Library
Check out our Online Catalogue!
The Women's Centre Library is located at TC3014, in the Rotunda across from SFPIRG (between
MBC and the gym).
The Library Hours of Operation are TBA.
The Librarian is in Monday-Wednesday 11:00-4:00
Feel free to drop by during these times for researching help, to browse our shelves, or to find a book or magazine for reading and relaxation purposes.
The library is run and managed by an amazing group of volunteers called the resource committee, and we are always looking for new members to get involved. The Resource Assistant, Brittany, helps facilitate the work of the resource committee.
Film Recommendation
Whip It
Director: Drew Barrymore
In a town near Austin, Bliss Cavendar's strong-willed mom believes Bliss, at 17, can win pageants - the key to a happy life. But Bliss isn't the beauty pageant type: she's shy, quiet, and has just one friend, Pash, a fellow waitress. Things change for Bliss when she discovers a women's roller derby league in Austin, tries out, proves to be whip fast, and makes a team. Now she needs to become someone tough on the rink, keep her parents from finding out where she goes twice a week, and do something about a first crush, on a musician she meets at the derby. Meanwhile, mom still sees Bliss as Miss Bluebonnet. Things are on a collision course; will everyone get banged up?
A great woman positive film about growing up, finding strength, loving yourself and re-discovering family.
What magazines do we have in stock?
- Bitch: A femist examination of pop culture.
- Briarpatch: Fighting the war on error
- Bust: A magazine for and by young feminists.
- Cultural Survival: International Indeginous Issues
- Herizones: Canada's feminist magazine.
- hip Mama: The feminist mom's magazine.
- Hyphen: Asian America Unabridged.
- Make/Shift: Feminisms in motion
- Ms.: The longest running femist magazine.
- Our Schools, Ourselves: A look at education in Canada.
- Radical Teacher: A socialist, feminist, and anti-racist journal on the theory of teaching.
- Ricepaper: Asian-Canadian Arts and Culture
- $pread: By, for, and about sex workers.
- Shameless: For girls who get it.
- Women and Environments: Looks at women's interations with the environment.
Library FAQ Who is eligible to take out resources?
All student, staff, and faculty of SFU are elegible to check out our resources. This means that all genders are welcome to come sign out our resources. We just ask that those who do not identify as women enter through the alternative door, located across from SFPIRG.
What kinds of resources do we carry?
The womens centre offers a variety of resources including books, movies, magazines, zines and community newsletters.
What topics do these resources cover?
The women's centre has over 40 topic areas! Including: Fiction, poetry, women's health, race politics, queer studies, male allies, education, women's history, political organizing. violence against women, erotica, fine arts, psychology, ecology and gender & masculinity.
How long can resources be checked out for?
Books can be checked out for a month. Movies, Magazines, Zines and Community newletters can be checked out for a week. All resources can be renewed for a further two weeks.
How can I return my books?
Library users can return materials at any time through the book return drop slot located beside the alternative door, & across form SFPIRG and the ACHSA. Alternatively, if we are open you are welcome to drop the books off in the wooden bin beside Brittany's desk.
The Women's Centre would like to thank SFPIRG for spearheading the Online catalogue project!
