UBC Library
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Through perseverance and dedication, this small group of students has overcome immense challenges to build a new future for themselves through education.
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After 64 years, book finally returned to UBC Library
A UBC alum finally returned his library book after six decades—along with a letter of explanation and a $100 cheque.
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New Chung | Lind Gallery brings B.C. histories together at UBC Library
An achievement in visual storytelling, the Chung | Lind Gallery features both rare treasures from the collections and modern marvels.
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William Shakespeare’s First Folio published in 1623 gifted to UBC Library
The University of British Columbia has acquired a complete first edition of William Shakespeare's Comedies Histories and Tragedies—an extremely rare book published seven years after Shakespeare's death and credited with preserving almost half of his plays.
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Historic collection from the Klondike Gold Rush gifted to UBC in $2.5M donation
UBC alumnus and Canadian telecommunications icon, Philip B. Lind, CM, has donated $2.5 million to UBC.
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Secret love letters and languages: UBC exhibit offers Pride Week history lesson
As love notes go, this one might seem rather ordinary: “My beloved darling, I never forget you. I think about you every day.” But what if you found out it was a secret message from 1902 in France, written in code between two women?
