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…

Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Allison Easton! Allison is a second year graduate student working as a Student Public Service Assistants at Cameron Library. What motivated you to go back to school to get your MLIS (Master of Library & Information Studies)?  I had always planned on continuing on with my education after I completed my Bachelor’s Degree.…

Winter brings plenty of fun to the Augustana Campus and many students, especially those involved with the Outdoors Club are looking forward to it. The Library is no exception to this. Skis from the Dr Garry & Dorothy Gibson Nordic Ski library are all waxed and ready to hit the trails, the library staff are excited to take part in the annual Christmas Tree Competition, and another Great Augustana Library Snowshoe Chase…

Students and staff use the library on the daily, in person and online. This is how… Olivia Menard is in her 4th year of a Baccalauréat en Éducation Secondaire at Faculté Saint Jean. She teaches brass part time at YONA Sistema and spend her spare time swing dancing and walking her dog in the river valley!  What is your “go to” resource for research in the UAlberta collection? and what do you…