Dalhousie Libraries

A graphic featuring the Oil People book cover, showing a close-up of oil-covered rocks, along with a photo of David Huebert and details about the March 26th virtual event.

Join us with @writersfedofns.bsky.social to celebrate David Huebert's Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award-winning novel Oil People. David will sit down with Alexander MacLeod on March 26 @ 7:30 pm to discuss writing, fiction, storytelling, and the impact of the award. Register: bit.ly/2025-raddall

The Accessible Reading Symposium, March 11-12, by @nnelsca.bsky.social , @celalibrary.bsky.social, and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, is a free, virtual event to help library staff and readers with print disabilities learn about accessible reading in Canada. bit.ly/accessible-2...

A poster with pictures of a dozen people, below which is the following text: Creative Writing Faculty & TA Reading Friday March 6th 3:30pm - 5pm, McCain 1198 followed by conversation and snacks in the English Department lounge short readings from: Shero Sheheryar, Allison LaSorda, Eric Schmaltz, Johanna Gibson, Erin Wunker, Bart Vautour, Emily Cann, Heather Jessup, Rebecca Babcock, Benjamin Bush Anderson, Nic Paquette, Daryl Bruce ALL ARE WELCOME! Come meet the faculty, chat with current creative writing students, eat snacks!

This Friday, March 6, our Speaker Series will host readings by a number of our Creative Writing faculty and teaching assistants/grad students. All are welcome! Details on the poster (and in alt text).
@dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social

A photo of the book display shelf at the MacRae Library in Truro featuring book titles including "The Hate U Give" and "The Awakening"

It’s Freedom to Read Week - a time for Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. We celebrate our right to explore diverse, bold, and even controversial ideas. Stop by the MacRae Library book display to check out some classic controversial reads #FTRW2026

Tomorrow! Hear author and CBC radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud read from his memoir Son of Elsewhere. Friday, 1-2:30PM, in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons. Join us for refreshments, great conversation & a chance to meet the author! @elamin.bsky.social @dal-english.bsky.social bit.ly/elamin-2026

#FairDealingWeek is an international celebration of the copyright law that helps to balance the interests of users and owners while supporting access to information and knowledge. Learn about copyright & fair dealing at Dalhousie with our essential research guide dal.ca.libguides.com/copyright/es...

As part of Freedom to Read Week, we invite you to play Imagine IF: A Game-Based Introduction to Intellectual Freedom by @libraryfutures.bsky.social. Find yourself in the role of library staff as you navigate intellectual freedom issues and interact with patrons and staff in an online game!

User rights are at a turning point in the age of generative AI.

As part of #FairDealingWeek, CARL is hosting a webinar on copyright, fair dealing & GenAI with Prof. Peter K. Yu.

📅 Feb 25 | 1–2pm ET
🔗 Details and Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-r...

#FairUseWeek #FDWorks @arl.org

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. Let's celebrate our right to explore diverse, bold, and even controversial ideas. #FTRW2026

Please join us for this discussion with @elamin.bsky.social, hosted by @dal-english.bsky.social chair, Dr. Erin Wunker!

Next Friday! Join us for an in-person conversation with @elamin.bsky.social about his memoir and our Dal Reads 2025-2026 selection Son of Elsewhere. Friday, February 27, 1:00-2:30 pm, room 264 in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons: bit.ly/elamin-2026

Please note 🏁: Off-campus library services are restored. It may take a few minutes for this to be reflected in your browser.

Please note ⚠️: We are currently experiencing outages with many library services for off-campus users, including the Archives database. We are actively working on this issue. Thank you for your patience. status.dal.ca/service.php?...

In partnership with Dalhousie Medical Humanities, the Cabot Trail Writers Festival is offering two Creative Writing workshops for free to students, faculty, staff, and medical professionals with author Marianne Apostolides
Register: cabot-trail-writers-festival.tickit.ca/events/33719...

Mapping the data that quietly threatens Canada’s national security Through a research partnership with Calian, Dalhousie is helping defence and government leaders understand how everyday digital activity creates exploitable cyber risk and how to mitigate it before it...

Through a research partnership with Calian, Dalhousie is helping defence and government leaders understand how everyday digital activity creates exploitable cyber risk and how to mitigate it before it becomes an operational vulnerability:

Our Bridge into Agriculture research guide is a curated, accessible collection of resources on agricultural practices, food systems, and African Nova Scotian history. Read about the collaborative efforts of library and program staff to bring this resource to life: bit.ly/DL-annualrep...
#BHM2026

A word graphic reads: Freedom to Read Week (February 22 to February 28, 2026) L'image lit : Semaine de la liberté d’expression (Du 22 février au 28 février 2026)

🗝 #FTRW26 reminds us: Access is key. Knowledge doesn’t flourish in isolation. It grows when ideas are shared, challenged, and explored together. Unlock #FreedomtoRead Week, and download this year's poster and other materials now at bit.ly/ftrw-order

Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth 🖤 Highlighting The Provincial Freeman on Canadiana, founded by Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the first Black woman publisher in North America. Thanks to OurDigitalWorld for digitizing this collection. www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....

Halifax and Truro campuses delay opening until 10 AM dal.apparmor.com/Notification...

This is today! Stop by any Dal Library this afternoon to peruse for your perfect book match! We'll also be sharing some ebook profiles on Instagram so you can swipe right from the comfort of your phone. Watch for our match-making stories: www.instagram.com/dallibraries/ 📲 🥰

In honour of ICPSR’s International Love Data Week 2026, themed “Where’s the Data?”, Dal Libraries is hosting a series of free online presentations designed to deepen your understanding of how to find, manage, store, and work with data: bit.ly/love-data-2026 #LoveData26

Save the date! Blind Date with a Book is happening on February 11 in the libraries - we want to set you up with the book of your dreams 💕. Find love in a Dal library near you. dal.libcal.com/event/3996431

New ventilation system supports barrier‑free smudging in Ko'jua Okuom A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony o...

Great news! The Ko’jua Okuom has taken an important step forward in supporting Indigenous ceremony on campus with the installation of a dedicated ventilation system that now allows for barrier‑free smudging inside the space: www.dal.ca/news/2026/01...

Applications for Atlantic OER Development Grants are due February 6! Apply for financial support to create your open education resources. #openaccess

Today is #FamilyLiteracyDay!

Support our #libraries and #archives across the country. 🍁 #ChooseCanada

Our annual report describes how the Libraries translate Dal's mission into practice. Strengthening leadership in open scholarship and preservation, through DalSpace, we support the Tri-Council open access needs while ensuring durable access to Dal’s scholarly record (p.10) bit.ly/DL-annualrep...

Dal Libraries Winter Orientation: Researching for the Literature Review Do you have a course assignment that requires a literature review? This session will cover how to do in-depth and methodical searches. We’ll talk about what reviews are, why we do...

Join us Tuesday, January 27 @ 11am for Researching for the Literature Review - part of Dal Libraries free winter orientation webinar series! Sign up to secure your spot: dal.libcal.com/event/3973031

The AtlanticOER Development Grant program is accepting applications. These encourage & support educators in the Atlantic Region in the adaptation, adoption, creation & curation of open educational resources. Applications are due February 6, 2026. Visit: atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/grant-applic....

Dal Libraries Winter Orientation: Researching for the Literature Review Do you have a course assignment that requires a literature review? This session will cover how to do in-depth and methodical searches. We’ll talk about what reviews are, why we do...

Join us Tuesday, January 27 @ 11am for Researching for the Literature Review - part of Dal Libraries free winter orientation webinar series! Sign up to secure your spot: dal.libcal.com/event/3973031

The MacRae Library Student Research Poster Competition returns to the Truro Campus on March 19, 2026, inviting students and post‑docs to share their research with the campus community. Get more info or submit your work: bit.ly/poster-compe...