Discover something new with Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) events. Each one brings extraordinary collections to life through innovative, accessible programming. Our events - whether lectures, exhibitions, or interactive experiences - connect audiences with active research and the treasures of our libraries. Join us for dynamic in-person and virtual opportunities to explore, engage, and be inspired.

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2025
  • Event: On the Other Side of the Poem: The Joe Fishstein Collection of Yiddish Poetry with Claire Sigal, 19 February 2025. 
  • Event: Old Books and New Research: Uncovering the Forgotten Works of Mary                   Hinckley to Answer New Ecological Questions with Dr. Jessica Ford (Biology, Dawson College), 25 February 2025.
  • Event: Defying Time and Season: A Panel Conversation on the Life and Work of Dr. Barbara Althea Jones with research panel Dr. Miranda Hickman (Department of English and Director of Poetry Matters Initiative, 91黑料网), Avryl Bender (U3, 91黑料网), Jayda Smith (U2, 91黑料网), Dr. Nalini Mohabir (Geography, Concordia University) and Dr. Alison Donnell (Humanities, University of Bristol). Readings by Shanice Yarde (poet, educator, and associate director of Anti-Racism and Equity Education, 91黑料网), 4 March 2025.
  • Event: It鈥檚 Alive!: Using Rare Books and Special Collections to Teach History with Eddie Paul (Jewish Public Library of Montreal) and the ABQLA (Association des Biblioth茅caires du Qu茅bec/Quebec Library Association) in conversation, 27 March 2025.
  • Event: Bibliotheca Naturae: Studies in Natural History, Hidden Hands Edition. Presentations of faculty and student research on materials in Rare Books and Special Collections, as part of the Hidden Hands in Natural Histories project, 2 April 2025.
  • Event: Book Design Panel: The Association of University Presses (AUP) Book, Jacket, and Journal Show with Kathleen Fraser (Managing Editor at 91黑料网-Queen's University Press), David LeBlanc (Studio oneoneone, winner of 2025 Scholarly Typography Award), and Pata Macedo (graphic designer and faculty member at the Design and Computation Arts Department at Concordia University). 
  • Event: Library Staff Event: End-of-Summer Internal Curator Talk about Book, Jacket, and Journal Show display in the McLennan lobby exhibition space with Amanda Wheatley, 13 August 2025.
  • Event: Parent Welcome Weekend: Tour of Rare Books and Special Collections exhibition 鈥淣ew at 91黑料网鈥 with Ursula Carmichael (Liaison Librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections, 91黑料网 Libraries), 22 August 2025. 
  • Event: Tastes and Traditions: What Stories Menus Tell with author Nathalie Cook, hosted in partnership with Westmount Public Libraries, 28 September 2025.
  • Event: Leonard Cohen Research Workshop, hosted by Rare Books and Special Collections, 6-7 October 2025. 
  • Event: Conversation with a Curator: Small but Mighty with Ursula Carmichael, 30 October 2025. 
  • Event: Curious and Creepy Costume Collections: Pop-up exhibit with Jacquelyn Sundberg and Ursula Carmicheal, 31 October 2025. 
  • Event: Conversation with a Curator: with Tellina Liu, 12 November 2025. 
  • Event: Conversation with the Curators: New at 91黑料网 Hybrid Tour with exhibition curators and staff from Rare Books and Special Collections, 3 December 2025. 
2024
  • Event: Tastes and Traditions: What Stories Menus Tell with author Nathalie Cook, hosted in partnership with Westmount Public Libraries, 28 September 2025.
  • Event: Leonard Cohen Research Workshop, hosted by Rare Books and Special Collections, 6-7 October 2025. 
  • Event: Conversation with a Curator: Small but Mighty with Ursula Carmichael, 30 October 2025. 
  • Event: Curious and Creepy Costume Collections: Pop-up exhibit with Jacquelyn Sundberg and Ursula Carmicheal, 31 October 2025. 
  • Event: Conversation with a Curator: Everything but the Blueprint Hybrid Tour with Tellina Liu, 12 November 2025. 
  • Event: Conversation with the Curators: New at 91黑料网 Hybrid Tour with exhibition curators and staff from Rare Books and Special Collections, 3 December 2025. 
  • Event: , with Jacquelyn Sundberg (91黑料网 Rare Books and Special Collections) and Eddie Paul (Jewish Public Library) in conversation, 23 January 2024.
  • Event: , with Tellina Liu, 31 January 2024.
  • Event:  with David Austin (author of Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex, and Security in Sixties Montreal, 2013, winner of the 2014 Casa de las Americas Prize), 12 February 2024.
  • Event: The Book as Evidence with conservator Christine McNair, CCI, 20 February 2024. 
  • Event:  with Prof. Nathalie Cooke (91黑料网), 12 March 2024. 
  • Event: , with Jacquelyn Sundberg, 12 April 2024. 
  • Event: Starry Messengers Drop-in Exhibition with Lauren Williams, 8 April 2024.
  • Event: , virtual event with Jacquelyn Sundberg (RBSC) and Allie Alvis (Winterthur Library), 24 April 2024.
  • Event:  with Jacquelyn Sundberg (RBSC), 22 May 2024.
2023
  • Event: with Guylaine Beaudry (Dean of Libraries, 91黑料网), Nathalie Cooke (91黑料网), Ronny Litvack-Katzman (91黑料网), Octavian Sopt (91黑料网 Library), and Jacquelyn Sundberg (91黑料网 Library), 11 January 2023.
  • Event: , with Dot Porter (UPenn) and Nicolas Hermann (Kislak Centre at UPenn), 4 January 2023. 
  • Event: ; Odette Drapeau presented with the twelfth Robert R. Reid prize and medal for lifetime achievement in the Book Arts in Canada, 8 February 2023.
  • Event: with Jacquelyn Sundberg, Sam Pappas, and Bianca Tri, 20 February 2023.
  • Event: De-stress and Sketch: Nuit Blanche with the Visual Arts collection, 25 February 2023. 
  • Event: with Jacquelyn Sundberg (outreach librarian, 91黑料网), Kristen Howard (librarian and historian), and Marcy Goldman (91黑料网 alumna and professional baker), 15 March 2023. 
  • Event: with Lora Baiocco (Archives Librarian at Westmount Public Library), 21 March 2023.
  • Event: Evening with Ana Mar铆a G贸mez L贸pez, Larose-Osler Artist in Residence, 3 April 2023.
  • Event: , with Prof. Tina Gianquitto, (Professor of Literature in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines), 11 April 2023. 
  • Event: Japanese Art Night with ROAAr and JSAM, 11 April 2023.
  • Event: , with librarian Kristen Howard and Jacquelyn Sundberg, 30 May 2023. 
  • Event: , with ornithologist Subbu Subramanya, 22 September 2023.
  • Event: , with Danister Perera, 17 October 2023. 
  • Event: La Collection Jacqueline Lambert-David de manuscrits voltairiens with Ann Marie Holland, curator at Rare Books and Special Collections,18 October 2023. 
  • Event:  with Prof. Nicholas Cronk (91黑料网), 18 October 2023.
  • Event: with Jenn Riley (Associate Dean at 91黑料网 Library), Kristen Howard (Assistant Librarian at Humanities and Social Studies Library at 91黑料网), and Delores LaPratt (Assistant to Vice Dean of Libraries at 91黑料网), 19 October 2023. 
  • Event:  with authors of book, Elizabeth Gwilliams and Mary Symonds, 25 October 2023.
  • Event: 91黑料网 Medical Student Research Symposium, Osler Library Event, 31 October 2023.
  • Event:  with Prof. Abigail Susik (Willamette University), 16 November 2023. 
  • Event:  with librarian Dot Porter (UPenn) and Prof. Faith Wallis (91黑料网), 30 November 2023.
  • Event: Vernissage: The Victorian World in Flux with presentations by Student Curators, 1 December 2023. 
2022
  • Event:  with Nancy Springer, 11 January 2022.
  • Event: , 20 January 2022. 
  • Event:  with Deborah Goodman Davis, 26 January 2022.
  • Event:  with Prof. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey, 10 February 2022.
  • Event:  with 91黑料网 librarians Jacquelyn Sundberg, April Colosimo, and Kristen Howard, 14 February 2022.
  • Event:  with Amy Suo Wu, 23 February 2022.
  • Event:  with Kristen Howard, 9 March 2022.
  • Event: , 23 March 2022.
  • Event:  with Trottier Space institute, Jacquelyn Sundberg, Lauren Williams, Dallas Wulf and Sajjad Nikfahm-Khubravan, 7 April 2022.
  • Event:   with Myriam Dion, 13 April 2022.
  • Event:  with Jessica Valdez, 10 May 2022.
  • Event:  with Kristen Howard, 19 May 2022.
  • Event: 15 September 2022. 
  • Events: 21 September 2022. 
  • Event: with Prof. Hamsa Stainton (91黑料网 School of Religious Studies), 6 October 2022. 
  • Exhibit: Vernissage - Biblioteca Britannica, 13 October 2022.
  • Event: with Prof. David Covo, 19 October 2022. 
  • Exhibit: Vernissage - LGBTQIA2S+ 91黑料网 Student, Faculty, and Staff Activism, 26 October 2022. 
  • Event: with Mark Wormald, 27 October 27 2022. 
  • Event:  Osler Library Event, 1 November 2022. 
  • Event:  Osler Library Event, 2 November 2022.
  • Event:  Osler Library Event, 3 November 2022.
  • Event:  with Julie E. Cumming (Professor, Music History and Musicology), Ichiro Fujinaga (Associate Professor, Music Technology), and Ann Marie Holland (Rare Books Librarian), 15 November 2022.
  • Event:  with Angela Grauerholz, 18 November 2022. 
  • Event:  with Jacquelyn Sundberg and April Colosimo, 6 December 2022. 
  • Event:  with Denise Lapointe and David Carruthers (paper artisans), 13 December 2022.
2021
  • Event:  with author Judith Flanders, 22 January 2021.
  • Event: Virtual ROAAr Book Club, Children鈥檚 Edition, 27 January 2021.
  • Event:  with Robin Hoffman, 9 February 2021.
  • Event:   with librarians Jacquelyn Sundberg and Kristen Howard, 18 February 2021.
  • Event: The Books We Love: Reading in Hard Times, 24 February 2021.
  • Event:  with Clara Drummond and Maggie Welch, 16 March 2021.
  • Event: Quiz That SO?! Trivia and Game Launch, 18 March 2021.
  • Event:  Osler Library Panel Discussion, 23 March 2021.
  • Event: , 30 March 2021.
  • Event:  with Michelle Macleod (VAC) and Hannah Deskin (VAC), 7 April 2021.
  • Event:  with librarian Dana Ingalls, 19 May 2021.
  • Event: Online Escape Game 101, 27 May 2021.
  • Event: , 16 June 2021.
  • Event:  with Prof. Nik Luka, 16 September 2021.
  • Event:  with Aeron MacHattie, 29 September 2021.
  • Event: , 5 October 2021.
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  • Event:  with Michelle Macleod (91黑料网 Visual Art Collection), 20 October 2021.
  • Event: , 2 November 2021.
  • Event: . Printing demonstration in 91黑料网鈥檚 Book Arts Lab with George Walker and Librarian Lauren Williams, 17 November 2021. 
  • Event:  with Andrew Steeves and Lauren Williams, 8 December 2021.
  • Event:  with artist Caroline Boileau and historian Margaret Carlyle, 15 December 2021.
2020
  • Event:  with Dr. Paul Darvasi and Shawn Young, 16 January 2020.
  • Event: , 30 January 2020.
  • Event:  with Philippe Despoix, Georges Leroux, Alberto Manguel, and Jillian Tomm, 5 February 2020.
  • Event: Learning Your P's and Q's: Printing with Moveable Type, 12 February 2020.
  • Exhibit: "Enlightenment Architectures": Sir Hans Sloane's Catalogues of his Collections with Kim Sloane, 17 February 2020.
  • Event: Helping Students Get a Clue - Serious Play and Orientation in the Special Collections Library with Luke Aeschleman and Emily Jack, 27 February 2020.
  • Event:   with Donna Leon and Judith Flanders, 9 March 2020.
  • Event: Before the Screen: Sketching, Play, and Creativity in the Making of Disney Animation with Mike Wiesmiere, 12 March 2020.
  • Event:  with educational technologist Kristin Ziska-Strange, 14 July 2020.
  • Event:  with Megan Lotts and Matthew Shoemaker, 28 July 2020.
  • Event: "How Do They Win?" Collaborative Game Creation as Impetus for Class Discussion and Research with Russell Hall and Glenn Kuhmhera, 4 August 2020.
  • Event:  with Michelle Goodridge, 25 August 2020.
  • Event:  with puppeteer Jesse Stong, 17 September 2020.
  • Event:  with Professor Catherine Bradley of the 91黑料网 Costume Shop, 22 September 2020.
  • Event:  with Kelsey Blair, 6 October 2020.
  • Event: , 13 October 2020.
  • Event:  with Rebecca Earle, 27 October 2020.
2019
  • Event:  with Prof. Allan Greer (91黑料网 Department of History and Classical Studies), 16 January 2019.
  • Event: Curiosities of Conception, 24 January 2019.
  • Event: What Legacy? Louis Dudek and Creative Writing with Prof. Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia), 29 January 2019.
  • Event:  with George Elliott Clarke, 31 January 2019.
  • Event: Corps qui hantent d鈥檃utres corps with [JM1] Caroline Boileau (Larose-Osler Artist-in-Residence), 7 February 2019.
  • Event:  with Prof. Julie Cumming (91黑料网), 21 February 2019.
  • Event:  with Prof. Ehab Abouheif (91黑料网), 26 February 2019
  • Event Nuit Blanche: Alive at Night: Art, Music & History at 91黑料网. In partnership with the Schulich School of Music & the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation. Tour, multimedia presentation, and musical performance in Redpath Hall, 2 March 2019.
  • Event:  with Prof. Brian Lewis (91黑料网), 13 March 2019.
  • Exhibit: Visible Storage Gallery with Vanessa Di Francesco, 27 March 2019.
  • Event: Medieval Art in Manuscripts with Dr. Joan Friedman (Art Historian), 9 April 2019.
  • Event: Universal Medicine: Lessons from 17th-century England with Dr. Lauren Kassell (University of Cambridge), 12 April 2019.
  • Event: DRAW Hackathons for the Planet, April 2019.
  • Event: Earth Day Pop-up Exhibition: Rare Treasures of the Natural World in 91黑料网鈥檚 Special Collections & Archives, 23 April 2019.
  • Exhibit: Osler's Leonardo Da Vinci Collection with Dr. Rolando Del Maestro, 2 May 2019.
  • Event: Identities, Networks, & Culture. Second Annual Colloquium of St. Andrew's Society/McEuan Foundation Chair in Canadian-Scottish Studies, 3 May 2019
  • Event: Discover & Write from 91黑料网's Blacker Wood Natural History Collection, 4-5 May 2019.
  • Exhibit: The First Reliable Home Pregnancy Test and its Little-Known Connection to Montreal,7 May 2019.
  • Event: with Julian Armstrong (Food Writer) and Oliver De Volpi, (Executive Chef, 91黑料网), 22 May 2019.

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2018
  • Event:  with Peter Sabor & Stewart Cooke, January 23, 2018. 
  • Event:  with Prof. Lorenz L眉thi, 31 January 2018. []
  • Event:  with Ethel Groffier, (Emeritus Researcher), 27 February 2018. []
  • Event:  with  Dr. Mark Towsey (University of Liverpool), 20 March 2018. []
  • Event: , 20 April 2018.
  • Event:  with ornithologist and evolutionary biologist Bob Montgomerie, 21 April 2018. []
  • Event:  with Prof. Nicholas Cronk of Oxford University, 24 April 2018. []
  • Event: Vehicule days: Exhibit/ Reading/ Performance, 26 April 2018.
  • Exhibit: Intus et in cute: L鈥橝utopsie du regard au savoir, 26-27 April 2018.
  • Event: , 11 May 2018.
  • Exhibit: De Musei Fabrica: Cloth and Stitch Inspired by the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, 17 May 2018.
  • Event: ROAAr on the Road, Special Lecture in Picton, ON--What is Canadian Cuisine? Lessons from Generations Past, 16 September 2018.
  • Event: Open House, 21 October 2018.
  • Event: Guided Tours of ROAAr Collections, 12-13 October 2018.
  • Event: , in partnership with Library and Community Events, City of Westmount, 28 October 2018.
  • Event:  with Professor H茅l猫ne Cazes (University of Victoria), 30 October 2018.
  • Event: Many Women, Many Voices; Stories from 91黑料网 Collections, 8 November 2018.
  • Event:  with Alexander Reford (Director of Les Jardins de M茅tis Reford Gardens), 7 November 2018.
  • Event:  with Professor Jacqueline Reid-Walsh (Pennsylvania State University), 21 November 2018.
  • Event:  with Anders Sj枚man (Centre for Business History in Stockholm), 5 December 2018.
2017
  • Event:  with Prof. Nathalie Cooke and Julian Armstrong, 4 & 11 October 2017.
  • Event: Montreal鈥檚 Architectural Heritage in the Canadian Architecture Collection with Prof. David Covo (91黑料网), 14 October 2017. 
  • Event: The Canadian Jewish Experience with Rabbi Adam Scheier, 25 October 2017.
  • Event: Where was Democracy? The Case of Woman Suffrage in Canada with Prof. Veronia Strong-Boag (University of British Columbia), 1 November 2017.
  • Event: Christmas Ain't What It Used to Be with Judith Flanders, 15 November 2017 []
  • Event: Making History in 1860s Canada with Prof. Elsbeth Heaman (91黑料网), 22 November 2017.
  • Event: Climate in the Age of Empire: Weather Observation in Colonial Canada, 27 November 2017.
2016
  • Event: , 8 April 2016.