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Live-in for Literacy project at Learning Centre featured in the Vancouver Sun

By Glenn Drexhage on January 21, 2009

From January 16, 2009 to January 26, two students are camping in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre foyer to raise support, awareness and funds for global literacy.

The UBC students are participating as part of Live-in for Literacy 2009, a project that involves university students across Canada living in libraries. The aim is to raise funds to construct libraries in India.

UBC is the only university in Western Canada to take part in the event, and UBC Library has donated $1,000 to the cause.

You can view the press release here:

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2009/mr-09-008.html

And you can view a recent story in the Vancouver Sun here:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=a8f66dc8-e12f-4ed3-ab64-e4c54a3b917b

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with IKBLC, literacy, Live-in for Literacy, Media coverage

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