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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples.

Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching and community building and is co-ordinated within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.

06/02/2026

Happy Pride Month!

The Libraries has a wide collection of books by and featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ people and characters. This Pride Month check out a book to honour, celebrate and increase your understanding of a diverse community with a rich history, including:⁣

Pride Against Prejudice by Jenny Morris
Making Space for Indigenous Feminism by Gina Starblanket
The Feminist Bookstore Movement by Kristen Hogan
The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Life Isn't Binary by Meg-John Barker
We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya
Out North by Craig Jennex
A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson
Our Work Is Everywhere, edited by Syan Rose
Advocating for Q***r and BIPOC Survivors of R**e at Public Universities, edited by Patrick Thomsen
Trap Door, edited by Reina Gossett, Eric Stanley & Johanna Burton
Q***r Data by Kevin Guyan
Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Sedgwick

Search these titles and more in our online catalogue or browse our Equity Reads collections at both Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries >> https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01OCUL_WTL:WTL_DEFAULT&collectionId=81275184940005162&lang=en

06/01/2026

Indigenous History Month is a dedicated time to honour, learn and celebrate the rich histories, cultures and achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples across Turtle Island.

We're sharing a collection of books you can borrow from the Libraries to learn more this month and beyond:

A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby
Inuit Worldviews, edited by J.G. Oosten and Frédéric Laugrand
Ally is a Verb by Rose LeMay
Métis by Chris Andersen

Search the catalogue for your next read: uwaterloo.ca/lib

05/28/2026

It's almost National AccessAbility Week, an opportunity to recognize the important contributions of people with disabilities and promote accessibility and inclusion in our community.

Explore these titles to read more about the lived experiences of people with disabilities:

Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong
The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau
Capitalism & disability by Marta Russell
Disfigured by Amanda Leduc

Search the catalogue for your next read: https://ocul-wtl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01OCUL_WTL:WTL_DEFAULT&lang=en

05/26/2026

Donor support helps the Libraries provide essential services, resources and expertise to students, instructors and researchers at Waterloo.

Learn more about some of the recent ways our donors made an impact at the Libraries in our 2025 Annual Report >> https://experience.uwaterloo.ca/libraries-annual-report-2025/p/10

05/21/2026

UWaterloo Giving Day is here! Help create life-changing opportunities for students, fuel bold ideas from our faculty and researchers and strengthen the learning experiences that define Waterloo.

This Giving Day, the Libraries is focusing on two impactful priorities to support students and their learning:

1. Creating late‑night space that gives students and researchers after-hours access to the library.

2. Strengthening our ability to preserve and digitize rare and unique materials in honour of Special Collections & Archives’ 50th Anniversary.

Give now to take advantage of matching opportunities (while matching funds last): https://imodules.uwaterloo.ca/s/1802/bp24/interior.aspx?sid=1802&gid=2&pgid=3513

05/20/2026

The University of Waterloo Libraries is delighted to share a new Strategic Space Plan outlining a 15-year vision to renew and evolve Dana Porter and Davis Centre Libraries.

Aligned with key institutional priorities, the plan offers a flexible roadmap to support evolving needs in learning, teaching, research and campus life, including an event space, digital scholarship lab and Indigenous learning centre.

Learn more about the Libraries Strategic Space Plan >> https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/libraries-strategic-space-plan

05/19/2026

The Libraries shared a selection of publications and presentations by staff over the last year, from systematic reviews to environmental scans, in our 2025 Annual Report >> https://experience.uwaterloo.ca/libraries-annual-report-2025/p/11

05/14/2026

Join the Libraries for our spring Anti-Racism Reads series, where we will be unpacking the book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This over the course of five lunch time sessions at Dana Porter Library, beginning June 4.

Sign up now to save your seat >>
https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/events/ARRSP26

05/13/2026

The Libraries are here to support our users. One way we work towards providing a welcoming space, both in person and online, is to ask for user feedback.

Read more about Alys Zhao’s role as user experience coordinator at the Libraries in the 2025 Annual Report >> https://experience.uwaterloo.ca/libraries-annual-report-2025/p/9

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