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Laurier Library

@LaurierLibrary

Where people connect with ideas and stories across all the media that shape our world. Home to @WLUPress, RLAG, @LaurierArchives, study space, books and more!

 Waterloo, ON
library.wlu.ca
Joined May 2011
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The @LaurierLibrary game collection is officially open again after being closed since March 2020. See what we have here: library.wlu.ca/research/more…
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Join us next week for an Introduction to Archival Research! Learn how archival material is organized; how to access and evaluate archival resources; and what to expect when visiting us! This workshop is part of the Aspire series. Registration required. library.wlu.ca/events/2023-0…
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🏆 Nominate full-time faculty or librarians who provide exceptional service leadership for the Faculty Award for Service Excellence and Community Engagement. 🗓 Submit by Feb. 15: bit.ly/FacServiceAward
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The @RobertLangenAG brings a mixed-media exhibition to the @LaurierLibrary with “Z’otz* Collective: Thinking Like the Rain,” with artists Nahúm Flores, Erik Jerezano and Ilyana Martínez. Experience active drawing performances from January 16 to the 19. bit.ly/3Xj8cMY
Artwork by the Z'otz* Collective

ALT Artwork by the Z'otz* Collective

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A reminder that applications for the Joan Mitchell Travel Award are due this month! This $1000 award supports researchers who wish to travel to the Laurier Archives and Special Collections to explore our collections. Learn more: library.wlu.ca/research/laur… #EnvHist #CanHist
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Happy first day of class, Golden Hawks. The Winter term begins today. 💛💜 Find important dates and deadlines: bit.ly/3EG9FGN
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Good luck to all of the @Laurier students writing exams in the next two weeks!
Waterloo Lutheran University students writing exams in May 1969. They are seated in rows and each student is sitting in a chair with an attached writing arm.

ALT Waterloo Lutheran University students writing exams in May 1969. They are seated in rows and each student is sitting in a chair with an attached writing arm.

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We're not sure exactly when this photo was taken, but things have certainly changed a lot since then! Do you recognize the houses in the background? Hint: The one on the right-hand side of the image is near where @LaurierLibrary stands today.
Four people playing hockey on an ice rink at the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada in Waterloo, Ontario. Albert Street can be seen in the background with fields beyond.

ALT Four people playing hockey on an ice rink at the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada in Waterloo, Ontario. Albert Street can be seen in the background with fields beyond.

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We are now accepting applications for the Joan Mitchell Travel Award! This $1000 award supports researchers who wish to travel to the Laurier Archives and Special Collections to conduct research using our collections. Learn more: library.wlu.ca/research/laur… #EnvHist #CanHist
Graphic promoting the Joan Mitchell Travel Award. Features documents from the Laurier Archives and Special Collections including an illuminated manuscript leaf, early 20th century sheet music, a late 19th century parish register and a late 19th century death certificate signed by Dr. Emily Stowe.

ALT Graphic promoting the Joan Mitchell Travel Award. Features documents from the Laurier Archives and Special Collections including an illuminated manuscript leaf, early 20th century sheet music, a late 19th century parish register and a late 19th century death certificate signed by Dr. Emily Stowe.

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Gohar Ashoughian@gashough11 Oct 2022
Excited to start the @LaurierLibrary Indigenous Mural project with @WLUIndigenous! Call for Artists at library.wlu.ca/arts-culture/… Deadline: Nov. 14, 6pm EST Laurier looks for talented Indigenous artists to create a cultural mural kitchener.ctvnews.ca/laurier…
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To honour her memory, Julia Hendry's family has made a generous donation to the Laurier Archives' Highest Priority Needs. In recognition of this gift, Laurier has named the Laurier Archives reading room as the Julia Hendry Archive Reading Room. Read more: give.wlu.ca/news/2022/fall/j…
Glass sign with silver letters on the wall outside the Laurier Archives and Special Collections. Reads Julia Hendry Archive Reading Room.

ALT Glass sign with silver letters on the wall outside the Laurier Archives and Special Collections. Reads Julia Hendry Archive Reading Room.

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Sept 30 is #OrangeShirtDay and #NDTR to honour and commemorate First Nations, Inuit and Métis Survivors of Canada’s residential school system and their families and communities. Laurier bookstores are selling orange shirts with all proceeds going to the @woodlandcc.
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Laurier Library retweeted
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Gohar Ashoughian@gashough30 Sep 2022
Such a proud moment for @Laurier, @LaurierLibrary and @RobertLangenAG to organize and host this incredible exhibition by @christibelcourt! Exhibition runs till December 6, 2022. ‘Reconciliation without returning land is not possible’ therecord.com/news/waterloo-… via @wr_record
‘Reconciliation without returning land is not possible’

‘Reconciliation without returning land is not possible’

Metis artist has low expectations of future relations between white Canadians and Indigenous communities

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Join us next week for an Introduction to Archival Research! Learn how archival material is organized; how to access, use and evaluate archival material; and what to expect when you visit the Laurier Archives. Registration required: library.wlu.ca/events/2022-0…
Text-based graphic promoting an online Introduction to Archival Research workshop at 2pm on September 27th, 2022. Archive boxes can be seen in the background.

ALT Text-based graphic promoting an online Introduction to Archival Research workshop at 2pm on September 27th, 2022. Archive boxes can be seen in the background.

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A celebration of nature’s symbolic properties and people’s connections to Earth will be on display at @RobertLangenAG as part of the exhibition Take Only What You Need with Métis visual artist @christibelcourt, running until Dec. 6. bit.ly/3Br5U5c
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We are hiring a replacement for my old role as a liaison librarian at the Brantford campus. I’m on the search committee, but will do my best to answer questions partnershipjobs.ca/jobs/3034…
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Congrats to Amanda Oliver, head of archives and special collections at @LaurierArchives, who is the recipient of the Preservation Publication Award Special Commendation! ow.ly/oaNM50JK7ai
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Power has been restored to buildings on Laurier’s Waterloo campus following today's outage due to construction taking place on King St. We are resuming normal business operations. Classes will resume as normal July 15. Thank you for your patience & cooperation during this time.
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Certain locations on Laurier’s Waterloo campus are experiencing a power outage due to construction taking place on King St. The outage has also affected network connectivity in some areas. Find buildings affected: bit.ly/July14PO
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Certain locations on Laurier’s Waterloo campus are experiencing a power outage due to construction taking place on King St. The outage has also affected network connectivity in some areas. Find buildings affected: bit.ly/July14PO
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Before @LaurierLibrary had an online catalogue, students had to consult the card catalogue in person to find books. These drawers contained index cards representing each book, catalogued by author and subject headings. The drawers below covered the first letters of the alphabet!
A student consults the card catalogue at the Wilfrid Laurier University Library, ca. 1979.

ALT A student consults the card catalogue at the Wilfrid Laurier University Library, ca. 1979.

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