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Koerner Library reference services move
The new multi-service desk provides a range of services in one single location, and will be rolled out at other branches in early 2013.
New Art Installation at Koerner Library
New art installation from artist Geng Jianyi is presented in conjunction with Yellow Signal exhibition at the Belkin Gallery.
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Photo credit: Martin Dee
Koerner Library’s refurbished main floor now open
On April 4, Koerner Library began welcoming students to its innovative and inviting new space on the main floor. UBC Library is dedicated to enhancing student learning and spaces – and Koerner’s refurbishment, which began last fall, is an important part of that process. The result is a savvy space that will appeal to solo […]
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 […]
Freedom to Read at UBC Library
Join UBC Library as it celebrates the freedom to read with an exhibit of banned and controversial books. The exhibition takes place from February 4-14 on the second-floor foyer of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, and from February 15 to March 3 on the second floor of Koerner Library. Come check out the […]
Koerner Library book sale
Attention booklovers: Koerner Library’s Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) division is holding a book sale during the last week of November. Titles at the sale – to be held on level two of Koerner Library, in front of the reference desk – will include items that have been donated but are not suitable to be […]
Belkin, Koerner show in Canadian Art
An article on the Luis Camnitzer exhibition, showing at UBC’s Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, appears in Canadian Art. The piece also highlights a Camnitzer work – Arbitrary Works and Their Titles – that is currently on display on level three (the main level) of Koerner Library.
Renovations at Koerner Library
As part of the Library’s commitment to enhance student spaces, Koerner Library will be undergoing renovations on its third floor beginning late October. Completed renovations will feature more study areas, casual seating, and reference computers for student use. While construction is underway, students will be redirected to access other computer stations on other levels within […]
Facts and Fictions: photography at Koerner Library
This free exhibition of photographic works is selected from Intermediate and Advanced Photography classes from the Visual Art program in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at UBC. These works, done in response to course assignments or as self-directed projects, reflect a variety of approaches and ideas about the medium. Facts and […]