 Hi, I'm Barbara Kern. I recently joined Queen's University Library as an Associate University Librarian. I could tell you about the welcoming library staff who routinely go above and beyond. I could mention our vast information ecosystem of scholarly resources and archival material, and I could mention our innovative and exciting programs. But who better to tell you about Queen's University Library than the people in our beloved libraries on campus? Here is what some of them have to say. My favorite thing about the library is the mindset that it puts me into instantly as soon as I walk in through the doors. Everyone is so dialed into their work, and I think that allows me to bring myself to the same space to be able to be productive. The Adaptive Technology Center has been an award-winning innovator and library accessibility services since 1993. The ATC team continues to remove access barriers through services and technology to create an inclusive learning environment for the Queen's community. I go straight to the top and find a little booth. It's where I like to study. It's in quiet, it's isolated, it's the ideal spot. The fireplace reading room is not only a quiet study space, it's warm and ambience provides a space for gathering. I heard the higher you get the more the quieter it is. I like the decoration and the atmosphere because it is so different from my home country and it reminds me of some sceneries in Western films. I like the first floor, I like it right under the windows because then I can still go talk to people. The Mystery of the Law Collection will be an analyzed patron music of the previous collection, completed a diversity study on the authors, and I'm now focusing on Canadian and BIPOC authors to create a more inclusive foundation for leisure reading that bisects the study of law. It's the Library of Café ladies, Cindy and Theresa, like my campus moms. Working on the terrace on like a really really nice days, I think that it's such a great opportunity for students to enjoy the warm weather and also get our work done. It's really the people that work here that activate the library. We're very excited to be a sponsor of the Ideal Conference because indigenization, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and accessibility are front of mind for us here at Queen's University Library. Libraries are places that connect people to information, to technology, to knowledge and to each other. In this time when it seems like digital, social and economic divides are pulling us apart, libraries can bring us together. The Ideal Conference is a wonderful opportunity to express this joyful and hopeful future.