By Sara Laux, Faculty of Humanities

Authors Lisa Richter, Elizabeth Ruth and Lisa Ko have been named the Mabel Pugh Taylor Writers in Residence over the next three years, each serving an eight-month term from September to May.

Looking for a good spot to prepare for final exams this April?  

McMaster University Libraries have you covered with a variety of study spaces and extended hours. Meanwhile, the Office of the Registrar has reserved a classroom on campus for online exams.  

Extended hours at Mills Learning Commons and Thode library start on March 23 and further expand on April 8. Mills and Thode libraries will switch to reduced hours after exams end on April 22.  

Patrons are encouraged to check hours online at the links below before visiting campus libraries.  

More than 350 years before modern environmentalism, John Evelyn was already warning about deforestation, and his books still speak to today’s environmental challenges.

Myron Groover, archives and rare books librarian at the William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, will explore the legacy and impact of Evelyn’s Sylva (1664) in a free Archives Alive lecture on March 20, 2026.

A variety of activities is being held at McMaster University during Open Education Week from March 2-6, 2026.

Hosted by Open Education Global, Open Education Week is an annual, weeklong event that aims to raise awareness, showcase initiatives, and highlight open education efforts in teaching and learning worldwide.

Here at McMaster, there will be an open education themed display near the entrance to Mills Memorial Library throughout the week, courtesy of the libraries' displays committee. 

At a Repair Café in the basement of H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering, worktables fill with tools and disassembled appliances as students gather to bring broken items back to life. 

McMaster’s Repair Café began as a collaboration between the libraries’ sustainability committee and Thode Makerspace, with a shared goal of diverting broken items from the landfill. 

Now in its fifth year, the monthly program is run by a dedicated team of volunteers who have repaired everything from laptops and headphones to coffee machines and bicycles.