Library News Archive

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September 30 is Orange Shirt Day & the National for Truth and Reconciliation Day

Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a time for learning and reflecting on Canada’s involvement in the former Indian...

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Science Literacy Week is September 18 to 22

It’s Science Literacy Week, and the theme this year is ENERGY! You can’t always see it, but energy is everywhere. It can be kinetic, thermal,...

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Whitby Library hours

Beginning September 20, the Whitby Campus Library will be open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our live askON chat is available every...

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New Resource: Hein Online Academic Canada

Attention students in legal programs! Welcome to Hein Online Academic Canada. This resource provides access to legal journals, primary sources, legal dictionaries and other key...

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New resource: ProQuest One Psychology

Durham College students, faculty, and staff can now access a new database, ProQuest One Psychology! This includes access to scholarly journals, ebooks, therapy videos, dissertations,...

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June is National Indigenous History Month

Every June, we take time to reflect and celebrate the contributions, culture, diversity, and history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.  Each year, National Indigenous Peoples...

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June is Pride Month

Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate everyone in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community! In the not-too-distant past (and even sometimes today), many people in this group...

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May 28 to June 3 is National AccessAbility Week

This year’s theme is “Disability Inclusion: From Possibilities to Practice.” Across the country, everyone is encouraged to celebrate: the valuable contributions and leadership of persons...

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National Nursing Week is May 8 to 14

National Nursing Week happens annually during the week of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. She was a British nurse and founder of modern nursing. it was...

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Mental Health Week is May 1 to 7

Nearly 50% of Canadians who feel “really or seriously stressed” at least once a week. Let’s give our mental health and mental well-being some much-needed...