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Visit UBC Library’s standout spots
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Great Reads for all
Calling all reading fans: popular fiction has a new home at UBC Library.
Great Reads for UBC Library users
UBC Library’s Great Reads Collection is highlighted in the Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper. “We’re trying to leverage ourselves in terms of technology, to be more out there and be able to perceive students’ needs,” says Jo Anne Newyear Ramirez, Associate University Librarian, Collections Management. “So we’re trying to serve both: the physical presence and the […]
12 Days of Reading
Get ready for the holidays with 12 Days of Reading from UBC Library.
Great Reads expands to Woodward Library
UBC Library’s Great Reads leisure-reading program has expanded to include Woodward Library.
Great Reads program featured in Campus Resident
UBC Library’s Great Reads, a leisure-reading program at Koerner and IKBLC, was highlighted in the recent Campus Resident newsletter.
Update on Koerner 3rd Floor Renovations
It’s almost the end of the academic year and we’re putting the finishing touches on the renovations to Koerner Library’s 3rd floor – just in time for final exams and end-of-term papers. The revamped study space and reading area will re-open on Monday, April 2 and feature new computer stations and open group study areas. […]
UBC Library expands Great Reads program
Lovers of leisure lit, take note: UBC Library’s Great Reads program has been expanded and enhanced for your reading pleasure. Last fall, the Library launched the Great Reads program at Koerner Library to provide campus residents, community members, faculty, staff and students easy access to leisure-reading materials ranging from Canadiana to popular fiction. The program […]
UBC Library Winter Update in the BCLA Browser
UBC Library’s Winter Update appears in the new issue of the BCLA Browser (Volume 4, no.1), the newsletter of the British Columbia Library Association. Have a read and find out about the exceptional Videomatica film collection being housed and preserved by UBC and SFU; the B.C. Historical Newspapers Project; a CLIR meeting at UBC Library; […]
Great Reads Collection launches
Looking to delve into some tasty literature? Then curl up with our Great Reads Collection, located on the third floor of Koerner Library. The six-month pilot program features more than 300 books – from bestsellers to Canadiana to popular fiction. This innovative offering provides campus residents, community members, faculty, staff and students easy access to […]