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Eileen Wallace Collection Closed For Renovations ~ Oct. 14 – 16

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Posted on Friday, October 10th, 2008 at 9:24am by Lesley Balcom

The Nan Gregg Room on the 4th floor of HIL,  home of the Eileen Wallace Children’s Literature Collection, will be closed from Tuesday October 14th-Thursday October 16th for the installation of new carpet.
Anyone requiring materials from the collection during this time should contact the Curator, Sue Fisher, in the adjacent office.  Sue can also be reached at sfisher@unb.ca, and 452-6044.

Thanksgiving Day Hours

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Posted on Tuesday, October 07th, 2008 at 12:26pm by Monica Fitzpatrick

All library patrons please note the following changes to our hours during the Thanksgiving Day holiday (Monday, October 13):

Engineering Library

     1:00pm – 11:00 pm

Harriet Irving Library

    1:00pm – 11:00 pm

Science & Forestry Library

    8:00am – 11:00 pm

Gerard V. LaForest Law Library

    CLOSED

Ward Chipman Library (UNBSJ)

    1:00pm – 9:00 pm

For full details regarding Fall hours in our libraries, please click here.

Fall Film Series – Thursday Evenings

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Posted on Sunday, September 28th, 2008 at 7:17pm by Monica Fitzpatrick

UNB Libraries invites students, faculty and staff to our Fall Film Series beginning Thursday, October 2 and running subsequent Thursdays for six weeks (until November 6).

The library offers you a selection of lesser known and challenging films from our film collection.  Viewings will take place on Thursday evenings at 7:30 in the Milham Room (Room 100) at Harriet Irving Library’s Learning Commons. Refreshments are welcome.  Admission is free.

To view the schedule please click here:  fallfilmseries2 

Writing Centre Evening Hours

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Posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 9:49am by Monica Fitzpatrick

UNB Libraries is pleased to announce that UNB’s Writing and Study Skills Centre is offering a drop-in evening service for students in HIL’s Learning Commons beginning Tuesday evening, Sept. 23 until Dec. 4.

The drop-in service will be available on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-10:00pm in the Research Consultation Office (Room 116) in the Learning Commons.

For further details about UNB’s Writing and Study Skills Centre, please go to their website: //extend.unb.ca/wss/

“Banned Books” Display In HIL

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Posted on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 1:54pm by Monica Fitzpatrick

UNB Libraries is celebrating “Freedom to Read” week by displaying a selection of banned or challenged books.  The display entitled “Closing Books Shuts Out Ideas”is situated directly in front of the Research Help Desk (main floor) in the Harriet Irving Library (HIL) Learning Commons.  

Drop by and celebrate the freedom to choose and the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox viewpoints to all who wish to read them.

Fredericton Heritage Icons On Display

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Posted on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 1:39pm by Monica Fitzpatrick

Harriet Irving Library is pleased to host a new display in the Commons Café entitled “2008 Fredericton Heritage Icons.”

Organized by Fredericton Heritage Trust, the display contains icons selected via individual nomination to represent various aspects of Fredericton’s history, natural environment and culture. 

The display, located in the Commons Café area of the Harriet Irving Library’s Learning Commons (5 Macaulay Lane, University of New Brunswick), can be viewed during regular library hours and will continue for several weeks.

Further information about Fredericton Heritage Trust and their Heritage Icon program can be obtained from their website at: //www.heritagefredericton.org/