Acadia University Library & Archives supports study, research, and intellectual growth and promotes a habit of
critical inquiry and a love of learning!
The Vaughan Memorial Library is primarily an undergraduate research centre committed to providing the highest standard of programs, services, and resources in support of learning, teaching, research and scholarly communication. The Esther Clark Wright Archives are the archives for Acadia University. We also preserve records from many communities and individuals in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. The Atlantic Baptist Archives are also housed here.
08/17/2026
Enjoyed the newest Odyssey movie?
We have many translations of the original poem, including Dr. Emily Wilson's! Find them by searching "the odyssey" in our catalogue at library.acadiau.ca .
Email us at [email protected] for help!
August is Acadian Heritage Month and today is National Acadian Day.
We have put together a list of book recommendations for you!
Click the link to go to the catalogue:
Acadie Then and Now
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma990048077890107187
The Acadians: a people's story of exile and triumph
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/16qbeok/alma990041128280107187
A taste of Acadie
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970573219207187
Heroes of the Acadian Resistance
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma990041158640107187
Acadian driftwood: one family and the Great Expulsion
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma990066614630107187
L'Acadie de 1686 à 1784: contexte d'une histoire
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970507997007187
The Acadian diaspora: an eighteenth-century history
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/16qbeok/alma9970588324907187
Acadian redemption: from Beausoleil Broussard to the queen's royal proclamation
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma990035300550107187
Pantry and Palate
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma990053214930107187
Atlas of the Acadian settlement of the Beaubassin, 1660 to 1755: the great marsh, Tintamarre and Le Lac
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma990013847550107187
08/11/2026
Still need research help? Don’t forget we are online through email at [email protected] Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm.
New videos to stream from Criterion on Demand!
From our homepage - library.acadiau.ca - go to Databases A-Z then search Criterion to access the streaming service!
If you need help with this databases, finding these videos or anything else, please email us at [email protected]
07/31/2026
Disability Pride Month - Book List
Disability visibility: first-person stories from the Twenty-first century
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970715695307187
Leg: the story of a limb and the boy who grew from it : a memoir
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970885853307187
The future is disabled: prophecies, love notes, and mourning songs
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970717290907187
Heart berries: a memoir
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/16qbeok/alma9970850127807187
Living with Viola
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970896202707187
Soul Jar: Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors.
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970879866107187
If you need help finding these resources or any others, please email us at [email protected] or come visit us at the Library!
*Images of each book's title page*
07/31/2026
Reminder: We are closed Monday August 3rd
library.acadiau.ca/about/hours.html
It’s Shark Week!
We’ve put together a little read/watch list for you!
Please email us at [email protected] if you need help finding these resources or want to find more!
Books
In search of the great Canadian shark
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970896170907187
Shark Ecology
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/662n3n/cdi_oapen_doabooks_174860
Emperors of the Deep: Sharks - The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970880123507187
Shark quest: protecting the ocean's top predator
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970862769007187
Shark research: emerging technologies and applications for the field and laboratory
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970879864907187
Shark: killer king of the ocean
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970869901607187
Movies/Shows
Jawsome: Canada's Great White Sharks
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970942890907187
Bright now - The shark whisperer
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/prsbiu/alma9970949293807187
Breakthrough - Shark family tree
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/662n3n/cdi_alexanderstreet_marcxml_AcademicVideoOnlinePremiumCanadaASP5711583_marc
Animal impossible - Sharks
https://acadia.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_ACAD/662n3n/cdi_alexanderstreet_marcxml_AcademicVideoOnlinePremiumCanadaASP5106748_marc
07/28/2026
August Library Hours
Monday August 3rd - CLOSED
Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm
Saturday & Sunday - Closed
library.acadiau.ca/about/hours.html
07/22/2026
We are back to our regular hours!
Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm
Closed on the weekends
library.acadiau.ca/about/hours.html
07/20/2026
Reminder:
The Library is closed today and tomorrow (July 20th and 21st).
Research Help is still available online by emailing ref- [email protected] between 10am and 2pm!
Find our hours at library.acadiau.ca/about/hours.html