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 30^th.

Posted by Brenda

 

What's Your Story? Display and Event Coming Up

Have you ever wondered if you were a book what your title would be?

We’re looking for “books” for our UFV Chilliwack diversity display and event. You can nominate yourself or nominate someone else.

Our mission is to present unique experiences that challenge peoples’ understanding of stereotypes and educate people on diversity. Our criteria is that the people in our display live or work within UFV’s catchment area and that the topics presented or the people involved have some connection to UFV and its objectives.

Due to capacity limitations, we’ll only be collecting one or a few books on each topic, and as a result, some nominations may be swept up and placed in storage for future collection.

We’re creating a display for the Chilliwack library, in our large display cabinet, on a poster that will hang in the Chilliwack library and on our website. We’ll also host an event in the winter semester in which members of our diversity display will be invited to speak and to participate in round-table discussions about their experiences. If this is for you, please fill out this form and return it to the Chilliwack campus library.

What’s your story? We can’t wait to hear it.

Posted by Lisa

What's Your Story? Display and Event Coming Up

Have you ever wondered if you were a book what your title would be?

We’re looking for “books” for our UFV Chilliwack human library display and event. You can nominate yourself or nominate someone else.

Our mission is to present unique experiences that challenge peoples’ understanding of stereotypes and educate people on diversity. Our criteria is that the people in our human library live or work within UFV’s catchment area and that the topics presented or the people involved have some connection to UFV and its objectives.

Due to capacity limitations, we’ll only be collecting one or a few books on each topic, and as a result, some nominations may be swept up and placed in storage for future collection.

We’re creating a display for the Chilliwack library, in our large display cabinet, on a poster that will hang in the Chilliwack library and on our website. We’ll also host an event in the winter semester in which members of our human library will be invited to speak and to participate in round-table discussions about their experiences. If this is for you, please fill out this form and return it to the Chilliwack campus library.

What’s your story? We can’t wait to hear it.

Posted by Lisa

New Chilliwack Library Pride Display

In honour of Pride Month, UFV libary has launched a new display in the Chilliwack library. The Pride display features a timeline of key events in Canadian LGBTQ history and recognizes the recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida. All of the library materials in the display are available for check out. Stop by and find yourself some summer reading. Examples of titles on display:

Posted by Lisa

Shakespeare 400

April 23, 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and the UFV Library in Abbotsford has created a display to celebrate the event.  Please drop by and take a look!
Here are some fun websites as well.

Shakespeare Lives

http://www.shakespearelives.org/

Shakespeare 400

http://www.shakespeare400.org/

 Shakespeare MOOC - Take a free online course about Shakespeare, starting April 16th

http://www.shakespearelives.org/learn/learning-materials-students/mooc

Posted by Patti Wilson, April 15, 2016

UFV Faculty Publication Display

If you weren't able to come by the faculty publication celebration on Tuesday, March 10th, come by the Abbotsford library to see their recently published monographs on display.  The library staff are proud of our faculty and are delighted to display the fruits of their research labour.

Click here for a list of faculty publications. 


This display will be available until the end of March.


Posted by Mary-Anne
March 11, 2015

Shauna Singh Baldwin display

We are highlighting the literary career of Shauna Singh Baldwin with a display of her books.  Baldwin will be appearing at Ehsaas Readers and Writers Festival on Tuesday, March 3rd at 6pm in room F125 in the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies.

"...readers will emerge from [Baldwin's] books with a heightened awareness of the material effects of colonization, and of contemporary Canadian issues, along with new ideas about shared responsibility and community" Lane, Dorothy F. "Disentangling Narratives." Canadian Literature 219 (2013): 137-139. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. http://proxy.ufv.ca:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=96804887&site=eds-live

For more information about the Ehsaas Festival, please click here. 

Posted by Mary-Anne
February 19, 2015

Our Freedom to Read

The Abbotsford campus library has a new display celebrating Freedom to Read week (February 22-28, 2015).  This display encourages everyone to think about and embrace their right to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  This display also helps to broaden our understanding of why books have been challenged over time.



You'll also see a display on the freedom of the press, which is very timely in relation to the events that tragically unfolded in Paris earlier this year.  News stories relating to the Charlie Hebdo attack can be accessed by scanning the QR code provided on the display.






We have published a Libguide for Freedom to Read Week where you can explore the books that have been challenged or banned over time, as well as discover what scholars and librarians are writing about intellectual freedom.   Click here to access the Libguide.

The CBC has created: INFOGRAPHIC: 30 books you may be surprised to learn were challenged by censors

This display will be up until the end of March.  

Posted by Mary-Anne
February 19, 2015

Model in Chilliwack display shows health sciences technology

Hallway outside the Chilliwack library

Aerobic Activity Measured

The model in the Chilliwack library’s display cabinet is showing off how easy it is to use a metabolic cart to estimate the amount of oxygen used by tissues during exercise or at rest. By measuring the amount of oxygen consumed by our cells, we can estimate the amount of energy produced through cellular respiration. Dressed up in exercise gear, the mannequin gets her oxygen consumption (VO2) tested when her body is resting and then again during exercise. We can see how much more oxygen is used by the cells during exercise and also test the maximum amount of oxygen that can be consumed by the cells, which is a measure of aerobic capacity.  

Aerobic Capacity Mainly Genetic

The maximal oxygen consumption in tissues is largely genetically determined, but it is can also improve with endurance training. The VO2 max test is commonly used to test athletes' aerobic capacity and to track how much they have improved over time. The average sedentary individual has a VO2 max of 25-35 (this is how much oxygen their cells are able to use in one minute), during a walking test on a treadmill, while a frail, elderly person has a VO2 max of 10-20 mL/kg/min. The highest VO2 max ever recorded is a Scandinavian cross-country skier who scored 93. VO2 max declines significantly with age, starting at 25-30 years old. Fat composition and muscle mass have little influence on VO2 performance. It’s aerobic training that can make a difference.

Dogs, our Aerobic Masters

To compare us to our furry friends, an elite distance runner may have a VO2 max of approximately 80 mL/kg/min, whereas sled dogs have a far greater endurance capacity, reaching levels of up to 300 mL/kg/min. 

Nursing and Dental

The health sciences display at UFV’s Chilliwack campus library includes elements of nursing, kinesiology and dental instruction, including library resources on health-related topics and some neat dental X-Rays. All of the library materials in the display case are available to take home. Ask a staff member and she will get it out of the display cabinet for you.

Posted by Lisa

New (old) Alice display in Chilliwack library

Alice is in the library. After several years of looking through bubble wrap, Alice from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, is looking out over student efforts in the Chilliwack library.

Alice says she’s happy to be back after years in a back cupboard where she could hear students, but she couldn’t see them. She’s also happy to be still inspiring new creative works. The list of Alice-influenced projects is long and includes music such as The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album and Jefferson Airplane’s song White Rabbit. Her film, television and theatrical influences include The Matrix, Pan’s Labyrinth, Alice at the Palace, the film Alice by Tim Burton, featuring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, and an upcoming Alice film purported to feature some of the actors from Tim Burton’s film. Her literary influences include Go Ask Alice, White Stone, The Alice Poems, Alice I have been, Splintered, Unhinged, The Looking Glass Wars, Alice in the Country of Hearts, Hatter M, and Alice in Zombieland.

Visit the Chilliwack library to view a selection of books about Lewis Carroll and his creations or about modern culture based on his creations or see the library’s online display: http://www.ufv.ca/library/exhibits--events/through-the-looking-glass-the-complicated-world-of-lewis-carroll-june-2009/. Alice will stay in the library long enough to inspire a Mad Hatters tea party in the Chilliwack library in March. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Posted by Lisa

Food Around the World Display in the Abbotsford Library

As UFV Library staff brainstormed about a display for the holiday season, one topic jumped to the front: food.  Most of the staff are self described "foodies" and have shared artifacts and recipes for this display.  Come in and browse the library books and media on display as well as explore some of the unique, local history titles from our Heritage Collection.

As a gift to our community, the staff have created a recipe gift wall.  Take a recipe or two and get creative over the holiday break.

Best wishes for the holiday season from the UFV Library.

Posted by Mary-Anne