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Engage with Communities
By Jessica Woolman on July 18, 2017
UBC Library is contributing to literacy in communities around the world thanks to its partnership with Better World Books.
Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, sustainability, UBC Okanagan, UBC Okanagan Library
By Jessica Woolman on July 14, 2017
The Library’s exhibit of Harry Potter books at VSO was featured in the Georgia Straight.
Posted in General | Tagged with collections, community engagement, Harry Potter, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Jessica Woolman on July 14, 2017
The Library’s exhibit of Harry Potter books at VSO was featured in the Daily Hive.
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By Jessica Woolman on July 10, 2017
Selected items from our Harry Potter collection will be on display at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra July 13-15, to complement a screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with collections, community engagement, Harry Potter, Rare Books and Special Collections
By Jessica Woolman on June 23, 2017
UBC’s Xwi7xwa Library has collaborated with a library in Abbotsford to make their own unique cataloging system for Aboriginal materials.
Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, Indigenous, partnerships, Xwi7xwa Library
By Jessica Woolman on June 8, 2017
The exhibit looks at the topic of Canada’s 150 in relation to Indigenous peoples, and is open until August 30.
Posted in Events | Tagged with community engagement, digitization, exhibits, IKBLC, Indigenous
By michelle blackwell on June 1, 2017
UBC Library’s 2016 Open Access Awareness campaign selected as the Gold winner for the 2017 CPRS Digital Communications campaign of the year.
Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with accessibility, awards, community engagement, open access, Open Access Week
By michelle blackwell on May 23, 2017
The award helps ensure that all B.C. Librarians have access to the professional development opportunities at the annual BCLA Conference.
Posted in General | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, librarians
By Jessica Woolman on April 11, 2017
The Library celebrated the last day of term by handing out snacks and swag to UBC students – thank you to all who attended.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with community engagement, IKBLC, students
By michelle blackwell on March 20, 2017
Constable Graham Walker’s deep dive into our Special Collections has culminated in a provincial memorial for Charles Painter, a special constable for the BC Electric Railway who was killed in 1915.
Posted in General | Tagged with BC Electric Fonds, community engagement, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Rare Books and Special Collections, special collections, Vancouver history