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100 Years of Loss: The Residential School System in Canada

By epederso on September 29, 2021

UBC Education Library is currently hosting a display called, “100 Years of Loss: The Residential School System in Canada.” This exhibit is part of an education program developed by the Legacy of Hope Foundation. The program includes a kit (designed for teachers) which includes this mobile exhibition. It is located on the main level of the Education Library near room 155.

The Faculty of Education is also putting on two groundbreaking exhibits on the residential school system. Bi-Giwen: Coming Home, Truth Telling from the Sixties Scoop and Generations Lost: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools. The exhibits are presented in partnership with UBC Library and will be on display in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre until October 29, 2021. To find out more about these two additional displays please visit https://educ.ubc.ca/exhibits-generations-lost-healing-the-legacy-of-residential-schools

The Education Library exhibit features selected books related to the residential school system, truth and reconciliation, and a side display featuring Orange Shirt Day. It runs until October 20, 2021.

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Collection Spotlight: World Teachers’ Day is October 5!

By epederso on September 29, 2021

Our latest Collection Spotlight is up! “World Teachers’ Day” is a gathering of picture books featuring teachers.

Titles such as: “Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten,” “What DO Teachers do (after YOU Leave School)?” “Because You Are My Teacher,” and “My Teacher is a Monster (no, I am not!),” are all on display and just a small sample of the books waiting for you to sign out! Drop by and browse the selection in person until October 5.