵 It's communi-tea time! Let's continue the chat on library websites.
📅Nov 27, 1-2pm ET
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🍵 C'est l'heure du communau-thé ! Poursuivons la discussion sur les sites web des bibliothèques.
📅27 nov, 13h-14h HE
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/mini-site...
📅Nov 27, 1-2pm ET
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
🍵 C'est l'heure du communau-thé ! Poursuivons la discussion sur les sites web des bibliothèques.
📅27 nov, 13h-14h HE
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/mini-site...
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
🍵 It's communi-tea time! Let's continue the chat on library websites.
📅Nov 27, 1-2pm ET
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
🍵 C'est l'heure du communau-thé ! Poursuivons la discussion sur les sites web des bibliothèques.
📅27 nov, 13h-14h HE
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/mini-site...
📅Nov 27, 1-2pm ET
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-pa...
🍵 C'est l'heure du communau-thé ! Poursuivons la discussion sur les sites web des bibliothèques.
📅27 nov, 13h-14h HE
🔗 www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/mini-site...
Need a November reading recommendation? Our Dal Reads selection Son of Elsewhere by @elamin.bsky.social weaves a personal tale of identity, adolescence, and the immigrant experience. Get a free copy at your closest Dal library!
We are delighted to announce that our #DalReads title for 2025-2026 is Son of Elsewhere by Elamin Abdelmahmoud!
Elamin's memoir charts his life in wise, funny, and moving reflections on the threads that weave together his identity. Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook bit.ly/dal-reads-20...
Elamin's memoir charts his life in wise, funny, and moving reflections on the threads that weave together his identity. Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook bit.ly/dal-reads-20...
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Need a November reading recommendation? Our Dal Reads selection Son of Elsewhere by @elamin.bsky.social weaves a personal tale of identity, adolescence, and the immigrant experience. Get a free copy at your closest Dal library!
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Media Literacy Tips.
In this AI era, vigilance is key! 🍁
#CanadianLibraryMonth #MediaLiteracy #Libraries #Literacy #FactChecking #ChooseCanada🍁
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Media Literacy Tips.
In this AI era, vigilance is key! 🍁
#CanadianLibraryMonth #MediaLiteracy #Libraries #Literacy #FactChecking #ChooseCanada🍁
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For 15 years, Dal’s campus Mawio’mi has been a highlight of Mi’kmaw History Month — bringing colour, connection, and culture to the Quad. This year’s celebration showcased dance, craft, food, and tradition.
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In photos: Dal's 15th Mawio'mi brings colour and connection to campus
Dal's Mawio'mi transformed campus into a vibrant celebration of Mi'kmaw culture, bringing together community members of all ages for dance, food, and connection.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For 15 years, Dal’s campus Mawio’mi has been a highlight of Mi’kmaw History Month — bringing colour, connection, and culture to the Quad. This year’s celebration showcased dance, craft, food, and tradition.
📸 See more:
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