events

New in cIRcle: Mine Water Solutions (MWS) Conference

Photo used with permission of the Mine Water Solutions Conference. The fifth Mine Water Solutions (MWS) Conference was held at UBC Vancouver from June 16-18, 2025. Co-organized by the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) and C3 Alliance, this international technical conference brings together experts in the field of mining and water management […]

Experiencing Kōdō: A Weekend of Japanese Incense Culture at UBC

This spring, UBC Library was honoured to co-present a weekend of public incense gatherings and lectures on the Japanese incense tradition. Thoughtfully organized by the Dōjin Japanese Arts Society, the program allowed participants to experience incense…

Celebrate Diwali with the Asian Library!

Sponsored by the Associate University Librarian Research & Scholarship and the Hindi-Urdu Language Program Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm (Programming: 12:30pm to 1:00pm; Food & Mingling: 1:00pm to 1:30pm) Location: Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall) (direction) Program: Welcome: Iori Khuhro Land Acknowledgement & Introduction to the Asian Library: Shirin Eshghi […]

Asian Library Research Lens Event Recap

On Thursday, June 8th, UBC Asian Library was thrilled to host presentations highlighting how our users engage with Asian Library’s collections and services for their research. Each presenter discussed their topic of interest and how Asian Library’s resources were relevant to the topic, with time for shared Q&A afterwards. Justin Chun-Yin Cheng presented a summary […]

UBC Asian Library Presents: Asian Library Research Lens

Date: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST) Location: Zoom UBC Asian Library is thrilled to host presentations highlighting how our users make the most of our resources. Hear how our users engage with Asian Library’s collections and services for their research. Each presenter will discuss their topic of interest and […]

Kids Take Over UBC at Asian Library

Almost 300 kids and their family members took over Asian Library on Sunday, February 19, as part of Kids Take Over UBC, creating crafts using discarded book covers and other recycled materials, learning origami, enjoying the pop-up library featuring books from X̱wi7x̱wa Library and Education Library, and listening to storytimes in Korean, Japanese and Mandarin. […]

Asian Library joins the Kids Take Over UBC on Feb 19

Come back here for more information on Asian Library events for Kids Take Over UBC, which will return February 19, 2023.