Digital Book Display: Star Wars Day

May the Fourth be with you! MacEwan Library has an amazing treasure trove of materials on Star Wars, from books (online and in the library) to streaming music. Disappointed you will not be!  

Ebooks:  

Print Books: 

Streaming Music:  

 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Photograph of select titles from the above list on a book cart in the library.

Digital Book Display: Pride Week

In celebration of Pride Week, we’ve gathered some insightful books, plays, and films from our collection, many of which are available online! We love getting recommendations for more titles so let us know by suggesting a purchase

Books: 

 

Plays:  

 

Films and Documentaries: 

 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Digital Book Display: Black Films

In the final week of Black History Month, join us in watching a selection of noteworthy and entertaining films and documentaries featuring Black actors, directors, writers, and stories. Most of these films are available to watch online.  

Documentaries (all online): 

 

Films (mix of online and in the library):  

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Digital Book Display: Black Feminism 

In our third installment of our celebration of Black History Month, we’ll be exploring Black Feminism. From notable authors to memoirists to scholars, join us in examining this timely and critical topic.  

 

Prefer to read online? Try these ebooks:  

 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Digital Book Display: Black Voices and Authors

In our second week celebrating Black History Month, we’re featuring a selection of recent and time-honored Black authors. We have a vibrant and extensive collection of fiction and non-fiction books written by Black authors, which are available in print on our shelves or as ebooks. This is only a sampling of the titles we have in our collection and we are actively purchasing more. Know of a book you wish you could borrow from us? Suggest a purchase

 

Looking for Canadian authors?: 

 

Interested in local perspectives? Watch these Human Library recordings from the MacEwan Human Library project (part of MacEwan’s Black History Month events):  

 

You can also register to atttend our live Human Library readings: 

 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Digital Book Display: Anti-Racism and Activism

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve put together four unique and conversation-inspiring digital book displays. Watch for a new topic each week in February. First up is our list of selected materials in MacEwan Library on the topic of anti-racism and activism. 

Looking to read something right away? Check out our collection of ebooks. The titles in this list were published in 2018 or later: 

We couldn’t resist adding this older classic: 

Looking for shorter and more up-to-date reads? Use keywords such as “Black anti-racism” (include the dash) or “Black Lives Matter Movement.” Make sure you limit to “MacEwan University” to ensure seamless access. Here’s a sample of some articles you can find: 

  • A. Phonix, Amesu, A., Naylor, I., & Zafar, K. (2020). Viewpoint: “When black lives matter all lives will matter” - A teacher and three students discuss the BLM movement. London Review of Education, 18(3), 519–523. https://library.macewan.ca/full-record/a9h/148016593 

We have a robust collection of print books on this topic too. Use our Library Takeout service to borrow one of these titles: 

 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Digital Book Display: Mental Health Week

January 25-29, 20201 is Mental Health Week at MacEwan. All across campus we’re coming together to raise awareness for mental health and wellness. Help us break the silence and stigma attached to mental health by attending events across campus this week or by learning more about mental health. 

 

While we have a multitude of materials on the topic of mental health, we’ve gathered a few that we wanted to highlight. A link to the full list is below. 

 

Delve into the science and research of mental health: 

Prefer watching over reading?: 

 

For more mental health related print and online items, check out our digital reading list.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

 

Happy reading and you are not alone. 

Digital Book Display: Métis Week

In honour of Alberta Métis Week, we’ve put together a selection from our collection that highlights the histories, experiences, knowledge, and stories of Métis peoples.  

 

Hoping for an eBook? Here’s a cross-disciplinary sampling. 

Prefer watching over reading?  

Unable to resist print? Books & otherwise. 

For more print and digital items, check out the full reading list. A green checkmark next to an item in our list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Digital Book Display: Remembrance Day

For our first November book display we’ve collected a few books, films, and other sources from our collections to highlight the stories of our veterans for Remembrance Day.

 

Looking for an eBook for learning on the go? 

Prefer watching over reading? 

Looking for titles to share with children? 

 

For more print and digital items, check out our Movies and Documentaries list or our Books and eBooks list.   

A green checkmark next to an item in our lists means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

 

Lest we forget. 

Digital Book Display: Halloween Reads!

Did you know we create themed book displays in the library? We’re starting them up again and going digital! Our first display is here just in time for the spookiest season of them all...Halloween! 

Like titles with a historical perspective? Try some of these: 

Looking for a story to keep you up at night? Why not try one of these: 

Prefer watching over reading? Here’s some films we recommend: 

  

For more Halloween themed book and films, check out our digital reading list. A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Happy reading!