The Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) at McGill’s Alternative Library offers a Free Textbook Loan Program to students of all faculties and programs, with the goal of providing low-income students free semester-long access to textbooks. Carl Bystram, community research and working groups coordinator at QPIRG, detailed the program’s purpose[Read More…]
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Campus Conversations: Community
A love letter to the librarySarah McDonald, Science & Technology Editor If you’d have told me when I first got to McGill that my closest friendships would be forged in a library, there is no way I would have believed you, not even a little bit. Surely I’d make friends[Read More…]
Don’t squirm, it’s time for midterms
With reading week behind us, preparing for midterms is almost as unappealing as completing them. For some, building healthy and fruitful study habits feels like an impossible feat. If you’ve been spending more time researching optimal study tips than reviewing your actual class content, fret no longer. The Tribune has[Read More…]
Make libraries cool again
On Monday, as I was parting ways with a friend, she casually mentioned, “I’m going to the library to pick up a book for my research.” This phrase stuck with me—not because of what she said, but because of how rare it is to hear someone, especially a student, talk[Read More…]
So long, McLennan!
As some library-goers may be aware, the Redpath-McLennan Complex will be under renovations for an estimated three years as of early 2024, as part of McGill’s Fiat Lux Library Project. The closure of the university’s largest library complex will change the study routines of many McGill students. Fear not, though![Read More…]
Archives that evade
In 1974, the first Black woman Random House editor gathered photographs, sheet music, advertisements, obituaries, patent applications, materials, art, and ephemera in a collection entitled The Black Book. These archives, anthologies, collages, and scrapbooks celebrated, bore witness to, and captured the spectacular and the quotidian of Black life in all[Read More…]
The best four libraries on campus
McGill is home to a plethora of libraries all with their own unique charms and perks. With due dates and midterms piling up, it’s hard to know which library is right for you! The McGill Tribune is here to break down our top four favourite libraries to help you make[Read More…]
McGill launches reimagined study spaces for COVID-19
On Sept. 8, McGill launched Study Hubs, a safe-study alternative to the traditional library experience. The Study Hubs are individual study spaces that are set up in compliance with the university’s COVID-19 safety measures that include the mandatory use of masks and socially distanced study areas. These study spaces are[Read More…]
Alternatives to Schulich and the McLennan-Redpath complex
As the numerous orange cones indicate, construction is going on all over campus, including inside the Schulich library. This mid-sized mammoth recently closed for renovations, and many students have yet to find a new home or place to study (and sometimes cry, too). Although additional study spaces have been unveiled[Read More…]
Polish Institute of Canada to vacate location on McGill campus while students petition
The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in Canada (PIASA), which has occupied 3479 Rue Peel since 1969, housing a collection of nearly 50,000 books and documents, was informed by McGill that it must move out of its building by June 1. PIASA received this verbal request from the administration on[Read More…]