The Rare Books and Special Collections reading room will be closed on Wednesday, July 26, for staff training.
Just in time for the 20th anniversary, help bring the most rare Harry Potter book to UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections!
Meet the assistant university librarians who helped bring the Tremaine Arkley Croquet Collection to life!
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.
Join RBSC for a new exhibition of historical and modern ABC books: From Apple Pies to Astronauts!
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.
RBSC is delighted to announce a new exhibition: “Ever Austen: Literary Timelessness in the Regency Period”
Happy Holidays! Rare Books and Special Collections will be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 26 through Monday, January 2.
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.
Rare Books and Special Collections is delighted to host Petrushka and Beyond: An Exhibition of the H. Colin Slim Stravinsky Collection at UBC.