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    Happy Mother’s Day! – Quarantine Edition

    by Sonya Leung May 8, 2020
    written by Sonya Leung

    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 the 1997 motion picture Titanic and knowing I won’t be able to give my mom a hug this weekend, I am just going to go ahead and apply all the feels of this song to this year’s quarantine Mother’s Day. I have colleagues who feel the same way, so we’d like to share some memorable moments with our mothers and the people that make us mothers.

    Connie and Junelle smile at the camera.
    This is one of our Information Services Specialists & UAL’s Twitter Manager, Junelle Mah (right), with her Mom, Connie (left).
    Collage of pictures of Carmen with her mother and her children.
    Another Rutherford Information Services Specialist, Carmen Loconte, with her Mom, Rolande, and Carmen’s children, Laura & Steven.
    Chantelle, Trudi and Angie smile for a selfie.
    One of our Information Services Heads, Angie Mandeville (right), and her sister, Chantelle (left), with their Mom, Trudi (center).
    Collage of photos of Shawna and her Mother and daughters.
    Our Information Services Specialist Shawna Manchakowsky with her Mother, Cathy (middle), and daughters, Rebecca (left) and Jessica (right).
    Debbie takes a selfie poolside with her children in the pool behind her.
    This is librarian Debbie Feisst with her children, Grace and Corbin, in their natural habitat.

    These cool cats are actually librarian Jessica Thorlakson (left) with her Mother, Janice (right).

    Hanne takes a selfie with her mom at Kitts Beach.
    One of our DSC Information Services Specialists, Hanne Pearce, and her Mom, Anu, coming at us with strong selfie game from Kitts Beach.
    Katie, Sophie and Katherine smile for the camera while standing on a grassy waterfront.
    Here’s our Head of Faculty Engagement for the Sciences, Engineering, and Business, Katherine Koch (right), with her daughters, Katie (left) & Sophie (middle).
    Collage of photos of Eva and her son and Mother.
    This is our Information Services Specialist & Instagram Manager, Eva Romanick, pictured with her Mother, Vera (in person & video call), and Eva’s son, Micheal.
    Sarah snuggles with her son Louis.
    Notre bibliothécaire de la Bibliothèque Saint-Jean, Sarah Shaughnessy, avec son fils, Louis.
    Denise and Meredith in the woods smiling for the camera.
    These twins are actually our Strategic Communications Manager, Meredith Bratland (right), and her Mom, Denise (left).
    Collage of photos of Sonya and her children and Mother.
    This is me, Information Services Specialist Sonya Leung, with my children, Tyson & Lena, and my Mother, Qi-Liu, on our first video call.

    As a final note, if you now have Celine Dion stuck in your head, you can listen to the full Titanic soundtrack through our library subscription with Naxos Music Library. Maybe have a listen while you video call or voice call your Mom this weekend. Or if you wish to (re)watch the entire 195 minute, blockbuster film Titanic, you can do so through our library’s Criterion-on-Demand subscription. I’m just throwing it out there.

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  • Two Ways to Study a Mysterious Manuscript: new workshop at BPSC

    by Hanne Pearce January 20, 2020
    by Hanne Pearce January 20, 2020

    It is amazing to imagine, but even in the 21st century, there is a book written in a language and script that scholars cannot understand. The Voynitch manuscript is a handwritten illustrated book, dated to the early 1400s. Named for Wilfred Voynitch, a book dealer who acquired the book from Jesuits priests in the early 20th century, the book is now owned by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. The manuscript…

  • Dogs in the Library: Winter 2020 Schedule

    by Erin Sanderman January 9, 2020
    by Erin Sanderman January 9, 2020

    Attention: To mitigate infection spread risks of COVID-19, Dogs in the Library will be cancelled March 13 – April 13 inclusive. Our four-legged friends from CAAWLS are back to trade snuggles for smiles. This term is extra special, as the dogs make their debut at Bibliothèque Saint-Jean. Here’s when and where you can take a break from your studies and partake in a delightful doggie visit. January 16th: Rutherford Library, 10:00am January…

  • Trim a Pyjama Tree in support of Kids Kottage!

    by Junelle Mah December 2, 2019
    by Junelle Mah December 2, 2019

    Our H. T. Coutts Education Library kicks off their annual Donation Tree campaign on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 with a pyjama-inspired tree-trimming theme in support of Kids Kottage. Kids Kottage is a locally-run, non-profit organization that provides 24-hour crisis care for kids and families in need. The Education Library’s 2019 drive focuses on the collection of kids’ pyjamas and onesies, but they will also accept items for Kids Kottage from the organization’s prescribed wish…

  • 4th Annual Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover: Asian Authors

    by Amy Southgate October 28, 2019
    by Amy Southgate October 28, 2019

    UAlberta Libraries Annual Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover event starts October 28! Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover is an annual event hosted by the University of Alberta Libraries that aims to shed light on underrepresented groups. As a twist on regular book displays, books are wrapped in brown paper and teaser keywords are written on the front. This wrapping symbolizes the marginalization of the group, and puts the…

  • Let us introduce you to… Han!

    by Eva Romanick October 10, 2019
    by Eva Romanick October 10, 2019

    Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Han! Han was one of our many talented summer students who traveled from library to library organizing our holds, finding interlibrary loans, missing books and cracking jokes😁 She is working hard in her 3rd year studying Elementary Education. Check out the article Han wrote for September’s Gateway https://issuu.com/the_gateway/docs/sep2019_thegatewaymag4/12 What made you decide to work…

  • Bodies of Data: An Exhibition of Digitized Bodies that Connects Online Database Information and Art

    by Bojan Kumovic September 30, 2019
    by Bojan Kumovic September 30, 2019

    A unique art exhibition opens October 3, 2019 at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus Library. Marilène Oliver’s art project Bodies of Data uses scientific images of the human body to create stunning works of art. The exhibition will be on display until December 2, 2019. As part of a series of events Leonardo da Vinci, 500 Years Later that celebrates work, achievements and influences of one of the most famous artists…

  • Let us introduce you to… Hutch!

    by Eva Romanick September 25, 2019
    by Eva Romanick September 25, 2019

    Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Hutch!Augustana library’s very own therapy dog! When not working in the Augustana library, he is a pet dog belonging to Mark Fulton and Ingrid Urberg. However, when at work in the library, he is fulfilling his role as a registered Therapy Dog, providing affection and comfort to our students and staff during term and exam…

  • Let’s Library! A 30-Minute Session to Get You Research-Ready

    by Junelle Mah September 11, 2019
    by Junelle Mah September 11, 2019

    The first weeks of class are over and perhaps you are sitting with your course outline in-hand wondering how you will get all of your research done for your assignments. Fear not!  Let’s Library, an introductory information session offered at Rutherford Library, can get your library skills research-ready! A short 30 minutes may reduce your research stress by familiarizing you with the large number of resources and services the Libraries have to offer.…

  • Real Life Special Collections – The William C. Wonders Map Collection

    by Sonya Leung August 7, 2019
    by Sonya Leung August 7, 2019

    ♫♪ “I’m the Map, I’m the Map, I’m the Map!” ♫♪ “Mommy, what is the Map do?” It was a rainy Sunday afternoon in Edmonton and at my three year old’s request we were watching Dora The Explorer. “Uh, a map tells you where to go.” I blurt out as I let the dog in from the back yard and try to catch her with a towel before she traced mud all…

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