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Strength in Numbers: The CanLit community

Mon, Jan. 27, 2020 to Fri, May 01, 2020

Pages from the first handwritten draft of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Letters from Lucy Maud Montgomery and E. Pauline Johnson. Leonard Cohen's notebooks. Corrected galley proofs from Robertson Davies' Fifth Business. These are just a few highlights from the Fisher's literary archival collection on display in this exhibition honouring Canadian literature.

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The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in Canada. As one of the leading research libraries in North America, the Fisher acquires, makes accessible and preserves comprehensive research collections of national and international significance. It serves the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the University, as well as the general public.

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IA Book of the Week: The Poetry of Flowers and Flowers of Poetry

Mon, Jun. 01, 2020

As a new month begins, it seems a good time to begin a new feature on the Fisher Blog: An Internet Archive Book of the Week, which will highlight a book from the 25,... Read more

Torah Manuscripts and Early Printings at the Fisher Library

Wed, May. 27, 2020

At the end of this week, Jews around the world will be celebrating the holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost; literally: “weeks”). While in the Hebrew Bible Shavuot is primarily... Read more

Stumbling Across “Scribling”

Wed, May. 20, 2020

Going over some of the catalogue records in our general collections in preparation for the switch to a different library platform is an experience not entirely unlike... Read more

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Fisher Resources to Visit While We Are Closed

While the Fisher Library is physically closed, our online resources remain open at all times.

Fisher Library closed as of Monday March 16

In order to support community efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we will close for an indefinite period.

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Forbidden Fruit: Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books from the Fisher Rare Book Library and beyond

George A. Walker - Written in Wood: Visual Narratives with a Canadian cut

How Many Printers Does It Take to Change a Liturgy?

Commercial Books Before Gutenberg

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Current Exhibition

Strength in Numbers: The CanLit community

Mon Jan 27, 2020 to Fri May 1, 2020

Drawing on the library’s rich archival material, this exhibition will explore how CanLit and Canadian publishing have been shaped by a diverse community: writers, publishers, editors and publicists, among others.

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Canadian Theatre Programs

Engaging collection includes programs from several Canadian cities, ranging from an assortment of material from Toronto theatre companies, to obscure programs from cities such as North Hatley, Quebec, and Prescott, Ontario.

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This month at Fisher
The Qur’anic Page

Through the fine artistry, careful construction, and spirited literary debates captured within these highlights from the Fisher Library’s collection of Qur’anic materials, these books exemplify the Qur’an’s place at the heart of Muslim study and devotion.

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Strength in Numbers: The CanLit community

The General James Wolfe Manuscript Collection

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