Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives is currently operating out of a satellite reading room.
Due to ongoing upgrades, the Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has temporarily relocated down the hall to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142.
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- IKBLC level 1 map
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- Satellite reading room entrance
Reading Room hours for Winter Term I (September – December, 2025) will be Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Scheduled class visits will be accommodated outside of public reading room hours.
Starting September 1, 2025, Rare Books and Special Collection (RBSC) and University Archives (UA) will move to appointment-based Reading Room visits. This change will allow us to continue to serve library patrons during a construction project impacting our access to storage areas. We will be unable to accommodate walk-in visits until further notice.
If you would like to request RBSC or UA materials to consult in the Reading Room, please schedule an appointment at least 24 hours in advance during weekday business hours. In order to allow sufficient time to retrieve these materials, we encourage library patrons to provide as much advanced notice as possible for their requests.
If you are unable to schedule an appointment using our online booking system, please email rare.books@ubc.ca or call 604 822-2521.
Thank you for your patience!