Library Collection… Banned Books Week Sept 26-Oct 2 28 Sep 2021 Post prepared by Rebekah Glendinning & Sandy Iverson Banning books may seem like a thing of the past, but every year many books are challenged based on their content or…
Uncategorized Earth Day 2021 & The Role of Libraries 21 Apr 2021 Post prepared by Rebekah Glendinning & Sandy Iverson In honor of Earth Day 2021, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the role libraries can play in protecting our Earth…
Uncategorized International Transgender Day of Visibility 31 Mar 2021 Today, on the International Transgender Day of Visibility, I stopped for a few minutes to see what kinds of resources we might have in our library to support student and…
Uncategorized library acquires thousands of new titles 31 Mar 2021 post prepared by Carolyn DeLorey, Collections Librarian The library is pleased to announce a new multidisciplinary, multi-format subscription database: ProQuest One Academic. We are excited about this new resource because…
Uncategorized Choose to Challenge: International Women’s Day: Celebrating Viola Desmond 8 Mar 2021 post prepared by Brenna Williams Scroll down for suggested readings and more information. Some resource links may only be available when signed into the StFX library. Today is International Women’s…
Uncategorized Freedom to Read Week Feb 21-27, 2021 26 Feb 2021 Post prepared by Rebekah Glendinning “A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They'd rather hang on to…
Uncategorized Anti-Racism Education 17 Feb 2021 post by Sandy Iverson, University Librarian In support of anti-racism education the library has produced a new subject guide that draws attention to a number of resources on anti-racism, anti-oppression…
Uncategorized African Heritage Month 17 Feb 202123 Feb 2021 Post prepared by Brenna Williamson February is African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia. Today’s post offers a brief history of African Canadians in Nova Scotia, focusing on the Africville community.…
Uncategorized Heritage Day 16 Feb 202123 Feb 2021 Post prepared by Brenna Williamson Are you a proud Nova Scotian looking to learn more about your local history? Maybe you’re newly arrived in the province and keen to learn…