This Sunday, October 11, is the International Day of the Girl Child—a day to celebrate girls everywhere, while recognizing and advocating for the full spectrum of their rights. 🌍

Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/albums/72157635885109843

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Join us on October 13 for “Not worth mentioning,” a conversation with Dany Guay-Bélanger about preserving overlooked video games and the role of players in gaming history. 🎮

Register now: https://evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/Details/270

Come try your hand at bookbinding! October 14 and 15 in Gatineau.

Registration is required, so sign up soon: https://evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/Details/264

If those memories involve some of the books you read in school, chances are they’re in our library! Head over to Aurora to have a look! bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/discovery?la...

#CanadianLibraryMonth

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It’s #WorldTeachersDay! Let’s take a moment to remember those who inspired and influenced us, both in and out of the classroom

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This evening, in recognition of the National Day for #TruthAndReconciliation, our Preservation Campus in Gatineau will be illuminated in orange from sunset until 11 p.m. to honour Residential School Survivors, their families and their communities.

#NDTR

Look, we’ve all got a to-be-read pile. What’s three more titles, right? 🙃

Join us in Ottawa on October 2 to celebrate new works from three acclaimed writers!

https://evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/Details/257

More than 100,000 Home Children—orphaned, homeless and impoverished children—were sent from the UK to Canada between the 1860s and the mid-1900s.

Search our collections:
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A fitting tribute to an exceptional artist: the Glenn Gould fonds has been inscribed on the Canada Memory of the World Register of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.

https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/corporate/about-us/partners/unesco-memory-world-programme.html

On #WorldMaritimeDay, let's revisit a post about the Port of Montreal, one of Canada's 17 port authorities and the largest port in Eastern Canada! 🛟🚢

https://thediscoverblog.com/2018/07/05/the-port-of-montreal/

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This Thursday, join us for an exciting online workshop-conference with Alexane Drolet, founder of Alexplique and LAC's 2026 Creator in Residence!

Details: https://evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/Details/269

To mark the National Day for #TruthAndReconciliation, attend the launch of the book Au nord de nulle part.

Join us on September 29 in Ottawa for a conversation between author Marie Wilson and translator Charles Bender.
evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/D...

#NDTR

Up to $5,000 with the Price McIntosh Bursary!

For students in fields related to libraries and archives who are:
- members of a visible minority
- Indigenous
- persons with a disability

Apply by September 24: https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/funding-programs/price-mcintosh.html

This week, we welcome Michèle Vinet for the launch of her latest book, Mes beaux Rimbaud. Inspired by real-life encounters, this book explores growth, resilience, and the transformative power of writing.

More here:
evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/D...

200 years ago, construction of the Rideau Canal began. Around 1830, James Pattison Cockburn, a British military officer and watercolourist, produced a series of works depicting Ottawa and the Rideau Canal.

Explore his fonds: https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=3800407&lang=eng

You know what makes a Friday night even better? Pizza! 🍕🎉

And how do we know? Well, our library has the books to prove it. Go have a slice… er, look! https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/discovery?lang=en

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In 2016, the wreck of the HMS Terror was located.

It had been 171 years since it was last seen in sailing condition in Baffin Bay. The Terror, alongside the HMS Erebus, was part of the infamous Franklin expedition.

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Before big-name retailers arrived, these storefronts were part of what made neighbourhoods special.

Do they bring back memories? Keep the nostalgia going with our Flickr album featuring storefronts from days gone by: www.flickr.com/photos/lac-b...

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Come celebrate Journées de la culture at our Preservation Centre in Gatineau! Discover Indigenous cultures, histories and knowledge through a diverse program of activities for everyone.

Learn more: https://evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/Details/239

#NDTR

This fall, we’re hosting the Shannon Lectures in History series, presented by Carleton University’s Department of History.

First up: Shireen Ahmed on media representation and inclusion in football.

Register: https://evenements-events.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Events/Details/263