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By Glenn Drexhage on November 2, 2010
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is pleased to present its webcast schedule for November 2010. Please see below for descriptions and webcast links; all webcasts will also be archived. All events are hosted by UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. Wednesday, November 3 Noon – 1 pm, Dodson Room (Room 302, Learning […]
By Glenn Drexhage on October 20, 2010
Sandra Singh, the Director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, is featured in a Vancouver Sun article about her appointment as the head of the Vancouver Public Library. You can read the piece here.
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By Glenn Drexhage on September 21, 2010
Come join us for an afternoon of illustrative story telling, courtesy of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. The stories of the trickster Raven, as told by Yahgulanaas, are what most people would call comics – and they are also fun, humorous and sometimes rude. Yahgulanaas takes traditional Haida stories and turns them into manga (Japanese-style comics). He […]
By Glenn Drexhage on July 13, 2010
The Victoria Times Colonist recently published an article on the Colonial Despatches project, which involved the digitization of letters between Vancouver Island and the Colonial Office in London. This project was supported by the B.C. History Digitization Program, an initiative launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006. The article also pays tribute […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on June 29, 2010
Come see the combined vision of six Vancouver artists whose photography transcends the traditional. Inspire your senses with images that include architecture, pop art, nature and the evocative beauty of remote lands. Artists include Andrew Mok, Gina Botelho, James Yip, Marek Gronowski, Pennie Lou and Ron Lee – please see below for more information on […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on June 16, 2010
The murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk by schoolmates in Victoria., B.C. aroused deep concern about violence among children in our society. Throughout the ensuing trials, courtroom artist Heather Spears recorded these children and their stories in an attempt to understand what happened and why. Spears’s sketches are now on display until June 25 in the […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on May 11, 2010
Art fans, take note: two new exhibitions are now on display at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Beyond the Words features portraits of writers by the late Carl Kohler (1919-2006), a Neo-Modernist/Abstract Swedish artist. Subjects including Franz Kafka, Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, Günter Grass and others are featured in mediums such as […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on April 6, 2010
The upcoming Media Transatlantic conference, which focuses on the topic of media studies, runs from Thursday, April 8 – Saturday, April 10 at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Registration is required for the conference, but all are welcome to attend the keynote address by B.C. writer and artist Douglas Coupland, which takes place at […]
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By Glenn Drexhage on December 18, 2009
An update on the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is featured on page 3 of Open Door, the newsletter of the B.C. Library Trustees’ Association. In addition, a photo and mention of Irving Barber appears on the previous page. You can view the newsletter at BCLTA_newsletter_fall2009
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By Glenn Drexhage on October 27, 2009
Dr. Irving K. Barber has been honoured with a 2009 Special Award for Philanthropy from the British Columbia Museums Association. The award was given in recognition of his involvement with several philanthropic activities in the province, most notably his exceptional gift for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, which provides innovative support and funding to […]
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