Battle of the books: the physical versus the digital
File photo Gone are the days of lugging around your thick textbooks and heavy novels: Audiobooks and eBooks are here to help, with all the convenience that the digital age has...
How to make reading enjoyable again
Photo by Darien Funk Most students, especially those in disciplines that require an extensive amount of reading, have not made their way to those disciplines by accident There...
A review of Frederick Backman’s “Anxious People”
“This is a story about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots,” Swedish author Fredrik Backman divulges to his readers on the opening page of his new novel Anxious People...
Are university libraries necessary in our digitally motivated world?
During my first year of university — back when the world was COVID-19 free — I frequently went to the library on campus to study or find books for my projects and assignments...
Laurier library launches “Books to Go” contactless, multi-campus print material delivery service for staff, students and faculty
Photo by Darien Funk In July 2020, the Wilfrid Laurier University library launched a new and innovative “Books to Go” service to allow students, staff and faculty to...
A winter reading list to get you through the holiday break
With winter break being only a few weeks away, you might begin to wonder what you’re going to do with all your free time Sure, you could get started on your readings for next...
Best reads of 2016
Do Not Say We Have Nothing Madeline Thien This book, written by Madeline Thien, is the winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was the finalist for the 2016 Man...
Time management is essential to university success
As fall reading week quickly approaches, so too does midterm season: a time when all of us are busy reading and reviewing our notes in preparation for the long days ahead For...
Why do we read books?
They are our favourite adventure, our worst nightmare, our fantasized romance, our most mind-boggling mystery and our life-changing experience. They anchor our souls yet let us sail away.