Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?
Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Step into the Zone to relax and have some fun.
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.
The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until April 24th.
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 6th to Friday, April 27th, 2018 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item from your library fines.
And, if you don't have any Library fines??? We will gladly accept your items (as mentioned above) to support the UPEI Campus Food Bank.
If you have any questions, please contact the Service Desk, 902.566.0583.
Robertson Library is open the following hours during the Easter weekend:
Good Friday -- Noon - 5 pm
Saturday -- 10 am - 5 pm
Easter Sunday -- Noon - 10 pm
Easter Monday -- Noon -10 pm
Happy Easter!
Additional hours are available at https://library.upei.ca/hours
Stay tuned for our next event - Stress-free Zone @ Robertson Library!
Monday, March 12, 7:00–8:15 pm, Robertson Library Room 312
In support of UPEI Mental Health Week, Relationships Matter, Robertson Library is presenting My Depression: The Up and Down and Up of It in our Movie Talks series.
Join us for this entertaining but enlightening film on the symptoms, emotions, and side effects of depression. It will help you to understand someone suffering from depression a little bit better and those who suffer from depression will not feel so alone. A discussion/Q & A period will follow the film.
Free popcorn. Everyone is welcome.
Robertson Library Movie Talks and Dr. Ann Braithwaite present the video documentary, "Toilet Training (Law and Order in the bathroom)" on Monday, March 5 at 4:30 pm.
Everyone needs a washroom! And with UPEI expanding the number of all-gender washrooms to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all members of the campus community, it is important to share information. This video provides great insight into the need for all-gender washrooms. Discussion will follow.
Trailer: Healthy adults use the bathroom 4–8 times during the day and 1–2 times per night. “Toilet Training” surveys the policing of gender in restrooms–persistent discrimination, harassment, and violence towards people who do not culturally fit the social norms for men and women. Through anecdotal case studies, “Toilet Training” focuses on bathroom access in public space, in schools, and at work and related problems associated with “holding it".
For more information on all-gender washrooms at UPEI, visit upei.ca/allgenderwashrooms
In Canada and in many other countries, fair dealing -- or similar provisions, such as fair use in the United States -- are a part of copyright that recognize that certain uses of copyright-protected works are beneficial for society and therefore can be done without the permission of -- or payment to -- the copyright holder.
Fair dealing is for everyone. You probably make use of fair dealing every day without even realizing it, whether emailing a news article to a friend, using a clip from a song, using a copyrighted image on social media, borrowing a book or article through interlibrary loan, or quoting passages from a book when writing an essay. Activities such as these are not considered to be copyright infringement – in fact, the ability for users to make copies for specific purposes is an integral part of the Canadian Copyright Act.
Learn more about your rights under the Fair Dealing part of copyright law. And click here for our latest Copyright Watch Update, with a special Focus on Fair Dealing.
“Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms” (freedom to read.ca). That includes having access to all reading materials.
We encourage you to come to the Library and check out books that have been challenged or banned in our Freedom to Read Week display.
Enter to win a Freedom to Read Week gift card to Indigo.
And, don’t forget to share your favourite banned or challenged book.
Stay tuned for our Special Reveal at the end of Freedom to Read Week!
For more information on Freedom to Read Week, visit http://www.freedomtoread.ca/
Robertson Library will be open from 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm on Islander Day, Monday, February 19th.
Happy Islander Day everyone!
Regular Library hours are available at https://library.upei.ca/hours
Wednesday, February 14th is Valentine’s Day. We want you to know that we love and appreciate our students! Stop by the Service Desk in the Library and ask any questions you may have about our services or resources. But, have some fun too!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with us in the Library! Take a selfie in our photo booth and make your own paper or 3D printer valentine.
Join us for free pizza and movie, My Funny Valentine, 6 – 8:30 pm in Room 312, Upper Level of the Library. Bring a date, a friend, or come on your own!
Pizza while supplies last.
