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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.
UBC Library achieves funding goal for the George Bowering Reading Room
Thanks to the generous support and dedication of our contributors and champions, the George Bowering Collection and Reading Room in Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library has become a reality!
Exploring Tairiku Nippō: A historical Japanese Canadian newspaper at UBC Library
Since its launch on UBC Open Collections, the digitized Tairiku Nippō has been viewed more than 2.5 million times by scholars from around the world.
Meet Amity Chiang, Human Resources Coordinator at UBC Library
Learn how Amity Chiang, HR Coordinator, is helping to promote a safe, inclusive, and engaged community at UBC Library.
UBC Library brings Repair Café to UBC Climate Emergency Week
UBC Library will be hosting a Repair Café on the Main Floor of Woodward Library on February 13, as part of Climate Emergency Week at UBC.
Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian Records
Dive deeper into this exhibit, on display at UBC Asian Library, that explores the polyvocality of Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian communities in British Columbia.
A dying wish, forgotten boxes, and a lost Holocaust archive rediscovered
Creative writing professor Timothy Taylor uncovers his family’s hidden wartime history through his grandfather’s diaries and letters, to be preserved with help from the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and UBC Library.