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Friends – Fall 2012 issue and readership survey
The latest issue of UBC Library’s Friends newsletter is now available online. You’re also invited to take our readership survey and enter for a chance to win!
Chapman Learning Commons benefactor passes away
Philanthropist Kay Chapman’s contributions will be remembered for years to come in the Chapman Learning Commons.
LibFOCUS e-Newsletter: May 2012
In the May issue of LibFOCUS, we feature a tribute to UBC’s Japanese Canadian students who were uprooted in the 1940s. This valuable project included the contributions of UBC Library. We also remember Dr. Irving K. Barber, a visionary and one of the Library’s greatest supporters.
Report to the Senate 2010-2011
Read about our developments and future directions as we transform into a 21st-century research library.
start an evolution: UBC Campaign launch
On September 28, 2011, UBC launched the most significant fundraising and alumni engagement campaign in Canadian history. start an evolution aims to raise $1.5 billion for student learning, research excellence, and community engagement as well as double the number of alumni involved with the university by 2015. Donors have already committed $760 million in the years [...]
Wallace Chung collections featured in Vancouver Sun
An article about an exhibition of Wallace Chung’s collection at the Maritime Museum appears in the Vancouver Sun. You can view the piece, which includes information on the Chung Collection at UBC Library, here. And you can find out more about the Chung Collection at UBC here.
UBC Library supports Covenant House
At its seasonal luncheon leading up to the holidays, UBC Library announced that its charity raffle had raised more than $1,000 for Covenant House, which provides food, shelter, clothing and counselling for street youth in Vancouver. The raffle prize winner was Lucia Balabuk, who works in UBC’s Science One program, which is based in the Irving [...]
UBC Okanagan Library donation in Kelowna Capital News
A donation to UBC Okanagan Library by Interior Savings is featured in the Kelowna Capital News. You can view the article here.
Friends – Summer 2010
The Summer 2010 issue of Friends is now available. View other UBC Library publications online.
