‼️NEW‼️
🧊Intro to 3D Design w. Fusion 360
Makers who want to create customized physical objects will learn:
✅ plan a project
✅ master parametric 3D modelling basics
✅ personalize designs w. industry-relevant tools
🗓️Mar 17
📍Gerstein Library
For U of T students/staff/faculty
uoft.me/gerstein3dtr...
Iconic. Polarizing. Unforgettable.
Robarts Library has been called many things over the past 50 years. The Unquiet Library podcast explores the voices, tensions, and histories that shaped it.
The first episodes are now streaming. 🎧
open.spotify.com/show/0AjhamY...
Left: A c.1469 portrait of the 'Spider King', Louis XI (Painting by Jacob de Litemont). Right: A 1463 letter patent of Louis XI; the Massey fragment likely originated as a document similar to this one
Signed, sealed, rediscovered: #UofT researchers decode 15th-century missive from French monarch 📜 uoft.me/cbK
Years in the making, this discovery provides a rare glimpse into the bureaucratic machinery that helped define the rule of a powerful French monarch.
Go deeper into this web of discovery 🕷️ 👑
library.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-...
Multispectral imaging technology at @fisherlibrary.bsky.social, in collaboration with @utm.utoronto.ca Old Books New Science Lab & #UofT medieval scholars @artsci.utoronto.ca, made the invisible visible again — allowing researchers to identify the fragment &decode how it was folded, sealed & used
His nickname "The Spider King" reflected his political style - the “Spider King,” who ruled from the centre of a carefully woven web of power...
Multi spectral imagining of the letetr fragment
image of the fragment of paper
Deep within #UofT’s rare book collections, even the humblest materials can hold extraordinary stories.
A scrap of 📜 from the Robertson Davies Library @masseycollege.bsky.social Library has been identified as part of a 15th-century letter from the court of King Louis XI of France
Fresh snowfall on the University of Toronto, St. George campus
Today, the Government of Ontario announced changes to funding across the postsecondary sector, including a $6.4 billion investment.
This funding will help sustain access to high-quality academic programs & support students in preparing for the future. uoft.me/funding-announcement
Starting something new? Level up your company research & competitive analysis skills!
Company & Competitor Research
🗓️Feb 19, 12-1
💻Zoom
For current #UofT students/staff/faculty of all disciplines
🔗 uoft.me/e-shipworkshop
@uoftlibraries.bsky.social
@uoftcfe.bsky.social
@entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca
Join the Map & Data Library online workshop:
✨ Using MAXQDA & AI for Qualitative Data Analysis (Part 3)
🗓️ Feb 26 | 2–3 pm
We’ll cover AI in the research process, data privacy & ethics, and a live demo.
Some familiarity helpful, not required.
Register here🔗: mdl.library.utoronto.ca/mdl-blog/usi...
image of a robot hand touching a human hand showing a connection to human and AI interaction.
🤖📚 AI is changing qualitative research.
From transcription to analysis, new tools are opening up possibilities (and raising questions).
Curious how it works in practice? 👇
⚠️ Weather Update: Due to heavy snowfall and the impacts on public transit, the #UofT St. George campus is closed until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Monday, January 26, 2026. A status update will be posted online today by 10:00 a.m. at utoronto.ca/campus-status
An illustrated image advertising a drop-in crafting event with a table covered in brightly coloured bracelets, yarn, scissors, buttons, a scarf and other crafting materials.
Start the new year off by learning a new hobby! 🧶
Join us @ Engineering and Computer Science Library (ECSL)’s informal crafting drop-in. 🧵
Supplies will be provided & staff will be there to help. 🤝
Find us Jan 27, noon-2pm, 2nd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Rd, room 2402 🧐
Dream of designing in 3D? Learn 3D design basics - perfect for makers who want to design a digital file for creating customized physical objects!
Intro to 3D Design w.Tinkercad
🗓️ Jan 30, 12-1:30
📍Gerstein Library
For current #UofT students/faculty/staff
👉 uoft.me/gerstein3dtraining
Have an unhealthy relationship with your data?😩📱
DATA DETOX WEEK arrives Jan 26-30!
Discover how digital tech influences our behaviour & start taking back control of your digital privacy, security, & wellbeing
- drop in to our week-long expo + join online workshops
Sign up: uoft.me/data-detox-2026
Interested in growing native plants? Learn to properly prep seeds that need to be stored in the cold before they can grow in the spring!
🌱Seed Sitting Workshop
🗓️Jan 20 | 12-1pm
📍Gerstein Library
For current #UofT students/staff/faculty
🔗 uoft.me/seed-sitting...
cc @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
As part of Data Privacy Day, Robarts Library (UofT Libraries) is hosting a book display on privacy in the digital age until Jan. 30 . Stop by and take a look or borrow one today!
More details: https://security.utoronto.ca/news/data-privacy-day-2026/#book-display
#DPD2026
🎬 Pop-Up Cinematheque returns for Season 2 — cinema on film, the way it was meant to be experienced. 🍿
More 16mm & 35mm screenings are coming up this winter, with scholar-led introductions.
Free to attend — registration required.
👉 See what’s coming up and reserve a spot:
🔗 go.utlib.ca/popup2
image of two archivists standing in front of a stack of old film reels in the basement of the media commons vault.
Image of archivist Christine Stewart looking at an old film reel over a light box viewer. She is wearing glasses that are reflecting the film and light
🎬 Great to see the work of #UofT Libraries' Film Library & Media Archives featured in the @thestar.com this weekend.
The piece highlights the care, expertise & collaboration behind Pop-Up Cinematheque, bringing rare films out of the vault & back onto the big screen.
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Happy holidays, #UofT 💙 The university will be closed from Dec. 24, 2025 to Jan. 2, 2026.
To find resources for the U of T community, please visit utoronto.ca/utogether.
We wish you a safe & restful winter break! ❄️
Wishing you a cozy & relaxing holiday break #UofT! ❄️ Gerstein Library will be closed Dec 24-Jan 2. We’ll reopen on Jan 3rd.
Take note: Our ask.gerstein email service + Virtual Help Desk reopen on Jan 5th.
🗓️ Holiday closures: library.utoronto.ca/libraries?se...
cc @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
Thank you for an incredible semester across all 40 #UofT Libraries 💙
Wishing you a joyful, restful holiday break🎄
Holiday hours + digital resources are always available at library.utoronto.ca — including journals and streaming, on campus or away.
See you in the new year 📆✨
#UofT's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections @uoftlibraries.bsky.social is turning 70! Visit now until Dec. 23 for a special tour to mark the anniversary. 📖 bit.ly/70RB
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
The School of the Environment, OISE Library, and OISE Sustainability & Climate Action Network invite students across UofT to submit art works to the 2026 Sustainability Thinking Exhibition. Submissions due Monday, January 19th, 2026: www.environment.utoronto.ca/news/sustain...
Image of two people sitting at a desk poster says pop up user testing for new libraries website
💬 Found something we can improve? Use the feedback form at the top of the new homepage — we’re building this WITH you. 💙💻📚
🌐 One site for all libraries — no more guessing where to start
💻Easier access to hours, study spaces, and research help
🔒Upgraded security and accessibility for a smoother experience
💙Designed with real student feedback from focus groups + usability testing
Visit the new site → library.utoronto.ca
📢 Big news, #UofT— the Libraries’ website just got a major glow-up!✨
UTL has officially launched a redesigned website — your faster, simpler, and more secure way to connect with everything Libraries offers.
What’s new….
Have a great idea or invention for your #UofT startup, but need to protect it? Learn how to uncover prior patents, read a patent & more at our workshop:
🔒Resources for Patent Research
📅Nov 6, 12-2pm
💻via Zoom
Open to current #UofT students/staff/faculty
🔗 uoft.me/e-shipworkshop
Learn 3D design basics at our in-person workshop - perfect for makers who want to design customized physical objects!
🧊Intro to 3D Design with Tinkercad
🗓️ Oct 21
📍Gerstein Library
Open to current #UofT students/faculty/staff
👉 uoft.me/gerstein3dtraining
@uoftlibraries.bsky.social
🚨Robarts Common will close tonight at 2 AM due to a scheduled city water shutdown.
24-hour weekday access will resume as normal afterward.
We apologize for the inconvenience. 💙
