By cshriver on October 8, 2015
We are delighted to announce a new exhibition curated by Rare Books and Special Collections at UBC Library, Harry Potter and the Rain City! Vancouver enjoys a number of profound and surprising connections to the beloved Harry Potter book series. Kidsbooks in Vancouver was the first Canadian bookstore to carry Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s […]
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By cshriver on August 28, 2015
A multifaceted, multidimensional, multimedia book blog for you today. This is the ninth in a series of blog posts that celebrate the “Book Blogs” created by students in Professor Siân Echard’s “The History of the Book” course during the spring 2015 term. For this assignment, students in the class were asked to choose an item […]
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By cshriver on August 24, 2015
We have a real book blog treat for you this Monday morning. A well-researched, stylish blog about the incomparable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (also know as “Lady President”) and her Turkish Embassy Letters. This is the eight in a series of blog posts that celebrate the “Book Blogs” created by students in Professor Siân Echard’s […]
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By cshriver on August 20, 2015
When I introduce folks to our collections here at RBSC, I love to pull out some materials that might be considered more obscure or outside of our usual collecting area, just to hear people say, “I can’t believe we have that right here at UBC!” Possibly the objects that get the biggest reaction are our […]
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By cshriver on January 15, 0202
The RBSC reading room is closed Wednesday, January 15, due to inclement weather.
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