This Reading Week (February 15-19, 2016), there are a number of activities happening across UBC Library.
In addition to the events listed below, use your UBC library card to discover cinematic favourites from our Videomatica collection of cult favourites to Hollywood blockbusters and foreign films. Great Reads — our leisure reading collection that includes more than 400 literary classics, fiction and non-fiction bestsellers — also awaits you.
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Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall February 15 – 19 |
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Asian Library 1871 West Mall February 16 – March 11 |
Korean Folk Tale Book Illustration Exhibition
UBC’s Asian Library holds more than 100 Korean folk tale books and children’s literature. Out of these items, ten illustrated books have been selected to celebrate and promote the art of Korean children’s book illustration. Drop by for a glimpse at these beautiful works of art. |
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Rare Books and Special Collections 1961 East Mall February 17 and every Wednesday until April |
Get to know Rare Books and Special Collections
Ever wondered what Rare Books and Special Collections is? Drop by for a free tour of their unique materials and collections. Tours are offered weekly and are open to UBC faculty, staff and students and the general public. |
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Music, Art and Architecture Library 1961 East Mall Now through February 22 |
Profess Your Love Display Drop by this interactive display for musings on love by classic authors and artists. Contribute to the display with your own reflections of how love moves you this February. |
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Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall Now through end of March |
World Poetry Canada International Peace and Human Rights Exhibition
See this exhibition that features a blend of photography, poetry, and films from multicultural and multilingual poets and writers. World Poetry began in 1997 and now has more than 10,000 participants who bring out diverse voices in support of peace, respect, and love. Uno Langmann Display Explore selections from the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Historical Photographs which consists of more than 18,000 rare and unique early photographs from the 1850s to the 1970s. This display is presented in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition of the Langmann Collection at Presentation House Gallery from March 19 – May 15, 2016. Continue to explore the extensive collection online through UBC Library’s Open Collections portal. |