Hours This Week

Reading Room

Hours of Operation

To request RBSC or UA materials to consult in the Reading Room, please schedule an appointment at least 24 hours in advance during weekday business hours.

Winter term II (Jan. – Apr., 2026)

Monday-Friday

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, February 16; Friday, April 3; Monday, April 6

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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150 Years of Forestry in B.C.

150 Years of Forestry in B.C.

By Chelsea Shriver 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 Chelsea Shriver 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 Chelsea Shriver on June 6, 2018

Explore student projects using RBSC materials from this past semester!

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New acquisition of WWII Japanese Canadian letters

New acquisition of WWII Japanese Canadian letters

By Chelsea Shriver 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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Student project: Shakespeare’s second folio

Student project: Shakespeare’s second folio

By Chelsea Shriver on April 20, 2018

Explore student projects using RBSC materials from this past semester!

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Once Upon a Pop-up

Once Upon a Pop-up

By Chelsea Shriver on April 17, 2018

Join us for a student-curated exhibition: Once Upon a Pop-up!

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Image from Wither's Emblemes

Student project: Wither’s “Emblemes”

By Chelsea Shriver on April 11, 2018

Explore student projects using RBSC materials from this past semester!

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What’s Old Is New Again!

What’s Old Is New Again!

By Chelsea Shriver on February 2, 2018

RBSC presents What’s Old Is New Again: An Exhibition of RBSC Acquisition Highlights for 2017.

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Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs

Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs

By Chelsea Shriver on November 8, 2017

Library student Ashlynn Prasad talks about curating an exhibition featuring the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs.

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Colbeck Collection exhibition: An Unmatched Devotion

Colbeck Collection exhibition: An Unmatched Devotion

By Chelsea Shriver on October 19, 2017

RBSC celebrates the Colbeck Collection with a new exhibition: “An Unmatched Devotion”

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