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UBC Library acquires the personal archive of Hanne Wassermann Walker
A significant figure of pre-WWII Viennese cultural and social life, Wassermann Walker’s remarkable story has been relatively unknown until now.
UBC Library launches a new ‘Mythical Creatures’ themed digital colouring book
Experience history at the tip of your pencil crayons with our new ‘Mythical Creatures’ themed digital colouring book.
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)
Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Wednesday at 11 am.
New partnership brings original documents from the French Revolution to UBC
Students, researchers and the wider community can now access original pamphlets from the French Revolution thanks to a partnership between UBC Library and French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 10th Anniversary Exhibitions
Ten years ago, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) celebrated its grand opening on UBC’s Vancouver campus. In celebration of this 10-year milestone, UBC Library is installing two temporary exhibitions.
New UBC Library exhibition explores Shakespeare plays through the lens of 16th century medicine
The exhibition, “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the four humors, will run from June 4 to July 14, 2018 at UBC Library.
UBC Library digitizes Kelmscott Chaucer and launches digital colouring book series
When UBC Library acquired the Kelmscott Press’ Works of Geoffrey Chaucer in 2016, the book’s preservation story was just beginning.
Protected: UBC Library acquires rare letters written by young Japanese Canadians during World War II
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Student curated exhibit, A British Columbia Time Capsule highlights gems from the Langmann Family Collection
The exhibit, curated by UBC iSchool student Ashlynn Prasad, features historical photographs of B.C. landmarks.
UBC Library’s rare and special Harry Potter collection of original first editions is now complete
UBC Library has now completed its Harry Potter collection of original first editions with the recent acquisition of a U.K. first edition, first printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.