Library Event

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Coffee Break | Pop-up Surprise
Zoom through the last stretch of exam season with free coffee, available in the library lobby from 11am-2pm
Coffee at the Library | Giving Tuesday

On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, come to the Robertson Library for a coffee/tea break! At 10:00 am, stop by the lobby with your reusable cup for a free coffee or tea and a little treat!

Free Coffee and Tea at the Library!
Join us on Tuesday November 26th at 10:00AM in the Robertson Library lobby for a free coffee or tea and a treat.
Art Display | Trans Day of Remembrance
We're pleased to host an EDIHR art display honoring the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday, November 22nd, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Giving Tuesday | Robertson Library
Robertson Library and its revitalization project is the focus for UPEI’s Giving Tuesday event on December 3rd!
Light Therapy Lamp | Info Session
Join us Monday Oct 21st at 12 noon in Robertson Library's computer lab (265)
Postcards Home
Send a Postcard Home! On Tuesday October 1, celebrate World Postcard Day from 12p-3p at the Robertson Library
Coffee Tuesdays
Free coffee and tea in the library lobby for the next four Tuesdays!
Catalogue unavailable Tuesday, June 18

The Library's catalogue https://islandpines.roblib.upei.ca/eg/opac/home will be unavailable Tuesday, June 18 to allow for a software upgrade.

Robertson Library Movie Night | Friday, April 12 at 6 pm
Pop-Up Surprises at Robertson Library

Classes are over, and you just have to make it through exams! The library is here to help, and not just with books and research advice. Every day between April 11th and April 21st, we'll provide some sort of treat, craft, or activity to give your brain a break. Follow @RobertsonLibrary on Instagram and Facebook so you never miss a Pop-Up Surprise.

We'll also be transforming the library lounge into the Stress-Free Zone for the duration of exams. Relax with colouring pages, yarn, origami, and so much more! 

Good luck on your finals!

Postcards Home

Monday February 12, 11a-1p, Robertson Library lobby

Black History Month Movie Night: Ninth Floor

Wednesday February 28, 6pm, Robertson Library Room 235

Gina*matimg: A Time of Learning screening at UPEI

RESCHEDULED
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
UPEI, 242 MacDougall Hall

Robertson Library website upgrade

The library website was upgraded.

If you have questions or encounter any issues please report them at Library Feedback.

Send A Postcard Home!

Wednesday, Oct. 18th, 11 am - 1 pm, Library
Postcards are FREE - and we'll mail your postcard for FREE!

Bell Let's Talk Day - Wednesday, Jan. 25th

Drop by our Bell Let's Talk information table. Fill out a Bell Let’s Talk Speech Bubble, and receive a FREE Bell Let’s Talk toque or reusable bag!  Wednesday, 11 am - 1 pm.

Send a Postcard Home!

Wednesday, Oct. 19th,11 am – 2 pm, Library Foyer, Main Level
Postcards are FREE - and we'll mail your postcard for FREE!

WiFi Help in the Library

If you need help getting connected to UPEI's new wireless service, drop by the Library to get help.

Support is available in the Pit from 10:00am-12:00noon and in the Library in the afternoon from 2:00pm-3:00pm

More information about connecting to eduroam is available from https://upei.ca/wifi 

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Musical Interlude @ Robertson Library: Matt Squared

Join us in the Library on Tuesday, Mar. 10 at noon for a performance by guitar duo, UPEI music students Matt Kays & Matt McNally. All are welcome to this free event.

Movie Talks @ Robertson Library: The Ninth Floor

Rescheduled to Monday, March 2nd, Robertson Library, Room 235 @ 6pm. Doors open @ 5:30pm. Co-sponsored by the Library, UPEI Student Diversity Office, BIPOC USHR, & the Hive.

Environmental Studies Discussion Series

All are welcome to our screening of the documentary “Athropocene: The Human Epoch,” followed by a discussion led by the UPEI students.

Movie Talks @ Robertson Library: Lost Boys of Sudan

Wednesday, February 5th, Robertson Library, Room 312. Doors open at 5:30 pm, documentary starts at 6:00 pm. Free admission. Co-sponsored by WUSC UPEI and the Library.
 

Escape Room @ Robertson Library

Sign up for a free Escape Room experience! Open to all UPEI students, faculty, and staff.

Library Orientation Tours in January. Additional Tour Added - Friday at 2 pm

Take a library tour in January to learn about your library's services and resources. Tours leave from the Service Desk and last 30-40 minutes. Additional tour scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31 at 2 pm.

Stress Free Zone!

Take a time-out, relax, and have fun in the Stress Free Zone! Play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, or just unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.

Food for Fines: Dec. 4 - Dec. 14

Support the UPEI Campus Food Bank and reduce your library fines! Donate non-perishable food items and we'll deduct $2. per item from your library fines.

Movie Talks @ Robertson Library: The Staging Post

The Library, WUSC UPEI, & the Rotaract Club of UPEI invite you to attend a free screening of the documentary The Staging Post. Wed., Nov. 20. Room 312 of the Library. 6 pm. All are welcome!

Spooktacular Tales @ Robertson Library!

Tuesday, Oct. 29th at 7 pm. Room 312, Robertson Library.  Dr. Richard Raiswell presentation on early modern witch hunting and movie, The VVetch: A New England Folktale. Free event!

Environmental Studies Discussion Series

Robertson Library: October 30, 2019 at 5:30pm.

All Welcome!

Kejimkujik: History Written in Stone

A Mi’kmaq Petroglyph Exhibit by Mi’kmaq Artisan, Todd Labrador. Official opening Monday, Oct. 7 at noon. Story by PEI Poet Laureate and Mi’kmaq Author, Julie Pellisier-Lush. The exhibit will be open until Oct. 25th.

 

GeoScienceWorld Ebooks Trial

Over 2,000 ebooks in the Earth Sciences including Environmental Science. Trial through November 30.

Orange Shirt Day

UPEI wears orange to honour residential school survivors on Orange Shirt Day, Monday, Sept. 30th. Visit the information table in the Library on Monday, 11 am-1 pm. 

Send a Postcard Home!

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 am - 2 pm in the Library Breezeway. Postcards are FREE - and we'll mail your postcard for you!! Co-sponsored with the UPEI International Student Office. Free popcorn!

Robertson Library & UPEI NSO Movie Night

Free movie - Captain Marvel. Join us on Friday, Sept. 6th at 7 pm in Duffy Science Centre, Room 135. Free popcorn! All are welcome! PG-13 rating.

UPEI NSO Event - Escape Robertson Library

Spend a fun-filled evening in the Library on Tuesday, Sep. 3@4:30pm! Solve puzzles, complete challenges, & unlock secret boxes to escape! Limited to 50 NSO UPEI students. First-come, first-served. Line up early!

Escape Room @ Robertson Library

Escape the Deadly Virus on PEI: Crow Disease! Find clues, solve puzzles, find keys, & open locks to escape. Can you escape in time? Free admission! Open to all UPEI students, faculty, and staff. Sign up now!

Library Orientation Tours in September

Book a Library Orientation Tour!  Learn about your Library's services and resources. Tours start Thursday, September 5 and are available throughout the month.

Closed on Friday August 16, 2019

Robertson Library is closed on Friday August 16, 2019, for Gold Cup Day. We will reopen on Sunday August 18, 2019 at 1pm.

Dr. Epperly to launch compilation of L.M. Montgomery's scrapbooks

New edition of Imagining Anne: The Island Scrapbooks of L.M. Montgomery will be launched on Thursday, July 25, 2:30-3:30 pm in the Library.

Pigot Lecture Series: The Lion of Prince of Wales: Alexander Anderson

On Tuesday, June 25 at 6:30 pm on the second floor of UPEI’s Robertson Library. PEI writer Marion Bruce will present “The Lion of Prince of Wales: Alexander Anderson—An Unsung Hero of Prince Edward Island’s Education System.”

F.I.A.T./f.ê.t.e. The Reading Series: Monday, June 3rd @ 7 pm

Join The Writers Union of Canada members Carol Malyon & Deborah Stiles in their Interactive reading of poetry & prose.  Faculty Lounge, Main Building, UPEI. All are welcome! Free admission!

PEI Votes 2019 -- Information Guide

To encourage informed discussion and participation, the Library is pleased to share this short information guide on the April 2019 PEI provincial election and electoral system referendum.

Stress Free Zone!

Relax and unwind in the Stress Free Zone in the Library! April 3rd - 26th. Games, puzzles, colouring books, crafts, photo booth, Lego, etc.

Extended Library Hours

Extended hours during the exam period. April 6-26 hours: Monday-Friday 8am-11pm; Saturday 8am-8pm; Sunday 10am-11pm. Please note: Easter Weekend hours.

Food for Fines - April 6-27

Support the UPEI Campus Food Bank! Bring non-perishable food or grocery items to the Service Desk in the Library & we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

 

 

 

Pigot Memorial Lecture Series: informal education, 1825-1965

Dr. Edward MacDonald’s will deliver the first lecture of the series on Tuesday, March 26 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge of UPEI’s SDU Main Building.

History of Agriculture on PEI

Date and time: March 14, 2019 at 4pm

Place: The Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI campus.

Free Movie - To Educate a Girl - Friday, March 8th

WUSC UPEI, Rotaract Club of UPEI, & Robertson Library will be showing the free documentary on International Women's Day! Library, Room 312. Doors open at 5:30 pm. All are welcome!

Fair Dealing Week, February 25 - March 1

Fair Dealing Week provides an annual opportunity to consider and discuss the importance of copyright