Articles tagged with: Book Display

• Global Connections and International Education

  Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | By Connor Wilkes

  

  Enjoy this curated collection of books and ebooks focusing on international education, studying abroad, and global connections. International Education Week (IEW) is celebrated globally on the third week of November each year. IEW highlights the importance of a globally oriented learning experience and showcases the impact that international education has on preparing students for the world. 

  International Education Week events, held November 17-21, are a great opportunity to get involved, expand your knowledge and connect with the world. 

  Tags: Book Display, Collections
  Categories: Featured Collections, Learning Commons

• Celluloid Crazy

  Tuesday, September 02, 2025 | By Connor Wilkes

  

  Film festival season is here!

  This month’s featured collection is all about cinema. Explore some of the titles, which range from film history, film criticism, and special topics.

  Come by the Ask Us Desk and check it out!

  Follow this link to see the entire collection, including a collection of eBooks:

  Tags: Book Display
  Categories: Featured Collections, Learning Commons

• Cosmic Reads

  Friday, August 01, 2025 | By Connor Wilkes

  

  “Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” – Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

  Astronomy, astrophysics, astronauts, rockets, and space. This month’s Featured Collection is all about outer space! Grab a book and read, but don’t forget to look up and wonder what is beyond. 

  Browse our physical collection at the Ask Us Desk in the Matheson Learning Commons, or explore our eBooks and Space Films collections.

  Tags: Book Display
  Categories: Featured Collections, Learning Commons

• December thematic book (and film) collections focus on visible and invisible disabilities

  Thursday, December 01, 2022 | By Evelyn Smith

  

  On Dec. 3, 2022, we recognize International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day that was first launched by the United Nations in 1992 “to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.”  

  One way we can learn more about disabilities is to read a book! Check out our selection of titles at our print book display, and online in Omni. A sub-collection of films is also available. These titles feature works by and about people with visible and invisible disabilities.  

  On December 7, join the University community for ‘Engaging and Celebrating with Disability Communities’. This event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in Pond Inlet, and will feature a presentation by Nathan Shipley, a disability self-advocate, activist and public speaker, as well as interactive roundtable experiences with disability community members. 

  The event is organized in collaboration with the Office of Human Rights and Equity, the Brock-Niagara Centre of Excellence in Inclusive and Adaptive Physical Activity, and the Anti-Ableism and Mental Health (AAMH) Committee, which is a working group of the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity and Decolonization. 

   

   

   

  Tags: Book Display, Our Collections, Virtual Book Display
  Categories: Featured Collections, Learning Commons