Writer-in-Residence Event: Poetry Scavenger Hunt at Koerner Library with Kevin Spenst
Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:00pm – 4:30pm
BC History Digitization Program: 2027-2028 Call for Submissions
Dear colleagues, The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is now accepting applications for project funding. The program, initiated by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support digitization projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more than $3 […]
“The Life of a Writer” – A Conversation with UBC Library’s Writer-in-Residence Kevin Spenst
Peña Room (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 3) Date & Time: Thursday, October 1 – 3.00-4.30PM PT
September 30th is Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation Day
Content Warning: discussion of residential schools, child abuse What is Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters? Phyllis Webstad is a Northern Secwépemc (Shushwap) woman from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation and a residential school survivor. When she was six years old, Phyllis had her new orange shirt stolen on her first day at school. […]
“The Life of a Writer” – A Conversation with UBC Library’s Writer-in-Residence Kevin Spenst
Peña Room (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Level 3)
Thursday, October 1 – 3.00-4.30PM PT
Call for Applications: EDI Scholars-in-Residence 2027
UBC Library is pleased to share the call for applications for the EDI Scholars-in-Residence. The deadline for submission of applications is October 31, 2026, 5.00pm.
UBC Library Writer-In-Residence Kevin Spenst at Word Vancouver Festival
Saturday, September 19, 12.30pm-1.30pm at HSBC Hall, UBC Robson Square (800 Robson St, Vancouver)
UBC Library-iSchool Mentorship Program
The UBC Library–iSchool Mentorship Program is the first initiative of its kind in Canada. Developed by UBC Library, the program pairs librarians and archivists from the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses with graduate students in the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) and Master of Archival Studies (MAS) programs at the School of Information. It is designed for students aspiring to careers in academic libraries. The application deadline is September 30, 2026.
A Conversation with Kevin Spenst, UBC Library Writer-in-Residence
Kevin Spenst is a poet, editor, teacher, and community arts organizer, who brings a deep commitment to poetry as a public, participatory, and place-based practice.
