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UBC Library blog series explores personal archives of archivists, librarians and library staff
In a new blog series created by Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC), archivists, librarians and library staff share items from their personal collections of documents, books and ephemera.
Download UBC Library’s ‘Maps and Landscapes’ digital colouring book series
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons and celebrate #ColorOurCollections week with UBC Library’s ‘Maps and Landscapes’ themed digital colouring book series.
UBC Library hosts Past Purrrrfect, an exhibit featuring cats in the collection
Visit feline and canine themed exhibits at multiple branches of the library throughout January and February.
Meet Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog
Visit the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on Wednesday, January 8th to meet John Fluevog.
Download the new ‘Maps and Landscapes’ digital colouring book series
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons with our new ‘Maps and Landscapes’ themed digital colouring book series.
Chung Milestone: 10,000th Visitor!
The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection exhibition at Rare Books and Special Collections has welcomed its 10,000th visitor!
Join us for an introductory tour of the Puban Collection at Rare Books and Special Collections
In honour of the 60th anniversary of the Library’s acquisition of the Puban Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections will be hosting bi-weekly tours highlighting items from the Puban Collection throughout the summer, starting July 9.
A Queer Century, 1869-1969: A Rare Books Exhibition
The exhibit, hosted in Rare Books & Special Collections located on Level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, will run until July 31, 2019.
UBC Library: Home to rare books, found nowhere else—thanks to UBC donors
The Puban Collection, one of UBC Library’s collections of rare books, was gathered by Chinese physician Junshi Yao during the 1940s and 1950s. This year we’re celebrating the 60th anniversary of the collection’s acquisition by UBC.
Meet Anne Lama, Conservator at UBC Library
It’s been nearly five years since Anne Lama, Library Conservator, joined the team at UBC Library. At the time, her move from Paris to Vancouver was a big change for her and her family.