山ǿ News - Macdonald Campus Library /channels/news_feeds/all/term/mac_campus_libr/rss en 山ǿ’s seed library /channels/channels/news/mcgill-universitys-seed-library-299449 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Italian heirloom seeds for amateur gardeners</strong></p> <p>There is no one single accepted definition of an heirloom seed. “That’s a word that has a lot of different meanings to different people,” explains Dan Brisebois, a farmer at Ferme Tournesol, a cooperative based in Les Cèdres, Quebec, outside of Montreal.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/img_8753-e1564520669307.png?itok=UmsfDzpZ" width="160" height="106" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:56:45 +0000 webfull 151753 at /channels Growing a good idea: 山ǿ Seed Library helps would-be gardners /channels/channels/news/growing-good-idea-mcgill-seed-library-helps-would-be-gardners-287511 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>An unconventional library at 山ǿ is allowing students and faculty to borrow seeds.</p> <p>Reading books might help you grow ideas, but 山ǿ’s [Macdonald] Library is giving out something that sprouts way more literally. The library is offering 130 varieties of seeds, free of charge, as part of a new program.</p> <p>“We’re providing seeds that are more rare, more unusual, and ones that are adapted specifically for our climate,” said librarian <strong>Dana Ingalls</strong>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/seed_library.jpg?itok=pGIZ0Wb_" width="160" height="122" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:47:13 +0000 webfull 138366 at /channels Macdonald Campus Seed Library Launch /channels/channels/news/macdonald-campus-seed-library-launch-267287 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>There were happy faces all around at Monday's launch of the <strong>Macdonald Campus Seed Library</strong>. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian <strong>Dana Ingalls</strong>, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the 山ǿ community. According to Ingalls, "many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/seeds-2.web_.jpg?itok=JihDttie" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:48:52 +0000 webfull 126611 at /channels Macdonald Campus Seed Library Breaking New Ground March 20 /channels/news/macdonald-campus-seed-library-breaking-new-ground-march-20-267062 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>On March 20, 2017, the first day of spring, the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald">Macdonald Campus Library</a> at 山ǿ will officially launch a seed library. The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald/seed-library/">Macdonald Campus Seed Library</a> is the first academic seed library of its kind in Quebec and third in Canada. The library serves the entire 山ǿ community.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/seedlibrary_final_square.jpg?itok=cre-msUd" width="160" height="139" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2017</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:32:59 +0000 webfull 126338 at /channels HVAC work in Macdonald Campus Library /channels/news/hvac-work-macdonald-campus-library-253653 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Please be advised that <strong>the entire Level 3 quiet study floor will be closed off from June 18 through July 12,</strong> due to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning work in the Macdonald Campus Library. There will also be noise, vibrations and ventilation shutdowns in the coming weeks.</p> <p>Staff will be able to access the closed-off areas once a day. Please continue to request items through the <a href="http://mcgill.worldcat.org/">library catalogue</a>, or visit the Library Services desk.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:48:29 +0000 webfull 110848 at /channels No library service from 10am - noon on Tuesday, December 6 /channels/news/no-library-service-10am-noon-tuesday-december-6-212735 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2011</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:21:36 +0000 mark.styles@山ǿ.Ca 77738 at /channels Library to remain open during work disruption /channels/news/library-remain-open-during-work-disruption-176829 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2011</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:56:19 +0000 mark.styles@山ǿ.Ca 77558 at /channels Digital Collection: 山ǿ Yearbooks /channels/news/digital-collection-mcgill-yearbooks-205818 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2011</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:11:37 +0000 mark.styles@山ǿ.Ca 77642 at /channels Extended study hours at Macdonald Campus Library /channels/news/extended-study-hours-macdonald-campus-library-183432 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2011</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:41:05 +0000 mark.styles@山ǿ.Ca 77619 at /channels Library Opening Hours: Thanksgiving Day (Monday, October 10, 2011) /channels/news/library-opening-hours-thanksgiving-day-monday-october-10-2011-189752 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2011</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:22:56 +0000 mark.styles@山ǿ.Ca 77626 at /channels