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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Exhibitions

Shakespeare and the book

Shakespeare and the book

By Chelsea Shriver 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 Chelsea Shriver on December 6, 2018

Check out a selection of unique and notable bindings in RBSC’s latest exhibition.

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Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

By Chelsea Shriver on November 27, 2018

Embrace winter with a new display at RBSC!

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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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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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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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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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Harry Potter at the VSO (now RBSC)

Harry Potter at the VSO (now RBSC)

By Chelsea Shriver on July 27, 2017

A Harry Potter display created for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is now at RBSC.

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Double Exposure: Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan

Double Exposure: Missionary Photographs of Meiji-Taisho Japan

By Chelsea Shriver 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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