Right: A Gallery Exhibition of Emily Carr University community projects class: The Red Tent Campaign
Community Projects: The Red Tent Campaign at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
"The Implications of the Death of Osama Bin Laden" Special Lecture Webcast Online
Moderated by St. Johns College Alumnus, Asad Kiyani, this panel features experts who will discuss the global implications of the recent death of Osama Bin Laden. This panel includes Dr. Jon Beasley-Murray (UBC French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies); Dr. Maxwell A. Cameron (UBC Political Science); Ivan Somlai (Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria); […]
Generation One Closing Ceremonies and Reception at IKBLC
On behalf of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS), the public is invited to Generation One Art Exhibition’s Closing Ceremonies on Sunday, June 26th, 2011. Location: 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Y3 Building: Irving K Barber Centre, Room 261. Schedule of Day’s Event: 1:30pm – […]
Featured Place at IKBLC: Skeena River
The Skeena River Room, room 317 in the Irving K Barber Learning Centre, is a group study room that is named after the Skeena River, the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia’s borders (the largest being the Fraser River). Six-hundred and twenty-one kilometers long, it flows south and west through the Skeena and Coast Mountains, […]
New Director for Learning Centre
Simon Neame has been selected as the new Director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Simon began his library career after obtaining a Master of Library and Information Studies from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at UBC. He started as a Reference Librarian at Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library. From there, he joined […]
Generation: 1 Art Exhibit Reception Photos
The opening reception of Generation One Art Exhibition took place on May 5, 2011.
Health Information Series webcast online
On May 14, 2011, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Surrey Public Library, and Woodward Library, co-hosted a talk at the Newton Branch library in Surrey, focusing on men’s health as part of the Health Information Series. Dr. John Oliffe, Suki Grewal, and Bindy Kang shared their expertise in this important area of health research. […]
Feature Place at IKBLC: Hartley Bay
This week, we are taking a closer look at the community of Hartley Bay — the community that the Hartley Bay Meeting Room (room 266), in the Irving K Barber Learning Centre is named after.
Featured Place at IKBLC: Kootenay River Room
Kootenay River Room, a large, bright and airy group study room (room 422) on the 4th floor of the Barber Centre, is named after the Kootenay River
Featured Place at IKBLC: Slocan
This week’s featured place name and Irving K. Barber Centre room is Slocan.