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Hours This Week

RBSC Reading Room Hours of Operation Winter Term II (Jan. – Apr., 2025) Monday-Friday 10:00 am-2:00 pm Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, Feb. 17; Friday, Apr. 18; Monday, Apr. 21 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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“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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Season’s greetings from RBSC!

By cshriver on December 22, 2021

Happy Holidays! Rare Books and Special Collections will be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 27 through Monday, January 3.

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Chung Collection exhibition closure

By cshriver on November 25, 2021

While the Chung Collection exhibition room is closed for maintenance, you can enjoy videos on the collection themes and a virtual tour.

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Chung Collection room open

By cshriver on November 2, 2021

The Chung Collection exhibition tells some of the most compelling stories of Canada’s past.

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Chung Collection exhibition closure

By cshriver on October 8, 2021

The Chung Collection exhibition room will be temporarily closed from Monday, October 18 through Friday, October 29.

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Science Literacy Week 2021

By cshriver on September 17, 2021

In honour of Science Literacy Week 2021, explore RBSC’s archives related to British Columbia’s environment.

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Reading Room Now Open

By cshriver on August 30, 2021

The RBSC reading room is now open for in-person research. Read more about visiting and UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules.

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International Kelmscott Press Day

By cshriver on June 25, 2021

Celebrate International Kelmscott Press Day with a lecture by Dr. Gregory Mackie about William Morris’s influence in Vancouver and the Library’s own Kelmscott Chaucer.

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Rare Books andSpecial Collections

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Rare Books and
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