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By Becky Potvin on December 20, 2019
Visit the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Wednesday, January 8th to meet John Fluevog.
Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, exhibitions, Rare Books and Special Collections
By michelle blackwell on November 28, 2019
Attend an all-day workshop with renowned conservator Mr. Kazunori Oryū on December 10.
Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, community engagement
By michelle blackwell on October 7, 2019
RSVP for events and learn more about what Open Access and Open Scholarship means for researchers, students and faculty.
Posted in Events | Tagged with accessibility, community engagement, links, open access, Open Access Week, research learning and scholarship
By michelle blackwell on September 30, 2019
The exhibit, that runs October 10 to November 15, celebrates Jim Wong-Chu, a well-known Asian-Canadian historian, editor, author, and poet.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, community engagement
By matt patton on September 24, 2019
We’re getting ready to kick off the 10th annual UBC Library United Way Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 17.
Posted in Events | Tagged with IKBLC, spelling bee, United Way
By matt patton on August 28, 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.
Posted in Events | Tagged with event, Science Literacy Week
By Anna Moorhouse on June 25, 2019
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.
Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, IKBLC, Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections, support
By Anna Moorhouse on June 3, 2019
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.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with exhibitions, Indigenous, Xwi7xwa Library
By michelle blackwell on May 28, 2019
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.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with Congress 2019, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections
By michelle blackwell on May 23, 2019
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.
Posted in Events | Tagged with Asian Library, Congress 2019