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2025 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research winners announced
UBC Library is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research.
UBC’s Seed Lending Libraries: a growing movement in sustainability and community engagement
As spring blooms, UBC’s Seed Lending Libraries invite communities to grow gardens, share seeds, and cultivate a movement rooted in sustainability and connection.
John Moran recognized with Honourary Blocker Award by UBC Athletics and Recreation
The Honourary Blocker Award was given in recognition of UBC Archives’ exceptional commitment to the archives and history of our varsity sport programs.
Applications open for UBC Library’s EDI Scholars-in-Residence Program 2025/2026
Applications are now open to join the 2024/2025 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholars-in-Residence Program, an initiative by UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Giving Day 2025
On UBC Giving Day, April 3, we invite you to help keep UBC Library a vibrant hub of knowledge and inspiration. Join us in fostering a strong library that will continue to serve the UBC community and beyond for generations to come.
UBC Library digitizes the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection
UBC Library has made the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection openly accessible through Open Collections, publishing a digitized version of the collection online.
New French language resources at Education Library
UBC Education Library’s collection of French-language resources underwent a significant revitalization this year.
After 64 years, book finally returned to UBC Library
In January, UBC Library received an unexpected package containing a 1931 edition of the book Camping and Woodcraft, a letter explaining the borrower’s tardiness and a $100 cheque.
Stanley Munn and Patricia Cucman win the 2025 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for their book on Group of Seven artist J.E.H. Macdonald.
Stanley Munn and Patricia Cucman have won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for their book To see what he saw: J.E.H. Macdonald and the O’Hara years, 1924-1932.
Trans* Journeys: Centering marginalized voices through open pedagogy and open publishing
There is a growing interest in giving students the opportunity to engage with the open publishing process directly as part of their coursework.