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
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Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1

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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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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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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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Celebrating the Colbeck Collection

Celebrating the Colbeck Collection

By Chelsea Shriver on September 27, 2017

Join us for a symposium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Library’s acquisition of the Norman Colbeck Collection.

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The diary of Hector Langevin

The diary of Hector Langevin

By Chelsea Shriver on August 3, 2017

The diary of Hector Langevin, Minister of Public Works from 1869–1873, is one of the highlights of the Chung Collection, and you can read it online.

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RBSC closed on July 26

RBSC closed on July 26

By Chelsea Shriver on July 20, 2017

The Rare Books and Special Collections reading room will be closed on Wednesday, July 26, for staff training.

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Harry Potter at UBC Library

Harry Potter at UBC Library

By Chelsea Shriver on June 28, 2017

Just in time for the 20th anniversary, help bring the most rare Harry Potter book to UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections!

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Croquet anyone?

Croquet anyone?

By Chelsea Shriver on June 26, 2017

Meet the assistant university librarians who helped bring the Tremaine Arkley Croquet Collection to life!

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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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Jane Austen panel discussion

Jane Austen panel discussion

By Chelsea Shriver on January 13, 2017

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.

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