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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.
Five amazing items at UBC Library’s Rare Books & Special Collections that every UBC student should see before graduating.
See these items and more at our weekly tour, Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
UBC Library acquires the first item ever printed in Vancouver.
The first edition of the Vancouver Weekly Herald and North Pacific News was printed January 15, 1886.