Black and white archival photo of Robarts Library in the 1970s. A group of women librarians have a tour and are looking at a directory map of with a floor plan of Robarts library and a sign that says “Books must be charged out at…floor”

Unquiet Library Episode 5 out now! “The Pink Collar” looks at the gendered history of Robarts Library.

Stories of resistance, resilience, and reform, told through oral history.

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Photo of a colorful children’s play area in Robarts Library, including child size table and stools and toy storage furniture.

🎙️ New episode is live: From Fort Book to the Heart of Campus.

This episode traces how librarians, staff and advocates pushed for accessibility, better service, and spaces where students could feel safe, supported and at home.

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Black and white photo of the Robarts Library reference room card catalog in the 1970s.

Before search engines, there were card catalogues, and the librarians who guarded them.

Episode 3 of The Unquiet Library looks back at this iconic space and these brilliant and formidable human search engines.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Photo of the triangular concrete Robarts Library with cherry blossoms in the foreground.

Brutalism is back, and in Episode 2, we explore how Robarts went from “Toronto’s ugliest building” to a beloved icon (especially in cherry blossom season 🌸).

Has the world finally caught up to Robarts?

🎧 Episode 2 is out now!

#UofT #RobartsLibrary #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture #Toronto

Puppy trying to get over a wall of magazines and books

Learn why Robarts Library is so hard to navigate. Episode 1 is out now: “Toronto’s Ugliest Building?”.

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Brutal.

I've got a few bits in these podcasts defending Canada's greatest building.

#RobartsLibrary has been compared to a concrete spaceship & used as the set of a post-apocalyptic prison in Resident Evil. 🧟

Ep. 1 The Unquiet Library explores why this building’s design & presence provoke strong reactions like no other library in Toronto. #UofT

🎧 Listen now on most platforms.

Iconic. Polarizing. Unforgettable.

Robarts Library has been called many things over the past 50 years. The Unquiet Library podcast explores the voices, tensions, and histories that shaped it.

The first episodes are now streaming. 🎧

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Black and white photo of a large concrete library building of distinctive architecture resembling a peacock or turkey.

Ugly or iconic? Robarts Library has been called many things — but the stories inside are far louder than the
architecture.

The Unquiet Library— now streaming everywhere.

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#Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture