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Hours This Week

RBSC reading room hours: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. When visiting, please be aware of UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules, including the mandatory wearing of non-medical masks in all indoor public areas.
During our construction and storage upgrade project, some collections will be inaccessible until early 2023. Please contact us in advance of your visit to confirm that materials are accessible. The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives reading room will be temporarily closed from August 1 to November 30, 2022 for upgrades. RBSC and UA will provide some reproduction services during this time. Please contact us for more information on supports available for remote research.

source: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:RBSC_Hours

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I Know We’ll Meet Again

By cshriver on June 20, 2022

Explore an online exhibition of letters written by Japanese Canadian teenagers after their forced dispersal from the coastal regions of British Columbia in 1942.

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Relocation and Upcoming Closure

By cshriver on April 26, 2022

The RBSC/UA reading room will be operating out of a satellite space starting on May 9, 2022, and will be temporarily closed from August 1 to November 30, 2022 for upgrades.

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Mapping Asian Canadian Archives

By cshriver on March 22, 2022

A StoryMap version of our Asian Canadian History and Archives Research Guide is now available.

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A new way to picture Canada

By cshriver on March 9, 2022

Join us for a student-curated exhibition: Picturing Canada!

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Chung Collection videos and tour

By cshriver on February 28, 2022

Enjoy a Chung Collection video series, virtual exhibition tour, and a wealth of digitized collections!

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Delays in retrieving materials

By cshriver on February 1, 2022

Due to facilities work, there may be delays in retrieving materials between February 2-9, 2022.

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Remembering Robert Reid

By cshriver on January 24, 2022

We honour Robert R. Reid, “one of the most versatile and prolific print designers anyone has ever met.”

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“For All Time” satellite display

By cshriver on January 12, 2022

Join us for a display in celebration of our exciting new acquisition and to compliment the exhibition, “For All Time – The Shakespeare FIRST FOLIO”, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

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Shakespeare’s First Folio at UBC

By cshriver on January 12, 2022

RBSC is excited to announce the acquisition of a complete first edition of Shakespeare’s “Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies,” also know as the First Folio.

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Winter weather closure

By cshriver on January 6, 2022

The RBSC reading room is closed Thursday, January 6, due to winter weather conditions.

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