Don’t miss our upcoming virtual workshop! 📚 In our first ever Traditions and Techniques Workshop: Book preservation, you’ll learn how to preserve your books at home and how to make your very own zine. | Library and Archives Canada
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Don’t miss our upcoming virtual workshop! 📚 In our first ever Traditions and Techniques Workshop: Book preservation, you’ll learn how to preserve your books at home and how to make your very own zine. | Library and Archives Canada
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Five years ago, we committed to digitizing all of the Canadian Expeditionary Force service files. Removing pins, clips and staples (260 kg of metal!), as well as adhesive, to prepare all 622,290 files of the Canadian Expeditionary Force ready for digitization took 18 months alone! We’re pleased to announce that the project is now 100% complete, and you can access all of the files online for free: ow.ly/TxJk30ljT1U With the end of the project, over 30 million images have been digitized, which res
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Five years ago, we committed to digitizing all of the Canadian Expeditionary Force service files. Removing pins, clips and staples (260 kg of metal!), as well as adhesive, to prepare all 622,290 files of the Canadian Expeditionary Force ready for digitization took 18 months alone! We’re pleased to announce that the project is now 100% complete, and you can access all of the files online for free: ow.ly/TxJk30ljT1U With the end of the project, over 30 million images have been digitized, which res
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For many kids and parents across Canada, the holiday season meant that the “Sears Wish Book” was coming! First introduced in the United States by Sears in 1933, the “Wish Book” made its first appearance in Canada in 1953 with the opening of the first Canadian Sears store in Stratford, Ontario. The “Wish Book” was packed with gift ideas for adults and children alike! For many of us lucky enough to get our hands on it, the first stop was always the toy section at the back—dozens of pages filled wi
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For many kids and parents across Canada, the holiday season meant that the “Sears Wish Book” was coming! First introduced in the United States by Sears in 1933, the “Wish Book” made its first appearance in Canada in 1953 with the opening of the first Canadian Sears store in Stratford, Ontario. The “Wish Book” was packed with gift ideas for adults and children alike! For many of us lucky enough to get our hands on it, the first stop was always the toy section at the back—dozens of pages filled wi
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395 Wellington Street has been our public service point in Ottawa for decades. But in 2026, we’re getting a major glow-up and moving to Ādisōke, a brand-new space we’ll be sharing with our new roomies at @opl_bpl. On June 7 and 8, join us for the very last time as we open the doors to this iconic heritage building during #DoorsOpenOttawa. The vibes will be immaculate 👌 | Library and Archives Canada
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395 Wellington Street has been our public service point in Ottawa for decades. But in 2026, we’re getting a major glow-up and moving to Ādisōke, a brand-new space we’ll be sharing with our new roomies at @opl_bpl. On June 7 and 8, join us for the very last time as we open the doors to this iconic heritage building during #DoorsOpenOttawa. The vibes will be immaculate 👌 | Library and Archives Canada
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Can you get 150 in 150? Canada is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation, although the history of our country started a long, long time before that. We’ve browsed through our collection and put together 150 images of people, places, things and events. Some are happy moments, others reflect sad or painful times, but all have shaped what Canada is today. How many can you name in 150 seconds? Bonus: Which song is playing? #Canada150 Update: List: 150 – 1916 Parliament Fire 149 – Ooloore
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Can you get 150 in 150? Canada is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation, although the history of our country started a long, long time before that. We’ve browsed through our collection and put together 150 images of people, places, things and events. Some are happy moments, others reflect sad or painful times, but all have shaped what Canada is today. How many can you name in 150 seconds? Bonus: Which song is playing? #Canada150 Update: List: 150 – 1916 Parliament Fire 149 – Ooloore
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How I got a FREE ISBN for self publishing. (Step-by-Step 2026)
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Just in time for the holidays! Showcasing the very best of our first Creator in Residence. Eric Chan (eepmon) takes us through his residency process, from exploring a wide variety of archives and published documents to his main research focus—Chinese immigration and Chinese Canadian history. Eric shares his creative process for the digital artworks he produced during his residency: -Constellations – The Flow of Belonging, which debuted at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan -Looking Within the Shadows: Re
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Just in time for the holidays! Showcasing the very best of our first Creator in Residence. Eric Chan (eepmon) takes us through his residency process, from exploring a wide variety of archives and published documents to his main research focus—Chinese immigration and Chinese Canadian history. Eric shares his creative process for the digital artworks he produced during his residency: -Constellations – The Flow of Belonging, which debuted at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan -Looking Within the Shadows: Re
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Completion of the Digitization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Service Files
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There’s a decades-old rumour about a ghost that haunts the third basement (3B) at the National Library of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa.There are varied claims that it’s one political figure or another. Although many who may have seen it have retired, it’s thought that our ghost shared space with the COPS collection (Canadian Official Publications) of federal, provincial and municipal government publications. Perhaps reading lists are, indeed, eternal? #Halloween #LibraryMonth | Library
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ASMR: Paper Backing Removal #Shorts
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William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950) was Prime Minister of Canada for 22 years—from 1921 to 1930 (except for a few months in 1926), and from 1935 to 1948. His political prowess helped him to preserve the unity of the country and his party, when both were threatened during his mandate by some of the most dramatic times in Canadian history, including the Depression of the 1930s and the Second World War. He was an extremely skilled politician, but in his private life, he was a man with unique, a
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“The scenes in MONS to-day will never be forgotten by those who witnessed them.” At 4:30 a.m. on November 11, 1918, a company of Canadian soldiers entered the Belgian town of Mons. It had been under German control since 1914. “A few hours later,” records the war diary of the Royal Artillery, Canadian Corps, “word was received from First Army H.Q. that the Armistice had been signed and that hostilities would cease at 11:00 a.m.” It was an end to a costly campaign and an even more costly war. 280
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Free Books in Canada Library?! 🇨🇦
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1966: Visitors to the Montreal Book Fair #shorts
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A few clicks and you can hold history in your hands.
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First Library Experience in Canada — Why Is It So Magical?#CanadianLibrary #LibraryMagic
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Archivist's Corner: The Canadian Architectural Archives
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Inside its massive vaults, Library and Archives Canada preserves many objects that you might not expect to find in our national collections. It’s your last chance to see some unusual treasures in Unexpected! Surprising Treasures from Library and Archives Canada. https://bit.ly/3VDGVnr | Canadian Museum of History
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Are you interested in learning about the people involved in Canada’s military history? You can now explore more than 600,000 service files of the Canadian Expeditionary Force through Collection Search: https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/corporate/news/pages/access-first-world-war-service-files-in-collection-search.aspx #CanadaRemembers | Library and Archives Canada
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Noreen Young was an internationally renowned puppeteer, puppet artist, designer and producer. We acquired her fonds in 2018, which features a wide variety of items showcasing her wonderful work, including documents related to her landmark children’s program Under the Umbrella Tree. A pioneering artist in children’s programming for the CBC and Radio-Canada, Young not only created extraordinary puppets but also developed the art of handling them, particularly for television. Young’s skill at commu
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