Explore Canada's National Parks, The Sustainable Way

Admission to all 39 Canadian national parks is 100% free in 2017! It’s the perfect time to explore the gorgeous natural landscapes of this great nation. From mountains, to sea-swept cliffs, boreal forests, fjords and everything in between, Canada is home to a wealth of natural areas waiting to be explored. Curious about the diversity of the national parks across this nation or looking for trip ideas? Parks Canada’s website is a great place to start. There are also a number of illuminating resources to be found in the NEOS catalogue:

Borrow a Lawn Chair From the Library!

You have your ice cold drink and some reading material--what is missing?  A lawn chair!  Take advantage of #YEG’s beautiful sunny summers by borrowing a lawn chair from the HT Coutts Education Library so you can sit outside to read, study, or have lunch.  Use the cup holder to hold that icy cold drink or to hold your smartphone!



HT Coutts Education Library, located at the East Wing of the Education South building, owns 5 lawn chairs and is the only library on campus that circulates them.  Loan period is 4 hours per chair and they must be borrowed from and returned to HT Coutts Library.  Hours of service for this unit library can be found here:

https://hours.library.ualberta.ca/#view-education

And remember: The best seat in the library is outside!  So bring your OneCard and borrow a lawn chair to sit in any of our wonderful campus green spaces!

What does Canada Mean to You?: Photo Exhibit

In celebration of Canada 150, UAlberta Libraries, in collaboration with UAlberta International, asked international students, "What does Canada mean to you?"

We took 75 student portraits with their answers and created a photo exhibit that will be on display in the Rutherford Galleria throughout July and August 2017.



Thank you to the UAlberta students who shared their thoughts with us for the exhibit. Please come by to check it out!

Augustana Library Receives Award for Human Library

Congratulations to the Augustana Library staff who were awarded the 2017 Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects by the American Library Association (ALA) on June 26, 2017 for their innovation with the augustana human library project.

A human library is an initiative in which people called 'Readers' who want to learn about a specific topic 'check out' people called 'Human Books' for an hour of conversation. The conversations surround the lived experiences of prejudice and/or discrimination of the human books. Sample topics include anything related to sexual, gender, racial or cultural diversity.

The augustana human library is one of three projects selected to receive the 2017 ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects. The ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects began as an ALA Presidential initiative of Dr. Loriene Roy, ALA President in 2007-2008.

The program has garnered local and international attention for its commitment to the ongoing offering of the augustana human library. While a growing number of libraries throughout the world have offered a single human library, the Augustana Library has committed to the offering of the augustana human library each semester since 2009. With integration into Augustana's undergraduate curriculum, the augustana human library further distinguishes itself as an event filled with conversations that have a significant impact on the understanding of diversity and difference and the development of empathy.

Head Librarian of Augustana Library, Nancy Goebel, accepted the award in Chicago on behalf of these library staff:

• Nancy Goebel
• Kara Blizzard
• Tanya Pattullo
• Kathy Gadacz-Gould
• Tom Merklinger
• Melanie Kuntz
• Mark Fulton

Congratulations to these individuals! The 18th augustana human library will occur at the Augustana Library in Camrose on Monday, October 2 from 6-10pm. All are welcome! Please see aug.ualberta.ca/humanlibrary for the schedule of reads and listing of human books closer to October 2.