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The University of Waterloo Libraries are undergoing a 15-year strategic space planning activity, and we need your help! Campus feedback is critical to shaping the future of the Libraries. 

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Fall Welcome

Welcome, Warriors! Whether you’re new to campus or returning, we're delighted to welcome you to the University of Waterloo Libraries. We're here to empower your learning and research. Visit us early this term—explore our spaces, discover online resources and collections, and connect with our team of information experts.

Since 1976, Special Collections & Archives (SCA) has been a place where students, faculty and researchers access primary resources to gain an understanding of the past and how it could impact the future. With over 500 archival collections and 70,000 rare books and periodicals, SCA’s collection is unique and tailored to the teaching, learning and research needs of the University of Waterloo.

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, the Libraries unveiled a mural in the Dana Porter Library lobby by Tehatsistahawi (Tsista) Kennedy (Hot Dog Water Art). An Anishinaabe Onyota’a:aka artist belonging to Beausoleil First Nation and Oneida Nation of the Thames, he is a self-taught artist and often creates his work digitally.

Four projects have been selected to receive a 2025-26 Staebler Insurance OER Fellows Grant from the Libraries. The program offers competitive grants of $5,000 each to instructors to help create or adapt an open educational resource (OER) for a UWaterloo course.

The Libraries and the Faculty of Engineering are collaborating to provide School of Architecture students, faculty and staff with self-checkout options in order to expand access to the Musagetes Architecture Library and its resources beyond library service hours.

The Libraries are adjusting opening hours for our two main campus locations, Dana Porter and Davis Centre, for spring term as part of the University’s work towards financial sustainability.