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Celebrating the work of a Canadian literary icon
A reception was held recently that paid tribute to the work, life and archives of Farley Mowat, one Canada’s most distinctive and iconic writers.

194,000 new items and counting
The Library has an online tool to help students and researchers keep track of the thousands of new items added to the library’s catalogue each month.

Hammer on Paper: Readings from a Residency, Mar. 25
Join McMaster University Library, the Department of English & Cultural Studies and Hamilton Public LibraryHammer on Paper, an event featuring readings by McMaster's Writer-in-Residence, Hal Niezdvieck, and some of the local writers he has worked with during his residency.
Educating in the Era of Peep Culture: Library Speaker Series
On Monday March 30, join McMaster University Library for "Educating in the Era of Peep Culture", featuring McMaster Writer-in-Residence Hal Niedzviecki.
The Countdown is on! RefWorks to be phased out this August
RefWorks, McMaster’s citation management tool, is being phased out and all users are reminded to migrate their references before it’s too late.

JUNOs exhibits showcase Hamilton's musical legacy and digital future
In honour of the JUNOs, McMaster University Library has created some unique exhibits featuring artifacts from our musical archives and from our maker-space in the Ruth and Lewis Sherman Centre of Digital Scholarship that will be on display throughout the week.
Library Speaker Series: Academic Libraries in the Digital Age
On Monday March 2, 2015 the McMaster University Library will host the first event in a series of public talks to engage the campus community on issues critical to the future of scholarly research, new technologies and the role of libraries in the academy.

How do you want the library to look in 10 years? Tell us what you think!
McMaster University Library is asking faculty, staff and students to complete a survey aimed at finding ways to improve existing library spaces and plan for future needs.

Read the #macpoem, written entirely on Twitter by digital poets
McMaster Writer-in-Residence Hal Niedzviecki invited the McMaster community to help write a campus poem. Read the finished product.

Quarter Century Club inductee shares analog memories from an increasingly digital Library
Rhonda Moore's first job at the Library? Barcoder.

Hidden gems on display at Mills Library, if you can find them
Students in Sally McKay’s studio art class have created a unique art installation among the books at Mill’s Library, but you’ll have to look hard to find it.

What's the next line of the McMaster poem? You tell us!
If you’re a budding poet (and even if you’re not!), McMaster Writer-in Residence, Hal Niedzviecki, invites you to help write the McMaster poem from Feb. 2-6.