On May 12, winners of the 2026 UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research celebrated their awards with faculty, donors and other members of the community. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
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Discover something unexpected, enjoy a quiet moment or share conversation with others through a love of reading at a welcoming community gathering in the outdoor space at Wesbrook Community Centre this month. Featuring a thoughtfully curated selection of English, multilingual, translated and independent titles, the pop-up offers something for every kind of reader.
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Last week, we awarded the 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Book Prize to Carol E. Mayer, who authored of Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories, and Memories from Oceania, in collaboration with the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC. Check out our photos from the event through the link in our bio!
Join archivists from Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives for a guided gallery experience every Wednesday.
The Chung | Lind Gallery is free and open to the public. Tours will highlight some of the hundreds of objects on display, from the Klondike Gold Rush, and related to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, early British Columbia history and the immigration and settlement of Chinese people in North America.
Find us on Level 2 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre!
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Dr. Dale Askey has been appointed University Librarian for a five-year term, effective September 1, 2026. This appointment reflects UBC’s continued commitment to advancing UBC Library as a cornerstone of research, teaching, and learning.
Dr. Askey currently serves as Vice Provost (Library & Museums) and Chief Librarian at the University of Alberta, a role he has held since 2018.
Julie Mitchell has been appointed as University Librarian pro tem for the period from July 1, 2026, until August 30, 2026. Ms. Mitchell is currently the Associate University Librarian, Teaching, Learning and Engagement, and Director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Read the full announcement through the link in our bio.
UBC Library connects learners with the tools, collections and spaces they need to explore ideas and excel academically. Show your support for UBC Library today by making a gift on #UBCGivingDay!
With a gift to the Friends of the Library Fund, you help us fund priority projects, including maintaining and expanding collections, upgrading facilities, offering educational workshops and improving access to digital resources.
By supporting the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research, you help directly fund a prize that celebrates UBC’s top undergraduate researchers and promotes information literacy.
You can learn about the gift matching challenges for both these funds through the link in our bio!
On April 24, join UBC’s Dr. Christina Laffin, associate professor of Japanese literature, for a conversation with author Kanako Nishi and book translator Allison Markin Powell to discuss what the English translation of Nishi’s bestselling novel, Sakura, means in the context of the rising popularity of Japanese fiction among English readers. Following their discussion, the audience will be treated to a bilingual reading of this heartwarming novel. Register via the link in bio to secure your spot.
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Applications are now open!
The UBC Library Writer-in-Residence program at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is an initiative designed to support and promote literary excellence within our academic community. Through this program, the library aims to foster a vibrant literary culture, encourage creative expression, and offer valuable insights into the writing process.
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Carol E. Mayer has won the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia for her book “Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories, and Memories from Oceania.”
The $3,500 prize, given by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, will be awarded at a reception to be held in April.
Written by Mayer in collaboration with MOA, "Sea of Islands" shares stories and insights from knowledge holders, scholars, and artists from across the Pacific, as well as members of diasporic Oceanic communities.
Read more through the link in our bio.
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Join us at the next UBC Library Repair Café on March 25 at Koerner Library. Drop-in anytime between 11am to 2pm for do-it-yourself learning and collaborative crafting. Bring your own clothing and jewelry to repair, or stop by to learn from our repair experts.
Repair Cafés focus on reducing waste and promoting sustainability by sharing knowledge to fix and repair items we own, rather than throwing them away or replacing them. Link in bio to learn more!
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When Canadian geographer Cole Harris created the Slocan History Series, he had a local audience deliberately in mind. Printed as short, accessible booklets for residents and visitors of the Slocan Valley in British Columbia, the publications invite readers to reflect on the region’s early settler-colonial and industrial past.
Now, thanks to a collaboration between UBC Library and the Harris family, the full series is available online for anyone to download from cIRcle, the university’s open access digital repository.
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Open Education is all about removing barriers to learning. Join us this week for #OEWeek at UBC from March 2 to 11 for events and workshops designed to make pedagogy open and accessible to all.
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