The Asian Library is excited to welcome you and your family to campus on Sunday, February 16, from 10 am to 4 pm! This year’s theme is Bridge Across Time, Culture, and Seasons in Asia, which is a collaboration with between Asian Library, The Chung | Lind Gallery and the Nitobe Garden. Explore the magic at the three locations by connecting to Asian culture through activities and adventures at all sites. Asian Library will be offering a variety of crafts and games, and participants can also experience henna application and woodblock printing. At the Nitobe Memorial Garden, take in the peaceful sights, sounds and smells while connecting with nature. The Chung | Lind Gallery will also offer crafts as well as a zine-making workshop in collaboration with the Chinese Canadian Museum!
Tickets are now sold out but you can register to the waitlist here!
Schedule for events at Asian Library and Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall)
| Asian Language Storytimes (Ages 0+) | |
| Join us for storytimes provided in Asian languages with English translations! Using picture books that are engaging for babies up through adults, enjoy stories selected by our librarians and guest storytellers. | |
| 10:10-10:30am | Mandarin Storytime |
| 10:40-11:00am | Persian Storytime |
| 11:20-11:40am | Korean Storytime |
| 11:40am-12pm | Kamishibai Japanese Paper Theatre |
| 1:30-1:50pm | Punjabi and Hindi Storytime |
| Crafty Fun at Asian Library (Ages 2+) | |
| 10:15am-3:45pm | Make beautiful creations related to Asia and Nitobe Gardens. Projects will include:
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| Asian Games for the Family (Ages 5+) | |
| 10:30am-4:00pm | Can you figure out riddles hanging off the lanterns? Can you master the Asian card and board games selected to entertain and to challenge? Do you feel like jumping around and trying out sabangchigi (Korean hopscotch)? Enjoy a variety of different games from different regions of Asia. Games will rotate throughout the day. |
| Japanese Wood Block Printing (Ages 3+) | |
| 12:00-1:30pm | Experience the process of Japanese woodblock printing! Using a specially-designed woodblock by David Bull, children can create their own print to take home. Session limited to 15. This will be a first come, first served activity with numbers distributed on site so that you can enjoy other Asian Library activities while you wait. Kids go first. |
| Henna with Asian Library (Ages 2+) | |
| 2:00-3:30pm | Henna artist Sumeet Grewal will be providing henna art on little hands at the Asian Centre auditorium. This will be a first come, first served activity with numbers distributed on site so that you can enjoy other Asian Library activities while you wait. Space is limited. Kids go first. |
We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
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