Participate in the “Still Life” Contest for a chance to win:
one of three signed copies of the book Dark Chapters: Reading the Still Lives of David Garneau, one of ten Archer Library goody bags.
This contest is open to all registered students and the deadline is April 6, 2025!
Don’t miss out- enter today! 🎉
For full contest details, visit: https://library.uregina.ca/librarycontest/stillife
Archer Library & Archives is excited to announce that new furniture is now on the 5th floor! Comfortable carrels are equipped with power outlets and storage space. Quiet and private study spaces will enhance the 5th floor as a silent red zone. Remember to use our Waitz app, check our library occupancy online or at our kiosk on the main floor to see which floors in the Library are busy!
The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives and the University of Regina Press are co-hosting a discussion about Faculty of MAP professor David Garneau’s new book titled Dark Chapters. He will be in conversation with MacKenzie Gallery curator John Hampton and artist, curator, and recent U of R alumnus and Brianna LaPlante. Just as the paintings in the book are a spark for reflections on art and decolonization, this conversation will highlight how Indigenous artists and curators have conversations about legacy and contemporary indigenous experiences and sensibilities through and in art.
📚💘 That’s a wrap on our Blind Date with a Book/E-Book contest! From Feb. 5–26, a total of 118 books were borrowed, and 45 readers signed up for an e-book match.
We received 49 contest entries—44 from book borrowers and 5 from e-book participants. A huge thank you to the 39 undergrads, 6 grad students, 1 staff member, and 1 faculty member who entered our random draw! 🎉 Visit the “Blind Date with a Book” guide to find out the lucky winners of the 12 books donated by the University of Regina Press! Stay tuned for more fun library events! 📖✨
Archer Library & Archives has a new design concept to make the 5th floor more conducive for silent study and provide more privacy.
West zone will have a new furniture arrangement and acoustic screens
Central zone will have new custom-made study carrels with acoustic screens which will replace study tables.
Acoustic panels and a new electrical track system were installed during Reading Week.
New furniture is expected to arrive later in March so stay tuned for further updates.
Free trivia night in the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives. Snacks, prizes, and trivia fun. Join us on March 5 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the Archer Library’s Regina Room. Come individually, in pairs, or as a team of four. Hosted in collaboration with the English Students Association, Science Students Society, and the Biochemistry and Chemistry Students Association.
In preparation for the arrival of new furniture in spring 2025 on the Library’s 5th floor, installation of electrical equipment and acoustic panels will occur over the winter Reading Week (Tuesday, February 18 – Friday, February 21).
The west and central silent study areas will be inaccessible during installation of electrical raceway equipment and acoustic panels (see floorplan.) A brief power shutdown can be anticipated (impacting the 4th and 5th floors). What’s to come? Comfortable semi-enclosed study pods and accessible study pods will be available for students in the 5th floor silent zone. Sound absorbing acoustic panels will reduce distractions and create an more conducive environment for focused work.
Director and storyteller Tasha Hubbard was interviewed on CBC Radio’s “Saskatchewan Weekend” (hosted by Shauna Powers) about her new film Singing Back the Buffalo. Listen here:
Hubbard will be screening the film at the University of Regina February 13th at an event co-presented by the Archer Library and Archives. The event is now at capacity (there is a waitlist) however for those who can’t attend, the film is also available to be viewed online through the Library:
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1g3evkr/alma9923741488803476
Feb. 13th Event listing here:
As human rights are being eroded elsewhere in the world, the Archer Library and Archives remains committed to showcasing and amplifying the voices of those who have historically been oppressed, discriminated against, or under-represented. For Black History Month, we have a page dedicated to highlighting some of our resources either by or about Black Canadians or from the global Black diaspora, and you can find it here:
https://library.uregina.ca/libraryleisure/blackhistorymonth
Be sure to check out the Events section for more info of things happening this month: the “Blind Date With a Book” contest and the Presentation “A Black Panther in the Great White North: Fred Hampton Visits the Regina Campus in 1969.”
