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Library and Learning Services

Huron Library strengthens and supports the academic pursuits of our University’s students and scholars. We deliver high-quality content and collections and user-centred services and spaces – be they physical or digital – that at once acknowledge our proud past while embracing our ever-changing world.

Library Hours

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 - Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Individual, Quiet Study (Assigned Seating)
9am-11:30, or 12:30-3pm

No Contact Pick-Up
12-3pm

We re-open our facility on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

Please note: Access by appointment only for the Fall 2020 term.

All campus visitors must check-in at the Info Desk prior to visiting the Library.

Please reach out (via huclibrary@uwo.ca) for assistance.

Library and Learning Services

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  • Welcome to Impressions: a blog dedicated to the Special Collections at Huron and Western University in London, Ontario.
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  • Want to know what is going on in the Library? Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date with all of our academic programming, new digital initiatives, and our content and collections!
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  • HuronResearch.ca is a platform to disseminate, promote and archive undergraduate research and community partnership projects of Huron University College. It acts as a central discovery layer for departmental projects, allowing users to easily find and view the different undergraduate research initiatives taking place at Huron University College.
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  • The Huron Library has an extensive collection of fiction. On this guide you will find featured items of fiction including best sellers, prize winners, titles being adapted to film, and some classics! Nelson Heapy Leisure Reading Collection can be found in the Huron Commons area of the library.
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What's Happening

We can’t say it enough, “Get involved!” Don’t just go to class and head home, or you’re going to miss out on the unique opportunities our close-knit community has to offer. Keep checking back to see which events we’re hosting, so you can meet new people and take part in activities that are going to make you a happier student and a more well-rounded leader.

May 11

Huron confers Honorary Doctor of Divinity on alumnus Michael Medline, President & CEO of Empire Company Limited, at 313th Convocation
May 11 2020
Huron – the founding institution of Western University – celebrated its 2019 graduates with a very special Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Convocation. During the ceremony, Huron alumnus - Michael Medline, the President & Chief Executive Officer of Empire Company Limited (Empire) and its...
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Reading Room
Silent study space is available in the Library's Reading Room, which is located on the main floor of the Library immediately beyond the Service Desk. Study carrels located around the perimeter of the Upper Stack floor also provide silent, individual study space. When entering these spaces, please remain aware of and respect the intended use of the space as a courtesy to other students and scholars in the immediate vicinity.
Silent Study
Reference Collection
Video Collection
Huron Commons
The newly revitalized Huron Commons, its adjacent Breakout Room with two, bookable Collaborative Technology Tables (Tech Tables C & D), are available for conversation-friendly learning, research, and project work. These spaces are purpose-designed for collaborative academic work. When utilizing these spaces, please remain aware and respectful of their intended use: academic collaboration (i.e., group study, collaborative research and project work). Always be courteous to fellow students and scholars in the immediate vicinity.
Collaborative Space
Research Help
Printing Area
Huron Stacks
Quiet study space is available in Huron Library's stacks, as well as three bookable study rooms (rooms E, F, and G) located on the Upper Stacks floor of the Library. When entering these spaces, please remain aware of and respect the intended use of the space as a courtesy to other students and scholars in the immediate vicinity.
Silent Study
Study Carrels
Group Study Rooms
Writing Centre
You can find drop-in writing help on the upper level of the library, the Mezzanine.
Writing Help
1-on-1 Consultation
Breakout Room
Our breakout room offers students a bookable group space to work collaboratively with each other, equipped with the same technology found at our Tech Tables in the Huron Commons.
Collaborative Space
Wireless Screen Sharing
Service Desk
Newly revitalized this year, you can find help with any questions you might have. Check-out books and course reserves, grab a coffee, or some merch!
Check Out Books
Coffee / Tea / Baked Goods
CURL
The Centre for Undergraduate Research and Learning now has two new spaces, found on the Mezzanine level of the Library.
Collaborative Space
Wireless Screen Sharing
Tech Tables
Huron Library offers wireless displays in the main Huron Commons area, as well as within our breakout room. The only thing needed to interact with screens is the Solstice App. Each display allows four users to connect and share their screens for seamless collaboration.
Collaborative Space
Wireless Screen Sharing

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Library Hours

We re-open our facility on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020

Wednesday, September 9th, 2020 – Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Individual, Quiet Study (Assigned Seating)

9am-11:30, or 12:30-3pm

No Contact Pick-Up

12-3pm

Please note: Access by appointment only for the Fall 2020 term.

Huron Library

1349 Western Road London, ON N6G 1H3

Contact

519.438.7224 ext. 213

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