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Fall 2018 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,385.24 to support UBC students in need

Fall 2018 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,385.24 to support UBC students in need

By Katya Roxas on November 13, 2018

Now in its fifteenth consecutive year at UBC, the Food for Fines campaign waives $2 in Library fines for every food item donated, to a maximum of $30.

Posted in General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, community engagement, donation, Food for Fines

2017 Food for Fines campaign raises more than $3,800 to support UBC students in need

2017 Food for Fines campaign raises more than $3,800 to support UBC students in need

By michelle blackwell on November 14, 2017

This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,845.00.

Posted in General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, community engagement, donation, Food for Fines

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Yamaha Piano from Tom Lee Music Enriches UBC Library

By Clare Yow on December 8, 2016

A donation of an electronic silent piano from Tom Lee Music has greatly benefitted students at the Music, Art and Architecture Library. This article is a translation of the original Ming Pao Canada article.

Posted in General | Tagged with agility, donation, links, Media coverage, Music Art and Architecture Library, pianos, support, Tom Lee Music

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2016 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,600 to support UBC students in need

By michelle blackwell on December 6, 2016

This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,600.00.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with AMS Food Bank, community engagement, donation, Food for Fines

UBC Okanagan focus of $40 million investment for library expansion and infrastructure upgrades

UBC Okanagan focus of $40 million investment for library expansion and infrastructure upgrades

By Clare Yow on December 5, 2016

A joint federal-provincial and university investment was announced on December 5, 2016 at UBC’s Okanagan campus to establish a new Teaching and Learning Centre and fund various sustainability and infrastructure upgrades.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with community engagement, donation, library changes, links, Media coverage, Okanagan, spaces, spaces and services, student spaces, UBC, UBC Okanagan

UBC purchases “the most beautiful of all printed books”

UBC purchases “the most beautiful of all printed books”

By Clare Yow on December 1, 2016

The Fall 2016 issue of Trek looks at the Library’s purchase of the Kelmscott Chaucer.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, collections, donation, donors, Kelmscott Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections

CBC North by Northwest

By Clare Yow on September 20, 2016

The September 18, 2016 episode features a visit to Rare Books and Special Collections to see the extraordinary Kelmscott Chaucer. Segment runs from 32:42-47:20.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, collections, donation, donors, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections

UBC acquires rare hand-printed Victorian Chaucer volume

By Clare Yow on September 15, 2016

CBC News explores how the Kelmscott Chaucer gives unique insight into both old and new printing technologies.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, collections, donation, donors, Kelmscott Chaucer, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections

UBC library buys rare Chaucer works for $200K

By Clare Yow on September 15, 2016

CTV’s evening news covered the Library’s purchase of this rare book on August 25, 2016.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, art, collections, community engagement, donation, links, Media coverage, open access, Rare Books and Special Collections, support

Back to school in Vancouver: the University of British Columbia’s best attractions

By Clare Yow on September 15, 2016

UBC Library’s Chung Collection is cited by Lonely Planet as one of the top attractions to visit in Vancouver.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with art, Chung Collection, collections, donation, donors, exhibitions, exhibits, links, Media coverage, Rare Books and Special Collections

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