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Fall 2018 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,385.24 to support UBC students in need
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.
2017 Food for Fines campaign raises more than $3,800 to support UBC students in need
This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,845.00.
Yamaha Piano from Tom Lee Music Enriches UBC Library
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.
2016 Food for Fines campaign raises $3,600 to support UBC students in need
This year’s UBC Library and Alma Mater Student Society Food for Fines Campaign raised a total of $3,600.00.
UBC Okanagan focus of $40 million investment for library expansion and infrastructure upgrades
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.
UBC purchases “the most beautiful of all printed books”
The Fall 2016 issue of Trek looks at the Library’s purchase of the Kelmscott Chaucer.
CBC North by Northwest
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.
UBC acquires rare hand-printed Victorian Chaucer volume
CBC News explores how the Kelmscott Chaucer gives unique insight into both old and new printing technologies.
UBC library buys rare Chaucer works for $200K
CTV’s evening news covered the Library’s purchase of this rare book on August 25, 2016.
Back to school in Vancouver: the University of British Columbia’s best attractions
UBC Library’s Chung Collection is cited by Lonely Planet as one of the top attractions to visit in Vancouver.