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.
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.Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, Q&A, Writer-in-Residence
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.Posted in General | Tagged with
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.Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with alumni, archives, Asian history, BC History, Chinese Canadian history, Chung Collection, Chung Lind Gallery, collections, development, fundraising, RBSC, Vancouver history
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.Posted in General | Tagged with acquisitions, archives, collections, RBSC
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.Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with closures, Education Collection, Koerner Library, spaces and services
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.Posted in General | Tagged with IKBLC, Writer-in-Residence
Meet Oluwadabira Omotoso, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
by Library Communications on July 16, 2026
Oluwadabira Omotoso, 5th year Faculty of Science (UBC Okanagan) student, shares her story about winning the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research.Posted in General | Tagged with library research, prize, research, UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
X̱wi7x̱wa Archives adds the Verna J. Kirkness Fonds to UBC’s Explore Archives
by Anna Moorhouse on July 13, 2026
The Verna J. Kirkness Fonds chronicles Dr. Kirkness’ career as a renowned educator and Indigenous education advocate from the early 1960s onwards.Posted in General | Tagged with archives, Xwi7xwa Archives
Meet Cara Suchomel, recipient of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
by Library Communications on July 9, 2026
Cara Suchomel, 2nd year Faculty of Arts student, shares her story about winning the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research.Posted in General | Tagged with library research, prize, research, UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research