OCAD University Library

10/17/2023

We are having a book sale! When? October 24, 10 am - 5 pm and October 25 & 26, 9 am - 5 pm. Great deals on donated books and withdrawn books from the library's collection. The sale will have art & design books, exhibition catalogues, fiction, magazines and DVDs. Credit and Debit only. Proceeds will go towards the library's ongoing collection development.

Location: 100 McCaul Street, Lobby

Open to the public.

Poster design: Charlize Ga

07/07/2022

OCAD U Zine Library celebrates International Zine Month 2022!

Day 6: Zine Pride Day! Explore LGBTQIA zines! Buy, share, & read zines by people of marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities. Check out the Q***r Zine Archive Project.

❤️ zines? Visit the OCAD U Zine Library Catalogue on ARTSTOR:
https://bit.ly/2NuWXhH

Q***r Indigenous girl: Issue 4: Liberation, edited by Se'mana Thompson

Decolonizing P@renting: A Zine by & for Q***r Parents of Color, edited by Se'mana Thompson & Maria Teresa Carmier

The God Within: Black Q***rness Across the Diaspora by Diaspora Savant Press

Mixed up!: A Zine about Mixed Race, Q***r + Feminist Experience

06/21/2022

06/17/2022

Happy Pride Month 2022! Top picks by OCAD U Library Team:

Books:

✨Out North: An Archive of Q***r Activism and Kinship in Canada by Craig Jennex & Nisha Eswaran
✨Special Topics in Being A Human: A Q***r and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned The Hard Way about Caring For People, Including Myself by S. Bear Bergman
✨Q***r Threads: Crafting Identity and Community by John Chaich & Todd Oldham

DVD's:

✨Rocky Horror Picture Show
✨Wizard of Oz
✨Boy's Don't Cry
✨La Cage Aux Folles
✨Pink Flamingos
✨Paris is Burning

Zines:
✨I Like Girls, Issue 1: "My First Crush"
✨Radical Visibility: A Trans Teen's Story by Rebirth Garments
✨Highly Sensitive Q***r by Laura McLean
✨Q***r Sailor Moon Fan fiction Saved My Life
✨Transmission: Hot Trans People Not Giving A F**k
✨Q***r Indigenous Girl: Issue 4: Liberation edited by Se'mana Thompson

✨

02/02/2022

Celebrate Black History Month 2022 with books from our collection that highlights Black art, culture and Black aesthetics.

Black Futures edited by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham

Black is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics by
Paul C.Taylor

Highly recommended by OCAD U Illustration student Sofia Reyes.🙌🏽

01/17/2022

OCAD U's campus is closed today due to the snowstorm. All employees who were scheduled to come to the campus are asked to work remotely. Curbside service for the Dorothy H. Hoover Library is closed today. Check our website and social media accounts for updates.

01/12/2022

Attention current OCAD University students and recent grads! Are you an emerging artist or designer and looking for opportunities to present your work? Join us for an online workshop on Friday, January 21 at 2 p.m.

Led by Onsite Gallery Curator, Lisa Deanne Smith, this workshop will cover targeting your audience, different types of venues (non-profit, commercial, artist-run centres, public galleries, museums, festivals, public art, DIY, etc.), how to apply and/or approach curators and a brief overview of contracts/funding.

This workshop is open to current OCAD University students and recent graduates. Register here: https://bit.ly/3zS8kZo

01/12/2022

Did you know that the Library Learning Zone hosts XPACE Cultural Centre: External Space? It's an off-site exhibition space showcasing students' and emerging artists' media-based artwork.

We are currently closed but are excited to share XPACE: External Space new exhibition:

soil, salt, sand
Elham Fatapour
Jan. 11 - Feb. 26

Click the link below to access the Exhibition essay by Ibrahim Abusitta and video artwork: https://bit.ly/3fhzZcv

01/05/2022

LIBRARY SERVICES UPDATE:

The library will be closed to visitors January 5th to January 21st, reopening on January 24th.

Starting January 10th, walk-up, on-demand curbside service will be offered Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, through to January 21st. To request a book, place a hold via our online catalogue, email [email protected], or place a request in person during curbside pickup hours. *Curbside will be closed Friday, January 14

Virtual services will also be available including virtual research appointments with a librarian, Ask A Librarian chat service (reopening January 10), email reference, interlibrary loan supports, e-reserves services, and more.

Visit https://ocadu.libguides.com/LibraryServices_Covid19 for up-to-date information about current Library services.

(Images created by Rita Tsetsekas)

12/21/2021

The Library is closed until January 5, 2022. Students, faculty and staff can return books using the book drop outside the library on 2nd floor, 113 McCaul Street. Have questions regarding holds, fines, returning books email us: [email protected]...
For research questions, Ask a Librarian & ILL services, email us:
[email protected]

OR

Book a Teams chat:
hitps://bit.ly/3shJDDP

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