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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Events

International Kelmscott Press Day

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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Chung Collection drop-in tour will resume in March

Chung Collection drop-in tour will resume in March

By cshriver on February 20, 2020

The regular tour for February 27 is cancelled due to a special event.

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Past Purrrrfect

Past Purrrrfect

By cshriver on January 3, 2020

Join us for a new exhibition highlighting cats and dogs in RBSC materials.

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Meet John Fluevog!

Meet John Fluevog!

By cshriver on December 20, 2019

Join us for a meet and greet and book signing with the shoe designer and international style icon.

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Unique Soles for Unique Souls

Unique Soles for Unique Souls

By cshriver on December 20, 2019

A new multi-site exhibition honours Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog.

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Puban Collection Drop-in Tours

Puban Collection Drop-in Tours

By cshriver on June 27, 2019

Join a special tour of the Puban Collection this summer!

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Welcome Congress 2019!

Welcome Congress 2019!

By cshriver on May 18, 2019

RBSC will have special weekend open hours during Congress 2019.

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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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