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UBC Library 2025/26 Senate Report

by Library Communications on August 25, 2026

UBC Library's annual Senate Report (2025/26) is now available. Read our highlights from the past fiscal year which include advancing research, learning and scholarship, engaging with communities, creating and delivering responsive collections, inspiring with innovative spaces and services, and stewarding the organization.

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UBC Library Crawl 2026

by Library Communications on August 21, 2026

New students are invited to join the UBC Library Crawl throughout the month of September and visit library locations across the UBC Vancouver campus. Pick up a map at the UBC Library Imagine Day booth on September 8 or from any library circulation desk until supplies run out. As you visit each branch, collect stamps […]

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UBC Library announces upcoming migration to new integrated library management and discovery platforms

by Library Communications on August 17, 2026

Upgraded cloud-based library platforms will modernize core systems, improve search and discovery, and support teaching, learning and research across UBC.

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A Conversation with Kevin Spenst

by Library Communications on August 13, 2026

Get to know Kevin Spenst, the 2026 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence, in this informative Q&A session. Read about his journey, what inspires him and his contribution to the literary world.

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UBC launches the first free open-access Nepali textbook

by Library Communications on August 11, 2026

Developed within the Faculty of Arts, the textbook was created through a collaboration between faculty, students, and staff.

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UBC Library launches matching fund to enhance teaching, learning and engagement at the Chung | Lind Gallery

by Library Communications on July 30, 2026

UBC Library is launching a $200,000 campaign to raise funds in support of ongoing programming at the Chung| Lind Gallery. Donations up to $120,000 will be matched by a generous pledge from the Jack and Sylvia Gin Foundation.

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UBC Library’s newest archival collection celebrates lesbian identities and gender performance

by Anna Moorhouse on July 24, 2026

The Lesbian Collection at UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections is a new archival resource that captures nearly three centuries of queer history, from 1725 to 2012.

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Koerner Library begins renovation on north side of Level 2

by Library Communications on July 20, 2026

Koerner Library will be undergoing renovations on the north side of Level 2 to prepare a dedicated space for Education Collection materials.

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UBC Library welcomes the 2026 Writer-in-Residence

by Library Communications on July 16, 2026

UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) are excited to introduce the 2026 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence.

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Meet Oluwadabira Omotoso, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research