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Meghan Staal

Meghan (she/her) holds an MLIS, a BA, and a Library Tech Diploma. When not working you can find Meghan spending time with family, crocheting, camping, and taking her dog to the dog park.

    Congratulations to Our Fall Library Challenge Winners!

    by Meghan Staal
    written by Meghan Staal

    Thank you to everyone who took the Fall Library Challenge and explored the library’s many unique resources, services, and study spaces, whether you joined us on campus or participated online! 

    This year’s challenge, which ran from September 8–19, had over 900 entries from U of A students across all of our campuses and online. We are thrilled to announce the following prize winners, who were selected in the randomized draw on September 22.

    • Grand Prize Winner – $150 in ONEcard cash + priority access to study room booking for Fall 2025: Danica!
    • Additional Prize Winners – $25 ONEcard cash each: Casey, Daniel, Mehak, Michelle, and Tristyn!
     

    Thank you for participating! We hope the Fall Library Challenge inspired you to explore new corners of the library!

    Keep following @uofalibrary on Instagram and stay tuned for more events, challenges, and chances to win in the future. Your library journey is just getting started!

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  • Fall Library Challenge 2025

    by Meghan Staal
    by Meghan Staal

    Fall Library Challenge 2025 starts September 8! Your library journey starts here! Whether you’re on campus or online, join the challenge to uncover unique library spaces, services, and resources – and earn chances to win prizes! Prizes: How to Participate:  Draw for winners is at 1:30 p.m. on September 22, 2025. Winners are selected by a randomized draw and will need to correctly answer a skill-testing question to claim their prize. On-Campus…

  • Convocation Spotlight: Celebrating our Student Library Staff

    by Meghan Staal
    by Meghan Staal

    We’re thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of our incredible student library staff graduating this year. These talented individuals have balanced their studies with their roles at the University of Alberta Library, immensely contributing to the university community through their skills, hard work, and enthusiasm.  To celebrate their achievements, we asked our graduating student library staff to reflect on their time at the University of Alberta Library, share their proudest moments, and offer…

  • University of Alberta Library Wrap Up

    by Meghan Staal
    by Meghan Staal

    As we’re nearing the end of final exams, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and celebrate all that we’ve accomplished together this academic year at the University of Alberta Library. From busy study spaces to innovative research support, our library locations have been alive with activity—and it’s all thanks to you, our community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and researchers. The numbers speak for themselves, painting a picture of how deeply…

  • Celebrating our 1 Year Anniversary of Sperber Library: Sperberversary!

    by Meghan Staal
    by Meghan Staal

    Happy 1st birthday to our Geoffrey + Robyn Sperber, Health Sciences Library! And what a year it has been! We opened our doors for the first time on September 29, 2023, and during the past year, we have welcomed many visitors into Sperber’s beautiful new learning spaces to study and work collaboratively, or to make use of Sperber’s innovative digital scholarship services and community-focused indigenous learning space.  We invite you to learn…

  • 2023/2024 Academic Year – Library Wrap Up – Part 2

    by Meghan Staal
    by Meghan Staal

    We are thrilled to keep shining a spotlight on the accomplishments of our exceptional colleagues at the University of Alberta Library! This second part of our library wrap-up further demonstrates our team’s commitment to delivering outstanding services and collections that meet the complex information needs of the U of A community. Our instructors, including subject librarians, librarians and library staff, teach undergraduate and graduate students across all the U of A Colleges…

  • 2023/2024 Academic Year – Library Wrap Up

    by Meghan Staal
    by Meghan Staal

    As we wrap up classes for the winter term at the University of Alberta, it’s a great time to reflect on this past academic year. All of our locations buzzed with activity, with many students, faculty, and visitors coming in to read, study, borrow materials and make use of our many different services. One of our biggest achievements is the opening of our new Geoffrey & Robyn Sperber Health Sciences Library, with…