Please check this space often as information is subject to change. Last updated November 2023
Online Events
- I cannot find the link for my event?
- I cannot attend, will the event be recorded?
- Will I be able to participate in the event chat and conversation?
- Can I have to have my Video on?
In-person Events at the Library
Getting here
- Where is my event taking place?
- What is the closest metro station?
- I have special access requirements, how do I get to the events space?
Keeping Everyone Safe
- Are the library spaces regularly cleaned?
- Do I need to wear a mask?
- I am feeling unwell, should I cancel?
Facilities
Online Events
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- Search your email for a message from roaar.library [at] mcgill.ca, and be sure to check your junk folder. Please email roaar.library [at] mcgill.ca if you need the link re-sent.
- We record our events and publish them to the McGill Library YouTube Channel after the event. We will send out the link to the recording to everyone who RSVP'd for the event. We only record the speakers and panelists screens.
- We encourage everyone to participate in the discussion at our online events via YouTube or Zoom chats. If the event is on Zoom, we welcome chat and ideas throughout the event in the zoom chat. We always have a Q and A session, and we will voice questions for online attendees. For smaller events, we may allow participants to engage directly and unmute.
- For larger events, we Livestream to the McGill Library YouTube Channel, and we welcome chat and participation on YouTube chat. Note, you do need to be logged in to a YouTube account to chat, but not to watch the event.
- For events held on Zoom, we invite you to turn on your video so that we can better engage with you throughout the event, but you are free to turn your video on or off, whatever makes you more comfortable. Note that we will never record your video.
How do I get there?
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- Location: See map for directions.
- Rare Books and Special Collections,
- 4th floor, McLennan Library Building
- 3459 McTavish Street
- H3A 0C9
- Note: Access to the McLennan Library building is from the McLennan-Redpath Terrace. Take the elevators or stairs to the 4th floor, turn right, then right again to reach the ROAAr Reading Room.
- By Metro: Closest station is metro Peel, on the Green Line.
- By Bicycle: Best approach via De Maisonneuve Bike path, covered bicycle parking available under the McLennan Library bridge. There is a Bixi station at the intersection of Sherbrooke Street and McTavish Street.
- By Car: There is no designated parking for the library but there is paid public parking available on the streets around campus. The library is best accessed by Public transit.
- If you have a disability or special access requirements: Please let us know before you visit by emailing roaar.library [at] mcgill.ca and we will do our best to make all necessary accommodations.
- Note that there is a staircase up to the McLennan Library Terrace and the main entrance.
- To avoid the stairs, please access the main entrance by continuing straight up McTavish Street until you reach Redpath Hall and the black gates.
- Take a right at the gates, and your first right again to reach the McLennan Library Terrace entrance.
- See map for directions.
- Location: See map for directions.
Keeping Everyone Safe
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- Whenever you visit, our spaces will be regularly cleaned and you’ll find hand sanitizer stations throughout the Library.
- Masks are not obligatory at McGill. We still strongly encourage you to continue to wear a mask. Mask dispensers and hand sanitizers will remain in place for the coming months.
- For more information, see the library’s COVID-19 FAQ page here.
- Please don’t come to the Library if you feel unwell. If you can no longer attend please cancel your booking so we can offer the space to others. If you feel unwell, or anyone in your household is showing symptoms of COVID-19, please don’t come to the Library, and let us know by emailing roaar.library [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Cancel%20my%20reservation) . We will send you a link for the virtual event or recording in place of in-person attendance.
Facilities
- There is no coat check or bag storage, but you can bring small bags and jackets with you into the event space. We have a small area to hang coats in the Colgate Room, however, we do not have space for big bags or luggage, so please do not bring these.
- Unisex and accessible washrooms are available on the 6th floor of the McLennan Library Building.
- More washrooms and a water fountain are available on the 4th floor down the hall from the event space.
