Libraries News Archive
![](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kittycatbookstack-150x150.jpg)
Libraries
5 books you want to be on top of this year
December 28, 2014 —
Best reads of 2014, according to someone with shelves and shelves and shelves of books
![Pacific Ocean 1589 by Abraham Ortelius. // Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Map Collection, Public Domain](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ortelius-pacifici-1589-150x150.jpg)
Libraries
This year in notable history books
December 19, 2014 —
A bit of history with your holiday? History liaison librarian Kyle Feenstra on best reads of 2014
![](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/archives-oddities-collection-150x150.jpg)
Libraries
Top 5 archived oddities
December 18, 2014 —
Alien heads, hockey sticks, scrapbooks and more from the depths of Dafoe
![Studying in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_8166-150x150.jpg)
Top 5 #umstudyspaces
December 15, 2014 —
Finding that perfect place to study and finish assignments at the end of the semester
![](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Jim-Blanchard1-150x150.jpg)
Libraries
Coffee With A Co-worker: Jim Blanchard
December 10, 2014 —
Childhood hero? 'Roy Rogers. I think it was his hat.'
![](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/STU-AL-011-LNAP-UMToday-1050x700-Nov2014-150x150.png)
Libraries
All-nighter helps students fight procrastination
November 20, 2014 —
Long Night against Procrastination returns for fifth year to help students get a handle on their homework
![](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Neil-John-Maclean-Library-150x150.jpg)
Top 10 Bannatyne summer spots
August 6, 2014 —
Stuck on campus? Here are some suggestions for getting your summer on
![Eleanor Roosevelt](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Eleanor_Roosevelt_cph.3b16000-150x150.jpg)
Libraries
AUDIO: Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1949 Convocation Address
June 1, 2014 —
Audio of Eleanor Roosevelt's acceptance speech when she received an honorary degree from the U of M in 1949
![KING GEORGE VI AND HIS ROYAL CONSORT QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1939](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/king-and-queen-150x150.jpg)
Libraries
U of M Archives releases historical film of 1939 Royal Visit
May 20, 2014 —
Never-before-seen footage of a much earlier Royal Visit