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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Services

Delays in retrieving materials

Delays in retrieving materials

By cshriver on February 1, 2022

Due to facilities work, there may be delays in retrieving materials between February 2-9, 2022.

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Shakespeare’s First Folio at UBC

Shakespeare’s First Folio at UBC

By cshriver on January 12, 2022

RBSC is excited to announce the acquisition of a complete first edition of Shakespeare’s “Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies,” also know as the First Folio.

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Winter weather closure

Winter weather closure

By cshriver on January 6, 2022

The RBSC reading room is closed Thursday, January 6, due to winter weather conditions.

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Season’s greetings from RBSC!

Season’s greetings from RBSC!

By cshriver on December 22, 2021

Happy Holidays! Rare Books and Special Collections will be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 27 through Monday, January 3.

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Chung Collection exhibition closure

Chung Collection exhibition closure

By cshriver on November 25, 2021

While the Chung Collection exhibition room is closed for maintenance, you can enjoy videos on the collection themes and a virtual tour.

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Chung Collection room open

Chung Collection room open

By cshriver on November 2, 2021

The Chung Collection exhibition tells some of the most compelling stories of Canada’s past.

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Chung Collection exhibition closure

Chung Collection exhibition closure

By cshriver on October 8, 2021

The Chung Collection exhibition room will be temporarily closed from Monday, October 18 through Friday, October 29.

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Reading Room Now Open

Reading Room Now Open

By cshriver on August 30, 2021

The RBSC reading room is now open for in-person research. Read more about visiting and UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules.

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Archival work in a global pandemic

Archival work in a global pandemic

By cshriver on May 31, 2021

RBSC archivist Krisztina Laszlo talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her archival work over the past year and a half.

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Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection

Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection

By cshriver on May 11, 2021

The finding aid of the recently donated Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection is now available to browse online.

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