Today is World Book and Copyright Day, an international event in support of books, reading, and literacy. This year, the focus is on protecting and supporting Indigenous languages, in conjunction with the International Year of Indigenous Languages. You can read more about World Book and Copyright Day on the United Nations and UNESCO websites.
In recognition of World Book and Copyright Day, we’ve gathered together items from our collections that showcase reading over the past century. We hope you can spend some time with a great book today!
UBC 1.1/16567. View of Library reading room at Fairview campus, 1919.
[Passenger reading on the outer deck of the first C.P. R.M.S. Empress of Scotland], [1927?].
UBC 1.1/5852-3. Students studying in Main Library concourse, 1949.
UBC 3.1/844-2. People undergoing a reading efficiency test, [1953].
Law Library, [between 1960 and 1969].
UBC 93.1/809. Judith C. Thiele with braille book and reading equipment in Crane Library, 1970.
UBC 44.1/1231. Ker, Charles. Frances Woodward, Library, peers over three miniature books from Special Collections, 1995.
UBC 44.1/821. Wilson, Gavin. Graduate student Shirley Sterling reading to grandchild, 1997.
