Tuesday, March 5, 2024

UFV Abbotsford Library Closed Sunday March 24th

G Building on the Abbotsford campus will be inaccessible on Sunday, March 24th due to construction on campus. Therefore, the Library will be closed on Sunday, March 24th. However, remember that there are many resources (ebooks, article databases, streaming video) that are available online, 24x7!

Posted by Brenda

Monday, February 26, 2024

Canada Reads 2024 -- Multiple formats!

The Canada Reads 2024 debates take place next week, March 4-7 on CBC Radio and TV! 

If you are interested in reading the finalists, the UFV Library has access to all five books in multiple formats.

Try a title search with this link: https://library.ufv.ca/books-dvds/. Most books are available as print, ebook, and as audio books! (Books listed as ABBDISPLAY are available for checkout.)

 Or link directly to Overdrive to access the audiobook versions: Link to Overdrive (Audiobooks)

 In addition, try these links to get to accessible formats (audio, braille, electronic braille, etc.) of the five contenders (and others from the longlist) provided by CELA and NNELS.

       

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Therapy dogs are back for Winter 2024!


🐾Woof woof 🐾 

Our four legged friends, the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs are coming to the UFV Library in Abbotsford every week for the Winter 2024 semester!

Stop by the library on alternating Mondays and Tuesdays from 11:30am - 12:30pm to visit with our four-legged friends! 🐕

January Dates

  • Monday, January 8
  • Tuesday, January 16
  • Monday, January 22
  • Tuesday, January 30

February Dates

  • Monday, February 5
  • Tuesday, February 13
  • Tuesday, February 20
  • Monday, February 26

March Dates

  • Tuesday, March 5
  • Monday, March 11
  • Tuesday, March 19
  • Monday, March 25

April Dates

  • Tuesday, April 2
  • Monday, April 8
  • Tuesday, April 16
  • Monday, April 22

UFV Library and the dogs are looking forward to seeing you this semester! 



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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

A Flood of Stories Exhibit

The Abbotsford Library has a new exhibit, A Flood of Stories. Led by Dr. Michelle Superle and Sydney Marchand, A Flood of Stories began as the Flood Stories Project which engaged farm families in the Fraser Valley who were affected by the November 2021 extreme flooding events on the Sumas Prairie. Utilizing expressive arts therapy, including “Writing as a Way of Healing” workshops, farmers and their families were invited to share their experiences in various art forms.

A contest was held, and children/youth in Abbotsford and Chilliwack and members of the UFV community were invited to use expressive arts to communicate their flood experiences. These creative projects were made public in the Flood Stories Project exhibition at The Reach Gallery Museum in early 2023, and the UFV Library is pleased to be able to display some of the works again.

A Flood of Stories now extends beyond the 2021 extreme flooding events on the Sumas Prairie, and the project is now inviting everyone who wants to share a story about climate disaster, sustainability, and/or food security to do so. Storytellers who wish to share their stories publicly will have the opportunity to do so through Dr. Michelle Superle's 20 Harvest Challenge and/or the Climate Disaster Project


Please stop by and view the exhibit. Be sure to enjoy both the children’s artwork (in the hallway of G Building) and the rest of the exhibit (just inside the Library).

There is also a collection of books available for check out that relate to expressive and creative arts therapy.

A Flood of Stories will be on display until at least January 30th.

Posted by Brenda