Events by month

Our freedom to read can never be taken for granted. Our main Library's namesake, Dana Porter, himself stood for intellectual freedom, and struck down a ban on the book Fanny Hill in 1964 while serving as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Visit the book display in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries to learn more about Freedom to Read Week and check out books in our collection which have been banned or challenged.

Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of the rights provided to users of copyright-protected material under the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act. Learn more and help us celebrate:

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Feeling stressed? Take a break from your studies and boost your spirits with a visit from Therapeutic Paws of Canada!

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Looking for your next favourite novel?

Next week is Open Education Week!

We invite you to join members of the Open Access Working Group for a short, casual webinar on Open Educational Resources (OER) provided by the Ontario Council of University of Libraries (OCUL).

This showing is open to all students, faculty and staff interested in hearing more about the Open Educational Resources movement.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Take your literature review one step further.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Theses and other long documents (e.g., books, manuals, reports) can present challenges that shorter documents don't. It is more difficult to maintain a standard "look and feel" throughout a long document like a thesis. This course will demonstrate features in Word that will make formatting your thesis easier and less time consuming, such as:

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Looking for your next favourite novel?

Construction is over at Davis Centre (DC) Library and renovations are nearly complete! Come and get a first look at the new spaces, enjoy some treats, celebrate with our staff and ask the DC renovation team about the revitalization project.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Construction is over at Davis Centre (DC) Library and renovations are nearly complete! Come and get a first look at the new spaces, enjoy some treats, celebrate with our staff and ask the DC renovation team about the revitalization project.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Looking for your next favourite novel?

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Getting the most out of your time when researching and writing undergraduate essays

Join members of University of Waterloo's Magic and Cardistry Club, as they demonstrate their magic skills and teach some basic tricks.

Cards will be provided, but feel free to bring your own deck to try your hand at this new skill, learn more about the club, or just stop by to take a break from your studies and be entertained!

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Looking for your next favourite novel?

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Be prepared with an exam survival kit. Build your own kit using pens, pencils, exam study tips, Library contact cards, chocolate, and tattoos at Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries!

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.

Undergraduate students can get tips on their résumés, cover letters and interviews during a 15-minute drop-in session with Centre for Career Action (CCA) staff. Bring your WatCard to register in-person, and printed copies of your résumé and/or cover letter if you would like them reviewed.