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Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog
Visit the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Wednesday, January 8th to meet John Fluevog.
Join the Asian Library for a Japanese Paper Conservation Workshop
Attend an all-day workshop with renowned conservator Mr. Kazunori Oryū on December 10.
Open Access Week
RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access and Open Scholarship means for researchers, students and faculty.
UBC Library hosts exhibit that captures the continual impact of iconic Asian Canadian Jim Wong-Chu
The exhibit, that runs October 10 to November 15, celebrates Jim Wong-Chu, a well-known Asian-Canadian historian, editor, author, and poet.
Join us for the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee
We’re getting ready to kick off the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 17.
Science Literacy Week 2019
Science Literacy Week (September 16-22, 2019) is an annual celebration of Canadian science, where libraries, universities, museums and other institutions across the country hold events to show the diversity and amazing research happening here.
Join us for an introductory tour of the Puban Collection at Rare Books and Special Collections
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library’s acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the Puban Collection throughout the summer, starting July 9.
Indigenous (Un)History Month Exhibition: RavenSpace – Digital Publishing in Indigenous Studies
June is recognized as Aboriginal History Month but at UBC Library we hold a tradition of (Un)History Month — a celebration and acknowledgement of the importance of Indigenous Peoples – not only in history – but in the present and future.
A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibition
The exhibit, hosted in Rare Books & Special Collections located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, will run until July 31, 2019.
Asian Language Storytime
The event, held during Congress 2019, will include storytellers reading picture books in Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian and Punjabi with English-language translations.