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Applications open for the UBC Library Writer-in-Residence Program 2026

This program provides a unique opportunity for a distinguished writer to engage with students, faculty and the UBC local community through enriching activities and events.

A Legacy of Ink 墨韻傳承 – Event Recap

Approximately 80 participants, including students, faculty, staff, and community members, joined the Asian Library for the Legacy of Ink event held at the Asian Centre Auditorium on the afternoon of January 29, 2026. The event offered an inspiring expl…

New Westminster: Buildings That Endure and Those That Vanished

If you love exploring historic photographs and imagining the stories behind them, you may have noticed that information about old images is often scarce, and much of what we know may survive only in local archives or through community memory. Yet, these photographs remain powerful windows into the past, inviting us to rediscover forgotten stories. […]

Bloedel Limited Fonds, Part 2: The Powell River Company

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 […]

Bloedel Limited Fonds, Part 1: The Powell River Company

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, […]

A Closer Look at the Conservation and Digitization of Shakespeare’s Second Folio

This blog post was written by Lauren Wong, with invaluable help and advice from Chelsea Shriver, Rare Books and Special Collections Librarian of UBC Library. In 2023, the Digitization Centre completed the digitization of Shakespeare’s First Folio, making it more accessible to people worldwide. We previously wrote a blog post about this achievement, which you […]

Menus from the Chung Collection : Banff Springs Hotel

This week we are time-traveling through taste. Our spotlight is on the legendary Banff Springs Hotel, a Chateau-style hotel perched in the Rockies that has been delighting visitors for more than a century. Built during the golden age of Canadian railway travel, this iconic resort was more than just a place to stay, it was […]

Welcome to New & Returning Students!

Welcome to new and returning students!- From the Law Library Staff

Congratulations, Grad Class of 2025!

Congratulations, Grad Class of 2025 Best wishes and good luck, From the Law Library Staff