{"id":6,"date":"2023-10-31T12:42:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/?p=6"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:27:37","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Robertson Library was conceived in 1973 by the University of Prince Edward Island\u2019s founders as the first academic building to be constructed as part of the Progress Fund, a \u201ccapital program to erect new structures\u201d to meet the needs of the new University that was formed in 1969. As a testament to their commitment, the Library opened its doors in 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior.jpeg\" alt=\"exterior photo of UPEI's Robertson Library\" class=\"wp-image-8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior-973x584.jpeg 973w, https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior-508x305.jpeg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the Robertson Library has been at the heart of our campus for nearly 50 years, supporting student success. Founded with a vision for change, we have continued to evolve with the times, providing outstanding resources, innovative digital spaces, and welcoming environments for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Library is more essential than ever, and we have a shared vision for its future to better serve our students and our community members. To bring this idea to life, we are embarking on a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising fifteen million dollars&nbsp;to support the revitalization of our beloved Robertson Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Robertson Library was conceived in 1973 by the University of Prince Edward Island\u2019s founders as the first academic building to be constructed as part of the Progress&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/files\/2023\/10\/robertson_library_exterior.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions\/27"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/robertson-library-revitalization\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}