Reading room (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre - Rare Books and Special Collections) Capacity: 8

Description

Starting September 1, 2025, Rare Books and Special Collection (RBSC) and University Archives (UA) has moved to appointment-based Reading Room visits. This change will allow us to continue to serve library patrons during a construction project impacting our access to storage areas. We will be unable to accommodate walk-in visits until further notice.

Appointment bookings for the Reading Room must be made at least 24 hours in advance, during weekday business hours. We encourage library patrons to provide as much advanced notice as possible for their requests. As our business hours do not include weekends, please select Tuesday as your earliest appointment date when booking an appointment on Saturday or Sunday.

If you are unable to schedule an appointment using the online booking system below, please email rare.books@ubc.ca or call 604 822-2521.

Also, due to ongoing upgrades, we have temporarily relocated down the hall to a Satellite Reading Room in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142.

Directions

The RBSC / UA Reading Room is located on level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at 1961 East Mall. Enter through the East Mall side of the building and keep to your right down the short set of stairs to find instructions for accessing the Satellite Reading Room via intercom system.