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Dr. John Archer Library Academic library for the University of Regina

The Dr. John Archer Library on the University of Regina campus houses monograph and journal collections of some 2.4 million items. The Dr. John Archer Library holds about 813,000 books, pamphlets and journals, approximately 576,000 government publications (including 294,000 in microform), 913,000 other items in microform, as well as a growing collection of recordings and materials in other media.

Why not register for a Library how-to session? All U of R students & researchers are invited to register for two open, o...
10/22/2026

Why not register for a Library how-to session? All U of R students & researchers are invited to register for two open, online sessions coming up soon. For a full description of each session and how to register, follow the link below:

Getting Started with Zotero
October 30, 2026, noon-1pm on MS Teams

APA Citation Style Basics
November 6, 2026, noon-1pm on MS Teams

Registration links for these sessions, as well as info for all other library events and classes, can be found here:

uregina.libcal.com/calendar/archer

All questions can be directed to Chris Read (Librarian) by email: [email protected]

Join us at the Archer Library on Thursday, October 29 from 11am to 3pm as we celebrate Halloween! Be inspired by the Bio...
10/21/2026

Join us at the Archer Library on Thursday, October 29 from 11am to 3pm as we celebrate Halloween! Be inspired by the Biology Skull Lab specimens to make your scariest drawings, paintings, and other artwork or just drop in for a beverage courtesy Student Success Centre and Archer Library & Archives. Art supplies courtesy of MAP faculty. Colouring pages and origami skull crafts will also be available. đź’€

Dr. Andrew Woolford's new book Genocide in Canada: a Critical Approach explores settler colonial genocide in Canada, ove...
10/20/2026

Dr. Andrew Woolford's new book Genocide in Canada: a Critical Approach explores settler colonial genocide in Canada, overcoming the limitations of the traditional genocide concept and its legal formulation and demonstrating that settler colonialism threatens the existence of Indigenous Peoples. Join us on October 26th for a book talk with the author, both online and in-person in our Regina & Wascana Rooms.

Dr. Woolford will also discuss the May 2026 Permanent Peoples Tribunal on Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Burials in Canada.

Andrew Woolford is a professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba, an emeritus member of the Royal Society of Canada College, and former president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

https://uregina.libcal.com/event/4078849

As part of our AI Literacy Badge pilot, come learn about Avoiding AI in Your Courses! Friday, October 23, 2026, 1:30 pm ...
10/19/2026

As part of our AI Literacy Badge pilot, come learn about Avoiding AI in Your Courses!
Friday, October 23, 2026, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

Not every professor allows AI use, and not every task calls for it, so we'll discuss how to turn off AI on certain systems and avoid it on others. Go here to register:

https://uregina.libcal.com/event/4058564

Or contact Veronica Ramshaw: [email protected]

This session earns 1 AI Literacy Badge credit; collect 5 to get the badge.

Silent Book Club: Bring a book, magazine, audiobook, graphic novel, or whatever you are currently reading/listening to a...
10/17/2026

Silent Book Club: Bring a book, magazine, audiobook, graphic novel, or whatever you are currently reading/listening to and join others to get in some reading time in a comfortable, introvert friendly setting.

October 21, 2026
4:00pm - 5:30pm
LY 107.33 Wascana Room, main floor, Archer Library & Archives

Organized by the English Students' Association.

There will also be future Silent Book Club sessions this semester every two weeks after the 21st (November 4th, 18th, and December 2nd).

Academic libraries are vibrant, adaptive, transformative places, and academic librarians have always been activists, agi...
10/16/2026

Academic libraries are vibrant, adaptive, transformative places, and academic librarians have always been activists, agitators, and agents of transformation. Want to learn more? Attend the Festival of Art and Discourse Oct 22-24 online and/or at the U of R and Victoria Square Mall. Librarians Kate Cushon, Gillian van der Ven and Library User Services Assistant Arlysse Quiring are presenting on Oct 23 and 24, among many others.

The Festival of Art and Discourse is presented by C-SET (the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre) Cset URegina

Details and full list of presenters are at https://thefoad.com/foad-2026-regina-saskatchewan/

Join University of Regina Film Production Professor Mark Wihak in conversation with author Mary-Lou Rosengren and direct...
10/15/2026

Join University of Regina Film Production Professor Mark Wihak in conversation with author Mary-Lou Rosengren and director Jack Hilkewich about their companion works that document the incredible career of Dr. William Mainprize, a doctor in rural Saskatchewan for 60 years.

Rosengren's new book is titled Remembering Mainprize: The Legacy of a Country Doctor, His People and His Park. Hilkewich's new documentary film is titled Mainprize.

October 27, 4-5 PM
Dr. John Archer Library & Archives
Wascana Room (107.33) Main Floor
University of Regina

The next Archer Book Club meeting will be on October 28, 2026, at 12pm (Online via MicrosoftTeams), with this month's se...
10/14/2026

The next Archer Book Club meeting will be on October 28, 2026, at 12pm (Online via MicrosoftTeams), with this month's selection being Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. This is our annual horror selection for autumn, and is a classic examination of the occult, body horror, psychological terror, feminism, and religious horror (which inspired, influenced, and paved the way for other literary and film classics like The Omen, The Exorcist, and Hereditary).

Please view our library guide for more information including content warnings and Teams link info:

https://library.uregina.ca/archerbookclub

Or contact the Archer Library's Arlysse Quiring ([email protected]) who will be hosting this month's meeting.

We are pleased to introduce Jenae Onderwater, a History Honours Project student who is completing an experiential learni...
10/13/2026

We are pleased to introduce Jenae Onderwater, a History Honours Project student who is completing an experiential learning placement at the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives. Jenae will be participating in various projects, committee meetings and instruction sessions this academic year in order to learn more about the work that the Archer team does to support teaching, learning, research and community engagement. Welcome Jenae - we're glad you're here!

Thanksgiving is Monday, October 12th, which means that the Archer Library and Archives will be open for reduced holiday ...
10/10/2026

Thanksgiving is Monday, October 12th, which means that the Archer Library and Archives will be open for reduced holiday hours. The Library will be open from 12:00 pm until 5 pm, with the Help Desk shutting down 15 minutes prior to building closing. The Help Desk will be staffed by student assistants for the day and so some services may not be available. Normal operating hours will resume the following day.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend!

Address

3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina, SK
S4S0A2

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 2am
Tuesday 7:30am - 2am
Wednesday 7:30am - 2am
Thursday 7:30am - 2am
Friday 7:30am - 2am
Saturday 8am - 2am
Sunday 8am - 2am

Telephone

+13065854133

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