What's New at the Library

Beginning November 20, the Library’s seventh floor, known to many students as “Silent Seven,” will be closed permanently for Library use as it transitions to become the new home of the Faculty of Education.

Laurier Archives and Special Collections is pleased to announce the following material is available to researchers in the Julia Hendry Archives Reading Room.

The Laurier Library is proud to announce Take a Second Look, a dynamic new fibre-based exhibition featuring the work of three acclaimed Waterloo Region artists: June DaSilva, Sally Gray, and Heather A. Hager.

Traces & Echoes: Between Places, a collaborative exhibition by artists Michelle Breslin and Barbara Greczny, opens at Laurier’s Robert Langen Art Gallery and runs from September 8 to November 27, 2026.

Exhibition dates and opening reception for Traces + Echoes: Between Places, a collaborative video and sound installation by Toronto-based artists Michelle Breslin and Barbara Greczny 

Laurier Library has a new Course Resources platform which replaces the old Ares system that many of you are familiar with. The new platform is fully integrated with Omni and My Learning Space for easy access to library materials.

The 6th floor of the Laurier Library Waterloo is getting new carpet and will be closed starting Wednesday, July 29th for approximately 4 weeks. 

On Saturday, July 25th between 7:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., there will be intermittent outages to the services listed below as ICT carries out a disaster recovery exercise. Omni, room booking, course resources, and off-campus access may be inaccessible during this time.

Phase 2 of Laurier Library Brantford is beginning on Tuesday, July 7th with planned completion by the end of the summer.

Two important updates to existing library resources as of May 2026.