Hours This Week

RBSC Reading Room

Hours of Operation

Term 2 of Winter Session 2023/24 (Jan. – Apr., 2024)

Monday-Friday

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, February 19; Friday, March 29; Monday, April 1; Thursday, April 18-Friday, April 19

We recommend that you request materials in advance to make your visit more efficient and to ensure materials are available.

The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has been temporarily relocated to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142 due to upgrades.

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

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
1961 East Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1

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Vive la révolution!

Vive la révolution!

By cshriver on February 6, 2019

The revolution has arrived at RBSC with a display curated by FREN 520.

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Shakespeare and the book

Shakespeare and the book

By cshriver on February 6, 2019

Our summer 21018 Shakespeare exhibition is back by popular demand!

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Judging a Book by Its Cover

Judging a Book by Its Cover

By cshriver on December 6, 2018

Check out a selection of unique and notable bindings in RBSC’s latest exhibition.

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Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

By cshriver on November 27, 2018

Embrace winter with a new display at RBSC!

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Honouring Labour Day at RBSC

Honouring Labour Day at RBSC

By cshriver on August 31, 2018

Guest blogger Claire Williams highlights RBSC’s archival materials on the labour movement.

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150 Years of Forestry in B.C.

150 Years of Forestry in B.C.

By cshriver on August 30, 2018

Join RBSC for a new student-curated exhibition: 150 Years of Forestry in British Columbia

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And there’s the humor of it…

And there’s the humor of it…

By cshriver on June 6, 2018

Join RBSC and Woodward Library for the new exhibition: “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare and the Four Humors.

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Student project: The Works of Ambroise Paré

Student project: The Works of Ambroise Paré

By cshriver on June 6, 2018

Explore student projects using RBSC materials from this past semester!

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ASRS outages scheduled

ASRS outages scheduled

By cshriver on May 9, 2018

Due to scheduled upgrades, patrons will unable to request materials from the ASRS from May 13 at 6 p.m. until May 19.

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New acquisition of WWII Japanese Canadian letters

New acquisition of WWII Japanese Canadian letters

By cshriver on April 26, 2018

The letters provide unique insight into the devastating effects of the Japanese Canadian internment during World War II.

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