| Literary Awards Special Display | 2024 |
The Library has the newest award-winning Canadian books for you to discover
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| Hindu Heritage Month |
November is Hindu Heritage Month in Canada, for which the Library will be hosting a special display.
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| Open Access Week |
Robertson Library will have a special display available in the library lobby from Oct 18th - Oct 28th.
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| Mikmaq History Month |
We invite you to explore our special display in the library lobby dedicated to Mi'kmaq History Month.
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| Gender Equality Week | Special Display |
Our library is featuring a special display for the occasion, available from September 20th to September 27th
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| Commemoration of the Great Upheaval |
To commemorate The Great Upheaval, Robertson Library has created a special display that can be viewed in our lobby.
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| Pride Season |
Robertson Library Celebrates Pride Season!
In celebration of Pride Season, Robertson Library is exhibiting a special display found in our exhibit corner of the lobby.
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| Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change Exhibition |
The Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change course (ACC2030/IKE2030) will be hosting an exhibition on April 3rd at 3:30pm in the Robertson Library Lobby. The exhibition will showcase creative pieces by students based on their reflections of Knowledge-Keeper Elder Gary Joe Augustine's, from Elsipogtog First Nation, presentation.
For more information, please reach out to the instructor and coordinator: Margaret Augustine (maugustine@upei.ca) and Donald Moses (dmoses@upei.ca).
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| Robertson Celebrates Black History Month! |
February is Black History Month. Celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities!
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| Book Display - Award-Winning Canadian Literature |
Check out the finalists and winners of the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) & Scotiabank Giller Prize.
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| JULY POP-UP PUB Books @Robertson Library |
Check out our selection of current, popular reading materials, thanks to a collaboration with the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre.
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| Governor General’s Literary Awards & Scotiabank Giller Prize: 2021 Finalists & Winner/s |
Check out our book display in the Library foyer for award-winning Canadian literature.
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| Library Closed Remembrance Day, Friday, Nov. 11 |
Veterans' Week November 5 -11; National Indigenous Veterans' Day November 8; Remembrance Day November 11
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| Celebrate Mi’kmaq History Month! |
October 1 is the start of Mi’kmaq History Month!
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| Freedom To Read Week, Feb. 20-26 |
Visit our Freedom To Read Week book display. Check out a selection of books that have been challenged in Canada in recent decades.
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| Robertson Library Celebrates Black History Month |
February is Black History Month. Celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities.
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| Remembrance Day, Saturday, Nov. 11th |
The Library will be closed on Remembrance Day, a day to remember & honour those who have served Canada in times of war, military conflict & peace. Veterans' Week Nov. 5th-11th. Nov. 8th is National Aboriginal Veterans' Day.
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| Freedom to Read Week, Feb. 23 – 29, 2020 |
Check out our Freedom to Read Week book display. Take a pic with your favourite challenged or banned book.
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| Heritage Week Display Celebrates Library's 45th Anniversary |
Our new lobby display takes a look at the big news on-campus 45 years ago -- a brand-new Library!
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| Blind Date with a Book @ Robertson Library |
Celebrate I Read Canadian Day! Visit our display of Canadian literature. Check out a book (or a few) from our gift-wrapped selection as your blind date or choose your own.
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| Send a Postcard Home! |
Tuesday, Feb. 11th, 11 am - 1 pm. Postcards are FREE - and we will mail your postcard for FREE! Robertson Library, Main Level. All are welcome!
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| International Development Week: Feb. 2 - 8 |
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of International Development Week. Check out our display in the foyer of the Library.
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| Veterans' Week / Remembrance Day Display |
Visit our Veterans' Week and Remembrance display in the lobby of the Library. Material will be on display until Saturday, November 16th.
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| 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.
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| 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.”
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| National Indigenous Peoples Day |
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day for all Canadians to recognize & celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, & outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit & Métis peoples in Canada. Come visit our display in the Library Lobby.
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| Freedom to Read Week, Feb. 24 – Mar. 2 |
Check out books that have been challenged or banned in Canada in our Freedom to Read Week display.
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| Displays in the Library |
Visit our displays in the Library Lobby for International Development Week, Feb. 3-9 and February Black History Month.
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| Open Access Week 2018 |
The Robertson Library invites you to recognize and celebrate International Open Access Week during the week of October 22 - 28, 2018!
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| Sailing to the Shores of Generosity: an Exhibit |
You are welcome to attend the opening of Sailing to the Shores of Generosity, an exhibit of small works of mixed media/collage by artist Louise Mould.
The Library is hosting an opening of the exhibit on August 26 from 2-4pm and the exhibit continues to September 21, 2018. For more information about the exhibit and Louise Mould, click here.
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| Test Past Exhibit |
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| Test Future Exhibit |
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| Test Exhibit |
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