• Webster Library, Concordia University; Concordia University Library.
  • Salle Octagon de la bibliothèque des études islamiques de la McGill University; Klaus Fielder.
  • Bibliothèque de livres rares Thomas Fisher de la University of Toronto; Gordon Belray.
  • Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Photo courtesy of UBC Library.
  • Students sitting at a round table read in the Octagon Room of the Islamic Studies Library at McGill University
    Octagon Room, Islamic Studies Library, McGill University; Klaus Fielder.
  • Région centrale de la réserve à la bibliothèque Bennett de la Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University.
  • Students read by the Leslie and Irene Dubé Health Sciences Library at the University of Saskatchewan
    Leslie and Irene Dubé Health Sciences Library, University of Saskatchewan, University Library; University of Saskatchewan.
  • Belzberg Library, Simon Fraser University, Photo credit: Simon Fraser University.
  • Bibliothèque des sciences, campus MIL, Université de Montréal Photographie de Christian Fleury
  • Ridington Room du Irving K. Barber Learning Centre de la University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia Library.
  • Ronald D. Besse Information & Learning Commons, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Ryerson University.
    Ronald D. Besse Information & Learning Commons, Université Ryerson. Photographe : Université Ryerson.
  • The north-facing pavillion interior of the Robarts Library at the University of Toronto
    North-facing pavillion interior, Robarts Library, University of Toronto; Gordon Belray.
  • Bibliothèque Belzberg, Université Simon Fraser, Photographe: Université Simon Fraser.
  • Students studying in the early evening in the Ridington Room of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia
    Ridington Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia Library.
  • La bibliothèque numérique de la famille Taylor de la University of Calgary, Dave Brown; University of Calgary.
  • Bibliothèque des sciences de la santé Leslie et Irene Dubé de la University of Sasktachewan, University Library; University of Saskatchewan.
  • The exterior of Library and Archives Canada
  • A library staff retrieves an item from the central reserves area in the Bennett Library at Simon Fraser University
    Central Reserves Area, Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University.
  • Intérieur du pavillon faisant face au nord de la bibliothèque Robarts à la University of Toronto; Gordon Belray
  • Centre d'apprentissage Irving K. Barber. Photo: Bibliothèque de l’Université de la colombie britannique
  • The atrium of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library opens to several floors of books and manuscripts at the University of Toronto
    Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto; Gordon Belray.
  • Students study in the Alan G. Green Fireplace Reading Room of the Stauffer Library at Queen's University
    Alan G. Green Fireplace Reading Room, Stauffer Library, Queen's University; Queen's University (c)
  • Alan G. Green Fireplace Reading Room de la bibliothèque Stauffer à la Queen's University; Queen's University ©
  • Students work by large windows in the galleria stairwell of the Mearns Centre for Learning of the McPherson Library at the University of Victoria
    Galleria Stairwell, Mearns Centre for Learning, McPherson Library, University of Victoria; University of Victoria Photography Services.
  • Galerie de la cage d'escalier du Mearns Centre for Learning à la bibliothèque McPherson de la University of Victoria; Services de photographie de la University of Victoria.
  • Belzberg Library, Simon Fraser University, Photo credit: Simon Fraser University.
  • Bibliothèque Belzberg, Université Simon Fraser, Photographe: Université Simon Fraser.
  • The exterior of the Taylor Family Digital Library at the University of Calgary
    Taylor Family Digital Library, University of Calgary, Dave Brown; University of Calgary
  • Ronald D. Besse Information & Learning Commons, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Ryerson University.
    Ronald D. Besse Information & Learning Commons, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Ryerson University.
  • Bibliothèque de l’Université Laval, pavillon Jean-Charles-Bonenfant, étudiants, espaces de travail, 4e étage. Photo: Pub Photo
  • Bibliothèque et Archives Canada; Gordon King. (CC-BY-NC-ND)
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CARL Welcomes Sarah Lake as Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation

May 07, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Lake as its new Visiting Program Officer (VPO) for Digital Preservation. Sarah Lake is the Digital Preservation Librarian at Concordia University … More  CARL Welcomes Sarah Lake as Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation

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April 30, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is now accepting nominations for participants for FLOURISH, a pilot library leadership program designed for participants from BPOC (Black and People of Colour) communities.  This six-day Canadian-focused leadership-mentorship program … More  Call for Participants – FLOURISH: BPOC Academic Library Leadership Program

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