With more than 2200 books in its fly-fishing and angling collection, the Harry Hawthorn Foundation at UBC Library has grown considerably from a relatively modest beginning.
Learn more about the Library in the latest Friends newsletter – notable collections, events and more.
An endowment established by UBC’s class of 1932 is funding the Library’s annual contribution to Knowledge Unlatched, an Open Access scholarly ebook platform.
The Fall 2016 issue of Trek looks at the Library’s purchase of the Kelmscott Chaucer.
The four case exhibition included photographs, letters and memorabilia from Stravinsky’s extraordinary life.
CBC News explores how the Kelmscott Chaucer gives unique insight into both old and new printing technologies.
Canadian Art covers UBC Library’s newest acquisition, which is an example of Morris’s arts-and-crafts approach to illustration, featuring unusual typeface and intricate decoration.