The first Class of 2026 graduates crossed the stage this morning. Read some of the incredible grad profiles and see more detail on the daily ceremonies each day until our last on June 9, 2026. https://ow.ly/t0cW50Z5HlX

An interview with @dal-english.bsky.social professor Dr Eric Schmaltz @eschmaltzzz.bsky.social on his latest poetry collection! @dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social

This June 3, in recognition of National Indigenous History Month, Dal Libraries teams up with the Department of Information Science and the Master of Information program to host a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focused on L'nu (Mi'kmaw) arts and culture: www.dal.ca/news/2026/05... Link to register in story 👇

Community helps bring Anita Martinez's historic photo archive to life at Dal: A captioning event series hosted by Dal Archives kicked off this month, inviting participants to identify photographs documenting decades of queer and feminist life in Nova Scotia www.dal.ca/news/2026/05...

We are hiring an intern! Our Health Sciences Library is seeking an enthusiastic and focused individual to join us as a Collections Diversification Intern. Applications will be accepted until May 25: young-canada-works.canada.ca/Opportunity/...

Celebrating Thirty Years of the Internet Archive with the ‘Class of 1996’ 🎓 Most Helpful: Ask Jeeves Ask a question. Get an answer. Preferably in complete sentences. The internet had a butler once & he was awesome. See more of the Class of ’96 ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/05/07/c... #Classof96

With 250,000 volunteers writing, editing, and fact-checking its 65 million articles in 300+ languages, all guided by standards on neutrality and reliability, Wikipedia has become the backbone of knowledge on the internet. Join us June 3 to learn and contribute: bit.ly/nihm-editath...

📢 The call for speakers for the Queering Wiki 2026 programme is now open. ⏱ Deadline - 30 June. All the information for speakers can be found on this page: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Queerin... We look forward to receiving your session for QW26! 🌈 @wikimediacanada.bsky.social #QueeringWiki #LGBT

Get ready! We're hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on June 3 for Indigenous History Month! An edit-a-thon is an event where editors and users improve a specific topic or type of content. The focus of our edit-a-thon is Mi’kmaw art and culture. Save the date and stay tuned for more info 🗓️👩‍💻

#Indigenous #data #sovereignty is an important factor in achieving #self-determination by Indigenous peoples. In a new blog post @dalhousie.bsky.social graduate students Dolland, Lawson, & MacNeil-Singh discuss recent efforts to recognize Indigenous authority over their data eiui.ca/indigenous-d...

We are hiring an intern! Our Health Sciences Library is seeking an enthusiastic and focused individual to join us as a Collections Diversification Intern. Applications will be accepted until May 25: young-canada-works.canada.ca/Opportunity/...

In Canada, May is #AsianHeritageMonth. Join us in celebrating Asian communities across Canada! Discover interesting events scheduled for the coming weeks: www.canada.ca/en/library-a...

We invite you to view A Rising Tide, Dalhousie University’s strategic framework, with a focus on the distinctive and excellent ways we serve our communities, drawing our attention to the difference we make in the world: https://ow.ly/jft450YUGM5

Dal Libraries Research Camp will take you through all the elements of research from basic to advanced. This free program is offered through online modules you can do at your own pace on Brightspace, with options for in-person sessions in May & June. Enroll anytime: dal.ca.libguides.com/ResearchCamp

REMINDER: Survey closes tomorrow (May 1) Work/volunteer in literacy in Nova Scotia (schools, libraries, community, policy)? Your input matters. Help shape a provincial picture of literacy: surveys.dal.ca/opinio/s?s=8... Please share widely. #literacy #dalhousie #research #yorkville #LNS

Dal Libraries Research Camp will take you through all the elements of research from basic to advanced. This free program is offered through online modules you can do at your own pace on Brightspace, with options for in-person sessions in May & June. Enroll anytime: dal.ca.libguides.com/ResearchCamp

The African Nova Scotian Archival Gathering brings together community members with personal collections of family and cultural artifacts, alongside professionals working in institutional archives and cultural spaces that hold African Nova Scotian materials. Register: https://ow.ly/TYv950YNCl9

🧵 We tend to think the internet is permanent, but VANISHING CULTURE—the new 📚 from Internet Archive—starts with a simple reality: our digital record is far more fragile than we think 🕳️ 📖 Read for free: archive.org/details/vani... 🛒 Purchase in print: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta... ⬇️

In the news: When exam season peaks, the library becomes more than a study space: www.dal.ca/news/2026/04...

REMINDER: Literacy work happens in libraries, classrooms, daycares, non-profits. If you have paid or unpaid literacy-related experience in Nova Scotia, we want to hear from you by May 1st. 25 questions | 15–20 minutes | Anonymous surveys.dal.ca/opinio/s?s=8... Please share widely.

Dal Libraries’ Research Camp self-registration now open! Research Camp is a comprehensive program to take you through the research process, from literature searching and writing to publication. Open to any student, faculty, or staff blogs.dal.ca/libraries/20...

Save the date and register! Join us May 7 for the African Nova Scotian Archival Gathering, hosted in partnership with Dalhousie’s African Nova Scotian Strategy, which focuses on understanding and strengthening African Nova Scotian archives across the province: events.dal.ca/event/5759-a...

It's exam season! Our libraries are open longer to serve you better. Check our website for extended exam hours for your favourite study spot. You've got this 📝💫 bit.ly/dal-lib-hours

It's exam season! Our libraries are open longer to serve you better. Check our website for extended exam hours for your favourite study spot. You've got this 📝💫 bit.ly/dal-lib-hours

AI-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. The 10th annual International Fact-Checking Day provides a good opportunity to look at these evolving challenges.

Save the date and register! Join us May 7 for the African Nova Scotian Archival Gathering, hosted in partnership with Dalhousie’s African Nova Scotian Strategy, which focuses on understanding and strengthening African Nova Scotian archives across the province: events.dal.ca/event/5759-a...

Today is #NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay! Languages carry stories, knowledge, and identity, and they deserve to be preserved, shared, and celebrated. On this day, and every day, we honour the cultural importance and revitalization of Indigenous languages.

Today! Our final speaker series event of the year, co-hosted with the Black and African Diaspora Studies program. All are welcome! @dalhistory.bsky.social @dalfaculty.bsky.social @dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social

Tonight! Join us for this free virtual event!

Our speaker series this Friday, co-hosted with Black & African Diaspora Studies: "Anthologizing Afrofuturism: A Panel Discussion & Launch of The @broadviewpress.bsky.social Anthology of Science Fiction," with Profs. Asha Jeffers, Isaac Saney & Jason Haslam. All are welcome! @dallibraries.bsky.social

I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, tells the Mi'kmaw Elder's childhood story of losing her language while a resident of the residential school in Nova Scotia. Joe's words explore and celebrate the survival of Mi'kmaw culture and language despite its attempted eradication. #EPUB nnels.ca/items/i-lost...

Join us as MacRae Library archival intern Steve Brakel presents on digitizing the Edith Zillig Sheep & Wool Collection. Friday, March 27 at 11 am in the MacRae Library, Program Room 219 Agricultural Campus, Truro. Join us in person or online: dal.libcal.com/calendar/eve...

Udderly inspired: Annual Fine Arts and Craft Exhibit highlights creativity on Agricultural Campus www.dal.ca/news/2026/03...

Show your support for Truro campus students & post‑docs! Join us on March 18, 6–8 pm at the MacRae Library (Rooms 218/219) for the Research Poster Competition. Vote for your fave, win prizes & enjoy light refreshments. Open to all! Posters will be on display March 16–19 dal.libcal.com/event/3991250

Join us this Friday, March 13, for “Family Matters: A Joint Book Launch” by @dal-english.bsky.social professors Dr Asha Jeffers and Dr LiLi Johnson! 3:45-5:00 in McCain 1198, with reception to follow. All are welcome! @dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social

Join us with @writersfedofns.bsky.social to celebrate David Huebert's Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award-winning novel Oil People. David will sit down with Alexander MacLeod on March 26 @ 7:30 pm to discuss writing, fiction, storytelling, and the impact of the award. Register: bit.ly/2025-raddall

The Accessible Reading Symposium, March 11-12, by @nnelsca.bsky.social , @celalibrary.bsky.social, and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, is a free, virtual event to help library staff and readers with print disabilities learn about accessible reading in Canada. bit.ly/accessible-2...

This Friday, March 6, our Speaker Series will host readings by a number of our Creative Writing faculty and teaching assistants/grad students. All are welcome! Details on the poster (and in alt text). @dallibraries.bsky.social @dalhousie.bsky.social

It’s Freedom to Read Week - a time for Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. We celebrate our right to explore diverse, bold, and even controversial ideas. Stop by the MacRae Library book display to check out some classic controversial reads #FTRW2026

Tomorrow! Hear author and CBC radio host Elamin Abdelmahmoud read from his memoir Son of Elsewhere. Friday, 1-2:30PM, in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons. Join us for refreshments, great conversation & a chance to meet the author! @elamin.bsky.social @dal-english.bsky.social bit.ly/elamin-2026

#FairDealingWeek is an international celebration of the copyright law that helps to balance the interests of users and owners while supporting access to information and knowledge. Learn about copyright & fair dealing at Dalhousie with our essential research guide dal.ca.libguides.com/copyright/es...

As part of Freedom to Read Week, we invite you to play Imagine IF: A Game-Based Introduction to Intellectual Freedom by @libraryfutures.bsky.social. Find yourself in the role of library staff as you navigate intellectual freedom issues and interact with patrons and staff in an online game!

User rights are at a turning point in the age of generative AI. As part of #FairDealingWeek, CARL is hosting a webinar on copyright, fair dealing & GenAI with Prof. Peter K. Yu. 📅 Feb 25 | 1–2pm ET 🔗 Details and Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-r... #FairUseWeek #FDWorks @arl.org

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. Let's celebrate our right to explore diverse, bold, and even controversial ideas. #FTRW2026

Please join us for this discussion with @elamin.bsky.social, hosted by @dal-english.bsky.social chair, Dr. Erin Wunker!

Next Friday! Join us for an in-person conversation with @elamin.bsky.social about his memoir and our Dal Reads 2025-2026 selection Son of Elsewhere. Friday, February 27, 1:00-2:30 pm, room 264 in the Wallace McCain Learning Commons: bit.ly/elamin-2026

Please note 🏁: Off-campus library services are restored. It may take a few minutes for this to be reflected in your browser.

Please note ⚠️: We are currently experiencing outages with many library services for off-campus users, including the Archives database. We are actively working on this issue. Thank you for your patience. status.dal.ca/service.php?...

In partnership with Dalhousie Medical Humanities, the Cabot Trail Writers Festival is offering two Creative Writing workshops for free to students, faculty, staff, and medical professionals with author Marianne Apostolides Register: cabot-trail-writers-festival.tickit.ca/events/33719...

Through a research partnership with Calian, Dalhousie is helping defence and government leaders understand how everyday digital activity creates exploitable cyber risk and how to mitigate it before it becomes an operational vulnerability: