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Student alleges mistreatment by campus security

Written on November 12, 2021. Posted in News.

This article includes descriptions of racism and may be triggering for some readers. The Peer Support Centre offers drop-in services and empathetic peer-based support and is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Online services can be accessed here. Alex Wang, ArtSci ’22, was at Stauffer library finishing...

Making music accessible to all

Written on February 7, 2020. Posted in Features.

A man walks into Joe’s MILL and asks to borrow an instrument. “I’ve worked hard all my life, I retired early, got some money saved, now it’s my time to realize my ambition. Do you have a saxophone? I’ve always wanted to play.” An employee lends the man a saxophone. Three days later, he returns with...

Queen’s librarian heading to Harvard

Written on March 1, 2019. Posted in News.

After 15 years working at Queen’s libraries, Martha Whitehead will pack her bags and head for Harvard library this June. Whitehead, who will serve as Harvard library’s vice-president and University librarian, said she’s “really excited” about her recent appointment. “Harvard is such an attractive...

Students live and sleep in Stauffer for one week

Written on January 25, 2019. Posted in News.

This week, students from the Queen’s chapter of Room to Read will be spending the night in Stauffer as part of the Live-In for Literacy fundraising campaign. Every night this week, two students will set up a tent and camp out in the library’s lobby to raise money. The Live-In for Literacy fundraiser...

U.S. exchange rate causes purchasing power difficulties

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in News.

In a report submitted to September’s Senate meeting, Martha Whitehead, vice-provost and head librarian, admitted the weak Canadian dollar hit the library’s purchasing power. The Senate Library Committee (SLC) submitted a report to Senate summarizing its accomplishments and discussions over the past...

Watson Hall unveils first campus LINQ space

Written on September 29, 2017. Posted in News.

For English professor Shelley King, it’s rare that she gets to see “a ghost or glimmer of an idea actually being enacted” at Queen’s. This changed for her on Tuesday with the unveiling of the first campus Library Information Network at Queen’s (LINQ) Library in Watson Hall. Located on the main floor...

Senate addresses financial concerns with University library systems

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

During the Nov. 1 meeting of Queen’s Senate, several program reviews were presented to senators for debate. Review reports were available for cultural studies, environmental studies, fine art, geography and planning, global development, Jewish studies, law and political studies, leading to conversation...

“Little free libraries” pop up in Kingston

Written on November 27, 2015. Posted in Arts.

If you aren’t feeling up to a trip to your local library, the Little Free Libraries project may be just what you need. Since the movement began in 2009 with one man and a little box of books in Wisconsin, little libraries have grown in popularity worldwide. As described on the project’s website littlefreelibrary.org,...

A PSA on library etiquette

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

A library is the one place where you can escape the distractions this campus throws at you. You can grind out one assignment or a few, or maybe just catch up on readings. No matter the work you’re about to conquer, library time is focus time. But what could be worse than distractions in a place that’s...

Technology takeover

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

You might not think your history degree would ever have you digitizing the x-rays of a sarcophagus, but with the rise of digital humanities, it could be a reality. This area of study looks at the intersection between computing and humanities. It’s a lens that allows people to interact with important,...

Library has novel idea

Written on January 24, 2012. Posted in Editorials.

On Saturday, Ottawa city libraries will host the Human Library, where patrons check out people instead of books. The volunteer-based program brings together a diverse group of about 60 people, including a pediatric neurosurgeon, an HIV-positive man and a prostitute. Library patrons can sign up for...

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Student alleges mistreatment by campus security

Making music accessible to all

Queen’s librarian heading to Harvard

Students live and sleep in Stauffer for one week

U.S. exchange rate causes purchasing power difficulties

Watson Hall unveils first campus LINQ space

Senate addresses financial concerns with University library systems

“Little free libraries” pop up in Kingston

A PSA on library etiquette

Technology takeover

Library has novel idea

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