Join us for Climate Action Week from November 1 to 7. UBC Library will be hosting events, activities, and displays alongside other libraries from across Canada.
All Week (November 1-7):
- Add your thoughts to our giant felt board, pick up a book at the “Mystery date with a climate book” table, share a recipe at the recipe exchange board, and then spend some time at the puzzle table or create at the Lego Station challenge table. All activities are on the entrance level of Woodward Library.
- Visit book, map, and historical materials displays related to climate change and action at the following UBC branches: Xwi7xwa Library, Okanagan Library, Law Library, Koerner Library, and the Woodward Library’s Memorial Room.
- Check out our Climate Booklists
Upcoming events:
FIRE Talk: Climate Action
Join us on November 5 in the UBC Library Research Commons as graduate students present their research on Climate Action focusing on the unequal impacts of climate change on marginalized or otherwise vulnerable populations. The FIRE Talks provide space for graduate students to present their research and connect with other graduate students around common research interests. Students present for a maximum of 5 minutes on their topic, and then the interdisciplinary panel discusses the topic from their disciplinary perspectives, sharing their thoughts and insights.
Date and time: Wednesday, November 5 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: Koerner Library, Research Commons Presentation Room 548 and 552
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Forest Walk in Pacific Spirit Park
How will forests adapt in the face of Climate Change, especially urban forest parks like Pacific Spirit Park that see a lot of human disturbance? Come join a discussion-based walk in Pacific Spirit for Climate Action week where we will discuss these questions and more. Learn how to identify native and non-native plant and animals. This walk will be led by Ryan Regier. Who is a volunteer and writer for Pacific Spirit Park Society, a member of the Nature Vancouver Botany Committee, and is also a UBC Collections Librarian.
Date and time: Wednesday, November 5 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Location: meet at Jim Everett Memorial Park
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Repair Café
Visit the Woodward Library repair cafe for help with sewing, darning, and reusable beeswax wrap making, and turning old scraps into useable rugs. Textile experts will be on hand to assist participants. Textile repairs can include helping with holes, tears, buttons, and patching. Hand sewing, darning, and sewing machine stations will be available. Please note that this is an event focused on learning and collaborative crafting, rather than an alteration or major repairs service. The Repair Café has the right to reject any items that are unclean or contain hazardous materials.
This is a drop-in event, and time with our repairers is first-come, first-serve. While you’re waiting for your turn at the repair table, you can try out your hand at making a sustainable beeswax food wrap at our crafting station, grab a treat, do a puzzle, check out our mending books, and more. We hope to see you there!
Date and time: Thursday, November 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Woodward Library
UBC Zero Waste Market at Koerner Library
Stop by Koerner Library to find out more about the UBC Zero Waste Market and maybe pick up some reusable office supplies or stationary. The Market will be easy to spot in the Koerner Library lobby area when you enter the building.
Date and time: Thursday November 6 from 12 to 3 p.m.
Location: Koerner Library lobby
Furoshiki Wrapping
Furoshiki are a planet friendly way to carry your things and are great for gift giving. Learn wrapping techniques for different purposes. Instructions for creating your own furoshiki will also be provided, though they will not be covered in the workshop.
Date and time: Coming Soon!
Location: Asian Library
All events and activities are part the national Climate Action Week for libraries.