Sonya Leung

Last time you had a look behind the scenes of our Curbside Pickup the sun was out, we were wearing t-shirts and you picked up your books from a table outside Rutherford Library. As the seasons change and the demand for our library material continues, here is how we have evolved our pickup service into what we at University of Alberta Library call Curbside 2.0. The use of lockers is the main…

Gratter la surface de l’éducation sur les médias – l’Auto-éducation Je me souviens des premières publicités pour les hippos des familles canadiennes, qui datent de mon adolescence dans les années 90 et, à l’époque, je ne savais vraiment pas à quoi servait cette publicité. Je me souviens juste d’avoir pensé “Ce petit hippopotame est si mignon !” En 2020,les hippos des familles canadiennes revient avec le même message mais pour une nouvelle…

Le 22 juin, nous avons lancé notre service de collecte de livre exterieur. La collecte de livre extérieure est notre service d’emprunt sans contact qui aide les recherches en cours de l’Université de l’Alberta. Durant le mois de juillet, nos utilisateurs ont placé 3 436 requêtes et ramassé 2 122 livres. En raison de la forte demande pour ce nouveau service durant la pandémie, nous avons pensé que vous aimeriez peut-être voir…

On June 22 we launched our Curbside Pickup Service. Curbside Pickup is our contact-less borrowing service aiding the University of Alberta’s ongoing research. In the month of July, our users placed 3,436 holds and picked up 2,122 books. Because of the high demand for this new, pandemic driven service we thought you might like to see what happens after you place your hold. You may already know the 4 steps to take to…

Scratching the Surface of Media Literacy – Self-education I remember the original Canadian House Hippo commercials from when I was a teenager in the 90’s and at the time I honestly didn’t know what the point of the commercial was. I just remember thinking “That tiny hippo is so cute!” In 2020, the Canadian House Hippo is back with the same message but for a new generation and, of course, is cute…

As promised, the sequel to our epic list of staff reading recommendations is here! These picks go great with long sunny day on the patio – hammock recommended, but not required – and a nice, cool beverage. Mireille’s Pick Garden Bugs of Alberta by Ken Fry, Doug Macaulay, Don Williamson – Curbside pickup “My pick is Garden Bugs of Alberta. Not something you would read cover to cover, but useful and instructive.…

Summer 2020 will definitely be a summer to remember. With a deadly disease threatening the entire world our society has been; isolated, quarantined, stranded in foreign countries, locked down on cruise ships, separated from loved ones, not to mention that schools shut down and businesses were closed around the world. At the cusp of all this madness there was North American toilet paper shortage! Wait a second! This sounds like the plot…

Sunday, June 21 is Father’s Day! As we all prepare to celebrate at a safe distance and virtually, some of us here at the library wanted to share a pictures of our Dads. This is our Pubic Services Librarian Doris Wagner with her Dad, Theo, back in 2014. This lovely picture was taken at Mount Washington Skiing Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island. Since Theo lives in BC and Doris here in Alberta…

Sunday, May 10th is Mother’s Day! Like many other recent celebrations, we will have to celebrate our mothers at a distance. I feel like Celine Dion was really referring to this quarantine Mother’s Day when she sang: Far across the distance In spaces between us… … Near, far, wherever you are You are here in my heart And my heart will go on and on. Well, maybe not, but having recently watched…