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What makes a great mentoring relationship? Join us tomorrow, Oct. 27, for a conversation with author Frankie J. Weinberg on how mentees can take the lead in their own growth and development. 📍 Robarts Library | 1–2:30 p.m. 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-event...

Big news! 📰 #UofT Libraries now offers FREE digital access to the @theglobeandmail.com and @nytimes.com for current U of T students, faculty, librarians and staff. News, podcasts, recipes, crosswords and more... all at your fingertips! 🔗Learn more & register: uoft.me/UTLnewsaccess

Is your startup entering an established sector -or on the edge of something new?Discover market research reports & trade journals,& explore key tools to guide your journey! 📊Intro to Industry Research 🗓️Oct 14,12-2pm 💻Zoom For current #UofT students/faculty/staff Sign up: uoft.me/e-shipworkshop

Dream of taking your designs into another dimension? Learn how to create your own 3D objects at our upcoming workshop.No previous knowledge required! 🧊Intro to 3D Design w. Tinkercad 🗓️Oct 21, 12-1:30pm 📍Gerstein Library For current #UofT students/staff/faculty Sign up: uoft.me/gerstein3dtraining

#UofT alumna Anne Carson has won the 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature for “her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature." #UofTAlumni 🏆 uoft.me/np26

🎙️ Episode 10, The Future of Robarts now available. What role will research libraries play in an increasingly digital world? Librarians, scholars, architects & urbanists reflect on the future of one of Toronto’s most iconic buildings. #uoft @uoftlibraries.bsky.social shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-...

“It looks like a prison.” “I think the architecture is really beautiful.” Robarts Library has always inspired strong reactions. In our back-to-school bonus episode, I asked incoming students: What’s your first impression of Robarts? 🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... #UofT #Toronto

Think the library is just books? Think again. 👀📚 From coffee and snacks to study spaces and equipment, there is a lot more waiting for you at the library.☕🍟🖨️ Come see what your library has to offer! ✨ #MoreThanBooks #StudySpots #StudentLife #UofT

Want to help shape the future of U of T Libraries? 👀 Applications for the Library Student Advisory Committee (LSAC) are now open! ✍️ Open to all graduate & undergrad students 👋 Meet to share ideas to improve library services, spaces, and programs ⭐ Apply by September 20: tinyurl.com/44en447u

→ A new partnership for sustainable scholarly infrastructure #CoalitionPublica, @ocul-libraries.bsky.social and @uoftlibraries.bsky.social, as the service provider for @scholarsportal.bsky.social, have entered into a new agreement. 📝 Read the announcement: www.coalition-publi.ca/coalition-pu...

Constantia Constantinou appointed #UofT’s university chief librarian 📚 uoft.me/cvn

We're delighted to announce @uoftlibraries.bsky.social Chief Librarian Larry P. Alford as the recipient of the OCUL Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his leadership, collaboration and transformative contributions to the research library community. Read more: ocul.on.ca/ocul-lifetim...

U of T Libraries are glowing up with #Pride 🌈 Come visit the Engineering and Computer Science Library to see our displays in person, make stickers and browse other activities! 💅 #librariesofbluesky #studentlife

From 1978-1985, The Asianadian magazine broke new ground in #Cdn publishing 📖 It promoted Asian Canadian activism & challenged sexism and homophobia 🌈 Thanks to library archivists & a donor, the magazine & its records have now been digitized. 🖥️ Read more: library.utoronto.ca/news/asianad...

#ICYMI - @unquietlibrary.bsky.social takes a #BTS stroll through Robarts' iconic hallways and dispels a few common myths along the way 🤫

☀️🕕 Summer hours in effect from Mon June 1 - Sun Aug 23: Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-10pm Fri: 8:30-5pm Sat-Sun: 9am-5pm 🔗 For more hours info: library.utoronto.ca/libraries?se... cc @uoftlibraries.bsky.social

In the 1920s, the Carnegie Foundation created a number of "art teaching sets"🎨 One of these sets was donated to U of T in 1926. 📚 Hidden in storage for decades, the collection is now finding new life through digitization at the Art History Library. 💻 More: library.utoronto.ca/news/treasur...

Episode 7 is out! The Unquiet Library dives into the analogue world of Robarts: card catalogues, ringing telephones, typewriters, conveyor belts, and the rhythms of pre-digital research. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 📚 #uoft #libraries #toronto @uoftlibraries.bsky.social

Day 2 at #TechKnowFile2026 featured a keynote on thinking *with* AI from @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social's @karinavold.bsky.social, and a day full of sessions on everything from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social's website consolidation to @utoronto.ca's AI Kitchen, co-sponsored by @drdonnakidwell.com. Thanks all!

Robarts Library at dusk University of Toronto #toronto #bikeTO #x100vi @uoftlibraries.bsky.social

Got a new startup idea, but don't know your market? 📊Market Research for Startups ✅Get familiar w. tools/databases to help w. market sizing, business plans & more ✅Discover more library services for UofT entrepreneurs 🗓️May 14 💻Zoom For current #UofT students/staff/faculty 🔗 uoft.me/e-shipworkshop

Unquiet Library Episode 5 out now! “The Pink Collar” looks at the gendered history of Robarts Library. Stories of resistance, resilience, and reform, told through oral history. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on Acast shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... @uoftlibraries.bsky.social

🎙️ New episode is live: From Fort Book to the Heart of Campus. This episode traces how librarians, staff and advocates pushed for accessibility, better service, and spaces where students could feel safe, supported and at home. 🎧 shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... @uoftlibraries.bsky.social

Interested in communicating your STEM research in a creative & visual way? Join us at one of our three new upcoming Science Communication workshops on biomedical illustration, zines-making, & graphic medicine! 🖼️✂️🖍️🥼🧬🧪 All sessions open to current #UofT students! ℹ️ Sign up: uoft.me/zine-showcase

Before search engines, there were card catalogues, and the librarians who guarded them. Episode 3 of The Unquiet Library looks back at this iconic space and these brilliant and formidable human search engines. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. @uoftlibraries.bsky.social

Curious what it’s like to study at #UofT St. George? 🤔 Take a quick tour of five must-see spots – historic buildings, student hubs, study spaces, & athletic facilities that make the U of T student experience unique. 📌 Explore: uoft.me/explore

Misinformation spreads fast—but where’s the line between fact and opinion? In our season finale, @jendlake.bsky.social, Colin Furness & experts from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social unpack misinformation & how political shifts shape the future of health research. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

Brutalism is back, and in Episode 2, we explore how Robarts went from “Toronto’s ugliest building” to a beloved icon (especially in cherry blossom season 🌸). Has the world finally caught up to Robarts? 🎧 Episode 2 is out now! #UofT #RobartsLibrary #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture #Toronto

Brutal. I've got a few bits in these podcasts defending Canada's greatest building.

Morning!🌞Time for some Overdue Advice from your friendly U of T library staff 👋 Today we're sharing tips on finding peer-reviewed articles to support your research. ✍ Keep your eyes peeled for more Overdue Advice to make your research projects pop 💥 every Tuesday ✅

Learn why Robarts Library is so hard to navigate. Episode 1 is out now: “Toronto’s Ugliest Building?”. 🎧Listen now: shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... #UofT #TorontoPodcast #AcademicLibraries #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture #Libraries

Want to start a new business? Be sure to attend tomorrow’s Industry Research workshop first! 📊

‼️NEW‼️ 🧊Intro to 3D Design w. Fusion 360 Makers who want to create customized physical objects will learn: ✅ plan a project ✅ master parametric 3D modelling basics ✅ personalize designs w. industry-relevant tools 🗓️Mar 17 📍Gerstein Library For U of T students/staff/faculty uoft.me/gerstein3dtr...

Iconic. Polarizing. Unforgettable. Robarts Library has been called many things over the past 50 years. The Unquiet Library podcast explores the voices, tensions, and histories that shaped it. The first episodes are now streaming. 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/0AjhamY...

Signed, sealed, rediscovered: #UofT researchers decode 15th-century missive from French monarch 📜 uoft.me/cbK

Today, the Government of Ontario announced changes to funding across the postsecondary sector, including a $6.4 billion investment. This funding will help sustain access to high-quality academic programs & support students in preparing for the future. uoft.me/funding-announcement

Starting something new? Level up your company research & competitive analysis skills! Company & Competitor Research 🗓️Feb 19, 12-1 💻Zoom For current #UofT students/staff/faculty of all disciplines 🔗 uoft.me/e-shipworkshop @uoftlibraries.bsky.social @uoftcfe.bsky.social @entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca

⚠️ Weather Update: Due to heavy snowfall and the impacts on public transit, the #UofT St. George campus is closed until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Monday, January 26, 2026. A status update will be posted online today by 10:00 a.m. at utoronto.ca/campus-status

Start the new year off by learning a new hobby! 🧶 Join us @ Engineering and Computer Science Library (ECSL)’s informal crafting drop-in. 🧵 Supplies will be provided & staff will be there to help. 🤝 Find us Jan 27, noon-2pm, 2nd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Rd, room 2402 🧐

Dream of designing in 3D? Learn 3D design basics - perfect for makers who want to design a digital file for creating customized physical objects! Intro to 3D Design w.Tinkercad 🗓️ Jan 30, 12-1:30 📍Gerstein Library For current #UofT students/faculty/staff 👉 uoft.me/gerstein3dtraining

Have an unhealthy relationship with your data?😩📱 DATA DETOX WEEK arrives Jan 26-30! Discover how digital tech influences our behaviour & start taking back control of your digital privacy, security, & wellbeing - drop in to our week-long expo + join online workshops Sign up: uoft.me/data-detox-2026

Interested in growing native plants? Learn to properly prep seeds that need to be stored in the cold before they can grow in the spring! 🌱Seed Sitting Workshop 🗓️Jan 20  |  12-1pm 📍Gerstein Library For current #UofT students/staff/faculty 🔗 uoft.me/seed-sitting... cc @uoftlibraries.bsky.social