Be part of Ryerson’s future. Come share your thoughts on the services and activities that you think should be located in the Toronto Metropolitan University Student Learning Centre, which will be built at the corner of Yonge and Gould.

All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Town Halls and help define how best to use the Student Learning Centre space.

Date: Monday, March 23
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
Place: LIB 4th Floor

Date: Wednesday, April 1
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
Place: LIB 4th Floor

Date: Thursday, April 2*
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm
Place: LIB 4th Floor

*Note: This Town Hall is especially for Students. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

The Library is supporting a Campus Leadership Advisors (CLA) campaign to encourage students to turn off desk lights when not in use. Stickers will be placed in study carrels to help encourage users to turn off their lights and promote energy conservation. Thank you for your support of this important initiative.

The Library is pleased to welcome Margaret MacMillan back to Ryerson for The Writer’s Journey: Margaret MacMillan in Conversation on Tuesday, March 24^th from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

For more information and how to register, please check the Ryerson Library’s Writers Read blog.

SciFinder, the premier chemistry research database, is now available to Ryerson staff, students and faculty on the web. To use this version of SciFinder, you will need to set up a free individual account. More information about account set up and access is available on the SciFinder Scholar description page.

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“RU Ryerson?” is a contest that encourages students to create a short video that showcases what Ryerson is all about. The contest is open to all current Toronto Metropolitan University students from all faculties and programs. For more information check out the RURYERSON website.

On Tuesday, January 20th, please visit the 4th floor of the Library to watch live television coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama, beginning at 10 a.m.

The random draw winner of the holiday photo contest held by Special Collections is Daniella Guida for her photo shown here. To see more photos from this contest, check the Special Collections Holiday Photo Contest blog.

If you are looking for something light to read over the holidays, check our Popular Reading Collection located on the main floor of the Library behind the LCD panel. We have added new books to this collection which now consists of over 150 titles.

Submit your holiday photos online and see them displayed in Special Collections on the Library’s newly redesigned 4th floor, alongside traditional collections of Christmas advertisements from the Kodak Canada Corporate Archives and winter scenes from the Historical Photograph Collection. A $50 bookstore gift card will be awarded to one of our holiday photo contest participants to help start the new semester in January. Contest closes January 5th , 2009 and the prizewinner will be announced January 6th .

Thanks to the Ryerson Student Union (RSU)for providing free massages in the Library during the exam period. We hope to have this available next term as well.