Orange Shirt Day: History and 2024 Commemorations at UBC
This month’s blog post will explore the history and significance of Orange Shirt Day.
A Conversation with Tsering Yangzom Lama
UBC Library’s Writer-in-Residence 2024/2025
Climate Justice: The Intersectional and Emotional Aspects of Climate Work
Did you know that climate change does not impact all people equally? While nobody can entirely avoid climate change, some groups are more impacted than others. Groups that have been historically marginalized by oppressive societal systems, such as racialized people, Indigenous people, disabled people, and people living in the global south, are experiencing greater and […]
UBC Library Writer-in-Residence at Word Vancouver Festival at UBC Robson Square
On Saturday, September 28, 2024, join UBC Library inaugural writer-in-residence Tsering Yangzom Lama as she discusses her novel and reads from her beloved work at Word Vancouver Festival.
Word Vancouver Opening Gala featuring UBC Library Writer-in-Residence Tsering Yangzom Lama at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV)
Word Vancouver celebrates 30 years to help Word Vancouver celebrate 30 years of bringing authors and their words to the streets of Vancouver and beyond. September 21, 6.00-9.30pm at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV). 1100 Chestnut Street Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
Disability Pride Month: A Look at Disability Advocacy’s Past and Present
Hello and welcome back to my monthly blog posts as your EDI Student Librarian! This month’s topic is Disability Pride Month. July is designated as Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in July 1990 in the United States. In this post, I’m going to dive into the history of […]
2025/2026 BC History Digitization Program Call for Notices of Intent
The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is seeking early notice from prospective applicants for the 2025/2026 funding year.
The Power of Names: Exploring Queer Cataloguing Conventions in Libraries
Happy pride! This month’s blog post explores an intersection of 2SLGBTQIA+ pride and the library. We will be looking at some of the ways that bibliographic naming conventions impact the queer community, why these names matter, and what librarians in the UBC community are doing to make naming conventions more equitable. Names are important to […]
Making Space for Neurodivergent Patrons at UBC Library Accessibility Initiatives Happening This Summer
Celia Hagey, EDI Student Librarian at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Each month, will be publishing a blog post about an EDI issue that is relevant to our community at UBC. She shares her first post about this summer project.
All About Oscar
All About Oscar is an exhibit about 1940/50s businessman, Oscar Blanck. The photos are on display in Ike’s Café in the Ike Barber Learning Centre Spring 2024.