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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

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Harry Potter at UBC Library

By cshriver on June 28, 2017

Just in time for the 20th anniversary, help bring the most rare Harry Potter book to UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections!

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Croquet anyone?

By cshriver on June 26, 2017

Meet the assistant university librarians who helped bring the Tremaine Arkley Croquet Collection to life!

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Double Exposure: Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan

By cshriver on March 27, 2017

Join us for “Double Exposure Japan-Canada: Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan,” an exhibition curated by Professor Allen Hockley and Naoko Kato, Japanese Language Librarian.

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The ABCs of RBSC

By cshriver on February 22, 2017

Join RBSC for a new exhibition of historical and modern ABC books: From Apple Pies to Astronauts!

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Jane Austen panel discussion

By cshriver on January 13, 2017

RESCHEDULED: 2017 is the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. Join us for a panel discussion exploring Jane Austen’s influences and celebrating her legacy.

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Ever Austen

By cshriver on January 4, 2017

RBSC is delighted to announce a new exhibition: “Ever Austen: Literary Timelessness in the Regency Period”

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Holiday hours

By cshriver on December 21, 2016

Happy Holidays! Rare Books and Special Collections will be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 26 through Monday, January 2.

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Remembrance Day speaker series online

By cshriver on December 3, 2016

If you weren’t able to join us for RBSC’s Remembrance Day speaker series, you’re in luck! Thanks to the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the talks are now available to watch online.

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