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By Jessica Woolman on July 14, 2017
The Library’s exhibit of Harry Potter books at VSO was featured in the Daily Hive.
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By Jessica Woolman on July 10, 2017
Selected items from our Harry Potter collection will be on display at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra July 13-15, to complement a screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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By Jessica Woolman on July 3, 2017
The Library’s crowdfunding campaign to purchase a rare edition of Harry Potter was recently featured in the Vancouver Sun.
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By Jessica Woolman on July 3, 2017
The Library’s crowdfunding campaign to purchase a Harry Potter rare edition was recently featured in the Ubyssey.
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By Jasmine Devonshire on April 12, 2017
UBC Library organized a second exhibit of our Harry Potter collection in tandem with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsTM performance, which took place April 7–9.
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By Jasmine Devonshire on March 29, 2017
In tandem with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s screening and performance of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rare Books and Special Collections is exhibiting some of the unique and remarkable Harry Potter books in its collection.
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By michelle blackwell on March 24, 2017
A Transit Police officer researching the history of special constables in B.C. stumbled upon the on-duty death of a “forgotten” officer in 1915.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with BC Electric Fonds, links, Media coverage, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Rare Books and Special Collections
By michelle blackwell on March 20, 2017
Constable Graham Walker’s deep dive into our Special Collections has culminated in a provincial memorial for Charles Painter, a special constable for the BC Electric Railway who was killed in 1915.
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By michelle blackwell on March 3, 2017
Meet Sarah and Laura, the student curators behind From Apple Pies to Astronauts, an alphabet book exhibition.
Posted in Events, General | Tagged with children's literature, exhibitions, exhibits, IKBLC, profile, Rare Books and Special Collections, SLAIS, student curators, students
By Jessica Woolman on February 23, 2017
UBC Library now accepting submissions for 2nd annual Arkley Croquet Collection Prize.
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