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Today's postcard features an old restaurant that no longer exists. It used to be located in downtown Charlottetown on Kent Street. Any idea what popular restaurant is located in that building today? 

Today for the 8th day of 12 Days of PEI postcards we feature an Island pipedream that never was

>Welcome to the 7th day of 12 Days of Postcards!

Here is today's postcard: might need a bigger boat for this catch!

Today's postcard for 12 Days of Postcards is featured on a popular TV show in the 1970s.

Today's postcard(s) is of the St. Dunstan's Basilica fire in 1913.

For the 4th day of the 12 Days of PEI Postcards we have another tall-tale postcard, but with a fairy-tale twist.

Welcome back for another day of 12 Days of PEI Postcards.

Welcome back to the 2nd day of the 12 Days of PEI Postcards.

Library open extended hours until December 15th. Monday - Friday 8 am - 11pm, Saturday - Sunday 9 am - 11 pm.

Reduce or clear your Library fines and help support the UPEI Food Bank! Bring non-perishable food or grocery items to the Service Desk & we'll deduct $2 per item from your Library fines.

The Library is running a free trial of the HeinOnline Canadian Core legal/historical database now through July 31.

The Library now offers a Click Mini book scanner in the Learning Commons

Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?

Come and relax in the Library's Stress Free Zone.

Beginning on December 1, we will be showcasing 12 days of vintage PEI Postcards.

Thursday, November 23, 5 - 11 pm

It's that time of year when you're getting stressed - we can help you with that!
Check out the Pyjama Party schedule.

StatsCan has recently released 2016 data tables and graphics for "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity" and "Housing"

3D printer now available to UPEI and PEI community!

Robertson Library will be open noon-5pm on Remembrance Day, Saturday, Nov. 11th; 10am-11pm on Sunday, Nov. 12th; and noon-10pm on Monday, Nov. 13th.

The Library has obtained a free trial for online access to the scholarly journal Science for the period Nov 1 - Dec 1, 2017.

Tuesday, October 24, 1pm-4pm

Robertson Library Rm 265 (LINC)

In coordination with the Music and Belonging Wikipedia Project, the UPEI library invites all to improve existing PEI-related music or artist articles by adding citations to existing articles, or creating new articles. No experience necessary!

The event will provide training and guidance on editing Wikipedia, and finding and citing reliable sources. Refreshments will also be provided.

Wednesday, Oct. 25th at 7 pm, Room 308 (Upper Level) in the Library. Ghost stories, eerie tales, songs, & legends from UPEI, PEI, and beyond.

Events October 23 - October 26 to celebrate International Open Access Week

Congratulations to Boyang Bernie Zhou, who won the grand prize of a Samsung tablet, and to Jocelynne Richards and Selina Kuhn who were the winners of a $15 gift card to the UPEI Bookstore.

Robertson Library will be open 12 noon - 10 pm on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 9^th.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Exhibit Launch Celebrates Homecoming 2017.

The Library’s University Archives is pleased to celebrate Homecoming Weekend 2017 with the launch of this exhibit on the development of sports and fitness at UPEI. Stop by the lobby to learn more about our University's 48 great years of sporting tradition!

Friday, Sept 22, 12:30-1pm in the Library Lobby

#SciLit17

Now through December a free trial on the database Literary Encyclopedia.

Stargazing has been postponed, and we'll try again in October! 

#SciLit17

The Library is hosting a movie night as part of NSO. Join us in Room 308 of the Library on Friday, Sept. 8th at 7:30 pm to watch the movie Logan. Free admission! Everyone is welcome! 

The Library will be open this weekend, including Labour Day. Sat., Sept. 2nd (NSO) 9am-5pm; Sun., Sept. 3rd 1-8pm; Mon., Sept. 4th 1-8pm.

Welcome all new and returning students!

Films on Demand is a massive collection of academically appropriate videos.

It includes over 500 videos relating to gender and LGBT issues.

Or explore the entire collection - over 40,000 videos, including over 250,000 separately watchable segments.

Discover your Library’s resources and services, AND be entered to win a prize. The grand prize is a tablet! We’d love to show you around!

Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters, a historical archive, is now available

Documentaries and historical footage relating to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical March on Washington, on August 28, 1963

This browser plug-in finds open access (free) versions of articles the library doesn't subscribe to.

In early August, Statistics Canada released Families, Households, and Marital Status data tables from the 2016 census, with changes from 2011.

Robertson Library will be closed on Friday, August 18, Gold Cup & Saucer Parade Day.

Library hours are available at https://library.upei.ca/hours

For more information on the Gold Cup Parade, visit https://goldcupparade.ca/ or on Old Home Week activities, including the Gold Cup & Saucer Race, visit www.oldhomeweekpei.com

The L.M. Montgomery Institute and the University of Prince Edward Island are launching an exhibit that marries technology and history in an exciting and dynamic way. “The Wreck of the Marco Polo” Virtual Reality Experience launches Thursday, July 27 from 4-6 pm in UPEI’s Robertson Library.

Reminder: One Month to Submit Your Proposal

Join Chris Vessey, Sidewalk Astronomers of Charlottetown, and Megan Glover, UPEI Physics Department, for a talk on exploring the evening sky with the Robertson Library's newly donated Sky Watcher telescope.  Learn how to use the telescope, a star wheel, and about apps to help you get started in astronomy.

When: Wednesday July 19,  2017
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm with possibility for viewing
Where: Robertson Library, Main Floor

Light refreshments and the public is welcome.

Robertson Library will be closed on Monday, July 3rd in lieu of Canada Day (Saturday, July 1st).

Canada Day 2017 - the 150th anniversary of Confederation!

Have a look at the activities planned for Canada Day, compiled by the Government of Canada (filter by Prince Edward Island, or by your region).

Happy Canada Day!

The Robertson Library invites the campus community to public presentations and mock classes by three candidates for the permanent-track position Health Sciences and Scholarly Communications Librarian. Each candidate will present on the following topic:

Robertson Library will be closed on Victoria Day, Monday, May 22nd.

Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours

Happy Victoria Day!

Robertson Library will be open 9 am - 6 pm on Convocation Day, Saturday, May 13th.

Congratulations to all graduates!

Librarians at the University of Western Ontario have created a nice guide to explain and advise you on techniques and tools to protect the privacy of your information online.

UPEI's official policy on personal information and privacy is here.

BookLives has added it's 100th person, and fittingly it is the man behind the name of the Robertson Library, Samuel Napier Robertson. 

It's that time of the semester when the pressure is on to get those research papers done.

A few minutes with a librarian could save you hours of stress trying to find appropriate books or articles for your research paper.

Ask any member of the library staff for help. During most business hours, a librarian should be available to help.

During evening hours, the library staff may be able to get you started or help you find a time within the next couple of days to meet with a librarian.

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?

Bring non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Service Desk at the Library from Friday, April 7th to Friday, April 28th, 2017 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.

Robertson Library will be open extended hours through April 27th, 2017.

April 3rd - April 27th hours:

     Monday - Friday -- 8 am - 11 pm
     Saturday & Sunday -- 9 am - 11 pm

Easter Weekend Hours - April 14th - April 17th:

     Good Friday -- 10 am - 11 pm
     Saturday -- 9 am - 11 pm
     Easter Sunday -- 10 am - 11 pm
     Easter Monday -- 10 am - 11 pm     

Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a break?

The Robertson Library has set up a Stress Free Zone in the Main Level Lobby of the Library for you!