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X̱wi7x̱wa Library | Xwi7xwa Library Search The University of British Columbia UBC - A Place of Mind The University of British Columbia UBC Search Library Xwi7xwa Library Search Limit to Xwix7wa Advanced Search Home About Hours of Operation Get Directions Celebrating 30 Years Collections Indigenous Knowledge Organization Suggest a Resource Open Indigenous Content Services Borrowing Technology Request Services Get Involved Donor Recognition For School of Information/ LibTech Students Indigenous Courses at UBC News Contact the Team University of British Columbia (UBC) X̱wi7x̱wa Library Send us your feedback! Library Home / Hours & Locations / X̱wi7x̱wa Library X̱wi7x̱wa Library X̱wi7x̱wa Library is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Its collections and services reflect Indigenous approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Everyone is welcome to visit X̱wi7x̱wa Library. Group drop in visits and tours are not recommended, for details on how to schedule a tour or class visit please see here. Everyone is Welcome! Visit us for research help, to see our collections, or to find a place to study. At X̱wi7x̱wa Library everyone is welcome! Image credit: Paul Joseph X̱wi7x̱wa Library (pronunciation) is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Our collections and services reflect Indigenous approaches to teaching, learning, and research. To learn more about the […] Read More Verna Kirkness Collection at X̱wi7x̱wa Xwi7x̱wa Archives is excited to announce that we have added our first archival collection to Explore Archives, the University of British Columbia’s archival database! For the full story see here! Our Verna J. Kirkness fonds has been arranged and described, and a finding aid detailing its contents can now be browsed: https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/verna-j-kirkness-fonds What is a fonds? While X̱wi7x̱wa Library collects published […] Read More Graphic Novels at X̱wi7x̱wa As the summer weather greets us, there’s no better time to read some comics! X̱wi7x̱wa Library has a graphic novel section with plenty of Indigenous comics to enjoy. We have standalone stories, anthologies collecting short stories, and ongoing series in a variety of genres. From cautionary tales to non-fiction memoirs, check out these new stories […] Read More X̱wi7x̱wa Archives joins UBC’s archival research database Thank-you to the UBC Library Communications team for their original publication of this story! By Anna Moorhouse on June 18, 2026 Xwi7x̱wa Archives has joined Explore Archives at UBC, an online archival database created by UBC Library and UBC Okanagan (UBCO) Library to help researchers search through the university’s complete archival holdings. Explore Archives includes detailed records of the collections housed at the library’s […] Read More Wayfinding for X̱wi7x̱wa Important Access Notice: A section of West Mall is closed from May 2026 until October 2026. Xwi7xwa library will remain open during this time and will be accessible via the routes indicated on the map. Access to Xwi7xwa from Lower Mall is currently unaffected. Directions to our branch from common routes are available and for […] Read More X̱wi7x̱wa LibGuide Changes Our LibGuides look a little different! Were making some changes to our LibGuides, heres what to expect: Our guides will now follow best practices from UBC Library, this will make usability much easier for researchers! Updated information: were working through broken links and finding more current information. Reorganizing and consolidating information, this will make it […] Read More Unique Collections The collections at X̱wi7x̱wa reflect the latest in critical Indigenous scholarship. Find Indigenous perspectives in our graphic novels, films, curriculum resources, literature, and more. X̱wi7x̱was Founding Librarian Gene Joseph, Librarian Emeritus, remembers the building of the library and her time working in it in this video. The video was commissioned by the Longhouse for the 20th anniversary celebration of the Longhouse and the Library. Research Guides Portal Research Guides are helpful places to start when looking for information about a specific discipline or subject area. Visit the portal to see all X̱wi7x̱wa-authored guides. Open Indigenous Content From digitized archival materials to streaming webcasts, discover how to connect with the open Indigenous collections at X̱wi7x̱wa and UBC Library. Read More Xwi7xwa Library is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. We thank Musqueam for welcoming us and for sharing their teachings and scholarship. To learn more about Musqueam contributions to UBC Library collections, please visit our Musqueam: Land Beneath Our Feet research guide. Send us your feedback! Library , Back to top The University of British Columbia Emergency Procedures | Terms of Use | Copyright | Accessibility