Featured at Leddy
Explore some of our featured resources and collections at Leddy Library, including some of our curated and themed reading lists.
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Lancers Care Week: Mindful Journaling
Jan 21, 2022After nearly two years of pandemic life and in the midst of another wave, many people are exhausted, overwhelmed, and run down. It makes sense if you're not feeling like yourself right now. It's understandable if you're struggling. You might also be wondering or worrying about what it will be like to return to campus and how to cope with the broader uncertainty and change in our lives...
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Nov 19, 2021A curated list of books from Leddy's collection, most published in the last 10 years, chosen with respect for and to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Remembrance Day
Nov 10, 2021On November 11th, we honour those who gave their lives serving Canada by observing a moment of silence at 11 am.
The Leddy Library has prepared a virtual book display of resources to honour and remember the sacrifices that our Veterans made so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.
Treaties Recognition Week
Oct 25, 2021
In Ontario, Treaties Recognition Week takes place the first week of November each year and was introduced in 2016 as one way to honour the importance of treaties and to help Ontarians learn more about treaty rights and relationships, as we are all treaty people.
This year the Treaty Canoe by artist Alex McKay will be on display in the Student Research Collaboratory at Leddy Library....
Open Access Week 2021
Oct 19, 2021
International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions, and organizations across the world, and its organization is led by a global advisory committee.
The official hashtag of Open Access Week is #OAweek.
See what's happening at Leddy Library and around the globe for Open Access...
Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools
Sep 29, 2021
Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools is a story map created by Leddy Library's geospatial data analyst, Carina Luo, that uses data collected from the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report (TRC) and geographic information system (GIS), to provide a visual representation of the 139 Indian residential...
Orange Shirt Day: Residential School Experiences
Sep 22, 2021This collection represents books, and ebooks available through the Leddy Library about the experiences of Indigenous persons at Residential Schools in Canada. The list, including fiction, biographies, and children's books, was curated by the Indigenous Outreach Librarian, Jennifer Soutter.
Children’s Books with Social Justice Themes
Sep 9, 2021The Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) within Leddy Library houses many resources for students, including kits of manipulatives and teaching aids (e.g. bugs, science experiments, puppets, flashcards, posters, etc.), videos, juvenile books, and children’s books to enhance lesson plans. This collection, curated alongside Dr. Lana Parker in the Faculty of Education, was created to assist pre-...
Selected Indigenous Resources
Aug 25, 2021The Library invites you to explore a variety of resources this week: from print to electronic books, primary archival resources and even physical replicas of existing treaties in the form of wampum belts, a form of treaty used in 1600’s to establish relationships between certain Indigenous communities and early European settlers.
Women in Science
Aug 18, 2021In observance of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we have compiled a reading list of books at Leddy that showcase women scientists.
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