The Environmental Studies Book Club Discussion Series and Robertson Library Talks is organizing the discussion “Chernobyl and Beyond: Past, Present and Future of Nuclear Energy.”

The event will start by showing a short video about the Chernobyl accident to reflect on the legacy of this event.  We would also like to touch upon the popular HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” and how its release in 2019 may have influenced public awareness about the Chernobyl accident, and more generally, attitudes towards nuclear power. Next, we will move to a more general discussion about the future of nuclear energy in Canada and beyond. 

Dr. Yuliya Rashchupkina, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science/School of Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI, will join the discussion to provide insights about the historical and political contexts of the Chernobyl accident.

Date and time: October 30, 2019 at 5:30pm

Place: Robertson Library, room 312

All are welcome!

If you have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact Dr. Nino Antadze at nantadze@upei.ca

Robertson Library will be open noon - 10 pm on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 14^th.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Library hours for the Thanksgiving weekend are:

• Saturday, Oct. 12th -- 10 am - 5 pm
• Sunday, Oct. 13th  -- 10 am - 11 pm
• Monday, Oct. 14th  (Thanksgiving Day) -- noon - 10 pm

Happy Thanksgiving!

A Mi’kmaq Petroglyph Exhibit

By Mi’kmaq Artisan, Todd Labrador

    Where: Robertson Library

    When: Monday, Oct. 7th @ 12  pm

Join us in the Robertson Library for the official opening of this unique exhibit.

Story by PEI Poet Laureate and Mi’kmaq Author, Julie Pellisier-Lush.

Tea/Coffee will be provided.

The petroglyphs will be on display until October 25th.

For further information, please contact the Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre.

A partnership between the Mawi’omi Indigenous Student Centre & the Robertson Library.

GeoScienceWorld Ebooks Free Trial through November 30

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Please send feedback about the value of these books to you to mbelvadi@upei.ca.

Orange Shirt Day - UPEI Wears Orange

On Monday, September 30th, wear orange to honour Residential School Survivors still with us and to remember those who did not make it home.

There will be an information table in the Library from 11 am - 1 pm and a group photo in the lobby of the  Library at 12:30 pm.

Visit our display in the lobby of the Library on residential schools in Canada.

Every Child Matters – Orange Shirt Day T-shirts are available for sale at the UPEI Bookstore.

For further information, please contact the Mawi’omi Centre.

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This free trial will expire Oct 13.

Robertson Library and the International Student Office (ISO) present...

Send a Postcard Home!

Find out by subject and platform what new books have been added to the Library in the last month:

https://library.upei.ca/newbooks

You can filter the list by subject area, or by platform (ebooks) or location (print books), and by month added (by default will show the last few months).

Click on the book title to get to the full catalogue record. Clicking on the call number will give you a "shelf browse" but be aware that will only show print books, not ebooks.

Feedback on this new tool is most welcome: contact the Collections Librarian, Melissa Belvadi, mbelvadi@upei.ca with your comments.

The Library is working to provide students with free access to some course-required textbooks.

To find the ones available now, look in Reserves for the particular Faculty for your course, then look in the Reserves course listing for the general Faculty of ...  Library Textbooks. You will see a list organized by course number.

This is an ongoing project and the lists of available textbooks is constantly being updated.

Some of the available textbooks are not the latest edition. Please check with your instructor to make sure the edition you read is appropriate for your class.

If you have a used textbook to donate that is likely to be used again by that course, we would gratefully accept such donations, but we have no funds at this time to pay for them. Just drop them off at the Service Desk and tell the staff that they are an "anonymous donation".

Robertson Library will be open 1 pm – 8 pm on Labour Day, Monday, September 2^nd.

Have a happy and safe Labour Day weekend!