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Bloedel Limited Fonds, Part 2: The Powell River Company

By Minghui Zhou on November 6, 2025

Last week, we took a brief look at the origins of the Powell River Company. You can read that post here. To recap: The Powell River Company Ltd. operated from 1909 to 1959 and was once considered one of the largest forest products companies in the world, producing newsprint, paper, lumber, panelboard, and containers. This […]

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Closed for Remembrance Day

By elimwong on November 5, 2025

The Law Library will be closed Tuesday, November 11th for Remembrance Day

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Reading Break Hours – November 10-12, 2025

By elimwong on November 5, 2025

Monday, November 109 am – 5 pmTuesday, November 11ClosedWednesday, November 129 am – 5 pm

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New Books at the Asian Library (October 2025)

By phchow on November 4, 2025

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Records Management at UBC: How Do I Name my Files?

By Library Communications on November 3, 2025

If you’ve ever searched your computer and found files like ‘Schedule 2025-FINAL-FINAL(1).docx,’ you know how quickly file names can become confusing.

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Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Folding Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-Giving

By phchow on October 28, 2025

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The Old Auditorium at 100 at the Music, Art & Architecture Library

By phoebe chan on October 24, 2025

This year marks the 100th anniversary UBC’s Point Grey Campus, including the Old Auditorium, which opened on October 14-15, 1925. To celebrate this milestone, the Music, Art & Architecture (MAA) Library in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre opened an exhibit highlighting the history of the Old Auditorium through archival materials.

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Bloedel Limited Fonds, Part 1: The Powell River Company

By Minghui Zhou on October 23, 2025

In 2016, we briefly explored the MacMillan Bloedel Limited Fonds and its predecessor, the Powell River Company, which you can read here. A quick recap: MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. began in 1909 as the Powell River Paper Company Ltd. Over the years, it became one of the largest forest products companies in the world, producing newsprint, […]

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Climate Action Week 2025 at UBC Library

By Library Communications on October 23, 2025

Join us for Climate Action Week from November 1 to 7. UBC Library will be hosting events, activities, and exhibits alongside other libraries from across Canada.  

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Arts Multilingual Week: Fall 2025 at UBC

By Anna Moorhouse on October 21, 2025

UBC Library will be hosting Multilingual Resources Pop-Ups and workshops from Oct. 27 to 31, as part of Arts Multilingual Week Fall 2025 at UBC.

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